BlueWolfFab
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- Eagle Mountain
I built a pallet/crate to ship 350 lbs worth of metal to Florida 
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(halfway done in this pic)General Tech What did you work on Today?
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- Bountiful, land of rocks
Had this follow me home today. Heading out to the garage to get the “Jeep” back to mobile. Then I’ll work on 4x4ing the MJ. While we do this potential house thing, it’ll likely be my daily. Then turned over to my daughter as a kids car in 2019-2020
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- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Congrats to both you and Dan!
RogueJeepr
Here!
- Location
- Utah
- Location
- West Jordan
I'm a little jealous...
- Location
- Richfield, UT.
Built me some collet holders for my mill today.
- Location
- West Haven, UT
Nice job. I built a small shelf for mine that mounts under my DRO but I really like yours.
Mike
- Location
- West Haven, UT
Checked another small item off the list last night.
About 18 or so years ago I had fabricated some adapters to hold transmissions during disassembly/assembly that attached to a base plate that I also built and had bolted to my workbench. The transmission fixture is very similar the OTC one that used to be commercially available and allows the transmission case to be rotated in various directions depending on whether working on valve body or removing/inserting sun gears, shells, bands, etc. down into the body. I also had fabricated an adapter in which had two adjustable arms that I used to bolt snowmobile and ATV engines to back when I was building a lot of them.
Here are the couple of trans. adapters along with the power sports engine adapter and base plate.
In my new shop I don’t want to permanently bolt things to the top of my workbenches (other than my Wilton vise) so I decided to fabricate an adapter that I can use at any one of the work bench receiver tubes, three total.
Started by machining a small piece of tubing that I bored out to 1.075” ID.
Then I machined a small bung tapped to 1/2”-13.
Milled a small flat to accept the .875” OD bung.
Drilled 1/2” hole.
Ready to weld the bung onto the tube.
Welded the round tube to a piece of 2” square hitch tubing.
Painted then a trial run.
I also fabricated a small hanger to hang all of the components on the wall in the storage bay.
Thanks for looking.
Mike
About 18 or so years ago I had fabricated some adapters to hold transmissions during disassembly/assembly that attached to a base plate that I also built and had bolted to my workbench. The transmission fixture is very similar the OTC one that used to be commercially available and allows the transmission case to be rotated in various directions depending on whether working on valve body or removing/inserting sun gears, shells, bands, etc. down into the body. I also had fabricated an adapter in which had two adjustable arms that I used to bolt snowmobile and ATV engines to back when I was building a lot of them.
Here are the couple of trans. adapters along with the power sports engine adapter and base plate.
In my new shop I don’t want to permanently bolt things to the top of my workbenches (other than my Wilton vise) so I decided to fabricate an adapter that I can use at any one of the work bench receiver tubes, three total.
Started by machining a small piece of tubing that I bored out to 1.075” ID.
Then I machined a small bung tapped to 1/2”-13.
Milled a small flat to accept the .875” OD bung.
Drilled 1/2” hole.
Ready to weld the bung onto the tube.
Welded the round tube to a piece of 2” square hitch tubing.
Painted then a trial run.
I also fabricated a small hanger to hang all of the components on the wall in the storage bay.
Thanks for looking.
Mike
- Location
- West Haven, UT
When I was fabbing up my work benches a couple of months ago and incorporated 2” receivers into the benches, I also added one under my welding/fabrication table. I welded it under the side opposite where I do 95% of my welding. My thinking was that I would use it to mount my small metal brake but wanted it out of the way of where I do most of my welding.
I then cut a piece of 1/4” plate to 6”x8” in which to bolt my small brake to. I also cut a 8” Long piece of 2”x1/4” wall hitch tubing.
Welded together.
Painted and then bolted the brake to the adapter and test fit.
I also tested it one of the other receivers so I can use it at any one of the three locations.
I needed to make a small holder for my new chamfering bits. I had a small piece of UHMW that was perfect.
Drilled and test fit.
In their new home on the shelf above the lathe between my screw hacks and spot drills.
Thanks for looking.
Mike
I then cut a piece of 1/4” plate to 6”x8” in which to bolt my small brake to. I also cut a 8” Long piece of 2”x1/4” wall hitch tubing.
Welded together.
Painted and then bolted the brake to the adapter and test fit.
I also tested it one of the other receivers so I can use it at any one of the three locations.
I needed to make a small holder for my new chamfering bits. I had a small piece of UHMW that was perfect.
Drilled and test fit.
In their new home on the shelf above the lathe between my screw hacks and spot drills.
Thanks for looking.
Mike
2002maniac
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- Location
- Brigham City
Great work. Your shop is breathtaking!
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- West Haven, UT
Thank you, I appreciate that.
It's been a dream come true and so much more space than my last shop. It's nice to be able to actually get between pieces of equipment when sweeping up.
Mike
- Location
- West Haven, UT
My order from McMaster Carr arrived yesterday afternoon. I ordered some parts for another Jeep bumper that I need to build, this one for a friend, so while was ordering I also ordered a few handles for the receivers in my benches and the transmission fixture I just fabricated.
I then commenced another project that I have wanted to build for two years now, ever since I purchased my M-K Products weld positioner, an arm support for TIG welding that I can locate on my bench then adjust height and angle for support during the welding process.
The plate scribed and ready to drill some speed holes. [emoji1]
Clamped in the drill press drilling speed holes.
Gussets will also have speed holes.
Machining three 3/8”-16 threaded bungs for locking handles.
The base is ready to weld together then I can commence fabricating the movable/adjustable section.
Stay tuned..... the remaining components should reveal the what the final product will be soon.
Mike
I then commenced another project that I have wanted to build for two years now, ever since I purchased my M-K Products weld positioner, an arm support for TIG welding that I can locate on my bench then adjust height and angle for support during the welding process.
The plate scribed and ready to drill some speed holes. [emoji1]
Clamped in the drill press drilling speed holes.
Gussets will also have speed holes.
Machining three 3/8”-16 threaded bungs for locking handles.
The base is ready to weld together then I can commence fabricating the movable/adjustable section.
Stay tuned..... the remaining components should reveal the what the final product will be soon.
Mike
- Location
- West Haven, UT
- Location
- Draper, UT
replaced two water heaters today. All sweat soldered fittings (no push together stuff for me) and I had only one leak after the install and that was a defective elbow. Just my luck, pull one out of a bag of 10 and I get the one with a defect, grrrrr. I had that happen once before when I plumbed in a bunch of black pipe gas lines. I leak tested all the joints with no leakage, but kept smelling gas. I finally found it when I dumped a bunch of soapy water on everything in the area and found a pinhole leak in a black steel elbow where the name was cast in on the side. Tomorrow I'm going to spend the day playing with welders .
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- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
That looks like work, Eric!
- Location
- Draper, UT
My tail is dragging. Those things are at the limit of what I can handle by myself (yeah, I'm old and week).
My order from McMaster Carr arrived yesterday afternoon. I ordered some parts for another Jeep bumper that I need to build, this one for a friend, so while was ordering I also ordered a few handles for the receivers in my benches and the transmission fixture I just fabricated.
I then commenced another project that I have wanted to build for two years now, ever since I purchased my M-K Products weld positioner, an arm support for TIG welding that I can locate on my bench then adjust height and angle for support during the welding process.
The plate scribed and ready to drill some speed holes. [emoji1]
Clamped in the drill press drilling speed holes.
Gussets will also have speed holes.
Machining three 3/8”-16 threaded bungs for locking handles.
The base is ready to weld together then I can commence fabricating the movable/adjustable section.
Stay tuned..... the remaining components should reveal the what the final product will be soon.
Mike
You need your own "shop porn" forum! Awesome stuff thanks for posting
Pile of parts
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- Location
- South Jordan
We'll, thanks to the cooperation of the weather this winter and good friends and neighbors... We roofed in the sunshine of New Year's Day last weekend. Still a little miscellaneous framing to be done but this is where I had hoped to get before the weather turned bad. Time to take the dogs chukar hunting now and I'll pick back up on this after.
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RogueJeepr
Here!
- Location
- Utah
Started work on making cabinets inside the teardrop. It just had a shelf.
Last summer's bumpy skyline trip left camping gear scattered inside.
Last summer's bumpy skyline trip left camping gear scattered inside.