Swisher rough finish mower for a customer. The spindle mounting bolts loosened up, thing shook apart and busted up stuff. I cut out the two steel layers totaling in 5/16″ thickness and put in a repair patch plate 5/8″ thick. Overkill, but that’s the material handy. I beveled the edges Read more…
The hydraulic cylinder on the shop press I built has been leaking for quite a while. The leak had been getting progressively worse.
A local machine shop sends me work occasionally. He is rebuilding a 1911 Maxwell engine for a customer that is restoring it. The exhaust flange on this Y pipe is pretty rough. It was silver soldered when made 107 years ago. Someone has brazed it as a repair at some Read more…