A few workshop jobs.

[Mur Huwcun]

Did you try and weld it back on, expensive to get a new one of them?

Unfortunately the offcut was in 40mm long pieces with a great big hole in the middle of them!!

 

[joe soapy]

What size of steel block do you use? Not the same as the wooden block dimensions surely? I haven't sussed out what to make it from yet, but was wondering if making it from layers of plywood glued together would b strong enough. Or a lump of random hardwood being the ideal.

I found a lenth of thick walled pipe that was almost a good fit,
have also used 2 pieces of angle of a leccy pole, welded to form a box, that was easily 20 years
ago and still going. There is very little friction once the shaft and angle have lapped together.
Wooden blocks can be hard on steel shafts, old granite rollers would need the pins regularly replaced

 

[davieh3350]

Did you try and weld it back on, expensive to get a new one of them?

Went out to do a weld on a forwarder, the bar that the bolsters slide on had snapped at the back. Gouged it out and welded it up, took bloody ages.

 

[Ray996]

Went out to do a weld on a forwarder, the bar that the bolsters slide on had snapped at the back. Gouged it out and welded it up, took bloody ages.

You get all the good jobs davy

 

[Larel]

I added a strip of flat bar to the angle I was using for the end to take to the correct depth, only for aesthetics! So it would match the other side, not structural.


All welded up now, a few bits to trim after welding and the drawbar and plumbing blocks to make.

 

[Ray996]

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I added a strip of flat bar to the angle I was using for the end to take to the correct depth, only for aesthetics! So it would match the other side, not structural.
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All welded up now, a few bits to trim after welding and the drawbar and plumbing blocks to make.

Better get it ready to roll,grounds starting to dry dare I say it!

 

[Larel]

Better get it ready to roll,grounds starting to dry dare I say it!

That's the push, but I dare say it will get wet again before the end of spring! Thinking I might be rolling with my single 10' rollers yet though.

 

[Larel]

Manufacturing a new drawbar, but used the old clevis after a bit of a rattle with the chipping hammer and a rub with the grinder.

 

[Larel]

Welded the drawbar to the frame after fitting the old stand.

 

[Larel]

Trial for size for making new bearing blocks. Old style drilling using a brace and expanding bit. Not the tidiest of drilled holes but that's the only bit or drill I have that will make a 2 1/2" hole. Other option I thought about was using a router and making some sot of circle jig, but will prob opt for the brace and bit.

 

[Ray996]

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Trial for size for making new bearing blocks. Old style drilling using a brace and expanding bit. Not the tidiest of drilled holes but that's the only bit or drill I have that will make a 2 1/2" hole. Other option I thought about was using a router and making some sot of circle jig, but will prob opt for the brace and bit.

Has anyone tried nylon blocks for bearings?

 

[Larel]

The old man has been telling me off and on for days I will need to make the bearing from a hardwood like elm. Found some wood in the workshop, not sure what it is, but to keep the peace I might have to tell him it's is elm! It is something that's been lying around of years so is dry at least, and is pretty close grained and dense.

Biscuit jointer out to join two bit together to get the required size.
Glued up with biscuits fitted to the one half.

Clamped in the vice with additional G clamps overnight.

 

[Larel]

@Ray996
Never even thought of it. Don't have any nylon lying round about the place so would have to go on the scrounge. Can only assume it would work ok, maybe need to keep it greased but that goes for the wood as well.

 

[Vincent]

The reason elm was used it doesn't have a straight running grain in it. Elm was traditionally used for cart wheel.centers for that reason. Try and chop a block of it with an a e and you will see.

 

[Larel]

The reason elm was used it doesn't have a straight running grain in it. Elm was traditionally used for cart wheel.centers for that reason. Try and chop a block of it with an a e and you will see.

Not good for making kindling then.

 

[Ray996]

The old man has been telling me off and on for days I will need to make the bearing from a hardwood like elm. Found some wood in the workshop, not sure what it is, but to keep the peace I might have to tell him it's is elm! It is something that's been lying around of years so is dry at least, and is pretty close grained and dense.
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Biscuit jointer out to join two bit together to get the required size.View attachment 649890
Glued up with biscuits fitted to the one half.
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Clamped in the vice with additional G clamps overnight.

Looks like pine that wood by the grain!trip into wood yard mite get you a bit elm,we tried nylon blocks on the large trollies we have work ,they are used as bearings for the concrete rollers which hold the net over our landfill pit,head over to bower and see them were I work

 

[Larel]

Looks like pine that wood by the grain!trip into wood yard mite get you a bit elm,we tried nylon blocks on the large trollies we have work ,they are used as bearings for the concrete rollers which hold the net over our landfill pit,head over to bower and see them were I work

I love a trip to the wood yard in wick, it's like stepping back 100 years in time when you go into the office. If that safe sinks any further into the floor he won't get the door open.

 

[TheTallGuy]

The reason elm was used it doesn't have a straight running grain in it. Elm was traditionally used for cart wheel.centers for that reason. Try and chop a block of it with an a e and you will see.

Been burning a fair bit of elm on the house fire this year all I can say is thank heavens for the log splitter! A few years ago before we had the log splitter we had a few large elm rings to split - it took three of us with axe, maul, sledge, wedges & feathers about an hour per ring to split into burnable chunks.

 

[Farmersboy]

Making the hole in the wood as a bearing I used a tank cutter, cut as deep as it will go, knock the “ stump” out with a chisel and go again until your through

 

[Larel]

Making the hole in the wood as a bearing I used a tank cutter, cut as deep as it will go, knock the “ stump” out with a chisel and go again until your through

I must go and check the sizes of my Starrett saws.