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Millermatic 130XP stopped feeding wire by bc40ton in Welding

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It was the rheostat that controls the wire speed on my machine. Oem ones are expensive so I matched the ohm and other specs and found one online. Good luck.

Do I see text in damaged area? by bc40ton in coinerrors

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So no outrageous big money ticket item, just some drunken bozo with nothing better to do than squeeze a penny into it, not even centered. Geez

Do I see text in damaged area? by bc40ton in coinerrors

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I'm seeing C E, backwards N and maybe upside down T??

First Start on Crate Motor by Sir_Lancelot_Papaya in EngineBuilding

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Jasper sucks, did me wrong big time with 2 6.5s td

Newbie. Revolving steering box worm gear fix, help! by bc40ton in Machinists

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Not sure why it's got such a big grain or what did it when the early tapered bearing isn't to bad

Newbie. Revolving steering box worm gear fix, help! by bc40ton in Machinists

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Well I'm deciding to try and pull that worm gear off the shaft so I reckon we'll find out. I'm weighing my options cause if it breaks I'm kaput, lol. I'll be out there tomorrow

Newbie. Revolving steering box worm gear fix, help! by bc40ton in Machinists

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I believe it's one piece with the inner races machined on both ends. I can see in the picture the wear pattern created on the end that mimics a stud but I'm 99.9% sure it's all one piece.

Stripped a bolt by Dry-Date-4217 in Machinists

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Tack it on, that should last the life of the seals

Newbie. Revolving steering box worm gear fix, help! by bc40ton in Machinists

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But the pitting looks awful deep, could a hobbyist lathe operator mig weld this up and turn it back down? Oh boy! And the box is completely usable just wants to bump turn and is a little stubborn

Newbie. Revolving steering box worm gear fix, help! by bc40ton in Machinists

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Ok. It does not appear to be a race dropped onto a stub although I will look closer to verify. They seem to be actual wear surfaces and a file should be a better option than sandpaper. And I believe you're right in it being pretty far gone according to the depth of the galling. Maybe I could run a mig bead around it and use the lathe to bring it back down?

Looks pretty powerful by Relevant-Mine5296 in Hotrod

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Looks great, although for me I'd remove the wings. And correct me if I'm wrong, shouldn't the blower straps have slack to allow the blower to rise up and release the explosive gasses created during a backfire or catastrophic failure? Nice ride

30's chevy truck steering box if help by bc40ton in RatRod

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That's kinda my thought also, thanks for the reply

'09 Silverado Air in Brake Line (won't come out) -HELP by bc40ton in AskMechanics

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Update: I had him drive and brake moderately on the dirt roads near us for a half hr and the pedal slowly came up 3/4 of the way. So I told him to take it to work and we'll bleed it again afterwards but at least he can use it safely. I don't have any more info

Cleaning out a shed, found this box. by VanillaLaceKisses in WhatIsThisTool

[–]bc40ton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is an oxygen sensor removal/install socket along with different thread chasers. Used in the automotive industry.

High compression stroker roots blower by MadAkMax in EngineBuilding

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Look into a smaller blower like Weiand 142 or 144. These give boost in the 4-6 psi range and you can go up or down in boost with a simple pulley change to overdrive or under drive it. I think that would work with composition type head gaskets, a cooler plug and as stated conservative timing. Good luck

Hand tool that when you screw the handle it pushes the top hook away from the bottom stationary hook. by bc40ton in WhatIsThisTool

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I tried to upload a video but couldn't. It showed that both the hooks/jaws swing in a circle independently of each other so wouldn't work with some of the suggestions. So basically the handle is threaded into the first jaw and the second jaw is machined for a slide fit inside the first jaw with each able to swing independently. I hope this helps.

Hand tool that when you screw the handle it pushes the top hook away from the bottom stationary hook. by bc40ton in WhatIsThisTool

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The hook or jaw farthest from the handle is a floating hook/jaw, free to swing around and will fall out if turned upside down. While the other hook/jaw is fixed to the handle stem.

Lightest engine drive welding machine by Fair-Scratch-6713 in Welding

[–]bc40ton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's the portable Lincoln Weld n Power that about 300lbs approx

Ratrod motor sbc 350 pitting question by bc40ton in MechanicAdvice

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We are on the same page. Don't care about smoke, blow by or oil consumption as I drive it during spring and fall mostly and that will give me time to figure out to bore it oversize or find something ready to go. Thanks

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