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08-27-2017, 09:46 AM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Following along with Brad's request for time lapse....
So yesterday was a mix of good and bad...
Struggling with the curved panel. So after some research I am making a new tool to help me make these double curvature parts.
While I was thinking about that, I decided to take a serious look at if the English wheel will get me the finish needed, so I gave them a quick sand and buff.
After a thorough clean my attempt to TiG weld these two parts was a mix of good and bad.
Learning!
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My name is Steve.... and I am an Alumaholic!
Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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08-29-2017, 09:16 AM
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#1802
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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My name is Steve.... and I am an Alumaholic!
Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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08-29-2017, 09:43 AM
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#1803
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Rivet Master
1974 20' Argosy 20
Richmond
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 9,115
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Steve, I didn't know you had a lathe
Handy little suckers aren't they.
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1974 20' Argosy Motor Home
1975 24' Argosy Motor Home
1974 31' Excella trailer (parting out, as of 4/1/2015 I have wheels & windows left to sell)
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08-29-2017, 09:53 AM
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#1804
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Yes, I do!
In fact, its just a little Shoptask 1720, Lathe/Mill combo.
Its a little limited in size but certainly better than having nothing, and at $200 it was a deal.
I am in the middle of putting a Igaging DRO on it in fact... I hope to have the X axis done today!
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08-29-2017, 03:39 PM
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#1805
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Rivet Master
1974 20' Argosy 20
Richmond
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 9,115
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Lathes are quite handy. Here's one I reconditioned back in 2012.
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Air forums # 1674
1974 20' Argosy Motor Home
1975 24' Argosy Motor Home
1974 31' Excella trailer (parting out, as of 4/1/2015 I have wheels & windows left to sell)
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08-29-2017, 04:29 PM
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#1806
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Rivet Master
1984 27' Airstream 270
Scotia
, New York
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,082
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bkahler
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Looks like it should have a foot petal like an old sewing machine to make it turn
We have 2 old Rockwell's at work, they were bought used in 1969
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08-29-2017, 06:45 PM
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#1807
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Here is mine having the DRO fitted...
I built the brackets to attach the readers to the X axis but needed so small bolts that I looked for and ended up doing 4 hours of bolt segregation and sorting. Such is my ADD!
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My name is Steve.... and I am an Alumaholic!
Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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08-29-2017, 08:26 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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ADD and OCD can be a useful tool if you are an engineer. I know they are in my toolkit[emoji3][emoji3][emoji3][emoji3]
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Rich, KE4GNK/AE, Overkill Engineering Dept.
'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it.
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08-30-2017, 06:45 AM
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#1809
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2 Rivet Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bkahler
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That looks like a south bend heavy 10! I was looking for one of those! I ended up with an Atlas 10"
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08-30-2017, 06:50 AM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Bet it's nearly as old as Brad too! [emoji44]
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My name is Steve.... and I am an Alumaholic!
Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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08-30-2017, 03:35 PM
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#1811
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Rivet Master
1974 20' Argosy 20
Richmond
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 9,115
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thinder
That looks like a south bend heavy 10! I was looking for one of those! I ended up with an Atlas 10"
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South Bend 13" made in 1941 and used at the St Louis Ordnance plant.
It's a nice lathe to operate
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Air forums # 1674
1974 20' Argosy Motor Home
1975 24' Argosy Motor Home
1974 31' Excella trailer (parting out, as of 4/1/2015 I have wheels & windows left to sell)
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08-30-2017, 03:36 PM
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#1812
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Rivet Master
1974 20' Argosy 20
Richmond
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 9,115
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keyair
Bet it's nearly as old as Brad too! [emoji44]
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I'm happy to say it's considerably older
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Air forums # 1674
1974 20' Argosy Motor Home
1975 24' Argosy Motor Home
1974 31' Excella trailer (parting out, as of 4/1/2015 I have wheels & windows left to sell)
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08-30-2017, 05:37 PM
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#1813
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Dazed and Confused
Currently Looking...
1983 31' Airstream310
Hillsburgh
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,805
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You guys do realize that nobody under the age of 40 has a clue what those machines are, or what those wheels and levers do........you move them to operate the machine you say.........huh, where's the control screen and keyboard? Dinosaurs I tell you, dinosaurs.
Sad thing is; it was machines like these and people like you that built our great nations; and it's the millenials and the hipsters with buttons and keyboards that are ruining them.
Cheers
Tony
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Per Mare, Per Terram and may all your campaigns be successful.
“It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose your own.” "Harry S Truman"
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08-30-2017, 06:05 PM
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#1814
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Well said Tony!
And on that note....
I added about 10 sheets of Aluminium... ehm... aluminum to my collection today... as stated on the Facebook page for Airstream addicts, I now own more aluminum sheets than bedsheets!
When I got home I turned up a new lower die for the planishing hammer... seems HF ships them with a 1, 2, and 3 inch radius dies and they are all too crowned, so I made a 4"...
With that done I decided to see what it could do!
Starting with a flat sheet, this took me about 30 mins with some smoothing on the English wheel.....
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My name is Steve.... and I am an Alumaholic!
Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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08-30-2017, 09:41 PM
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Rivet Master
1963 22' Safari
2020 27' Globetrotter
State of
, Washington
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,512
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Wow I'm envious of your tools and skills! Great work!
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Scott & Megan
VAC LIBRARIAN WBCCI 8671
1963 Safari from the 1963-64 Around the World Caravan
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08-31-2017, 07:59 AM
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#1816
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Quote:
Originally Posted by goransons
Wow I'm envious of your tools and skills! Great work!
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Thanks, but I am just learning how to work metal, and am enjoying the challenge.
This Harbor Freight planishing hammer was like $80 out the door with a coupon and is well known for being a good performer and awesome with a few mods. The the same with the HF English wheel which was bought used for $70 and I think I have put maybe another $150 in it so far. They are $400 new so feeling good about it.
Let's see what I can do next!
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My name is Steve.... and I am an Alumaholic!
Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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09-04-2017, 05:41 PM
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#1817
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Rivet Master
1979 24' Airstream Excella 24
Tipp City
, Ohio
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 551
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Great work! Impressive. Keep the posts coming.
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09-04-2017, 06:10 PM
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#1818
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2 Rivet Member
1995 36' Classic 36
Seattle
, Washington
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Isuzusweet
You guys do realize that nobody under the age of 40 has a clue what those machines are, or what those wheels and levers do........you move them to operate the machine you say.........huh, where's the control screen and keyboard? Dinosaurs I tell you, dinosaurs.[emoji38]
Sad thing is; it was machines like these and people like you that built our great nations; and it's the millenials and the hipsters with buttons and keyboards that are ruining them.
Cheers
Tony
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Love ya, but some of us younger folks (35y/o) kill for that old machinery. I have several old pieces in my shop. Just saying.
Also, never finally thanked you for sharing about your Coosa experience. Convinced me to go all in with it. I'm 100% Coosa subfloor on my renovation. So glad I went that route. Thanks!
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09-04-2017, 10:05 PM
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#1819
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Lol, you guys make me smile...
Been busy in the mosh pit! Not all directly on Airstream stuff but all tooling to push the Airstream forward!
Ran out of Argon, and it's a drag to get a refill so thought I better empty the Mig bottle too and kill both birds!
Working on a "Sheet metal station". Attached to the spine of the E-wheel will be the planishing hammer, bead roller, and a tool post system based around a 2" trailer hitch....
This is the Planishing hammer. Original base was cut off and a mounting hinge system fabricated.
Or can be folded in for storage.
So here is the next addition..
Mounting points...
That take this frame...
Then I can drop in a post with interchangeable heads...
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My name is Steve.... and I am an Alumaholic!
Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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09-04-2017, 10:11 PM
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#1820
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Here are a few things that will go on the post....
Shrinker and stretcher...
Shot bag station...
Etc... I think you get the idea... but I did plan in enough span to mount a wheel polishing station that can take a 19.5".... [emoji6]
Working on a spindle and motor system to spin it!
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Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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