Projecting, tinkering, fiddle-farting around: whatcha building? (1 Viewer)

[Hack]

So... I've been dodging this project for the past two years, and I'm getting tired of seeing it sitting (and taking up valuable space) in my basement shop.

T92 transmission:

I originally bought it with the plans to convert my single transmission Economy Power King 1614 to a dual transmission. The above pic shows it bolted into the necessary driveshaft tubes. The primary transmission (also a T92) goes to the right (ahead of it and attached to the front tube).

After tearing into it (I can't seem to leave good enough alone...), I discovered a number of things:
1) It was originally a Crosley automobile transmission, as it had the speedometer gear setup.
2) The main case had a few cracks.
3) The gearshift lever had been cut, shortened, and re-welded to simulate the one used on the rear Economy T92.

So... I did disassemble everything, sandblast/paint the top cover, clean/inspect all the 'guts', and there it sat for over two years:

During the two years that past, I managed to source another case, which was from a tractor. And it was in excellent condition. But it also sat on a shelf, along with a rebuild kit for the shifter housing, their fates not yet determined.

Continued...

 

[Hack]

T92 continued:

Over the past couple of years I did source a pair of T92 transmissions for my Economy Power King:

So now I have a total of four transmission (including the one currently in the tractor). I figured I'll just get the converted Crosley back together and prettied up:

Sourced new ball bearings for the input and output shafts, painted what needed to be painted using Rustoleum Lobster Red. I let the paint cure for two weeks, then over the course of a couple days put it all together:

I decided to go with the two tone paint scheme, even though it's not OEM for the Economy PK (with would be a solid orangish/red color). I also got quite good at assembling, disassembling (can't get the main shaft in with the rear bearing installed), assembling, disassembling (put the reverse/1st gear in backwards...), and finally assembling it.

I'm waiting for the shift boot (it won't be the correct one for a rear transmission, which seem to be unobtainium, but one for the main transmission), then it'll probably go up for sale, as I think I've got enough T92's right now.

 

[The Jade Bean]

New hatchet. Sanded, wire wheeled, stained, blued and oiled the blade. Next we will put in a container for about a week full of tung oil to saturate the wood. I ordered a buffalo sheath off Etsy for it.

 

[DRANGED]

RAD!!
sweet casties and proper footwear!!

 

[The Jade Bean]

RAD!!
sweet casties and proper footwear!!

Thx! OSHA approved flips!

 

[The Jade Bean]

Soaking in Tung oil.

 

[groundeater]

...a fiddle farting video (8:45 long)

 

[Hack]

Last of the T92 project.

I decided to fabricate a stand for the T92 transmission:

Used up some of the 60 year old 3/4 plywood I had from tearing apart an old kitchen cabinet. Sanded all the old varnish off, wiped on three coats of gray stain followed by three coats of poly, and a final coat of Johnson's paste wax.

I built two of the stands, to be used later when I rebuild/restore the other two T92's, that are waiting their turn as a part of the larger Economy Power King 1614 tractor restoration.

Going to try and sell this one (without the stand), on MarketPlace over the weekend.


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[PAToyota]

I've been putting together a stand for a recent tool purchase:

• Took a truck brake drum and welded a VW rotor to it. Then turned down a second VW rotor for the lug holes to line up.
• Welded an upright to the second VW rotor and bolted the two rotors together.
• Turned a fitting that would fit in the upright and welded it to the tube clamp.
• Painted the drum and rotor and powdercoated the rotor and upright. Drilled through the upright and fitting so that a hitch pin would lock things in place.
• Provides a nice solid base for a Tinman's Garage Planishing Hammer.
• I put a disconnect on the airline at the hammer so that I could easily swap things out.
• And, finally, a closeup on the tube clamp assembly.

Next step is working on a storage unit for the dies and hoops.

 

[waiting for time]

Very nice planishing hammer, congrats on your purchase.

 

[groundeater]

fiddle-farting....

 

[DRANGED]

have 2 broken shovel handles and one 'trench' shovel head (I think it's actually a cut-down spade head )
I finally got around to gravting the head to one handle...

 

[DRANGED]

modded the mini camp mattock/tent stake pounder I'd previously fobbled from rusty pipe and a trailer leaf spring

added some ballast

gave the head a bit more digging power

 

[waiting for time]

Tyrap organiser.

 

[DRANGED]

Tyrap organiser.
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Nice!
I did similar with conduit, b/c welder

But I need to add a tube or two for the recently added reusable zip ties.

 

[DRANGED]

Zero investment shade alley for bikes; Dead space between new fence and existing shed. Reclaimed suntarp, reclaimed gas pipe.

 

[The Jade Bean]

Buggy rollcage action.

 

[The Jade Bean]

Feeling pretty good about these welds.

 

[The Jade Bean]

 

[DRANGED]

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Sleeved! This is the way!
Did you drill out and plug weld too?