Builds Rebuilding a 40 but no longer in a 1 car garage.

[mrboatman]

Back at ya Michael Your work has been amazing Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
JP

 

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Upgrading the shop.

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

What ya got there?

 

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As in tooling?

 

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What ya got there?

Its just a measurement set for engineers I picked up last year, always handy these basic measurement tools.

 

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not much done on the 40 this weekend.
I did go from this

to this.

 

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A friend is a Blacksmith, he’s Got some nice big hammers.
this is one that is in his shop Now.

it has a decent size anvil.

but he’s got a bigger one lined up.

the anvil Weighs 2 metric tons.

 

[billmc]

If he gives you one, you're going to have to post videos of it in action!

 

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Here we are making a few test pieces. The plan is to fabricate the brackets for my jig and some new pieces for the frame.
looking forward to learning this stuff.

 

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If he gives you one, you're going to have to post videos of it in action!

Nope, he’s going to keep both.
I don’t want to work with open fire in my shop besides from the occasional torch to shrink some spots..
He‘s not to far away and it is impressive to see what the smaller hammer does.

 

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after fixing the left side I wasn’t happy with the other side of the front hood brace.
made a new piece.

made a litlle fill piece for the bended section, didn’t take pictures.

 

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all welded up and in position

came out nice, its a shame you won’t see it after paint.

Looking exactly like the other side now.

 

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this is not going to clean up with a wire wheel.

So I got the old leather bag, some dollies and hammers and an anvil out and started banging on a piece of sheet metal.

kinda getting into shape.

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

I guess clogs are steel toed in your area huh! Nice to see that for a change!!

 

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I guess clogs are steel toed in your area huh! Nice to see that for a change!!

The blacksmiths are a different type, I think they like the easy in and out.
We need to use the S3 high climbing shoes for offshore use so I kinda use them all the time.

 

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continued working on the ends of the subframe for the hood.
still lots of hammering which is tough for my shoulder so a little bit at a time.

here I started with the other side.

 

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As I will be working with the blacksmith I thought it wood be wise to clean up the frame.
one of the tub braces was very thin.
here is the thin piece and it’s replacement.

The mounting hole for the tub must be exactly in the right position so before cutting the bad piece out I made a template from 1mm sheet metal. This helps me to position the patch exactly right.

once everything was clamped in position I welded it together.

done.

 

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Next up is cleaning the frame rails.
had some rivits to remove, some remains from P.O. welding and a few brackets.
most of it done and partly clean from old undercoating.
there is some welding required at the rear but the rest looks solid.

 

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Got the 40 on a back burner for the moment.
A few side projects need finishing first before I have the space again.
First up is the surface plate cabinet.

still needs some paint, corners and some finishing work on the drawers.
then we have this grinder, it has a 2 speed motor which needs a perilex socket.
I like the patina on this Swiss made machine.

The surface grinder needs cleaning, testing and a paint job.

and the mill is getting a small resto.

This will keep me busy during the COVID 19 period.
more info on the progress can be found in the workshop/mancave tread in my sig.

 

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Progress.