Shop Time w/T.W. Friends. Where is your wallet…..poll

New fish eye on a hydraulic cylinder this morning.

 

Dude i love your work! I'm a former (although still very green) machinist, and seeing all your projects and creativity inspire me!!

 

Thank you, I am blessed to be able to do what I do and thankful as well

 

Brother I hear that! I'm really looking forward for the 'hobby shop' at my new job to open back up so I can get back in there and working on my projects

Keep on keepin on!

 

Spray painted the gangs. Will have the frame powdercoat painted red. I didn’t have these done because I want them to still roll, the powdercoat would stick them together and the parts are too small to take part and have done separately.

 

For future reference, where in NC is your shop??

 

Between Greensboro and Winston

 

Of course you are! You are in the middle of both reasons I have to travel to NC!

 

Just got this done for a customer, he calls it a crank tool. Not sure what it’s purpose is.

 

I think it's to loosen a crank bolt. Socket goes on the end with the spring-loaded ball. Ratchet goes in the other. Two bolts go through the holes and thread into the pulley. Keeps it from turning while trying to loosen the bolt.

Orrrrrrrr, I could be completely and utterly way off.

 

Man came by the house to pick up his cylinder and brought me the other side to fix tomorrow, it goes on a dozer type blade for his cat skidsteer.

 

Is that his name? Man?

 

Haha no, Zane.

 

I need some treestand therapy.

 

Wouldn't the pulley rotate with the crank bolt?

I am curious about this tool... There may be an attachment we are not seeing.

 

Me too, going to put a blind up for my wife to crossbow hunt out of tomorrow. Season starts the Saturday after Labor Day here. I told her I’m not feeling the bow hunt this year. I told her I’m excited about her and our son hunting and getting a good deer or two but I’m just not jacked up about shooting one, yet. I’ll do all the work on getting them in for them that I can though, and don’t mind one bit

I set a camera up Friday and have it on video, first time ever doing that for me, it’s cool what I’ve gotten so far.

 

It would, but I'm guessing the square portion butts up against something to keep it from spinning.

And you may be right, there may be other parts we don't see.

Hopefully, when it gets picked up we get our questions answered.

 

If the one the customer brought is still at the shop in the morning I’ll get a picture of it. The center came out (no bearing) of it and it had a lot more holes but he said he didn’t need them.

 

Creed, do you know if the drive mechanism is original? The little 1/2" drive piece?