The adventures of a Jeep and its driver.
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at more metal machining and started looking around for a older metal lathe. I came across this gem about 60 miles from where I live. This is the first part of a journey into hopefully restoring/refurbishing this 1941 South Bend 13″x5′ Lathe.
Thanks to Joe, TJ, Mike and Chris for the help and borrowed equipment.
I bought this vise a long time ago. I noticed it had a hairline crack in the base. It’s a good vice, I’ve used it more times than I can count. Now that I have a TIG machine and have learned a thing or two, I decided I would go ahead and fix it. I used 1/16″ TIG brazing rod to repair the crack. (And yes, I realize I misspelled “vise” in the video. LOL!)
My dad gave me this 10″ Craftsman table saw years ago. Comes in handy from time to time. But where I am keeping it at the moment, makes it difficult to use. So I built something to help make it more user friendly.
Celebrating some birthdays this week with a trip to Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area. Matt, Chris and I have birthday’s within a week of each other. TJ’s is about a month away. Even though Mike’s isn’t close, we let him come along anyway. 🙂
Spent the better part of two days wheeling the trails at AOAA. This is an awesome off road park for all kinds of enthusiasts. They allow motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs and full size vehicles, like Jeeps. Some trails are restricted to Jeeps only.
Even after two solid days of wheeling, there are more parts to this park we didn’t see than we did. Will definitely be making a trip back some time in the not too distant future.
P.S. Some of this video was from my iPhone in a dash mount and it sucks. Working on getting some upgrades.
Mini Square
Inspired by a product I have seen online and used in other YouTube videos, I set out to make my own welding square. I learned a little Fusion 360 and designed this small 8″ welding square. I was fortunate enough to have this cut out on a water jet at a local maker space. Used the Primeweld TIG 225x to weld it up.
Get the DXF files here:
Standard square: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1079117806/welding-square-dxf-files-for
Multi square: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1093722018/welding-multi-square-dxf-files-for
When I got my Primeweld TIG 225X, it came with both a foot pedal and a finger trigger. I had always used the foot pedal up until recently. I was working on a project and wanted to place a few tacks, but found it awkward to reach the foot pedal from where I was. I decided to install the finger trigger on the torch and give it a try. I also try to explain 2T vs 4T and how the affected controls on the machine are used.
But don’t tell the cops! 😉
I’ve been working on this cabinet for our powder room for some time. It’s just a pet project. I wanted to make something that was a mixture of steel and wood. I have the frame built, but have been putting off making the doors for a while because of other projects. Finally made some time to get the door frames made.
No frills video from a quick trip to Southington Offroad Park.
CB Radio Sucks.
It’s why I made the switch years ago to GMRS for Jeep to Jeep communication on the trail. I wanted to have a radio in my truck for when we are caravanning to an out of town trail. Since I trailer my Jeep, I didn’t want to have to swap the radio back and forth, or be limited to a handheld. Midland USA sent me their MXT275 MicoMobile Two-Way radio to install. This might be a little unconventional, sort of a hybrid between a permanent and temporary installation.
How I used my Primeweld TIG 225X to make some clamps for the welding table and saved $500 in the process.