Thanks Eric. I finished the top anvil assembly tonight. Time to start welding up the frame.

 

j/w, are you a machinist for a living or something, or just something you kinda learned on your own?

 

It's just something I learned on my own. I didn't even have a plan building this. I sorta' designed a part, cut it out & then designed some more, cut that out, etc. until it was done. Sometimes that works, other times I throw the project on the junk pile and start over.

 

What are you doing away from CHR??

 

I'm still there. I could ask the same question....

 

you could, but my post count here is higher than it is over there so that explains it. I come here to feel smart (for the most part...there's still plenty to learn) and I go there to learn and ask stupid questions

 

Yea, I tipped 10,000 posts on a racing site and am approaching 7,000 on another....... I spend too much time on the keyboard. The puter' takes the place of T.V. around here since there's not much on the tube that I'm interested in.

 

I surf the internet while at work...it gets me through the day. don't tell my boss!

 

Won't say a word.

Tonight I cut a jig to align the top & bottom anvils. Next is to cut the frame tube & match it up to the flange on the back of the top wheel assembly.

 

I got the frame built. I knew when I decided to built an English Wheel light enough to easily mount to the wall receiver it would be a challenge. Deflection is not a good thing, so I am hoping to make up for the light frame with some triangulated bracing. Only time will tell if it works or becomes lawn art. I figure if it doesn't work I can always build a steel frame since the top & bottom anvil yokes are bolt ons.

 

Just about done with this deal. Got all the steel parts painted black & made a plywood rack for the lower anvils. All that's left is to dial in the top anvil. Seems to have pulled the bottom in a little during the welding. A shim ought to bring it back into alignment. I tried it out and I'll be if it doesn't work. Time to get back on the "Z" now.

The plan was to make it light enough to carry around. Weighs 84 Lbs. including a set of anvils. My shoulder fits under the top arm so it's not bad taking it out & putting it in the wall receivers. I planned to put struts on the bottom arm but it seems to be pretty stable the way it is. If it becomes a problem I'll add that later. Don't want it any heavier than it has to be.

 

I tried a scrap pc. of .080 aluminum just to see what it would do. Bare in mind I've never used one of these contraptions before so I'm sure it would turn out better with practice. I'm surprised how easy they are to use. I figured I'd get a workout pulling & pushin' the workpiece back & forth but it's so easy a caveman could do it.





And, it fits in the void behind the door with the Bead Roller, Shrinker/Stretcher, Plannishing Hammer & Welding table when they aren't in use. So, I'm hardly loosing any floor space at all when it's all put away. I have to add one more receiver on the storage rack for the vise since I now have one more attachment than I do storage rack receivers. On normal days this space is just more or less a hallway to the back room where the CNC is (where I normally do sign work). I need this space open so I can get materials into the room and signs back out.

 

O.K. Now I'm done. For sure. I'm in the sign biz' ..... I had to do it.....what can I say? lol.

 

ya know, ive got a 94z that i'd let ya come do some fabricationg for

 

I need a pro charged 540. Maybe we could trade.