Good Afternoon Dale. I took your advice and picked up some equipment for my bike garage/shop. Got myself a smaller lathe with a boring and honing jig, a small plasma cutting table, a horizontal wheel lacing jig and vertical alignment jig and a pipe bender. Still have a little room left for a couple other pieces that I may need later on.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Oh boy, you are really going to start having fun now! Tools are always a great addition to the shop. Glad to hear your into your projects and buying tools to make the projects easier and so you have to send out less for outside work. Good job buddy.

What a clever idea!! Look forward to seeing in action. Makes a lot of sense and never saw anyone else do this.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim, still a project in progress, getting better with every weld.

Nice mod Dale. It makes good sense. Looking forward to the next time it gets a run. Cheers, Peter.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter, I am looking for some improvement, but may be asking for too much.

Hey Dale, I'm still tuned in. Keep it up.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Larry, sure appreciate you stopping by.

Dale: I bought a Carolina CP400 at Sam's Club in Lewisville TX in the early 90's for around $500. It was heavier than yours with a hand-operated 2-stage pump on the right side. I drug it to Las Vegas with me then on to WA. Somewhere along the line the seals in the pump gave up and I bought a seal kit to fix it. The 5 o-rings were $99 as I recall. I checked back on seal kits and they went up to $150. I found a foot-operated 10,000 pound air operated pump with a reservoir for $110 delivered, Works great.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Nice story John, I have been dragging tools around for years during my 20 years plus in the Air Force. Once I got here, I put down roots and never moved again. These days it would be impossible. It's just insane what they get for parts these days, just prices in general are tuff to digest. I probably need the bigger setup like yours but going to continue to make this one better. If I can't get it done....it might be time for a Dake.

That will help a lot I'll be doing that to mine now keep on the good work dale.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

It did help a bunch, but it still needs help, got a couple other reinforcements planned, stay tuned for an update to this video.

I like it Dale , I think I will try this on my 20 ton Harbor Freight .

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Lots of good mods on youtube for the HF units John. But I'm sure you can come up with some better ones.

Sweet job there Dale. I need a press so bad. I was thinking about building my own frame out of 2x4-1/4” wall tubing.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Don, you can build a better one, I am sure. These are just not made for what I'm using it for.

Dale put a dial indicator anywhere you think it might be flexing. Just a thought.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Good point Matt, I will do that, thanks for the suggestion.

great job dale seems to have beefed it uo you could weld some bars across the top rails aswell would stop some deflection keep up the great work

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Another good suggestion, going to finish up a couple other areas and if that doesn't help, I will do as you have suggested. Thanks Mark.

I think you are working along the right lines Dale. As I read it, the friction in the crankshaft does not yield before elastic deformation occurs in the frame of the press. The release occurs as the friction is overcome, which is uncontrollable. My press actually parallelograms under force. The upper beam isn't particularly rigid. I think the bolted construction doesn't help. Yours seemed more rigid when you moved it back so I think you have made some improvement. Best wishes, Dean.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dean, I think you are indeed correct, it just seems the pressure builds up and then quickly releases then starts all over again. Can't wait to see if there is some improvement. Sounds like yours may be improved by welding the upper beam in conjunction with the bolts. Mine sure felt more rigid when moved back in position.

I hadn't even thought about that issue on my press. It also has that magical point of stress it reaches, then releases all at once with a big pop. I'm just removing or installing bearings usually, so it's so far not that big an issue, but making that mod would be easy to do!

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

I have always had this issue with mine. It's cool when your taking things apart and you get that big pow, and the earth shakes. But not when you're trying to be precise on the build. Sure hope this helps.

Good job brother. Hope it helps. We will see.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, me too!

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My press is in need of upgrades too....

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, trying to work cheap is not what it's all cracked up to. Probably by the time it's all over.....I should have bought a Dake. Hoping this will be an improvement. Thanks Matt.

Really enjoying all your crankshaft stuff. I'm getting ready to start rebuilding them myslef. If you were to buy a new (or used) press what would you buy? I have about $1000 to spend.

@montana2strokeracer

Ай бұрын

Oh man I don't know; all I can suggest is to get the heaviest built one you can find. The one I have was fine for many years but was never like the one I had in the shop I worked at. Dake builds in my opinion the very best, but that said have the most expensive cost. I think 20 ton is enough for this work, but at this point now I have a 32 ton and still have some popping issues, pretty sure it's not the jack though.

Here too!

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Cain has a hair trigger on his phone Dean, be careful.

@retromechanicalengineer

2 ай бұрын

@@montana2strokeracer man, it was literally seconds.

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

I know man he is quick

hi, Dale!

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Hey Frank

why don't you try a old scrap crank pin?

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

I have a couple to work with, will do.

Here

@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Your quick Cain

We know what you meant. Rigid, not ridged…

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@montana2strokeracer

2 ай бұрын

Thanks again Dale, sure appreciate you watching.