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Luv2Wrench

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  1. I have two engines, one with a solid cast iron gear and one fiber lamination. Like your's the laminated one is no longer usable. You should be able to get one fabricated and for a reasonable cost. I see you're a member of the MTFCA, I think someone on there has a Metz engine they haven't done anything with and would be willing to sell.... of course it might have the same problem.
  2. I forgot to mention, I bought a *bunch* of machine tooling and machinist tools. I got a great 81 piece gauge set. I found Starrett 0"-1", 3"-4" and 5"-6" micrometers, depth micrometer as well as an inside micrometer set. Picked up some NOS large drills and a big box of 1"+ reamers. I got various end mills including a sweet 3/4" 4 flute carbide end mill. Another nice find was a set of taps with the corresponding drills. Very cool unit as each tap has the needed drill right beside it. Embarrassingly... that's just part of what I got. I went to a car show and bought machine tooling.
  3. Got back from Hershey late Thursday. I walked the entire swap meet and managed to find a few Metz specific items that I needed. I found a wonderful horn tube which is just awesome. It is something I could fabricate but I always prefer to have original parts. I also managed to find 3 hubcaps in the $5 pile at a booth. I already have 6 of them but really only 2 are great. All 3 of the ones I found at Hershey are in great condition so I now have a nice set. I also picked up a carbide generator as well as a speedometer swivel and gear. I wasn't 100% on including those on the car but I managed to find really good parts at reasonable prices. I also met Mel Draper there and got some top irons from him. I have the bows for the top so all that is left is to learn how to sew. Speaking of which I stopped by @trimacar's space and he said he'd offer some advice when I get around to the top. Back in the machine shop this weekend to fabricate the other bearing cone for the bearing assembly that rides on the propeller shaft. This one was a little bit trickier as it is more of a thrust bearing. Basically I had to make it twice to get the right fit. It also has a pin in the inside that keeps the bearing cone turning with the shaft. To drill the hole on the inside of the part you either need an angle vise or a mill with a rotating head. The Van Norman 12 does have such a head and it was easy to put the part in the vise and rotate the head such that the drill cleared the top of the part. It was funny to use that capability because when I bought the mill I thought I'd probably never use that feature and I've used it less than 6 months after I restored it. Since a picture is worth a thousand words... attached below is a picture of me setting up the old part on the mill to get the angle and position correct. Here's the old part (with the split), the new part, the dust ring and the bearing assembly. The dust ring slides over the cone and sits on the shoulder. The bearing assembly is now complete!
  4. Agreed. I had pockets full of cash and walked past quite a few tarps in the morning and those closing early as well. It takes a long time to walk the entire meet so at least for me, there's no starting late and taking your time.
  5. According to my watch I walked 22.4 miles (pulling a wagon) and I'm pretty sure I covered the entire area (other than the corral). I think 60% full would be a nice estimation, some of the outside areas were 20% full at best. I found a few items that I haven't been able to find on eBay or anywhere else so I guess it was "worth it". That said... over 20 hours of driving, 3 nights of inflated hotel rates and 16 hours of walking for a few parts is pushing it a bit. I think it is very, very important that we have the campers, tents etc there at the meet but I think it could be arranged such that the party parking is more in one area and the vending is in another. If the swap meet was condensed I think it would be much better buyers and sellers. I saw multiple vendors that had campers the size of hotels but *still* managed to have their area packed with valuable parts and not take up too much space. Other areas could've functioned as an airstrip... Mobility scooters for those that need them are great. Zip bikes, Onewheel skateboards, bicycles, golf carts, ATV etc are not devices for mobility challenged and as such, they have no place in the meet area. For that matter I had to dodge multiple cars and trucks! One person almost scraped the entire side of their SUV as they drove too close to my wagon.
  6. Enjoyable Friday night in the machine shop. I chucked up a 3.75" bar of 4140 and turned a bearing end cap to replace the original that was cracked. Not a big deal but very satisfying to be able to make the parts that I need. I've decided to go to Hershey this year so maybe I'll see some of you up there wandering about.
  7. Yesterday I received the friction wheel back from Paper Pulleys as well as a 3/8" thick, 18" diameter cast aluminum disc from McMaster-Carr. Pretty exciting to see this area of the car start to come together. I'll will, of course, replace the nuts and bolts on the friction wheel before installing in the car.
  8. Made some progress on the friction disc. There's still a lot of work to do but it is fun to see it coming together.
  9. I'm in, not sure about the delay though I suspect the admins probably check Facebook about as much as I do which is almost never, lol
  10. The FB group is a great idea. Unfortunately my acceptance to this group has been pending for 2 days. Not sure why it has to be a restricted group anyway.
  11. There's no question that @Restorer32's experiences at Hershey are what's important. Rules and regulations should never take anything away from that. I do hope that the AACA is clever enough to find a way to restore the vending roots of the Hershey flea market and still have wonderful social experience that so many look forward to each year. Newcomers and outsiders are not really drawn to a reunion.
  12. The "rolling chassis" plan has changed a bit. I spent a couple day refreshing the media blast cabinet. If you remember I made a huge double window blast cabinet out of plywood about 10 or so years ago. It has gotten a fair amount of use and some of the plywood is suffering. I was planning on cutting out sheet metal and lining the inside but a quick look at how much sheet metal is with shipping changed my mind on that. I ended up getting plexiglass to cover the inside and I think that'll last longer than I'll be around to use it. I replaced the gloves and all 500lbs of the media as it had gotten a bit dirty over the years. In the end the cabinet was back to "brand new". With that completed I spent two days media blasting the 30x3 clincher rims. I have 6 of them and I wanted to get them perfectly clean in order to pick which 4 I wanted to use. Unfortunately only 2 of them were good enough to use. As such I decided I would buy 4 new rims and have Stutzman build me new wheels. I called Noah, left a message and he called me back. He expressed surprise in that I was sending him 4 new 30x3 clincher rims as he thought they were now impossible to find. I called Lang's and yep, they didn't have them. Called Coker, nope, don't have them. Same for Universal and everywhere I could think. Fortunately a person at Lang's gave me a couple of numbers to call and I was able to find 4 and those will be delivered to Stutzman. The short version of that is that I'm getting brand new wheels (at a cost of about $550 a wheel) but it will take awhile to get them. As such there will be no rolling chassis this month. I've decided to work on the drive train a bit. I sent the friction pulley off to Paper Pulleys to get new paper on it. I've started working on rebuilding the drive plate that is on the end of the propeller shaft. Here are a couple of pictures of what I started with. I was able to get everything taken apart a few years ago. Some of the metal is usable but most will need to be fabricated. One of the neat things about how the world has changed since I got the Metz project 12 years ago is that back then it would be difficult and expensive to have custom plates made. Water jets were still a bit rare and expensive. Now we have places like SendCutSend where you can send a DXF file to them and they send back the metal plates. Amazing stuff. I'm working on getting the CAD drawing done for that and will send it up soon. I'll be using the lathe and mill to fabricate a few parts for the bearings. I already have the wood and will cut that cut pretty soon. For the aluminum disc, McMaster-Carr has such a disc in stock though the minimum thickness is 1/2". I believe the Metz originally was 1/4". Hopefully that doesn't cause an issue.
  13. I went once and never went back because of the empty space and it was before the weather issues with 2022. I walked the entire thing, found one part and ended up with a foot issue that lasted for over a year. I drug a garden trailer behind me the whole way because "there's so much stuff to buy". Unfortunately not. I understand the social aspect of it and that's great, it built the hobby. I think the above idea (in some variation) of having a serious are for sales and the rest of the area for more relaxed spaces would be great.
  14. I'm not going to bid for it, but it looks a lot close to done than the usual suspects. Chrome done in '71 would be one concern. I assume engine rebuilt about same time and thus sitting for a long time.
  15. Great day in the shop! Got the horizontal/vertical index/rotary table freshened up. I brazed up the test piece and it went pretty smoothly. One thing I learned from it was that it needed to be isolated a bit from the rotary table bed because that was acting as a big heat sink. I elevated the real piece and it was easier to get heat in the end pieces. I got braze everywhere but I could clearly see it wicking up so I'm happy with the job. After things cooled off I put the test piece in a vise and hit it with my big hammer as hard as I could. I wasn't able to separate the two pieces and that test piece had less contact area (for the braze) than the real piece. That was certainly a good feeling. I have a few bits and pieces that need epoxy primer so I'll get that done first of the week. I should be able to start on the wheels next week!
  16. Small fabrication task today that was a special pleasure as everything I needed was in its place in the machine shop. The item to be fabricated hold the chain guards on. There is a left and a right. I had the left and the right is just mirrored so it was easy to make. It felt really good to have everything I needed, 4140 "in stock", correct end mills, 3/8-24 die, etc, etc. I also brazed it together and that went pretty darn good. I used the rosebud and it was super overkill for the small part. I think the rosebud will be good for the hub/tube but it might be too much. I have a setup with the DOM tube and a wheel mount (just like the bottom of the assembly in the above post) and I will braze those together tomorrow as a test. I also took a bit of time to clean up the rotary table I bought some time ago. It is in great shape but suffered from some peeling paint and surface grime/rust. Can't have that on my nice clean mills!
  17. I hope you'll start a thread here and show some more of the car and you journey with it.
  18. Yes, I'm off State Bridge a few miles from Berkeley Lake. I sent you a PM.
  19. I have tube and parts ready to be brazed together. I need to clean everything again and mount the base on the rotary table. I'm hoping to get to that this weekend. Since this is the first time I've done anything like this I'm going to find something similar to braze into the part of the tube I cut off as a practice run. As per little lathes, I did manage to find a 9" Dalton lathe back when I got the Van Norman mill and 2 Monarch lathes. Super neat little guy. I'll probably restore it over Christmas Holidays.
  20. Got a picture with the oil pan removed? I've seen a piston or two stuck when nothing else looks bad. Water can get in either intake or exhaust though intake is more likely. The cylinders with the intake valves open might be a focus. If you take the pan off you can disconnect the connecting rods from the crankshaft and verify it moves freely. Then check each piston. Find the bad one(s), tighten everything back up and you're good. If you have a FLEX-HONE or similar you might go ahead and pull the pistons, hone it and replace the rings. If you can get to the valves you could take them out, clean and then lap them. I'm about 5 miles north of you so if you need something let me know.
  21. I definitely made good progress getting the shop properly sorted over the Labor Day holiday. I'm glad I took the time to do that. I made first chips with the Monarch Jr. It is an 11" swing lathe with 1.5HP motor. I still need to sort a few things out but I'll admit I was a little surprised at its lack of performance. While it is probably light years better than a bench top import, it isn't in the same galaxy as the Hendey. I was excited about the Monarch because it had a 4 jaw chuck and taper attachment. Those are nice but they're nothing compared to the rigidity of the Hendey. I'm going to go ahead and make the backplate for the Hendey so I can use the 4 jaw chuck I have for it. It will still be nice to have another lathe in case I have something setup in the Hendey and need a lathe, otherwise I doubt I'll use it much. I think the positive takeaway is that I'm now much more aware of the awesomeness of the Hendey.
  22. I haven't seen one. Other's in this forum know more than they do so hopefully they'll chime in.
  23. I'm lucky in that Tractor Supply is great about exchanging cylinders and they're only about 45 minutes from me. Had a "shop" day today, mostly the machine shop. There were a dozen or so tasks that needed completing to get the machine shop more functional. Silly stuff like covers on outlets, replacing some broken circuit breakers, rerouting some wiring to the VFD on the mill so the electrical box door would close, etc, etc. I also took some time to get the Monarch Junior functional. Didn't quite get it all done but pretty close. I need another v-belt and pulley to get it 100% complete. Was able to get the motor mounted and wired. I also added a QCTP since it was missing its lantern post. The Monarch is a pretty functional lathe as it has a 4-jaw chuck, 3-jaw chuck, 2 face plates and a taper attachment. It is a light weight compared to the Hendey but should be nice for smaller work. I desperately need to add some more storage to the machine shop as my tooling and such is crammed in to what I have. I'm going to try and work a couple weeks on the car and then a week on the shop until I get everything squared away. There's always so much to do!!
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