Kearney & Trecker Parking Attachment Part 12

[@Alaninit1]

HI from UK.....Love the show Adam only found you on youtube last week, but catching up keep up the good work thanks again for such a good show. better than watching tv anytime.

[@Abom79]

Welcome, be sure to browse my channel for much more.

[@simonfitch1120]

I have no idea what this thing is for, but I am captivated. All the videos, all the thinking, all the processes, all completely fascinating. I have never welded or milled a damned thing, and still I can't wait for the big finale. Thanks Adam, for introducing me to this world of yours.

[@Abom79]

Your welcome Simon! Great to hear from people like you!

[@gredangeo]

I don't know how people weld. Such a skill beyond me. Much respect to you dude. Took me 2-3 hours just to keep the stick from touching the surface and get a continuous weld to last longer than 1 second. I knew much of the theory and knew what to do. I could program a bot to do it, if I had to, but my own maneuverability sucks. lol!

[@BTN1979BoBo]

The "rub the point of the electrode" thing you do before each weld is really smart. Wonder why I never thought of that, or was told to do so, during my apprenticeship. It is so obvious tbh :) Love your stuff, and is often binging your videos. Thank you once again for your dedication, to make great content.

[@richardchapman1995]

Hi Adam. park attachment looking good hope to see it in use soon . I was in Florida last week on holiday with my family to see that mouse . I had one day to choose what I wanted to do so I wanted to meet you and Keith Rucker. I did make the 5 hour trip from Kissimmi upto Tifton and got to shake Kieth by the hand but as the rain was so bad and it put lots of time on the trip I thought it best to get back to my family . The next time we come I will come and meet you if that's ok but as Kieth tells me Pensocola is a longer drive but if you're cooking I will make the trip. keep up with the videos as I told Kieth I have learnt so much from watching you all on you tube and it was cool and an honour see him in his shop . Cheers Richard. From Falmouth. Cornwall. UK

[@Abom79]

Yea keith is about 5 hours east of me.

[@jayphilipwilliams]

Very soothing to watch all the cleanup with the angle grinder. Looks good.

[@Barefoot3us]

Preheat and checking with a tempil stick I haven't seen a tempil stick since I welded so many years ago very cool. Glad that the clearance held for you on the pivoting piece after welding. Great project and it's almost done. Thanks for the videos.

[@billdlv]

Ready for primer and paint! I really like those rapid strip disks too, they really work well and last a long time too.

[@bigun447]

I agree on blasting it clean, use body putty to smooth it and paint it. Pacific Press and Shear used a really heavy filler sanding primer for prep. Had a source who got me some of it when I painted equipment that suffered from exposure and rust. It really filled and was a lot easier than Bondo. Was hard to spray. I used a pressure cup gun to do it.

[@JRo250]

Whoa, Adam! That 1080p @ 60FPS looks great! That shot you picked for the thumbnail could easily go on the cover of a welding magazine. It takes a whole lot longer to render, store and upload at these resolutions so thank you much for the extra effort.

[@matrix777able]

lot of pride in that piece … work of art

[@raincoast2396]

I think in the spirit of where the attachment will live, it should be painted K&T grey, with an Abom79 sticker on the outside flat surface. Thanks for the sneak peak on the earlier video Adam. Cheers.

[@wyrtwister4260]

Yep , gray . Wyr God bless

[@ALWAYSPDG]

Hi Adam. Nice work! Looks really good, can't wait to see you use the new parking attachment, to see how it is used. Nice work as always. Mike

[@craigleemehan]

Really enjoying this series. I am amazed to see this come together. Love the face shield you used for the grinding, really gnarly; would make me want to use it.

[@centurialinc]

Loved the part! Turned out very nice. Can't wait to see it on the machine. Best Matt

[@colin8653]

good stuff Adom that filter stops a lot of glare from light coming from other sources makes viewing the video a lot clearer

[@johnc4352]

Glad you set that hi-freq to start and got it off continuous while tigin steel.

[@the_hate_inside1085]

If you just go over the edges between the stick welds and the work piece, with the TIG gun, adding no material, you get a smooth transition removing any ditches and edges, and the reheating also relieves a lot of the stress from the metal.

[@rdon53]

Adam, it's an interesting mixture of (precision) old school and 'precision' CNC work. In the short future I think there will always be a place for old school machining just like there is for smithing and wood working etc. boutique .I can imagine in the future you can order up a part like your parking attachment from a custom CNC company like Hitachi or Mitsubishi and have it delivered within a month. Things seem to move much faster these days.

[@johnleake708]

Adam - great progress again and a great video. I noticed when you were pre-heating the part to weld both times you focused on the smaller metal parts, not the very large portion you are welding them to. Seems to me that the heat should be focused on the larger mass, which will in turn heat the smaller parts.

[@LittleshopofFredrik]

And happy you should be Adam, always enjoyable videos! I get so much inspiration from you to take back to my own workshop. Cheers from Sweden!

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!! Great video production!! Makes me feel I'm right beside you and part of the project.

[@danway60]

Just finished watching SNS and this appeared. Happy days!

[@bcbloc02]

Looking good! I think I would just paint it all to match the mill.

[@Abom79]

I think so too Brian.

[@glacierfinancial]

Great vid Adam, before you apply paint, you could use a little body filler to fill in the small pitted areas. Awesome job

[@393strokedcoupe]

Theresa Chabot My sentiments exactly!

[@jensenborne1949]

I bet Jody is proud seeing that "Tig Finger" in use!

[@travisshrewsbury7169]

ready for primer n paint,but what color? Red,with an Abom79 sticker,that'll do it.looks great man

[@skinny6523]

Hello Adam, it is looking awesome!! Can't wait to see it on the K&T!!! Kevin

[@ClaytonwFirth]

Looking nice! Not long now and it'll be hanging on the K&T...

[@isabellaman2545]

Great work Adam. Would have liked to see u add more filler rod on those welds would have looked exactly like original

[@keldsor]

Hi Adam ! Oh, some nice weldings - I love them ... and I would like to have your steady hands when I'm TIGing - I'm shaking like aspen-leafs ! I know you want it to look like the original ... but do it in fact needs to be so solid and heavy ? some holes and cut-outs would make it much ligther - right ?

[@utooobur]

Adam, love your videos. Watching KT 12 where you show the parking attachment side by side it looks like the swing arm that Johnathan made is upside down.

[@Abom79]

I had the factory made part upside down actually.

[@heavymetallife398]

great video as usual mate, i liked the little effect you did with the tool number too,very flash

[@johnb5519]

Do you think that would hold a Big screen tv, Yuk, Yuk? Great job, and a work of art.

[@vanhanit]

Very nice welding! A true master at work. I have only played around a bit with MIG myself a long time ago, nobody teached me anything so the result was thereafter ;-) TIG would be fun to try and learn. I would probably paint it to match the K&T, even though shiny metal is nice. It seems like any exposed metal rusts there in Florida, so it would not be shiny for long :-)

[@Abom79]

Thanks Thomas, I got my sights on some fresh grey.

[@Drpiwi]

Hey Adam, I like this series ! Not that it's boring but it is so soothing that it helps me get to sleep. It's nice piece of machining that you are doing here. Keep it up! B.T.W can you tell me what the music is you use at the start of this episode?

[@stanwooddave9758]

Look's great. Maybe as you decide whether or not to paint. If you decide to paint, maybe some pinstripe{ing} will be an option. Just go down to your local BIG AUTO PARTS STORE, and take a look at some of the "TAPE Pinstripe{ing}," its cheap enough, try some out. After painting of course. My first try {with the Pinstripe{ing}} would be the part John made, on the side(s) (where John did no engraving) just run down the center, both sides, (all around the part) same for the parking attachment itself. Paint the parking attachment three different color's. My suggestion the big piece of round stock welded on; one color, the main body another color, and what you just welded on today another color. Just my 2 (two) cents worth. If you decide to go the 3 (three color option) you'll need some "FINE LINE TAPE" (found at an Autobody Supply Store, not cheap compared to other tape) because of the thickness of the paint bridging across the edge of the tape. HINT: as soon as the paint is "TACK/ DUST FREE," remove the Fine Line Tape, at a 45 (forty- five) degree angle, (creating a knife's edge) peeling it back against itself, i.e., the freshly painted surface of the tape, so as if you were trying to stick the painted surface(s) together. The Fine Line tape should be available in1/16" in. (0.0625,) 1/8" in (0.125",) and 1/4" in. (0.25") and some bigger size's. I would suggest the 1/4" in. Maybe your brother Alex might have some.

[@Georges-MILLION]

Toujours du beau travail Adam !!! Un plaisir de suivre tes vidéos ! Georges Adam always good job !!! Happy to follow your videos ! Georges

[@HATHDOGGA]

Can you use a band file with scotch bright belt on it? That would work great on those pieces you can't get wire wheel on. Good luck love the videos. Keep up the good work Adam.

[@JRD77VET]

It's turning out great Adam. Nice work. Jeff

[@jeroendevries8967]

Het is een moeilijke opdracht. Ik heb steeds weer bewondering voor de techniek, het camerawerk, je fantastische uitleg etc. Goed werk!!

[@bobbyhorn7059]

Another good video and great work from abom79.

[@sys2]

hmm, ever tried these slotted grinding discs? both grinding and flapdiscs are available ... they are amazing when grinding welds and stuff when you can see what you do right "throught" the disc =)

[@papaike2]

Adam it's really coming along nicely, but how much weight is there combined with attachment and parking attachment?

[@TonyTheKiwi62]

Perfectly good MIG welder in the back - wonder why you never use it?

[@notsofresh8563]

Don't you have a left over brass abom plaque from the welding table? Will it fit on the side of that arm? Of course, you will then need to get the arm chromed.

[@311Bob]

Hey Adam , The Acne on that angle part ,are you going to leave it as is to show its provenance ,use plastic body filler or,and this is my pick,go old school and lead it ? by the way great project!

[@zcool135]

Cant wait to see the project done and in use. Quick question though, what is the mask that you were wearing when you started grinding at about the 19:00 mark. I tried googling it but came up short. Thanks.

[@Abom79]

I can't recall the maker now, I'll have to look it up.

[@Thunderstixx77]

OK, dumb question here, why aren't you using your really cool welding rotary table to weld this? It seems like a perfect thing to use it for what with all the stretching you are putting yourself into to get on both sides of it. I'm ready to see that hing in action !!! Great job again Adam, lots of fun to watch you do it.

[@Abom79]

I just don't have much room to use it there by the welder, and my tig leads won't reach down to where if sits.

[@andyneal8271]

Hi Adam, I might have missed the part of a video, But What is & where is it used for this parking attachment. Beautiful piece & seeing your part about a finish As i like the metal finish look i wound Oil Blue it. Will stop the rust.

[@ericdouglas9804]

Adam, try the tig welding without the left glove; you'll have a lot better feel for the filler wire and you aren't as apt to contaminate it with stuff from the glove. your Abom size BBQ'ER from Tennessee

[@caahacky]

Hi Adam, I've really enjoyed this series thanks. The original part has a hollow body, did you consider milling out some holes or slots in the main body of your part to lighten things up? Best regards.

[@Abom79]

Prob leave it just like it is.

[@RyanWeishalla]

Those TIG welds might be deep and pretty, but nothing like the sound and sight of stick welding. The part is looking really nice.

[@Abom79]

Your right Ryan! Love me some SMAW

[@MikeANixon]

Awesome project Adam, really like how it's turning out. One small question though, I think I noticed in another video that the original had pockets milled out in the main body section, maybe to help reduce the weight? What are your thoughts on doing the same for yours?

[@Abom79]

I don't have plans to drill out the center body for weight issues. The machine won't know any different once a it's mounted for good.

[@63mrl]

Adam, why not consider Rustoleum Hammered Metal grey paint?

[@frednewman2162]

Just out of curiosity, what was rating of temp stick for your pre-heat? Think when you were walking the cup your rhythm kinda got broken there one time and it may have been caused by your cable lead drag! Just an observation, not trying to be "back seat driver", just mentioned it so others having the same problem, may have one thing to look for as a cause. Another great video Adam!

[@Abom79]

That's a 350 temp stick. 4140 should be a bit hotter for a preheat but it gets too uncomfortable to weld when it's that hot.

[@Patatakis]

Need to get one of those scotch bright wheels.

[@MattsMotorz]

Hey Adam, (or any one else!) I just bought a cheap Chinese AC stick welder from a flea market and I CANNOT seem to get the damn spark started. I am using 6013 rods. The rod just keeps sticking to the work. I never stick welded before, only MIG. Does the fact that the machine is super cheap come into play at all? Or am I just this bad? Lol

[@infoanorexic]

I'd say it's probably a combination of the two. Make sure the amperage is correct, and scratch to strike the arc rather than tap. Practice on some scrap first, until you get a feel for starting the arc. The quality of the welder might have something to do with it, so you might have to step the amperage up a notch to compensate. And, if it's as 'cheap' as it sounds, pay close attention to the duty cycle ratings, and make sure you give it it's cool down time. In High School, in metals and Ag Shop classes, they always insisted we start with 6011 rod. Not the easiest stuff to use and make it look good. I know that the car men at the rip track (where they repaired rail cars) had a preference for 6013. Because, as I was told, they worked with a lot of dirty metal and welded a lot of things that didn't have an ideal fit. Others may have more accurate details of what that rod is intended for.

[@MattsMotorz]

diggerop Thanks for your reply!!

[@BobHolowenko]

I love how there is a sign that says "Do not watch welder", which is funny because we are all here to watch the welder....

[@bluehornet6752]

Which is OK, because we're not *there* to watch the welder...

[@erickastafford1668]

Nasty

[@josephmagedanz4070]

Looking good, Adam. By the way, those were some trippy blue welding shadows in the middle of the video. Was that because of one of the new filters? Looking forward to everything coming together. You know you don't want to lift that heavy head up and down every time you want to use it. Thanks for sharing your work. Joe

[@Abom79]

It's the reflection off the welding helmet lens.

[@elmarqo_3448]

You can lay down a nice bead Adam. Have you ever thought about a welding lens for the GoPro? Maybe a helmet mounted GoPro with a welding lens. I'd like to watch you wield.

[@jcs6347]

I agree. Adam, I would like to see your technique and a few comments about each weld. Also and can you call out the amps/volts and the size of the rods and filler please? I have learned a lot from your videos the last few years, Thanks!

[@Exserik]

That looks good! :-) One thing bothers me a little though, isn't it awfully heavy? If I remember it right from another video the big section of the original part is kind of hollow... What about milling out some weight there on your part as well? Keep up the good work! /Erik from Sweden

[@jamesking5497]

is that welder a 330 APB great tig machine

[@phill903]

Looks like the job is almost done.

[@Twiceblown351]

Adam! what air compressor you rebuilding?? looks like a big Air compressor head there on the bench!!

[@Abom79]

That's a head off a Kellogg compressor but havn't found the problem yet. I gotta get with the owner about it.

[@WeaselWood]

Really cool workpiece! It would be great, if there was an "automatic welding helmet" for the gopro, I don't know if this would work or not! ;)

[@Abom79]

The Gorpo doesn't work good for welding shots. Already tested it. Gotta have something that will zoom in and focus.

[@WeaselWood]

To bad, would be nice to see the flowing metal. ;)

[@horneygeorgeforge7079]

you could take it with you to the bash and have it powder coated pink..? I'm Shure Stan knows who can do that for you.. I like the clear coat myself. have fun at the bash! Looking great ! thanks for sharing!

[@Abom79]

I'll leave the pink tools to the northern basement shop guy!

[@siamakkitriplejack9527]

looks to me like somebody completely forgot about that big honking rotary welding table ....:) nice job anyhow Adam

[@duobob]

Too purdy to actually use... 8^)

[@WAVETUBE84]

Nice work, great welding. You look a little different..... did you get a new hair style?

[@cesardariogonzalez924]

In min 25... Isn''t the rotating arm upside down? During the welding and polishing it is obvious that the stock for the diferent pieces are from diferent types of steel. Maybe you should crome it, but painting it same color as the mill would be more elegant. Anyway. Very nice build.

[@OrangeBoris]

WoW!! Good stuff, like your video's very much.. One question about safety, why don't you wear ear protection? Mine are messed up because of grinding too long without.. :-( Love your channel! Keep up the good work

[@Abom79]

I wear them more than people realize.

[@drumbasher]

Adam, what's the weight difference between yours and the factory one?

[@cliffordfender1159]

good question

[@ftimp]

i was thinking the samething

[@frantalopata2062]

Hi Adam, whot is it music at the end of video? At the photoshots area? Thanks

[@calvinjutila8270]

A little bondo and paint?

[@tsmartin]

Is your tig set up scratch start? It appeared you scratched the electrode on a few of the welds. Thanks.

[@Abom79]

It has HF start but seems to be a bit weak, I usually have to touch off once and then it's good.

[@42IsAnything]

Hi Adam, you've invested so much time and work in this Project. I don't understand why you've used this peace of scrap metal for the angle part at the end of the parking attachment. The rest of the parking attachment looks so nice... and there you have such a ugly surface....

[@Abom79]

A lot of history in that ole piece of steel

[@nate2569]

I've been watching all your videos building this "Kearney & Trecker Parking Attachment" but have no idea what it does. I'm not a machinist or anything and have googled the attachment just to see what it looks like attached to a machine but what is the purpose of this part?

[@bigdmcc]

Ha! You noob!!.... just kidding I also don't know what it's used for but I've held myself back from researching it as it will be more exciting to see it finished and put to use. I think you throw it through an eco car's window when they are parked in your space...

[@Abom79]

It's purpose to to hold the vertical milling head on the machine when not in use, and to make it easy to mount and dismount it.

[@bigdmcc]

Blasphemy... I'll believe it when I see it...

[@copperheadsevenpointthree8523]

I'll give you 10 bucks if you can get it through a Prius window at speed on the freeway. Any Prius, any window. Easy 10 bucks. I just smoke em out with my 7.3 Excursion....

[@bigdmcc]

Ha! I'm half way tempted... Although a Chevy owner and hardcore die-hard... The 7.3 is the true workhorse of the modern day 3/4 to 1 ton diesel...

[@dayofmone]

When you heat the part up, is that a wax stick to check the metals temperature in the end?

[@Abom79]

It's a temp stick, melts at the posted temperature

[@RobertKohut]

Match the paint to the mill. A 2 part epoxy similar to structural steel coating would be durable, fill any imperfections and look like a great match to the mills paint.

[@BleuJurassic]

looks like Adam did not turn the gas on stick welding Giggles great looking part Adam

[@flineman]

video looks dark. Part is looking great. If you were running with one of your new filters then you need additional lighting. I don't see the advantage of the filter. I kind of like more lighting. Filters are normally best left for outdoor use. Or maybe when videoing when the sun is coming in the door. Don't mean to be critical but I guess I am. I enjoy "all" your work and want to be able to see it all. Ps if you paint the part finish off all the imperfections with bondo or some other filler. It will make it look GREAT!!

[@SuperZylar]

hey adam, i noticed you saying that the polarity of the welder is wrong, what is the result of that, and why would you reverse that?

[@Abom79]

+SuperZylar The polarity need to be correct for the type of welding your doing. For most tig welding of steel, stainless, and several others you want to use straight polarity. If you try to use reverse polarity you'll burn up the tungsten almost immediately.

[@SuperZylar]

Abom79 i was referring to the stick welding around 15:00, or is it the same machine?

[@ianjackson8643]

bit difficult to see what's happening if you obey the do not watch welder sign behind you ;-)

[@jusb1066]

yes seeing through a camera means we can watch all we want! im suprised it does not burn the camera ccd though, i know id be worried on an expensive camera

[@artemiasalina1860]

Years ago I was doing some angle grinding outside after dark and my brother decided to use my camera to take some photos of the sparks. When we went indoors we saw that the sparks had hit the camera's lens and melted the coating on it. There were all these pits on the face of the lens. Ever since then I've kept a UV filter on the lens as a safety measure to protect it!

[@darronjknight]

+Jack Hudler he's wearing a welding mask for a reason

[@artemiasalina1860]

Jack Hudler I got Ian's joke. I was replying to jsub1066's comment about burning out the CCD on the camera.

[@Abom79]

+jack Hudler I found that sign from a friends old workshop and snagged it!

[@qattan86]

Hi man ... How do I contact you for machining something ?

[@S8_10]

I'm no welding aficionado but why the different gloves from tig to stick welding?

[@Abom79]

Tig welding requires more hand movement so you typically use a thin leather glove. Stick and mig causes much more spatter and sparks so you use a little more protection with them.

[@S8_10]

+Abom79 thank you for the info. I've only ever played around with MIG welding and that makes total sense.

[@krazziee2000]

nice work.

[@btrswt35]

Spray it with some clear coat and keep the polished metal look.

[@esoomreltna]

Adam, Simply beautiful!!

[@BedsitBob]

How is he welding without an earthing clamp attached to the work-piece?

[@winner910]

The earthing clamp is attached to the table. Since it is a metal table and the work-piece is made out of metal it will conduct the current. You can see the earthing clamp at his right side clamped to the table.

[@julianp.1713]

Machine finish it, how cool would that look.

[@mertsilliker1682]

as usual, great job

[@dougbourdo2589]

knucklehead

[@eppomis]

great job man thx for the video

[@fortbrothers9809]

what is that at 09:13 u touch with? ty

[@Abom79]

Must be the temp stick to indicate if the part has reached 350

[@richardwigley]

Isnt one of the swing arms upside down? :-)

[@Abom79]

The factory one was upside down

[@richardwigley]

+Abom79 ahh ok. Love watching your videos, you make it look so easy.

[@JustinC905]

+Abom79 Hey Adam. Great work, been following your channel for quite some time. Though, I am still unsure what the Kearney & Trecker Parking Attachment is for. :D I admire your work greatly. It's amazing. Keep on rocking!

[@indoorherbivore]

In case you missed the other explanation, the K&T is normally a horizontal mill, but it has an accessory head for vertical milling ops. This head is a massive lump and requires something to lift it into mounting position. The parking attachment is designed to lift the head from its storage position on the back of the mill, swing around to the front and position it for mounting to the mill. Somewhere in Keith Fenners video archives he shows how this is done on his K&T.

[@JustinC905]

Thanks for the explanation. I'll look for that video.

[@Abom79]

Thanks Justin!

[@billphillipstube]

Glad you used a grinder. Tom Lipton would have filed on that thing for a week!

[@billphillipstube]

Quick question. Is the part that John Saunders made upside down in there at the end?

[@Abom79]

No sire it's installed correctly.

[@bobbyg9295]

then the one on the original is upside down

[@Newfive]

Looking good... watching wire wheel gives me cringe..... month ago had two incidents with wire wheels... threw them all out except for ones I use in cordless.... cut me up pretty good...

[@Hauswortschaft]

You are doing so something right with your videos, i mean you got 1 dislike on this one :D i love watching your videos great work everytime.

[@mouseriverengineering]

What kind of welder you using for tig??????

[@Abom79]

Miller Goldstar 330 A/BP

[@mouseriverengineering]

Is there a pedal or scratch start ?

[@JbassPlayer28]

I think it would be better to have deep V grooves cut into the weld joints and lay down a bunch of passes. I mean you have super thick steel plates and there is no way you are getting 100% penetration, it will be a weak link, the original casting is probably stronger/stiffer.

[@Abom79]

+JbassPlayer28 The static load that's hanging on it, thecplates will hold just fine.

[@393strokedcoupe]

Those welds can hold up the weight of a pickup truck!

[@jameswood9764]

Tig it get some good practice in.