My LATHE-money saver tool

[@1crazypj]

I worked on mini excavators for years, (up to 12 ton CASE) hardest part was putting tracks on when someone knocked them off and you had very limited access- a four foot wide machine in a four foot six passage about 1.5 meters in 1.6 meter (not as bad as having track off in a river though) Making pins and bushings was almost everyday occurrence, making new rods for hydraulic cylinders at least once a month. One of the shop guys even made new blades and buckets (almost as crude as the PK Trucks vids, at least we had a 100 ton press when needed) I even made a set of pins that would have cost over £1200 from manufacturer, EN8 steel bar and machining was around £200 (long time ago when EN steels were more common than BSI or ANSI

[@JIMMY916]

Thank you for sharing you experience!

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Excellent repair..

[@JIMMY916]

Thank you sir!

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Very interesting. Thanks. Nice work sir

[@JIMMY916]

Thank you sir!

[@keesmotormuisvanbergen]

Good job. Wel done.

[@JIMMY916]

Thank you very much!

[@kenjohnson6338]

Build a line boring and welding machine..... How hard can it be..??

[@JIMMY916]

It takes time but it can be a future project. Thank you Ken for your suggestion!