Skimming Brake Drums

[@Rustinox]

Thanks for the nice shout out, Paul. Much appreciated. And your mandrel setup was a good idea. Very nice result.

[@Thesheddweller]

thanks, you are very welcome.

[@grahamhall2662]

Excellent work, I learn a lot from your videos, thank you.

[@RossiDeakin0406]

Brilliant work 👏

[@robstirling3411]

A nice big chamfer on the edge of the drum, helps when refitting it.

[@Thesheddweller]

Hi, yes it does but, the brake shoes grab quite close to the edge, judging by the wear path, so i only put a very small chamfer on the edge . cheers

[@howder1951]

Very nice approach to what can be a tricky project on the home lathe. Enjoyed very much, thanks and cheers!

[@Thesheddweller]

Thank you, cheers

[@samrodian919]

A very good job sir! Well thought out and executed and four tenths is pretty good, no in fact it's bloody good!

[@Thesheddweller]

Hi, thank you, cheers

[@greglaroche1753]

A job well done. Thanks for the video.

[@JourneymanRandy]

Nicely done Paul. I like the way you did that extra work to get amazing results.

[@miketherefurbisher8000]

Great stuff Paul! A pleasure to watch. "Thanks"👍

[@Thesheddweller]

Hi, thank you, cheers

[@ovalwingnut]

A Sub-Worthy video Thank you. Cheers from So.Ca.USA 3rd House On the Left

[@Thesheddweller]

Hi, Thanks for the sub, I am in the process of trying to sell my home to move to better premisses. Until then, my content will be a bit sparse, sorry. Cheers

[@ovalwingnut]

@@Thesheddweller Thanks for the update. I'll leave the porch light on so no worries. May your next "shed" be lined with gold..

[@paulhewitt1488]

Nice set up and a good result 👍👍

[@Thesheddweller]

thanks, regards

[@NellsMechanicalManCave]

Nice one Paul !!! Good result there. Last time I tried that I had issues. Think the drums had been cooked a few times and couldn't get a finish, bit of a badgers bottom! Bit of hemorrhoid cloth sorted it though😊 Love to Mrs. Shed Dweller and to your self Neil

[@Thesheddweller]

ayeup, how's everyone in the slow lane. more importantly when you getting back in your shop?

[@NellsMechanicalManCave]

@@Thesheddweller Might be a while Paul. Can't stand or walk for more than a few minutes. Just waiting on surgery. The drugs I'm taking for CH damaged my pancreas so I'm trying to manage diabetes as well. Be back in there one day though 😊😊😊

[@Thesheddweller]

@@NellsMechanicalManCave blimey, just make sure the doctor dosen't go bonkers with the pills. stay good. cheers

[@daveanderson2316]

Very nice work.

[@Thesheddweller]

Hi, thanks, Cheers

[@edsmachine93]

Nice work, great idea.👍👍💯

[@Thesheddweller]

Thank you, cheers.

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Very nice work sir

[@Thesheddweller]

ayeup, thanks

[@yenoh243]

Mighty fine work sir. Regards Robert

[@Thesheddweller]

@@yenoh243 hi thanks, cheers

[@philhermetic]

Excelent work Paul, only way to go with that design of brake drum! Enjoyed watching! Phil

[@Thesheddweller]

thanks, cheers

[@eliezerrodrigues1971]

Muito bom o trabalho!

[@Thesheddweller]

Thank you, cheers

[@captainraypaul4919]

Great Success! That worked fantastic, good job sir! Are you moved into the new workshop?

[@Thesheddweller]

@@captainraypaul4919 no. I haven’t even sold yet. Never mind.

[@paulrayner4514]

good to keep the old motors on the road. novel way of approaching it.

[@Thesheddweller]

Thank you, cheers

[@be007]

hello, mr hopewell, i was wondering, how does the epoxy hold on your lathe bed ? cheers ben.

[@Thesheddweller]

when it was first pressed into action and well oiled, it left a dirty residue but it has settled down quite nicely thank you. cheers.

[@TalRohan]

very nice, I bet braking on the car they came from sounds a lot nicer now

[@Thesheddweller]

they sure will. regards

[@erik_dk842]

Wouldn't it have been possible to just use the wheel mounting flange bolted to your faceplate?

[@Thesheddweller]

Hi. Yes the face plate can be use but, not in this case. The face plate has an even number of slots and the hub has an uneven number of stud mountings. The mandrel was the second option, in the video I would have used the the four jaw chuck as first choice but, I explained why that couldn't be used. Cheers

[@juyfjgfjhgfjugf4702]

ARE YOU IN YOUR NEW SHOP ?

[@Thesheddweller]

Hi, we've not sold our home yet, local and national politics, have put a stop to many house sales. looks like i may have to stay put for a while. cheers.

[@billdoodson4232]

​@@ThesheddwellerWe thought we had found the ideal downsize house for us, offer accepted and everything. But planning wouldn't let me demolish the old concrete garage 18x26ft and build a new concrete one 22x40ft. Plenty of room, mostly hidden by trees, it had to be built in natural York stone with a slate tiled roof and no bigger than the old one. We pulled out of the sale.

[@Thesheddweller]

@@billdoodson4232 good job you found out before you completed. there is always the concrete slab with a sectional shed on top so long as it remains classed as a remove-able shed. etc etc.

[@Telephonebill51]

why didn't you just taper the mandrel?

[@Thesheddweller]

Hi, I couldn't taper the mandrel because the bearings are parallel and they have to be set under a certain amount of preload inward toward the centre of the bearing unit. A tapered mandrill would have been fine if the bearings weren't there but, I wasn't prepared to take them out. Cheers.

[@jagboy69]

Great job, but you do know oriellys will turn these for 20bucks? I'd rather pay the money than clean sandy cast iron off my lathe.

[@Thesheddweller]

20 bucks and a further 100 for postage. It was something to do and I got mucky in the process. all part of the fun I guess. cheers

[@jagboy69]

@@Thesheddweller lol, yeah I forgot.you don't have those where you live. I've got a set of 13inch drums I need to do now, but there is no way I'm pulling the gap bed section out of my lathe. Too much work and I hate cleaning up cast iron.

[@normesmonde5332]

Spot on 😊

[@RB-yq7qv]

interesting

[@Thesheddweller]

thank you, cheers