Spray Weld Repair for a Porter-Cable G8 Sander Spindle

[@Kevin_Milczewski]

I was waiting for you to cut the groove into the final one, I didn't realize that was the damage! That groove was crazy deep.

[@Tf9500]

The seal land looks smoother than the other bearing journal, excellent job. Thanks for the videos 👍

[@claudelefebvre3076]

well this is my first time seeing spray welding , thank you for sharing your knowledge , because of you guys i learn something new every days , thank to you ! 👍🍻

[@billoxley5315]

I used that same process. To build up debarker knives when I was still working as a millwright. Can be a real money saver.

[@patrickspringer6534]

It's amazing what you can do when you know what you're doing. Much respect for you, Adam.

[@Accolade.]

You know Adam ? I swear your friends are so lucky because they have friend like you.

[@SteveSummers]

Nice repair Adam. That's definitely a interesting process. Thumbs up

[@richardreynolds9389]

This video has amazing closeup views. I could see the marks from the diamond hone on the tool bit. Looks like you changed the lens on the camera. It's definitely for the better. That spray weld does save time to repair rather than replace a complicated machining of a replacement part. Thanks for the time to create the videos.

[@derekinhawaii]

Love seeing how your channel has grown immensely over the past few years. Change nothing and keep showing us great educated content. Thank you.

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

It's so amazing to watch Adam apply his knowledge in the repairs he tackles, like it's no sweat at all. God Blessed him in this trade he was born into. It's definitely in the blood as it was two generations before him. They are watching .

[@bobvines00]

His experience shows in his repairs!

[@mitchs323]

Always like to see spray welding, wish I would have known about it when I was working.

[@SaposJoint]

And you say you don't like to paint... Thanks, Adam. I always watch your videos, and this stuff is fascinating.

[@jaredmclane4962]

It is magical how you true stuff up. I love it never gets old. Keep it up videos are great

[@Thisoneguyinaz]

I love seeing these videos Adam, thank you for the upload! 😎🤘

[@RGSABloke]

As always, professional, neat, tidy, self aware and aware of the workshop environment. Kindest regards. Joe.

[@jmac2031]

Great video Adam, been following for years, terrific stuff.

[@brandongarcia5112]

Love your vids man .... Aint got nothing much yet, but I swear you keeping me inspired ... Love stuff you do!

[@Smallathe]

Ah!...elegant, accurate, lovely shots and a very well made product... (we got used to all these, but we enjoy them every time!) - a wonderful video. Thanks for sharing and inspiring Adam!

[@greggoff4990]

The photography took another step forward with this video. Looks really good.

[@richardmeyer418]

Thanks Adam - always marvelous to see a craftsman at work. Thanks for the entertainment and the lessons.

[@doslobos1582]

Adam; you are amazing! I never get tired of watching your videos. I have learned so much. Thank you Sir!!!

[@erik61801]

That G8 sander is an impressive machine, glad you saved it.

[@ifell3]

Respect to your viewer that gave you that fire blanket ^^

[@ifell3]

BTW i love this spray welding!!

[@timandthat.538]

WOW. I've never seen the spray welding process done. That's cool as hell. As always a great video and damn it man I learned something. So cool.

[@jordanrelkey]

I love these spray weld repair videos.

[@markevans3027]

Great job Adam. 👍

[@FergusonTO30]

Adam, you are a master. Love to watch spray welding.

[@johncahill1408]

That's one thing that I've always liked about Porter Cable tools! They do the job well for a long time and they're worth fixing👍👍 Always great to see your shows Adam👍👍 They are always worth it 👍👍 Best wishes to you and Abbey and the rest of your family! Stay safe and your all in our prayers 🙏🙏🙏

[@andyZ3500s]

I am still using Porter Cable tools that I bought when I was a kid.

[@joeziegler9054]

Great job as always Adam!! I always enjoy your videos. Seeing you do this makes me want to try spray welding. Keep up the good work my friend.

[@walterjoncas12]

Wow! ABOM on Tuesday. Nice surprise. Thanks Adam.

[@Timski2543]

I hope someday I can learn to do machining work as a hobby but in the meanwhile I will keep living vicariously through these videos. Oh and the 14 thumbs down are for the ppl that wish they could as good of a job as you lol

[@mute8s]

Note to self "Try not to watch Abom after eating a big dinner because the smooth mellow tones of Abom's voice always put me to sleep no matter how interesting the content is."

[@luvsthestarz66]

I’ve never seen spray welding before but that’s some neat stuff!! Great job Adam!!

[@markwatkins5416]

Classic Abom video. Keep it coming!

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Really great piece of work, Adam! Great to see the indicating and mic work - you are a true expert at that, showing what a massive skill old school machine shop work really is.

[@alexduke5402]

I like the way you polished Dan's big shaft there!

[@AaronBelknap]

Spray welding has fascinated me since seeing your video's. As I have not heard you say anything, it seems quite durable and save the cost of machining a new part! Very nice repair job!

[@NormanGnome11]

@StormTravelerProtocol We had this at the end of the 70's ..... used to use it to build up worn areas of metal patterns used in resin sand moulding.

[@mikecabe6127]

As always Adam, another great job!!!

[@556USD]

Beautifully explained and detailed Adam. Immensely entertaining as well . Thank you for teaching!🤘

[@apollorobb]

Every time i hear this music i expect to see a boiler getting fired up on a line shaft shop lol. Great Video Adam

[@utahammocan2578]

You are really a craftsman, I love to watch you work. Experience is everything. Thanks for the video Richard Utah

[@billwessels207]

A great tutorial video. One of the best that I have ever seen. Thank you so much, Sir.

[@dannyboy1794]

Bad to the bone! I need to learn this. Thanks for sharing.

[@bobbyw9046]

Beautiful repair job! I'm just curious as to how hard and durable the spray weld material is compared to the original.

[@TheGasTap]

New vid. Something to watch after my Birthday dinner. 👍

[@RobertKohut]

Happy Birthday... :-)

[@erictjones]

Hey Adam, to keep you fire mat from unraveling I think you could use some 100% silicone caulk to lock down the perimeter, use a putty knife to kinds spread it out and get it into the fibers, then trim it with some shears once it's good and set and it will stay flexible. Just a thought and not trying to be "that guy". I love your videos man, glad you are doing your own thing now. Keep it up please! I tell all of my friends about you too!

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

love the spray welder , Perfect job Adam ! ENJOYED..

[@houstonfirefox]

Excellent Job! How hard is the metalized surface compared with the original steel?

[@laneeric]

I know this is unrelated to this vid, but just wanted to drop in and thank you Adam for your efforts making the Argentinian Grill for Sam the Cooking Guy and Weld.com. That thing is a masterpiece.

[@bcbloc02]

Ideal job for a spray repair. Turned out nice and saved a good piece.

[@heelf5277]

Your a "F"ing MONSTER mate, LOVE your work

[@KenPurcell]

Thanks Adam, see you at The Good of the Land Fest this weekend!

[@carmineriganti2333]

WOW now I know what spray weld is, thank you for showing.

[@vijayantgovender2045]

Than you Adam always enjoy your videos I am from South Africa

[@n1352-m1i]

what is the hardness of the deposited metal? how would it fare compared to say original metal (would it last longer than a speed sleeve when applicable)?

[@loydsa]

You select that hardness of the material you deposit by choosing the correct powder. The product catalogues give you the HRC (Rockwell hardness scale). Castolin make a very wide range, but there are other manufacturers as well to choose from.

[@Coffreek]

I don't want to be That Guy (for once), but I did notice something. When you're hand-polishing, maybe run the lathe in reverse. That way, if something catches, it kicks your hands out away from the shaft, instead of (maybe) trying to pull you into the machine.

[@rays3761]

Please do a colab with the slowmo guys, need to see that spray welding up close.

[@royreynolds108]

Destin of Smarter Every Day is closer in Huntsville, AL. He does a lot of slowmo video.

[@doubledarefan]

Yes! Along with slo-mo machining in general!

[@raincoast2396]

Effective spray welding takes experience gained through use. Adam will be the first to say, that his first attempts were not that great. Don't give up. Each time you will get better.

[@JPGuay]

You are a magician ! Love your videos. Best regards to Aby who filmed this.

[@jpcallan97225]

Adam - Considering the depth the seal cut into the shaft's journal, I was surprised you didn't use a hard-facing buildup powder like Stellite 6. I have a Victor Powder Torch that I use to repair swimming pool pump motor shafts that become corroded by chlorinated water that gets past the seal and attacks the steel motor shaft. In addition to wear resistance, Stellite 6 has super-good corrosion resistance as well.

[@disasterprophet]

John P. Callan hi ! I do also have a Víctor powder torch, but now it is so difficult to find any powder, where do you find it ?

[@jpcallan97225]

@@disasterprophet When I bought the Victor torch it seemed like a good idea to lay in a supply of the various powders (lawyers were running out of asbestos companies to rob and were going after welding rod makers instead; I feared powder suppliers would go under), so I haven't bought any new powder in quite a while. I like Stoody 63TG for shaft buildup with corrosion resistance while still machinable. ESAB now owns the Stoody brand. Airgas has Stoody 63TG one pound bottles, which screw directly to the torch feed cup, for about $98. Victor VBP NO 22 Build-Up Spray Powder, not as wear resistant, but about half the price is also available from Airgas for about $55.

[@disasterprophet]

Thank you very much Jhon ! 👍👍👍

[@Rubbernecker]

That is so damn cool!!!

[@bobmckenzie425]

Adam, I love what you're doing! Obviously the exotic stuff is great but even the regular machining is awesome. You make it look so easy and I know it is NOT! On the personal side, you are doing GREAT! Looking good!

[@roysmith3198]

I watched this 3 times and ordered my second shirt. Shop Life

[@Abom79]

Awesome! Thanks for the support!

[@Strothy2]

This will never get boring I guess :D I could do this all day and night :D

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Adam, Awesome job mate, I got a question, how do you go with dust on the Monarch lathe behind the Victor lathe, I noticed you don’t cover it up, I’m just curious that’s all, Thanks for another great video mate, ATB Matty

[@MaturePatriot]

Always entertaining when you are machining.

[@karstenchristensen2246]

I love the spraywelding movies, but i always have one thing in mind. Why dont you put a sheetmetal or similar shielding behind your machine, to prevent the dustspray to get into the machine on the other side.

[@chaseames5762]

Never seen spray welding like this before. This looks pretty cool.

[@scottlandmcc]

Enjoy the hell out of the spray welds! Very cool, ty mister!

[@foadrightnow5725]

It's men like you who keep the wheels of American industries rolling! I commend you sir, for sharing and caring and to a job well done! Thanks!

[@MrDewman21]

Very nice work Adam! Your work inspires me!

[@bigjoe4020]

that spray welding looks really cool. Love watching you do it every time :)

[@rocky31186]

I've been watching your videos a longgg time, watching you machine is soothing lol. Always enjoy your videos Abom.

[@glennmoreland6457]

The locking lever on that mic is very similar to the Shardlow Sheffield mic's...🇬🇧👍

[@JimmysTractor]

So I guess the big advantage of spray over MIG build up would be the uniformity and not having to overbuild- probably less overall heat and I'm guessing more uniform heat?

[@marcellemay7721]

Yeah, the main problem with mig build up is the uneven heat input which can lead to warpage. A spinning shaft is definitely one of those things that would probably not run true after mig welding on it.

[@Abom79]

Stroke and arc on a shaft and you’ll warp it.

[@JimmysTractor]

@@Abom79 wholly cow! Thanks! I did that on my stump grinder shaft and wound up having to take another .015in on the remaining 1.625in of shaft to keep the sheave straight the beveled flange still fit the 1.235in shaft.

[@patrickspringer6534]

What's the strength of spray compared to the base metal? Is it ductile?

[@TC-um2ti]

I have never seen this done before. This is incredible! Thanks for sharing this!

[@waynep343]

i wonder if it takes a timken 50126 seal with a bore size of 2.125 and a width of .437 as a 5L style of seal

[@caeyrudy]

Always a pleasure to look at you work.Great.

[@tacitus101010]

Close up camera shots are amazing!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Spray welding that is...Just awesome stuff gosh dang...W0W...You sir do awesome work to...Thanks very much....From Kentucky...!

[@danielson9579]

I've never seen spray welding before nice video I enjoyed that 🙂👍

[@danielcarrillo1067]

Hey brother love the channel!! Keep up the awesome content!!!!

[@AuditorsUnited]

we were paid copious amounts of money rebuilding arbors building up a chrome thickness that seems the same as this.. the arbors were use to punch holes in grinding stones.. somone needs to got to the grinding stone companies and show them this tech .. i mean it takes us a a day to do hundred arbors in a tank of chromium but people are smart

[@jerrycoleman2610]

Adam, I think this is an awesome job on this repair thanks for sharing.!.!.!.

[@lloydprunier4415]

Before I retired, the shop I worked at overhauling hydraulic governors sent drive shafts for the governors out to be repaired like this. Some came back with the silver metal like this and others had black filler. The black seemed much harder and I never saw any wear on them when they would come in usually a year later for another rebuild. The hydraulic governor manufacturer didn't like for us to have this done because it reduced their parts sales.

[@fasousa4798]

Shouldn't the chuck be protected as well with something like a steady panel? The spray doesn't get into the jaws?

[@JohnSebeny]

Just saw you mentioned on Sam The Cooking Guy channel. Kudos!

[@leeboy8689]

This is cool as hell you can literally fix anything

[@raymuttart5484]

Good Day Adam, I love your videos, much appreciated. I live up in North Easteren Ontario, Canada.

[@redband8387]

Hi, can you also spray-weld on another metal, than steel. For example on aluminium, too? To make a hard bushing. Kind regards from Hamburg Matthias

[@peterallen3105]

CEE in Australia used to spray weld. Have not see him doing a while. He welds up and puts in lathe. ???

[@wyatt007]

Does the over spray reach the monarch? Looks like it does

[@bobvines00]

Especially to its lead screw which is more difficult to clean than its ways. However, I _assume_ that Adam has found that the spray doesn't affect the Monarch enough to perhaps do more than a light wipe-down before its next use. I hope....

[@wyatt007]

Bob Vines yeah that’s true too! I freaking love Adams vids! I look for them everyday haha

[@hjonedmonds]

You do some awesome work.

[@BasedBidoof]

so cool! well hot I guess. It's awesome that you can just add molten dots of metal to a spinny metal and they'll stick.

[@raymondmucklow3793]

These Metalizing videos never get old. Is there a minimum and maximum for Metalizing.

[@Abom79]

Minimum is a .020” undercut, and maximum build up is .125” including the undercut.

[@dustinbrunolli426]

The correct term for this is called flame spray welding. Just saying spray welding is leading some to automatically think of spray mig welding. Not that I'm trying to be that guy. But I've been a multi process welder for close to 10 years. Love your work tho, keep up the great content.

[@B777300]

Nice job Adam, greetings from Brazil!

[@isbcornbinder]

You have a fan, Use the fume extractor. It will draw air away and the air in the room will rush in past your part.

[@gusser2121]

Beauty job Adam. I've been jonesing for you to put up a machining video...