Caterpillar Telehandler Axle Housing Repair - Machining and Welding - Horizontal Boring Mill

[@johnplump3760]

Josh: I have watched the fellow in Australia on Utube do similiar work. It does take a fellow with much multiple skills to do a job like this. II do give you much credit to tackle a project like this.

[@78sousa]

I use DeVlieg micro bore tooling for similar repair work on my boring mill. On my last repair I cut about .800 on the welded ID in one pass running 90rpm and .002 per rev. The tool held up good and there was little to no chatter.

[@marcosmota1094]

Neat job Josh, I always enjoy your work.

[@deanehill9730]

Heavy duty mill with a very nice boring head. A job well done with a very satisfied customer. Thanks for the video.

[@RichardThompson-gc1cf]

You did a great job on my log mill spliter thanks a lot watching you bore that housing was a pleasure to watch

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Thanks. Glad you like it. Let me know when you have it installed and how it works.

[@robjaimiehickford4559]

Well done, you could try preheating prior to mig welding between 400 & 500 degrees C. I found this softens the hard weld skin.

[@dermotkelly2971]

Nice work Topper. Can't wait to see some turning on the new lathe!

[@therealspixycat]

Shouldn't you also the rear bushing to make sure that the two bearing surfaces are on the exact same center? You mounted it on a welded surface. May be I missed a detail

[@geoffreytaylor3047]

nice machine to do this type of work ,much easeir than doing it manually on the job.have you thought of installing a dro on that machine.

[@TopperMachineLLC]

It's had a DRO on it for the last 6 years. Best investment made for it, besides tooling.

[@jackdawg4579]

now that is a horizontal milling machine...

[@andrewrobinson2869]

Hi Josh. I am 56 and just picked up a 1957 Hurcus lathe. I put a call out here on facebook in Perth AUSTRALIA asking if anyone had any hss bar/bits they no longer use and would like to sell me. As i am on a Disability pension i cannot afford carbide especially as i have never used a metal lathe before. Had a few people say don't waste your time. Carbide are you so much better. My attitude is alot of thing got made real well with the hss bits back in the day. so since i am learning and its on a old machine i want to learn with hss and learn how to sharpen. Just watching you i think proves my point. The latest technology isnt always the best. Thankyou for sharing your experience. Its the only way people like myself can learn. Thanks again regards Andy Australia

[@chrisstephens6673]

There's a lot to be said for using HSS if time is of lesser importance. Carbide has a place in the home shop but is nowhere near as important as in industry.

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Hss for that lathe is best . Carbide boring bars are ok as well .

[@millomweb]

What video resolution is your camera ? I'm looking at 0:10 KZbin is reporting 1080 pixels but the image I'm looking at is certainly not that good. I suspect your camera resolution is low and that somewhere along the processing getting it boosted to 1080 but that's a total waste of time as it doesn't improve the image quality ! At 0:39 picture quality suddenly improves !

[@TopperMachineLLC]

The camera is doing 1080, but my internet connection is killing it in upload. It take 12-20 hours to upload a video. Somehow it's ruining the quality. Working on fixing that. New internet provider, and new camera coming in April.

[@millomweb]

@@TopperMachineLLC What format are the videos ? If .MOV yes, they take ages. MP4 upload much quicker. If you're using an editor to put the videos together, and not saving the video to be uploaded in MP4 format, try that.

[@TopperMachineLLC]

@@millomweb they are mp4. My internet is crap. Working on fixing that currently. I have videos uploaded thru mid April for every Friday. Then should be new stuff with new camera and internet service

[@rustymachineshop9456]

Anytime your at a sale or on internet if you see mo max by Cleveland twist high speed steal cutters by them they beat carbide hand down on weld build up

[@Farmersamm]

Indicating with a drill chuck vs. a collet..............Better you than me. Unless your drill chuck is as accurate as your 3 jaw(that's a joke son LOL) 7018 machines better than solid wire. HSS does better with an interrupted cut. Doggone carbide is too brittle.

[@RossMarsden]

"It's better to be looking at it than looking for it." -- Keith Fenner

[@brentbarnhart5827]

How did you determine parallell, as is perfect across, hole to hole? Off what? (I'm an engineer, and have just setup a small machine shop that we need for modifying parts, last minute parts, repairs. I send most things out.) But I watch lots of these kinds of videos trying to learn how to find alignment.

[@bigmikex2333]

cue Crocodile Dundee!.....ats not a boring bar......isss is a boring bar!!!!

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Nice one Josh . I will be setting my bars up to take small shank indexable tooling.

[@SP_Hatter]

Sounded like a cat trying to puke. Lol

[@viktorprokopyk7265]

pretty not sewing but look what option to repair this part on my site

[@MadMods4u]

This sure was a boring video 🙂

[@BruceBoschek]

Excellent! Thanks very much! Greetings from Germany.

[@jsn1970]

Hi Josh, great work and watching your vids, i have the impression that the Lucas boring mill is your favorite machine to work with.

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Lol, you would actually be wrong. While I like running all my machines, the Lucas is not my favorite.

[@millomweb]

I've not seen a Morse taper held in like that before - perhaps you can include in a video about the HBM just how that MT clamp actually works. Yes, a 'tour' video round the HBM demonstrating its features and functions would be much appreciated. I'm interested in how machines do things - while basically all mills do the same thing, different models by different manufacturers offer small but sometimes very effective other ways to do things - and that makes such features quite interesting. For instance, the carriage stop on my lathe is probably more precise than most. Usually there's a mechanism for disconnecting the feed drive that relies on linkages - as those linkages wear, the actual point the carriage stops changes slightly. On my lathe, (Colchester Student 'round head', 1964), the stop simply stops the carriage moving - so is always at the same point. Having done that, the feed drive continues to try to move the carriage but in fact all it does is trip a mechanical overload in the feed drive.

[@brian_2040]

All I can say is I bet the folks in your area are glad to have a good machines in their area. Especially after hearing that you live in the middle of nowhere. The area I'm in had a great machine shop, however the guy just passed away. I've heard that his widow has plans to get rid of everything in his shop. I really wish I had knowledge of how to use the stuff. Hate to see its gone now.

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Not many shops left here. I'm one of the last within 50 miles in any direction doing this work.

[@workingovertime4429]

I find with the braised cutters when doing the first couple of cuts if you put a big radius on the cutter like 3 - 4 mm (1/8”) the tool does not tend to shatter so much

[@pastortomolson]

Well done!

[@dale5898]

You should have been a Pitcher with hands that big. Or maybe you did Pitch?

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Never got into sports. I was too involved in shop class and working on equipment.

[@Freetheworldnow]

HSS shine in interrupted cuts as well for inclusion materiel as long as it's not hardened... Nice video! Thanks for sharing.

[@batmanacw]

A bit more clearance on the cemented carbide might have helped a bunch. That is a pretty small hole for a stock tool.

[@TopperMachineLLC]

I thought so too. But was willing to try. I know everyone likes to see failure as well as success. This just shows how you can try something without fear of failure.

[@jonkzak]

Great video thanks for sharing.

[@andrewdalgarno5322]

Always like seeing the HBM jobs!

[@jayden4656]

Like your channel 👍

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Very nice Josh

[@hobtink]

I guess breaking the harder carbide on an interrupted cut is a combination of losing and unloading stresses on the carbide and possibly an influence of cutting depth and tool speed creating vibration frequencies that are just difficult for carbide and perhaps more so when the thin carbide is brazed to a different material with somewhat different properties.

[@MyLilMule]

Such a cool machine.

[@GardenTractorBoy]

That was great to watch, thanks. The repair looked perfect and I expect they were very pleased with it. I like your forklift, we could use something that size

[@TopperMachineLLC]

If I find a bigger one, I'll give you the first right of refusal on it. Thanks for watching.

[@brentbarnhart5827]

I have a Caterpillar that is probably about the same size as yours. 3,000 pound lift I believe it is, Perfect for small area, and YES, it does run short sometimes. I had a (literal) 400 lb friend who has since passed away (as you probably could imagine from weight issues) that I have a photo of him sitting on the rear of the tow motor, and we threw a binding strap around him to hold him on. (So we could move a very heavy item.) Sounds unsafe, but it was safe enough. My OTHER more safe trick, so to make you a bracket, that fits on the rear of the machine. If you have a tow pin, down there, that is where you would mount it, and it catches the lip of a 55 steel drum / barrel. Throw a strap around the top to hold it, and fill it with water. I've moved a LOT more than 3,000 lbs with mine without issue safely. @@TopperMachineLLC

[@chisdalton9652]

You got to love the co axial indicator. We had to set the bore using a roller from an old roller bearing, and the boring tool. Adjusting intil you got the same drag feel all around.

[@dannywooster8166]

Cheers from mid north coast NSW Australia

[@glennmoreland6457]

Good repair. We're you getting a lot of grumbling with the stickout...? 🇬🇧😐

[@TopperMachineLLC]

None at all. Thanks.

[@kens.8834]

Is Premier Machinery Auctions still a principal supplier to you of much of that machinery you have acquired ?

[@TopperMachineLLC]

No. I've sourced all over the country. I've bought some tooling and a machine or two, but that's it.

[@jameswood7712]

Preheat before welding??

[@nschelling6420]

What brand is your coaxial dial indicator? I should get one, wondering if I need to pony up for a Blake or if a less expensive unit will do. Thanks!

[@TopperMachineLLC]

This is just an El Cheapo unit and works fine.

[@warrenstrukel2556]

Have a question how thick is the concrete under that boring Mill?

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Not as thick as I want, it's 6". But I have a good sand base. I was concerned in the beginning and checked it every week for the first year I had it. Never moved. Now I check twice a year, unless I notice something off. Worst movement I ever saw was a little over .001"/ft. Almost 10 years and still holding up good.

[@davidholder3207]

Now that was a Topper Job.

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Excellent job Josh, great video, keep'um coming..

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Will do. Thanks

[@garyrobertson7778]

Great channel

[@randydeboer832]

Nice job on the repair Josh.

[@joell439]

Thanks for sharing 👍😎👍

[@ChainNut]

Dont forget about the machinist jack that fell down at 18:22 Thanks for the video.

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Yup, I got it. Lol. A later video idea is to make a larger set for this type of work. Easier to see when they fall.

[@scottthomas5999]

Nice job,

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!!!!!

[@adamstripp39]

Nice repair! Love your videos

[@edsmachine93]

Very nice job Josh. Nice set up. I real like the HBM! Great and useful content. Thank you, EM.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Josh, nice repair, that’s a perfect size forklift for a workshop, great job, Cheers

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Thanks. The forklift is really too small for my needs, but I make due.

[@mrcamelpmw]

Mate, do Kurtis and Karen know you watch other machining channels??? You might have some explaining to do or you'll be Homeless's new chew toy. ;-)

[@TopperMachineLLC]

@@mrcamelpmw I would hope they know I watch them.

[@MattysWorkshop]

@@mrcamelpmw they certainly do yep, no dramas there

[@mrcamelpmw]

@@MattysWorkshop well I'm hoping this collaboration will still go ahead, but if I was you I wouldn't come into work smelling like a bucket of KFC, considering what Homie does with chooks mate.

[@bostedtap8399]

Like the Sky Cam 📷 May I ask if preheating the steel housing would have reduced the weld material hardness? Love that boring and facing head. Thanks for sharing.

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Preheat never seemed to change much. Switching to the S3 wire made a huge difference.

[@bostedtap8399]

@@TopperMachineLLC Hi Josh, thanks, interesting, good call on lower strength wire.

[@bcbloc02]

Familiar job! I would like to find a little facing head like that but I guess with my big facing slide it is somewhat redundant.

[@TopperMachineLLC]

I wish I had the big Lucas head. The little one is nice for small stuff, but the big one is great for way more.

[@faysalkadi896]

What is the story of a propane flask on a forklift?

[@TopperMachineLLC]

Propane powered.

[@davidconaway2830]

I seem to make my way around the woodshop ok but I can just barely run a decent bead of weld. That said, I truly enjoy watching the experts in their field fix all manner of damaged machinery/equipment. I've added you to my "welder/machinists favorites along with Abom, Keith Rucker, Curtis at Cutting Edge Engineering, IC Weld and a recent add with Quinn over at Blondihacks. Perhaps someday I will take the leap and get a lathe or mill and start breaking HSS steel and carbide cutters;-) Until then, I will live vicariously through folks like you. Thank you for the great content!