Turning some brake drums for a local customer

[@broncota2210]

It's not ever all exciting but we all learn something from it. Thank you

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Well thank you. I appreciate it!

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Good one Tom . We are on day 6 with the NBN broad band internet down . Can't do bugger all YT wise , until they finish the maintenance. Cheers . Doing this on my phone !

[@RalfyCustoms]

That's what you get for living in paradise max 😂

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

@@RalfyCustoms We just got it back , not sure for how long !!!

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Thanks Max. Hopefully they get you straightened out soon.

[@jimpritz4169]

One of those Hey Man jobs. Good to keep the community happy. Good will goes a long way when you are in business. Thanks for the video Tom.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Yep. Thanks Jim.

[@MrFactotum]

wow Tom they were beasts of drums, and expensive, a great recovery job, like the bungee cord to stop ringing atb Kev

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Hey Kev. Yeah they were some big ones. Bungee cord worked great. Ringing was kept to a minimum.

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Auto parts used to turn drums and rotors but I have not seen one that will in a very long time. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Hey there Harold. Yeah Napa stopped doing their machine shop work a long time ago around here.

[@zoltannagy1813]

Nice job Tom...and Kaos steals the show!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Another cool project. I've done one for similar reasons before as well.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

It sure has been some random stuff lately come through the door. 🙂

[@HaxbyShed]

Heavy, messy but pays the bills and quite nice to watch. Cheers

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Appreciate it Paul.

[@davidsalzer4887]

I love your no bs style.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Thank you. 🙏

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

That bungee trick is spot on! Glad you took the time to tape off the bearing hub. I see so many other channels just leave that all exposed and go to grinding or machining. I have a vintage Brown & Sharpe 18" vernier caliper that t I picked up at an estate sale for $20. It's a beaut.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Hey there Matt. Man working with cast is so dirty. Nice score on the B&S.

[@bcbloc02]

My preference is to take apart and clean after machine work. I have had poor luck trying to keep every bit of grit out of assemblies. Usually that stuff needs taken apart and inspected anyways to do a proper job.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

@@bcbloc02 I agree. Hopefully he cleans it thoroughly before assembly. I figured I would at least keep out the majority of it.

[@bcbloc02]

@@hilltopmachineworks2131 You done 👍

[@DJako89]

Great job, thanks for sharing Tom

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Thanks Dave.

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

good job friend Tom..thanks for your time

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Good to hear from you Michel. I hope you are doing well.

[@floridaflywheelersantiquee7578]

Thanks for sharing Tom

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Thank you for watching. 🙏

[@trevorjones4463]

Well done Tom all the best trevor

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Thanks buddy! Hope you are getting some shop time in.

[@nobbysworkshop]

You're sure right about cast iron Tom. Such a Messy stuff to machine. The dust gets everywhere. Always a massive clean up job. Mr Khaos keeps you busy as well. Good that you had the large calipers on hand. Cheers Nobby

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

You are not kidding Nobby. I got most of it cleaned up.

[@Some_DIY]

Great job! Liked and subscribed.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Awesome. Thanks for the sub. 👍

[@eyuptony]

Nice one Tom. These little jobs bring the big jobs jobs in. People like to gossip, I know a guy etc. Cheers Tony

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Yep. Word of mouth is some of the best advertising. Thanks for watching Tony.

[@DoMetalStuff]

nice work Tom. 👍that customer will certainly be happy. What's funny is that many metal workers hate cast iron. Me, too. junk material.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Thanks Dominic. Especially Chinese cast iron. It seems extra dirty and often has hard spots in it.

[@machinenutdel6764]

I'm sure he will be pleased with that Tom .

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Thanks Del.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Tom, it’s good to have a variety of jobs and it keeps it interesting, great job mate, cheers

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Thanks Matty. You know also you never know what will come through the door.

[@acmemachining]

The Dog has you well trained

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Yep. He is pretty smart. 😀

[@tsirron]

When I did brake drums &rotors,the first thing was to remove bearings and seals, clean the hub then turn. You Need to repack the bearings. The fillings will destroy the bearings. Good job.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Yep hopefully the customer will clean and repack the bearings.

[@alanremington8500]

Good going !!

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I appreciate it.

[@RalfyCustoms]

Hi Tom, proper job there buddy, and yeah hella dirty job, but a great save there mate, how long did it take in the end?

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Thanks Ralfy. They first one took the longest since I was filming it. After that about 15 minutes a drum.

[@bcbloc02]

Sounds like it might be cheaper to buy the kit to switch the trailer to disk than to fool with those high priced drums. My electric over hydraulic disks are awesome. I would never have another electric drum brake trailer.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I am guessing he does not want to fool with it since he is going to sell the trailer once he gets it back together.

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Yeah makes total sense, $400 x 4 drums = Ouch, probably what the trailer cost.. And enough iron shavings to keep the local high school science department supplied for a few years. 😂😂

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Yeah Dean how crazy is that. I forgot to ask the customer what the gross weight rating was for the trailer. I am guessing it is up there.

[@TedRoza]

G'day Tom, noticed you were hanging onto the machine next to you. Did you hurt your back ? Break drum came out ok, 3 more to go, at least it puts food on the table 😊🎉😊 Ted

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Hey Ted. No back is fine. I was trying to stay in frame for the camera. 😀

[@ShainAndrews]

Run an OEM drum until it is out of spec. Easily 500k miles. Then buy OEM again. Sure the after market seems like a smokin deal. But there is less material. The new to discard is half or less. They also tend to deform more easily, although not as bad on a trailer.

[@marcosmota1094]

"Pakistani Truck" look out! Tom's eating your lunch!

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

😂😂

[@Peter_Nottle]

you do know there are brake machining lathes that make very short work of those? i used to run several

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I do. None of the shops around with brake lathes wanted to do the job.

[@Peter_Nottle]

used to charge 1 hours labour per axle pair, easy money for 5 minutes setup and dismantle, you have some slack buggers where you are

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

@@Peter_Nottle Yeah it seems shops now days don't want to take in any work that may require a little more effort on their part.

[@Rustinox]

Those things are heavy and make a terrible mess. I hope it pays well :)

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I made out pretty good Michel.