simple project

[morpheus]

This is a pretty simple deal and was inspired by my quest to not have to use the jack handle on my engine hoist/press/etc ... not to mention I was driven to envy by Dave Haak's lathe handiwork shown here . but alas, my friend doesn't have a knurling tool. so, I cooked up an $0.89 solution

This little project allows me to adjust or let up/down the hydraulic piece without having to use the jack handle. which on some devices get's to be quite tedious. I've had two of these in use for quite a few months now and am quite pleased with it. I would recommend if you copy this to use the biggest wing nut you can find. it allows for greater control when releasing the hydraulic pressure. The wing nut shown in this pic is for a 3/8" bolt I believe.

what I did was take a piece of what the box stores (HD, Lowe's) call spacer from their little drawer nut/bolt/wing nut/etc section, and a wing nut and weld them together after drilling an appropriate sized and placed hole in the "spacer" piece. Kinda hard to describe maybe the pics will help.

spacer and wing nut:


- jack

[morpheus]

spacer with hole in it for pin from jack adjustment mechanism:

[morpheus]

spacer welded to wing nut

note: I could not find an unplated (zinc, etc) wing nut so be sure to remove the coating before welding though it's a quick weld.

[morpheus]

finished product painted and installed on the hydraulic jack:



- jack

[PigTurd]

Good idea!


Betcha I know where that hoist came from! Seems were all into "orange"

[Dave Haak]

Jack,

Good idea! Have you got a pic of your press in it's entirety? I might have an idea or two for your jack handle.

Dave

[morpheus]

Thanks. it looks about like this Dave:



- jack

[Dave Haak]

Jack,

I got tired of jack handle flopping around, so I drilled & tapped 1/4" X 20 threads in the handle and the piece the handle fits into. A thumb screw keeps the connection firm when in use.

Dave

[Dave Haak]

Jack,

Where to put the handle when not in use?

Open end fits over piece of round stock and rests on piece of "half-pipe". Don't ask why I thought I needed two handles, a short & a long one. It's been about ten years and I don't think I've used the long one once. In fact, why do people put 20-ton jacks on frames rated 30-ton, when most often they really only need 5,000 to 10,000 PSI?

Also welded plate on top of frame (doesn't show up in photo) to store other tooling on.

Dave

[morpheus]

those are good ideas Dave ! I'll have to implement some of them when I get time. Thanks !

- jack

[morpheus]

I agree Aaron, Dave is the 'Modification Master'

I can't leave anything alone either.

- jack

[Bob]

Jack (Morpheus),

Two simple project thoughts:

HH-135 (and probably HH-175) has 1/2" wire reel nut, 7/16 polarity reversing nuts, and 5/16" flats on the nozzel gas defuser.
Sounds like a use for the odd "@rap" tools other folks seem to think we want 'cause we are "mechanically inclined". Weld two sockets and an end wrench into a form of "bicycle wrench" just for the HH welders.

Second thought is magnitzsing Jack's Jack wrench. Since our MIG machines are mucho pulsed DC amps they should be able to magnitize things. Somehow clamp the wrench between the work and the ground clamp so the current goes though it.

Hobart folks: Anybody ever ask about procedures for using your welders to make magnets??

Laz'n on a Sunday Afternoon
Bob

[Franz]

Shhhhhhhhhhh, don't go mentioning magnetising things with a welder or all the old engine guys will invade us looking for an easy way to recharge their magneto magnets.
A DC machine feeding into a couple iron cored coils would sure as **** create a flux field.
I even once used a DC machine to power up and test run an old electric floor crane cause most of the battery cells were shot to ****. The guy who owned the crane had been screwin around for 6 months lookin for a power supply.

[Bob]

Jack,

Here is my simple HH-wrench. Fits the wire spool nut, polarity terminals, and the defuser in the torch.

Probably doesn't hold a candle to Dave Haak's many special tool creations, but it is handy.

Bob