I always enjoy your fabricating videos. What you consider nothing fancy looks like original equipment to me. Thanks Paul and Kathy. Mike from London ON.
Just another great job from Paul. I doubt that most realize how difficult it is to marry newer technology to older. Again I thank both of you for sharing great fun
I've made comments before about how much I love the Iron Worker but I just noticed your "T" handle holder. I like that, simple but effective. That's a great job on the brake rotor so far. I really enjoy your fabrication work Paul.
In the last video you said that you couldn't bore the buggy wheels with your mill. Loosen the 4 hold down clamps on the horizontal ram that the mill head is on and move it out. You should get over 24 inches between the the cutter and the base pedestal. Ran a Bridgeport for years and did a lot of jobs with only two bolts clamping the ram.
I was thinking of a smart alec comment about a plasma table as you were nibbling away at the rotor bracket with the iron worker.....Then you made the comment for me!
I hear the torchmate system is easy to operate it's owned by Lincoln Electric they have tables 4 feet by 4 feet and 4 feet by 8 feet and Lincoln Electric has plasma cutters that have internal air compressors that can cut through over 1 inch thick steel
Paul the Amish use hydraulic drum style brakes on some of their buggies. We have visited the Amish country in Northeastern Ohio several times and even toured a small cottage shop a few years ago near Berlin OH that manufactured the brake systems. Don't know the cost but you might get some ideas from their application. With kindest regards, Tommy
I can’t get enough of that iron worker. What’s the history on that machine? Do you have a video of getting and setting up that machine? Also want to mention you guys have an unbelievable chemistry... awesome
We bought the ironworker new about five years ago. It’s been a fantastic machine. Since then we’ve hooked up with Cleveland Punch & Die and they made it even better with their quick change system and their new punch and dies. Here’s a video we did on a tour of the machine. We are going to install a new CNC plasma table next week so stay tuned for that. It’s going to really boggle ones mind. Kathy and I have been married for 37 years. She’s the best thing that ever happened to me. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xkwEXwyqG54.html
Great video and banter guys, have you thought about doing a big ol handle like you see on wagons in western movies. Be a tad hard to attach a brake handle to the reins, not impossible but take some working out. Hey all the very best to you both. Looking at 30c here today and not looking forward to it
FYI Paul the original inventor of the forward control called the jay brake lives in lewiston new york ; sold his design to hardly Davidson in the early 80s . went on building bikes for Sylvester Stallone and many others big actors. now he works for a shop in springville new york herschal brothers . who do everything. from fluid dampers for cars and ge trains to making the supper blowers used in iraq to blow the roads free of bombs . his name is jay branard who i know very well and have done some work with .
No, seriously. Where in, the h___ are you going to put a CNC table, eh boy?? Ya got no room!! Even a 4' X 4'. Ya got no room!! Good Lord!! Cheers from B.C. We got room!!
Given the light weight and the narrow hard surface of the wheel contact surface, brakes of that size is going to totally lock up the wheel. And the horse is not going to have any problem dragging it. What is the intent of the brake? To slow it down, or to keep it from rolling while "parked". A simple lever wedged against the wheel could serve that purpose. But to apply brakes to those wheels in my mind is creating a dangerous situation.. Do you think there is a problem with the strength of the spindles. Brakes will put a different shear dynamic on them.
I think the wheel spokes may fail if the brakes are used very much. The wheels will act as a big lever acting on the brake rotor\hub assy\ brake plate to suspension. Might break or twist attachment to wood frame and spokes. Brake pads need to allow slip and not lock up.
Paul your doing a great job. But I think your going a little over kill. It's more or less a parking brake. Like someone less said if the horse wants to go it's going to go brakes on or not . Trust me on this been there done that. But of coarse if that's what the customer wants then by all means go a head.
You install break only on one side ! Now imagine the horse at 50 miles an hours then you apply full break power that poor horse will find himself the noze till his back hind in the snow bank !
Are you going to tap the holes on the backing plate and install machine screws to hold the rotor on? Is the brake going to be a service brake or a parking brake?
