Wheel Horse in the rough

[TIGman 2,006]

While I'm running the Boring Mill today perhaps with the proper blueprints I can mill out a "New" Wheel Horse tractor. 

[312Hydro 474]

Once set up, you can make 'em by the thousands! I'll have an all aluminum 520h please. 

[TIGman 2,006]

I'll put your 520h on the "to do" list

312hydro. 

[JAinVA 4,619]

Thanks TIGman,

      Spent many hours working machines like that. Horizontal boring mills are the sh#t.Wished I still had access to one.What brand and capacity please.JAinVA

JimAnderson

Gloucester,Va

[Wishin4a416 2,191]

And I will have a 522Xi please!

[Pullstart 62,763]

"You could say I went to the factory and picked it up myself." - Johnny Cash...

 

What model are you "picking up"?

[TIGman 2,006]

2 hours ago, JAinVA said:

Thanks TIGman,

      Spent many hours working machines like that. Horizontal boring mills are the sh#t.Wished I still had access to one.What brand and capacity please.JAinVA

JimAnderson

Gloucester,Va

Giddings & Lewis Hybormill  5" 1967 vintage, old machine - old operator When not welding I am running boring mill. 

36 minutes ago, pullstart said:

"You could say I went to the factory and picked it up myself." - Johnny Cash...

 

What model are you "picking up"?

A 1075 to go along with my 875 would be nice. 

[JAinVA 4,619]

TIGman,

    Thanks for the reply.Wow!II I  spent hundreds of hours running the same machine that had been converted to run CNC.We did three dimensional contour work with this macihine.In the early 60'S a 3d map of the lunar surface was created on this machine.If you think of this is old I learned on machines that had War Production Board labels all over them.Man what memories,and C shaped scars on my chest.Thanks for the memories!Luck,JAinVA

Edited June 2, 2016 by JAinVA

[mels 174]

 

[TIGman 2,006]

6 hours ago, JAinVA said:

TIGman,

    Thanks for the reply.Wow!II I  spent hundreds of hours running the same machine that had been converted to run CNC.We did three dimensional contour work with this macihine.In the early 60'S a 3d map of the lunar surface was created on this machine.If you think of this is old I learned on machines that had War Production Board labels all over them.Man what memories,and C shaped scars on my chest.Thanks for the memories!Luck,JAinVA

To be precise it's a G&L Fraser 70 A-D5-T .  No CNC controls but used to have digital readout they never bothered to replace,so I work of the machine dial and indicator...... 

Table is 5' X 10', plenty of room for my

Wheel Horse 875.   Guys tell me I need rollerskates, somedays trying to Weld and run Boring Mill the same time. 

This is some of the welding I do.

[19richie66 17,498]

I love seeing "fabrication stuff". My son went to welding school, graduated and ran with it. He just started working in a fab shop building marine tuna towers and ski towers. I found this video online. For some reason I can't stop watching it 

 

 

[TIGman 2,006]

1 hour ago, 19richie66 said:

I love seeing "fabrication stuff". My son went to welding school, graduated and ran with it. He just started working in a fab shop building marine tuna towers and ski towers. I found this video online. For some reason I can't stop watching it 

 

 

I think my Tool& Die/Machinist/ Welder background will come in handy with my 875 restoration. . I sure have done enough stuff on Wheel Horse items for other people including tractors of colors like Green,Orange,Yellow,Blue etc.....

[19richie66 17,498]

I think you will do fine!

[312Hydro 474]

14 hours ago, Wishin4a416 said:

And I will have a 522Xi please!

 

2 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

I think you will do fine!

Add a 523xi for me too,!

I really enjoy seeing fabrication.