Homemade and Unique Tools

[Downeaster]

I dunno, Brian, that may be a little over-engineered.

 

[5twins]

Nope, not enough ..... wood is for furniture and fences, not machinery related tools. I love Gary's wheel "stand" mostly for the bearing cups. The one I built years ago uses the axle and that's fine. I made one side adjustable to compensate for stepped ones .....

.... but still, bearing cups are the (best) way. I want some, lol. And I'll build a new wheel stand to match.

 

[gruff54]

Budget wooden jackstand, made from scrap 2x2, 17" long, 1/2 or 9/16" hole about 5/8" from end.
1/2" steel rod/punch, long/thick screwdriver will suffice.

BRILLIANT!!!

Mike

 

[timbeck]

Watch out for the cat's tail when you let it down---tim

 

[NONclow]

Here's some shots of some of the toys at my place. Enjoy!

http://www.xs650.com/media/albums/2016/

 

[timbeck]

WOW !! tim

 

[gggGary]

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Yeah it's stupid simple but how many times have you needed a carb float bowl catch pan or had gas running everywhere? And how nice is it to have one with a drain? Light colored bottles are best so you can see the junk easier but use a bottle with a flat side so the pan will sit on the bench without spilling is smart.

 

[5twins]

I use the plastic caps from liquid laundry detergent bottles. Small enough to fit under the carbs, big enough to hold a couple bowlfuls of fuel. Yes, a light color is good, shows the gunk better.

 

[Larry Miller5509]

I am trying to put this picture in the right place. Just tools for pressing the crank apart and back together again.

 

[philippe]

 

[gggGary]

Cool Larry! What pipe did you use, did you do the plate cutting or have it done? Just got my CL 40 ton press "rehabbed" and in action. Now I need the jigs.

Wonder if well pipe will work?

maybe contribute your experiences to this thread?
crank rebuild thread

 

[gggGary]

Cheesy, crude, oak "stuck slide pusher" Do not use anything metal to push stuck slides open. Get the carb good and warm, a hair dryer pointed at the throat for 10 minutes is good. If you use any kind of solvent; keep the carb upright, do not let it get near the rubber diaphragm!



slide diaphragm stuck BS38 BS34 varnish gum gummed carb overhaul

 

[Larry Miller5509]

The plate is 1/2" thick x 7". Slot in plate is 2-1/4". It was cut out by the guys at Texcraft in Lubbock. The pipe is 8" long and 5-3/4" ID x 1/2" thick. The press is my brothers 20 ton unit. It does not have a gauge on yet. Working on that. That slot on the pipe was cut with a plasma cutter. Thanks for taking the time to respond.

 

[Larry Miller5509]

I got this idea from an old (1968) 650 shop manuel, that I bought on line for 12.00.

 

[The_Late_Shop]

My engine stand for splitting the cases and a good use of a pool noodle used to protect the rods. Sorry for the sideways pictures still working on that one.

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

... a good use of a pool noodle used to protect the rods...

I like that. I suppose a couple of pieces of foam pipe insulation could work as well. There was an urban myth going around in the shops in the '70s that if you let a rod 'ding' into a sharp corner of the case opening, that edge of the rod may fracture there later. So, just in case, was always careful to avoid that...

 

[DIRTY DOG]

don't know about the 70's mc rods but the new chevy rods are powder metal if we drop one we have to replace it.

 

[Downeaster]

A slight variation on a brilliant idea for a valve compressor earlier in this thread.

A washer of appropriate size with the center drilled out a bit to improve clearance, and a "stirrup" made from three sides of a piece of 1" heavy square tubing. The whole works welded to the swivel pad on an existing C clamp with adequate throat depth and reach.

Total investment: about 50¢ worth of electricity for the welder. Picked the clamp out of the dump, and some scrap metal from my junk pile...er...I mean "inactive inventory".

 

[NONclow]

Picked this beauty up today, 1948 vintage Brown & Sharpe Model 00G with 5 trays of tooling.

 

[NONclow]

Then after a trip through the hot tank and derust tank it'll look like these!