Post by lostsheep on Aug 15, 2013 19:43:18 GMT -7
I like to wire wheel the bolts and hardware to remove the corrosion that is built up there, making the fasteners easier to re-install and less likely to strip the holes.
Larger parts are wheeled as well, but getting them on the wire wheel of the bench grinder is a real pain. What I did was take an old wire wheel that I had replaced from my bench grinder, slipped the appropriate size (1/2" I believe) chunk of threaded rod about 6" long thru the mounting hole with a large flat washer on each side,secured with a nut on each side, essentially making it a wire wheel with a shank. I chuck this up in my drill press, and run it at about 920 rpm, lower than the max rating of the wheel. It really works well for removing surface rust, and allows you to process larger pieces easily.
I replaced the blower motor (by the way, Napa carries them in stock for about $20) and redid the entire heater box, using my drill press mounted wire wheel to knock all the crud off the parts, inside and out. I painted the inside and outside with Rustoleum red primer, then did the outside semi-gloss black. I even managed to get the squirrel cage done using the drill press.
Best of all, I used junk parts from the shop to make the wire wheel.
By the way, the Harbor Freight drill press is a real beast, well worth the money. I got the 16 speed bench top model www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-16-speed-bench-drill-press-38142.html , and it weighed in at just under 100lbs. If you get on HF's mailing list, they send out email coupons for 20-40% off most stuff. I've had pretty good luck with most of HF's electrical tools, the 12" sliding compound miter saw ( www.harborfreight.com/12-in-double-bevel-sliding-compound-miter-saw-with-laser-guide-69684.html is really a buy, and comes with an extra set of brushes for the motor. The blade isn't the best, but that is easily replaced. It's sure nice to whack a 4x4 in half with one slice instead of hacking away at it with multiple passed of a skil saw.
Larger parts are wheeled as well, but getting them on the wire wheel of the bench grinder is a real pain. What I did was take an old wire wheel that I had replaced from my bench grinder, slipped the appropriate size (1/2" I believe) chunk of threaded rod about 6" long thru the mounting hole with a large flat washer on each side,secured with a nut on each side, essentially making it a wire wheel with a shank. I chuck this up in my drill press, and run it at about 920 rpm, lower than the max rating of the wheel. It really works well for removing surface rust, and allows you to process larger pieces easily.
I replaced the blower motor (by the way, Napa carries them in stock for about $20) and redid the entire heater box, using my drill press mounted wire wheel to knock all the crud off the parts, inside and out. I painted the inside and outside with Rustoleum red primer, then did the outside semi-gloss black. I even managed to get the squirrel cage done using the drill press.
Best of all, I used junk parts from the shop to make the wire wheel.
By the way, the Harbor Freight drill press is a real beast, well worth the money. I got the 16 speed bench top model www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-16-speed-bench-drill-press-38142.html , and it weighed in at just under 100lbs. If you get on HF's mailing list, they send out email coupons for 20-40% off most stuff. I've had pretty good luck with most of HF's electrical tools, the 12" sliding compound miter saw ( www.harborfreight.com/12-in-double-bevel-sliding-compound-miter-saw-with-laser-guide-69684.html is really a buy, and comes with an extra set of brushes for the motor. The blade isn't the best, but that is easily replaced. It's sure nice to whack a 4x4 in half with one slice instead of hacking away at it with multiple passed of a skil saw.
anyone know if its possible to turn my c10 into 4x4 ?