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The lathe work for a customer took all morning and my arms are tired from all the hand cranking. Thereafter I beveled the three big billets for the 150 and welded them together with .035 dual shield wire and CO2. I was pleased with the results. The Lincoln .035 wire works better in my Miller 251 that the ESAB .045 wire. CO2 definitely causes a deeper puddle and the flux core supplants the missing argon. I used ample amounts of spatter shield and worked with the shop doors open because of the dual shield's smoke. Tomorrow I'll sand the beads on the bottom, top, and back. Maybe also the front, but I haven't decided yet. Another machining job walked in late in the afternoon, a repeat customer who I try to help as much as I can to keep his yard care business running. I'll have to make him a shaft with two keyways to help him fix his Vermeer chopper. I told him Wednesday.
I am definitely pleased at the progress I'm making on the 150. It will be nearly done when the poppet valve shows up for further testing of the 200. I'm using my proven 3/4" lines and valves on the 150 with a standard 4" cylinder that I've used before with this tup weight. I used to use a 3.25 cylinder, but the air pressure has to be quite high. The 4" cylinder is ideal.
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I am definitely pleased at the progress I'm making on the 150. It will be nearly done when the poppet valve shows up for further testing of the 200. I'm using my proven 3/4" lines and valves on the 150 with a standard 4" cylinder that I've used before with this tup weight. I used to use a 3.25 cylinder, but the air pressure has to be quite high. The 4" cylinder is ideal.
700 daily blogs--time flies.
