Fixing a busted block

[bigb]

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[jpump5]

Amazing work considering some of their equipment is pretty rough
by our standards.Is that dung they’re burning inside the block to
keep the preheat temp up?

[farmersammm]

Amazing work considering some of their equipment is pretty rough
by our standards.Is that dung they’re burning inside the block to
keep the preheat temp up?

Looks to be extruded charcoal

[whtbaron]

Don't think I'll try that on one of the John Deere's any time soon...

[farmersammm]

And, I believe that's a carbide torch.

Well, at least carbide used to produce acetylene. Quite a setup, and probably a bit dangerous??????????????

[farmersammm]

Amazing work considering some of their equipment is pretty rough
by our standards.Is that dung they’re burning inside the block to
keep the preheat temp up?

Yes, further into the video I see what you mean. It looks vaguely familiar Lord knows, I've stepped in enough of it

[whtbaron]

Yes, further into the video I see what you mean. It looks vaguely familiar Lord knows, I've stepped in enough of it

Yep... he tosses it in and then gets some of the coals from the original fire to toss on it. Hope it doesn't turn into a crappy job...

[farmersammm]

Around that particular neighborhood...........the old gent is known as The Mullah of Metal

[bigb]

For me is was a good lesson in how much preheat and post heat is actually needed for something like this, they kept that sucker very hot for a long time.

[BillE.Dee]

Don't think I'll try that on one of the John Deere's any time soon...

you can use buffalo chips.

[CAVEMANN]

I wonder how that cylinder deck looks after dragging the block across that concrete floor? My grandad had a carbide generator in his blacksmith shop, but it sure didn't look like that!

[milomilo]

And, I believe that's a carbide torch.

Well, at least carbide used to produce acetylene. Quite a setup, and probably a bit dangerous??????????????

Expect your right. Did not see a sign with how many accident free days.

[MinnesotaDave]

Looks to be extruded charcoal

Is that a fancy way to say dry dung?

[MinnesotaDave]

I watch a lot of the Pakistan repairs, welding and machining.

The welding is pretty crude, but seems to clean up fine on the lathe.
Very interesting to see them use dividers instead of micrometers and such.

I also like their "factories" that they sand cast iron and aluminum parts in.
Then they clean them up and machine them in the same building.
...throwing everything on the dirt floor in a pile as they work...

[CAVEMANN]

I watch a lot of the Pakistan repairs, welding and machining.

The welding is pretty crude, but seems to clean up fine on the lathe.
Very interesting to see them use dividers instead of micrometers and such.

I also like their "factories" that they sand cast iron and aluminum parts in.
Then they clean them up and machine them in the same building.
...throwing everything on the dirt floor in a pile as they work...

One of the Machinists when I started my apprenticeship told me of his brother-in-law who did his apprenticeship in Germany, he said the first thing on the agenda was an annealed round ball or piece of round bar, I don't recall which, he was given a flat bastard file and a pair of outside calipers(not a dial or vernier caliper) and instructions to make whichever one perfectly square across every plane, equal dimensions and 90 degrees on all corners, he had some tolerences but they were tight for the tool selection.