Hi everyone.

After a couple of months that I asked all sorts of stupid questions to everybody I have finally decided on the tools that I need for my shop and bought a few as it follows.

-6'' X 78'' belt sander with an 4 kw electric motor (5.4 horse power :O)






-Big band saw 14'' X 8'' with an 0.75 kw electric engine (1 horse power)





And.................1.5 horse power polishing machine



I was just like a kid on Christmas evening

Thanks Collin, Markku and also you Reinins for the advices and also for answering all my questions

 

some nice machines there good luck with it lad

 

Looks like you've bought some nice tools for yourself Put them to work!

Good luck!

 

Very nice selection of tools, looks like you listened when I've mentioned not slacking on tools.
Good luck to ya.
Collin

 

Thanks everybody.

Yeah Collin I have thought alot before buying them ....and of course I listened to each and every advice you gave me ( and also some others ).

Thanks again!

 

Collin please tell me ....

What polishing wheels are you using for the mirror finish on the pipes/elbows?

P.S.
I am saying about the wheels for the polishing machine

Thanks.

 

So..............have been busy lately with a Honda D16 manifold.
The manifold is intended to be a low budget model with a mid performance range.
It's low budget because it will be made out of 1 1/2'' sch 10 mild steel steam pipe/elbows, and it's mid performance because of the volume and the design.

Many thanks to Collin, Markku and the other which made alot of helpful threads.




Welded the collector 2 by 2



Made a small bevel to have a full penetration weld ( it came pretty good I must say)


After that I grinded of some bits from the insed and welded it completly.

And this is how it was finished (the collector)





Sorry for the bad quality phone pics!

More to come these days.

 

nice equipment you bought. what kind of welder do you have?

 

It's an Morell welding 315 amp ac / dc tig welder with pulse/Hf.....everything you need for welding anything.

They are actually assembled in my city, but they are partly made with chinese parts (but what's not chinese nowadays ).

 

Very nice tools. The belt sander looks really great! Good luck with everything!

 

Thanks Markku!

How is your life going around?!?!

 

Coming along with the low budget manifold.

As you can see it tends to be a miniramhorn










Sorry for the S&^%T camera pictures.

 

Oki doki.................

So....basicly I finished the manifold ( I just have to finally weld the last 2 runners)
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The gap looks kinda big but it's only 1mm wide (the 1.6 mm filler rod doesn't enter inside that gap)

 

lookin good man

 

Thank you very much!

 

Looks good.

I would have scrapped the straight peice with the gap and redone it. Thats where you loose all of the strength. At least do two passes to lay the filler on thick and make sure it fuses in both pipes if you decide to use it. (Im sure you know this, your welds look good)

Cheers,
Matt

 

Thanks Matt,

But it ended with 100% penetration on that one.....and the root looks quite good after wedling it. If the penetration wouldn't go well I would have change it.



Cheers,

Bogdan

 

You can get visible penetration with gaps as the filler is filling the gap. That doesnt mean that there is good fusion with the penetration.

Sorry i didnt have my coffee yet when i posted that. Having not seen the finished part i was just making an open comment.

Cheers,
Matt

 

Job completed.

manifold came out better than I have expected:



Penetration pics:







Next to come is porting, sandblasting and then heat coating (850 Celsius degrees resistant)

Cheers,

B

 

Turned out great sunny. Keep it up

 

Thanks Collin,

I couldn't have done it without your advices!
You helped me alot and so the other guys who adviced me!

Cheers,

Bogdan

 

That belt sander is ****in legit. I want one.

 

That is exactly what I said when I saw it

Thanks

 

Custom water radiator for a Turbo'd Honda CRX

 

nice work loving that manifold ,cant wait to see some more keep up the good work