Dent removal on a BSA tank....

A customer sent me his tank off of a 60's something BSA to see if I could maybe take a couple of dents out of it.  After years of faithful service, its bound to have a few bumps and bruises.  But, because BSA polished their tanks, you can't hide these under layers of filler and paint.

Unfortunately, the only good way to remove these is to get to them from the inside.  This meant cutting the entire bottom out.

Once I could get inside, I could start bumping the metal back out with a couple of dollies.  There wasn't enough room to swing a hammer so I had to use one dollie as the hammer.  Once it was brought back close,  I could hit it with a body file, then some 80 grit and eventually work my way down to 1000 grit before polishing...

There still is a long way to go with the polishing, but at least you get the point...

Back in business!!!!

#406 is back up running and making chips....Today is a good day.

All of the adapters should be back in stock shortly.

#406 is down....

The reason there hasn't been too many updates is well, not much good has been happening lately. The Fadal went down about a week ago and we are waiting on parts to get it back up and running. 

As I was machining the first production round of Model A T5 adapters, the spindle drive motor started smoking profusely.  This in turn caused the drive to over current and shut down the machine.  Since releasing the smoke out of any electrical component is generally bad, I removed the motor and dropped it off at a local electric motor repair shop to have it checked out.

Apparently, two of the phases in the motor shorted out to each other.  This was caused by the breakdown in insulation because of how old it is.  Of course, I can't simple order a new motor as it was specifically built for Fadal by Baldor.  Luckily, repairing it is no problem for Radabaugh Electric in Barberton, Ohio.

So,as soon as I get it back, we'll be making chips....

Such a sad sight....