CC 149 Winter Projects.

[garydee]

Clever Ambush! Very clever!!

You could make some serious money with that invention!

[DeltaCub]

Originally Posted by garydee

Clever Ambush! Very clever!!

You could make some serious money with that invention!

X2! Nice work on the project too!

[Ambush]

^^^. Thanks!

The shaker is not my idea, just my rendition after seeing some on Utube. As a cheap senior, I didn’t want to waste a clamp and I wanted it as light as possible. And this model was completely free!

I shook four different cans this morning for several little jobs. And I have to say, it’s a well worthwhile tool to build if you already have a Sawzall

If I didn’t have a welder but did have a drill, then the clamp style is the way to go. The type of clamp pictured, I think, would be best, short throat and soft rubber feet. The clamp pictured is a six inch opening, so I think ten inch would work good. I would avoid the sliding screw type clamps, because I can see that rattling apart and throwing your can on the floor.

[jbrewer]

McAmbush!

Brilliant, man just brilliant!

[Ambush]

I painted the block today and added one more coat the underside of the pan just for good measure. And a whole bunch of little pieces got some paint too.

That will all have to sit for a couple of days so it seemed like the time to disassemble the starter/generator. I was pleasantly surprised to find everything in very good shape. I suspect it was completely rebuild shortly before I got it because there was very little wear on the the commutators, rear bushing was still good and the grease in the front bearing was reasonably clean. Lots of black dust in the windings, but the brushes have lots of life left in them.

Basically I just spun the armature up and gave the bushing end a couple seconds with crocus cloth and then some fine emery on the commutator to check for tracks, then used the back of a box cutter blade to clean the grooves. Cleaned the bearing and repacked. I filled the bushing with motor oil and let the wick soak up all it wanted so I wouldn't have try to get the lub plug out of the end cap.

Its back together and all that's left on it is to decide what color to paint it. Red to match the block or gloss black for contrast?

[Ambush]

There is a proverb that says “The oxen is slow, but the earth is patient.” In this case I am slow, but the tractor is patient.
Getting some accessories and covers back on the engine. One of the things I always try to do is replace bolts that have slot or Phillips heads with Allen head bolts. They are so much easier to handle and install in tight places, like on this points cover. And they don't get mangled trying to get them out later.

[Ambush]

When I took the breather cover off, I had noticed some dust inside the throat and a bit in the carb.
I discovered why today. There was a piece missing from the mounting plate around one bolt hole. Must have cracked out from vibration.

Now lots of you guys could just go to the parts pile and grab one or worst case scenario, buy one close by from Craigslist for a few bucks. Well that doesn’t happen here, there just aren’t any around. So I had to do the normal and spend a couple hours fixing it. I cut and shaped a little piece to go in from the inside and welded it in and did the same on the opposite side as it showed a small fracture and elongated hole too. It didn’t take much to grind then file the gasket side flat. So that’s done and painted and a generator to match!

[garydee]

Lookin' purdy! Necessity is the mother of invention...

[jbrewer]

Very nice work as always.

There's more than a couple semi-sketchy design choices on fasteners on a cub. Those points cover screws are one (thank goodness for the telescoping pick up magnet!) . The carb bolts are the other.

Nice delicate touch on the weld on the sheet metal carb plate!

[Ambush]

Thanks JBrewer!

Yes, my carb bolts are also Allen head.

I guess fifty years ago they just figured everyone had a couple of slotted screwdrivers and a third hand with long skinny fingers.