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The Harbor Freight Pass/fail Thread...

Discussion in 'The Tool Shed' started by IRQVET, May 31, 2020.

  1. Aug 31, 2021
    45es

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  2. Oct 23, 2021
    1947cj2a

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    This works pretty well once you fix it. a neighbor gave me this 3-1 many years ago, I could never get the slip roll to work properly and finally decided to investigate and fix...

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    Bottom roller wouldnt come up/adjust to the upper roller

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    After some light machining, it can be seen that the hole was not machined on center

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    Upper tab is a through hole, lower is threaded, and a cap to finish it all off once its welded.

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    Once it was all welded, I ran it through the mill. I didnt really want to take away the weld but wanted to make sure the cap plate would sit down flush

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    It was a pain to weld cast dirty steel. had to go over a few areas, the weld would start rising once you let off.

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    Also finally fixed the stop for the shear, the hole drilled in the table was off by about 1/8".

    Over all. If I would of bought this at HF I would have taken it right back. If I would have bought this from a CL I would have been pissed.
     
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  3. Oct 23, 2021
    Lockman

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    X2 , but Free often trumps those Sentiments. Good Job on the repair.
     
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