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by Mindless Automaton
Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:31 am
Forum: Forum Support Questions
Topic: Forum crashes - we know how to fix it!!!
Replies: 30
Views: 14955

Re: Forum crashes - we know how to fix it!!!

Well that's good.
But I put the shop code in my arduino & it crashed.
by Mindless Automaton
Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: new axle issue and proposed fix
Replies: 15
Views: 6807

Re: new axle issue and proposed fix

Old Hillman hunter /dodge dart drums are what you need. Re-drill to fit your hub. Cut off the excess and you have cast iron that the shoes get real bite into rather than steel which isn't as 'adhesive'.
by Mindless Automaton
Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Getting a strange log in page...now two
Replies: 9
Views: 4970

Re: Getting a strange log in page...now two

I noticed accessing the forum from the home page is broken.
Did you change the web address from "http://modeltfoldclub ect" to "https://modeltfordclub ect ect".
Apparently the 's' on the end of the http gets rid of errors.
by Mindless Automaton
Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:21 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Entry into the forum
Replies: 3
Views: 2499

Re: Entry into the forum

I'm not 100% sure where you're going wring but if you're clicking "register" instead of "log in" that'd be why.
by Mindless Automaton
Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:04 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Spark Plug Copper Crush Rings.....
Replies: 10
Views: 5138

Re: Spark Plug Copper Crush Rings.....

Mine has pipe threads, no crush washer. But i have expanded copper crush rings by soaking them in water & freezing them.
by Mindless Automaton
Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:38 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: I have this fan...................
Replies: 21
Views: 8144

Re: I have this fan...................

Could take 2 days of cycles.
by Mindless Automaton
Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Revisiting some fabrication
Replies: 165
Views: 52060

Re: Revisiting some fabrication

I don't know how you formed those lamp burners. When I form parts they always look home made. My hood handles look wonky & uneven and yours look die formed.
by Mindless Automaton
Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:24 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Stolen Model T
Replies: 27
Views: 13043

Re: Stolen Model T

Strip the flesh & salt the wound!
by Mindless Automaton
Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:54 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Rear wheel nut torque
Replies: 10
Views: 5222

Re: Rear wheel nut torque

I use 70ft/lb. The reproduction nuts are made of cheese & don't handle much more than 90. Old orig' ones are tougher but mostly all gone. Anything too tough & the axle threads would strip right off so... cheese nuts it is!
by Mindless Automaton
Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:17 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: What Have You Done To Your T In January?
Replies: 80
Views: 25077

Re: What Have You Done To Your T In January?

Started making a right hand drive friendly timer because the left hand drive one is getting to a point where it can't be skimmed true anymore.

See that stump of welding rod? That is the rivets,and the arm is also soldered for good measure.
by Mindless Automaton
Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:43 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Clutch pressure ring
Replies: 6
Views: 3559

Re: Clutch pressure ring

Or you could cut some copper pipe & push it in the holes, then swedge the ends over so it doesn't fall out.
by Mindless Automaton
Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: drive shaft spool machining, has anyone tried this?
Replies: 10
Views: 4983

Re: drive shaft spool machining, has anyone tried this?

Submerged in water with only the top exposed. Took a while.
by Mindless Automaton
Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Wheels on Ebay, what do they fit
Replies: 13
Views: 6330

Re: Wheels on Ebay, what do they fit

Maybe they were modified for something else? Ton truck maybe? If the spoke center is the same they''ll fit T hubs, hopefully.
by Mindless Automaton
Sat Jan 12, 2019 5:43 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: My first T
Replies: 26
Views: 9544

Re: My first T

I started collecting parts as a kid, but my dad kept throwing them away. IMG_20180804_113909_resized_20180804_024103161.jpg ========================================= Mine did the same thing ! In spite of all our acreage, he'd haul off everything from parts to whole cars. And this was a guy who buil...
by Mindless Automaton
Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:25 pm
Forum: Forum Support Questions
Topic: Explain Your Avatar
Replies: 41
Views: 18623

Re: Explain Your Avatar

Potato phone image snapped at the beach one sunny day.
by Mindless Automaton
Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Whats your favorite TOOL?
Replies: 25
Views: 8915

Re: Whats your favorite TOOL?

I like that one, i have one like it in my car right now. I also can't figure out how people live without a swiss army knife. Have one in my pocket as i type this.
Weird thing is i first thought of my screwdriver that has cracks & snapped & welding up again 5 times.
by Mindless Automaton
Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: How to get the wife or GF to go on long tours
Replies: 19
Views: 8374

Re: How to get the wife or GF to go on long tours

aliexpress Dual-USB Not as clean an install but the volt meter was a nice touch. You must be running a 12volt system.... Specifications on that unit: Input Voltage: DC12V-24V Output Current: 3100mA Material: Aluminum alloy+PC Work Temperature: 0~40℃ Output Power: 120W Output Voltage: 5V Size: 33*59...
by Mindless Automaton
Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Welding advice: Is it worth trying to fix?
Replies: 17
Views: 7875

Re: Welding advice: Is it worth trying to fix?

If i had the resources, i would try to fix it, because i'm strange. That and obvious location problems.

If you do fix it, show us out of curiosity.
by Mindless Automaton
Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: What Have You Done To Your T In January?
Replies: 80
Views: 25077

Re: What Have You Done To Your T In January?

Tom Hicks wrote:
Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:39 am
I replaced a broken Bendix. Don't you hate it when that happens?
Replaced? I welded mine together. It's not a bad solution
by Mindless Automaton
Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:36 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: drive shaft spool machining, has anyone tried this?
Replies: 10
Views: 4983

Re: drive shaft spool machining, has anyone tried this?

Duey_C wrote:
Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:46 pm
I think at the end of the album.
Any correlation in the names?
Never heard of such a thing so i looked it up on youtube. Sounds very 80s. Reminds me of a sting & the police cassette i found on the road as a kid.
by Mindless Automaton
Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:28 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: How to get the wife or GF to go on long tours
Replies: 19
Views: 8374

Re: How to get the wife or GF to go on long tours

You should be able to use any type of USB device, no matter what it is as the 2nd port has a full 2 amps and is plenty of power for pretty much anything I can think of. The 1st port is only rated at 1 amp. Which device did you get and where from? It would be good for folks to have multiple sources ...
by Mindless Automaton
Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:09 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: How to get the wife or GF to go on long tours
Replies: 19
Views: 8374

Re: How to get the wife or GF to go on long tours

Nice looking unit. Mine had a cool little LED voltage display built in so I can monitor the battery. I found these work for dashcam's too. Just in case you need one. I have so many videos of people puling out in front of me & then stopping with the driver staring at me doing an impression of a goldf...
by Mindless Automaton
Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:04 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: drive shaft spool machining, has anyone tried this?
Replies: 10
Views: 4983

Re: drive shaft spool machining, has anyone tried this?

Those spools are hardened because they are a bearing surface. Why not just find the correct parts? We have plenty here for the asking. Well if I lived in the USA i could get new axle shafts for $89 USD but out here in the wastelands it's a little more difficult to find any part let alone a correct ...
by Mindless Automaton
Mon Jan 07, 2019 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: drive shaft spool machining, has anyone tried this?
Replies: 10
Views: 4983

drive shaft spool machining, has anyone tried this?

Has anyone successfully machined a groove for the earlier drive shaft into the later spool? I am finding it is not co-operating and due to the various thickness I may cut the flange nearly entirely. If there's a better method that doesn't require altering the drive shaft much if at all please let me...