[Jim1611]

Hey guys next time any of you plan to cut an axle housing down I'd like to give a tip. Instead of gring the weld the holds the tube to the knuckle figure out where the cut needs to be made to make the tube the correct lenght and cut it off. That way you leave the extra tube and knuckle in one peice that can be chucked (chuck the tube in the lathe chuck), in a lathe allowing the weld to be cut away that way. It takes all of about 10 minutes to do it this way and is much easier.

It would pay any of you that have a machine shop / tool and die shop close by to get aquainted with the guy that runs it. If you work within the time frame these guys have you'll find it will be a great asset in your projects. Trust me I own my own shop. If somebody was polite and didn't catch me at a bad time I'd do it for free. Just some advice.

Great job so far. Keep us posted. :thumbsup:

 

[Jim1611]

It actually only took a few minutes to cut through the tube and grind it down to find the line and cut the relief to get the remaining chunk of the tube out. I am not criticizing, just saying that it wasn't that bad either way.

Didn't take it as critsisim. Didn't mean my comments to detract from the great job your doing either. I just like this stuff!