Technical ~~~ peaking & polishing a 32 axle ~~~

Here is the finished axle from post 226, I drilled 17 1" holes in it. I have found that 17 looks the best to me, not too many and not too few, your mileage may vary. I remove a slug with a hole saw and then finish up with an end mill, this makes for a nicer finish with less clean up. The spindles are close to being done as well.

Pics next post.

 

Hole Hauger bits make a nice job of drilling axles.

 

Harv, I wish I had your skill & patience level to what you do. You sir are a true artist of car porn.

 

WOW! Those holes turned out great, hope the chrome shop doesn't round over off the sharp edges. Bob

 

I think that axle belongs to a buddy of mine , an its awesome . Looks like ill be sending you mine to do alsoor maybe my V8 -60 axle

 

I look at Harv's work and slowly continue grinding my running gear pieces...just a few hours when I can. Then I look at Harv's work again. And again...

 

Here are the spindles from the previous page that go with the axle above.

Thanks for all the kind words and likes guys

 

117harv,
Do you keep grinding and sanding until all the tiny pits are eliminated, or can you leave a few, trusting the copper plating step to fill them???

I'm following your lead on my dropped '33-'36 axle. I've created some pretty good peaks, but still have a some tiny divots that are too small to fill with a weld bead. This picture shows the worst of them.

Thanks for inspiring the rest of us to raise our own personal standards.
-Gary

 

I am amazed at the beauty hiding in these crude and common parts. Your work is artistry.

 

Gary, yes, it looks like all those will sand out. The side profile on the ends is thick so you can keep going down to get rid of the blems and still keep your peak.

After doing this for awhile I can tell when a blem just wont go away and will need filling. You have to use tig to fill them. Your axle is looking great, this is what I like to see, that I have inspired others to give it a try.

 

oh man is that ever pretty....Those steering arms are downright sensuous...

 

I had read through this thread a long while back....I guess a tiny bit of it stuck. I say tiny because my work is no where near this quality, but I have been recently doing a version of this on my stuff. Like I said, its not artwork quality like Harv's, but I am fairly happy with my stuff. It will get me by for a while.
Thanks for this thread Harv!!

 

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The peak on the dropped part of the axle is very nice!

 

I wonder if there's something wrong with me when I get excited to see this thread at the top of my unread list. But I'm obviously not the only one. Love your work. Thanks for the inspiration to try to take things to the next level.

 

Beautiful work!

 

< ah-chooo!!! > .....

 

An early generator housing for a member, no before pics but had some of the original paint with rust and dings from years of service.The slots were a challenge, it's looks hazy but it was foggy out this morning taking the pics .

 

Just stunning Harv! Another work of art by the master.

 

Cool.
Al.

 

WOW! "One who walks on rice paper without leaving foot prints".

 

Here are a pair of Wilson Welding rear plates sent to me for some detailing. While the metal is clean and smooth, there are some areas that needed dressing. There are heavy draw marks around the outer edge that meets the drum as well as the weld beads and other draw marks. I detailed the two weld beads on each plate as best as I could, there are smiles left, I didn't tig them in as it was hard to get into that area to detail, copper will get them. All the small sharp points as well as the shoe lands are done as good as I could get them, these were almost completely finger sanded with graduating grits except for the outside edge.

Pics next.

 

Beautiful work, Harv.
What's the finest grade of sandpaper you use before sending parts to the plater?

 

Thanks, 600 grit. ^^^

 

My guess is, that you are a very patient man. You probably don't get rattled easily.

 

Great work again Harv.