Principal Technician/Automotive Research Technician/Metal fabricator & welder.
Hello everyone, I'm not very computer tech.savvy, but I love to build things at work & at home. Currently, at home I'm (1) building a hydraulic log pusher for a friends Wood Miser LT15 bandsaw mill (a backsaver & speed clamp dog). (2)Building a gasoline powered 30 gal. portable Air Compressor, starting with a bare Speedaire tank & 1/4" plate steel to form a motor/comp mounting plate, for air tools, sand blasting, & blowing my home made pvc train horns. (3) Building authentically sounding tuned pneumatic train horns. I'm building my second set, tuned to D#, F# & B (1st horn set is tuned to C#, E, &A). I don't dare blow them without hearing protection (earplugs!) Estimated sound pressure is about 124 dB! I intended to mount them on my small car, but I'm having too much fun showing & blowing them for friends. Several have repeatedly insisted that I build them a set! So, I've developed steel jigs & fixtures to make it simpler, easier, & faster to fabricate 10 sets for them & to determine labor & materials cost so a reasonable price can be set. I just bought over $300.00 worth of materials & have roughly a $100.00 more to go.
