remake of my 7 ft folding break

[Frank S]

this build or I should say rebuild so far has required me to make at least half a dozen new tools and parts of the build are shown in 8 or 9 other threads and some tools required other tools to be made before they could be used to make the parts this is at least a partial listing of those threads you may note some of the parts being processed to get the build to this point I am sure more will be required before I can call this a real machine
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/s...f-blocks-63258
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/2...ch-guide-63215
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/t...5-8-11-a-63210
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/a...5-x30%B0-63005
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/t...s-marker-63049
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/set-up-block-63032
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/1...ring-bar-62986
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/d...ing-head-62925
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/b...ving-bar-62901
http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/n...nly-part-63084
I will be using the eye end of leaf springs for the top clamp pivot the reasons will be made clear in future posts
first off I removed the urethane bushings and replaced them with a pair of hollow piston wrist pins that just happened to be 1/250" OD and 1.000" Id the half round pieces were made from 2 3/8OD oilfield pipe

this is how they will be fitted together on the machine the half round will be welded in the end or the clamp arms then the arms will be plated with 1" holes for a pin to become the pivot.











first time the gate is opened





start of the pivot for the top clamp