Machined A BMX Cable Stop

September 19, 2015 by clayton miller

I was letting a friend of mine borrow a BMX bike to check it out for the first time. He’s never rode any trails, or park. I figured he might need brakes. But after looking for all the parts, I was missing the cable stop! So I machined one real quick on the Hardinge HLV-H lathe.

Letting @dylanoden96 get his feet wet with #BMX so I let him borrow my @t1stagram that @t1ers hooked me up with back in the day for a little moto bro deal – this is a OG #hickersonframe 👌🏻👍🏻 but I was missing a brake barrel adjuster for running some brakes. So I turned down a cable stop on the lathe real quick 👌🏻 #hardinge #lathe #manualmachining #machining #fabrication #bridgeport

A photo posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Sep 19, 2015 at 10:21am PDT

KTM65SX Coil Mount Repair

September 10, 2015 by clayton miller

Fixed this coil mount on this KTM65SX. It snapped off, and they tried to get by for the weekend. But I got it dialed back in.

Got this KTM65 coil mounted back up again. Nothing purty but the tabs were broke off and got em cleaned up and welded back on. Should keep from cutting out now that it’s not strapped up 😬👌🏻✊🏻 #orangebrigade #ktm #twostroke #tig #welding #fabrication

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Sep 10, 2015 at 5:46pm PDT

YZ125 Radiator Repair

September 10, 2015 by clayton miller

Patched up a small leak on the side of the tank on this YZ125 radiator. Holding tight!

She ain’t leaking no mo @pierceknight40 👌🏻👍🏻✊🏻 #yz125 #blucru #yamaha #fabrication #tig #welding #mx #moto #motocross

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Sep 10, 2015 at 4:37pm PDT

Custom Stainless Handlebars For Surge

August 30, 2015 by clayton miller

My buddy out in cali gave me some specs for some custom stainless handlebars he wanted. Came out to his specs, he was stoked. And it was my first time welding some stainless on the positioner. I screwed up on one of the bungs. But the second one was acceptable.

Dangit man…. When you botch the first part like a fool (bottom vid) 😑 FRICK! I’m such a critic of my own work and I hate crap! And that’s what that looks like. I don’t spend much time with stainless and boy does it show. Made a mistake, tried to recover made another, feels like when you be slacking in a moto. Amateur hour man… Like smokey said “playa’s F up” hahaha 😂 second one came out acceptable #tig #welding #fabrication #jamoke #positioner #stainless

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Aug 30, 2015 at 6:14pm PDT

Got some stainless bars knocked out for @longhorn301 76 #ironhead #sporty – now he’ll be styling and profiling 👍🏻👌🏻✊🏻 #tig #welding #stainless #fabrication #883 #1200

A photo posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Sep 1, 2015 at 8:56am PDT

Face Mill Cutter For The Bridgeport MIll

August 25, 2015 by clayton miller

Picked up a new face mill cutter of eBay for the Bridgeport mill. Went to CW Rod down the road and got some fresh aluminum inserts. It works amazing!

Nothing like an eBay score on this #facemill for my #bridgeport and they send you a big ol allen key too for free. Perfect for front axles on our dirt bikes 👌🏻👍🏻 #machining #fabrication @orangeviseofficial 👀

A photo posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Aug 25, 2015 at 7:54am PDT

Oh boy was that face mill a score! Got some fresh inserts in it today and cleaned up a piece of material I am making a welding fixture for. Geeeeeze it’s a beast! A lil #gopro #slowmo👌🏻✊🏻 #facemill #bridgeport #milling #fabrication #welding #tig @alfredlyon it worked pretty good after all 👍🏻👌🏻 @orangeviseofficial holding it down

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Aug 25, 2015 at 4:18pm PDT

TTR125 Limited Edition FMF Exhaust

August 13, 2015 by clayton miller

This muffler is for a Yamaha TTR125. It was a special limited edition FMF exhaust system. It cracked at the back of the can. So I welded it up on my welding positioner for the first time using it. Pretty killer tool!

Used that welding positioner I picked up a while back to fix this trick limited edition @fmfracing muffler for a Yamaha TTR 125. Pretty nice not to having to stop and start going around the part 👌🏻👍🏻

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Aug 20, 2015 at 6:52am PDT

Machined A Lathe Chuck Key

July 9, 2015 by clayton miller

Scored a couple small 3 jaw chucks for my welding positioner. Needed a key, so I turned one down out of some square stock. Worked great for what I will be doing.

Last night I started making a simple little key chuck to use with the #welding #positioner got some lathe work to do next, then build it out. Just used some 1/2″ key stock and milled it down a bit. I won’t be torquing material down that aggressive so it should suffice. Nothing fancy but making a practical daily used tool. 👍 #machining #fabrication #milling #bridgeport @orangeviseofficial 👀👌

A photo posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Jul 8, 2015 at 8:35am PDT

Made a chuck key for the welding positioner from some square stock, and some drill rod. Just a simple functional tool 👌 can’t wait to test out my positioner this week, then I can post up some #weldporn 👍 #machining #bridgeport #lathe #hardinge #milling #fabrication #welding #positioner #tig @orangeviseofficial @weldporn 🔊 #whitezombie #thunderkiss65

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Jul 10, 2015 at 6:52am PDT

Albrecht Keyless Chuck Repair

July 5, 2015 by clayton miller

This is the fastest repair tutorial outlined in my instagram post! Scored this chuck used on ebay for $125 got $224 into it after parts. Thats a good deal considering they are about $510 new! I also included the video making the tool for disassembly.

Got the #albrecht #chuck back together. Parts came in Friday for it and now it’s ready to poke some holes on the #bridgeport 👍 #machining #milling #fabrication #repair #tools 🔊 #tool #intermission

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Jul 13, 2015 at 3:39pm PDT

Made a chuck key for the welding positioner from some square stock, and some drill rod. Just a simple functional tool 👌 can’t wait to test out my positioner this week, then I can post up some #weldporn 👍 #machining #bridgeport #lathe #hardinge #milling #fabrication #welding #positioner #tig @orangeviseofficial @weldporn 🔊 #whitezombie #thunderkiss65

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Jul 10, 2015 at 6:52am PDT

Making a tool to use for disassembly and repair of another tool that I will post in another vid once done. Wohlhaupter boring head is dead nuts on with its precision 👌 this was the finishing cut. It doesn’t even look like much was cut in the sped up time lapse. But it was a very fine cut for the last pass. #machining #fabrication #wohlhaupter #boring #Bridgeport @orangeviseofficial can’t wait to receive the @carvesmart jaws for this vise 👍 I have some projects waiting for their arrival! #metallica #battery ✊ A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Jul 6, 2015 at 2:11pm PDT

Motorcycle Auxiliary Fuel Bottle

July 4, 2015 by clayton miller

I needed to bypass the stock fuel tank on a bike. So for a quick temporary fix, I turned down and threaded this lil tool to get a shot of clean fuel in the bike. It is not recommended for permanent use using a plastic bottle. It will break down. But it worked with some scrap I had laying around!

lil machining going down today. Needed a auxiliary fuel tank to bypass the oem tank on my lil 74 Yamaha DT125 project bike I’ve been neglecting to get running. So I machined up this lil bung with some o-rings and a barbed NPT fitting. Turned down some material on the lathe, power tapped on the Bridgeport. Put it in the bottle and hung her upside down, worked perfect 👍👌✊ #machining #fabrication @orangeviseofficial holding it down on the #Bridgeport #deftones #passenger #happyindependenceday 💥🎉🍻

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Jul 4, 2015 at 1:25pm PDT

Here is my auxiliary fuel bottle hanging in action. The part I made in the other video is inserted into the opening for those who missed it, check back a couple posts. I already emptied it from use. But you can see im using a @freestonemx bottle 👌 not only will it hydrate you, but your motor too! #fabrication #mx #moto #machining

A photo posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Jul 6, 2015 at 10:07am PDT

KTM125SX Subframe Repair

July 1, 2015 by clayton miller

This KTM125SX subframe just had a lot of seat time on it. They kept it clean and polished. But the plastics started to wear through where it rests. There were quite a few cracks in misc spots. Got it dialed back in.

This is just a quick clip showing part of the process of lowering your KTM subframe a few mm. Can be done to any of the big bikes. If you don’t have the resources to do it, hit me up and I’ll dial you in. 1. Measure your old hole location. The bolt is about 8mm so you add half of that to this number for your measurement on center. 2. Blend the material back for a fresh start. 3. Add the extra mm to your original number (don’t forget half the bolt size) use a center punch mark your new center hole location. 4. Drill to size, then chamfer the opening of the bolt hole to match the taper on the head of the bolt using a counter sink bit. 5. You may have to remove some material off the end of the subframe to be able to get the new hole to locate on the chassis. *One thing to note is don’t get to get crazy with it or you will have problems with your silencer mounting back up. A little fudging to make it work is ok. Bolt it up and pin it! ✊ #KTM #KTM250 #KTM450 #KTM300 #KTM350 #KTM200 #armyoforange #KTMUSA #tig #welding #fabrication #mx #moto #motocross ✊✊✊

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Jun 24, 2015 at 6:55am PDT

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