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

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

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

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

Build up on a part to machine for display

April 19, 2015 by clayton miller

A buddy of mine Jeff Gerrans from 3J Precision needed this display part welded up to join two halves and then he machined it back down. It was to be painted and used with one of the big oil companies around here. Would of liked to see the finished part.

Late night grind last night. Welded up a part to be on display at shows. Not a production part. First time to do 3/4″ thick aluminum. The puddle got hot on me. You can see discoloration in the weld puddle. I need more seat time with thick material. It was 4043 filler rod. When I weld with 5356 it doesn’t do what this did. Haven’t figured out my setup. This weld will be machined down, painted and bondo’d for the display. Maybe some of the Wizards on here have some advice 👌👍 #tig #welding #weldporn #aluminum

A video posted by Clayton Miller (@mxpimp47) on Apr 20, 2015 at 2:37pm PDT

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Tag: machining

Machined A BMX Cable Stop

Face Mill Cutter For The Bridgeport MIll

Machined A Lathe Chuck Key

Motorcycle Auxiliary Fuel Bottle

Build up on a part to machine for display