MP&C
05-04-2020, 09:18 AM
So yeah, we work on just about anything. File this one away under "everything's a tool". You need to be able to look at the problem, and figure out what you have readily available as a solution (especially when working weekends)
Vince is still milking the media blast job..
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7028.JPG
Another of the lids had been used and abused with a hammer over it's life, the center was concaved inward, the outer rim had several flat spots. So while Vince was busy, I came up with a dent removal tool to help straighten out the next lid.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7033.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7031.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7032.JPG
The half hitch ball was used as a punch straight down into the lid to add a consistent shape back to the outer ring. Some hammer and dolly work straightened the center concave, giving it a slight crown. A deep dent was heated to make it more pliable, the punch pushed to the bottom and used as fulcrum to push the dent outward (heated spot)
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7036.JPG
Then our "punch" was clamped in the vise to use as a post dolly. The lid was positioned where any low spots were placed against the "dolly" and hammering around the perimeter of the dent raised it outwards..
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7039.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7040.JPG
Some fine tuning left, but this is much better than where we started:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80YGom51gc0
.
Vince is still milking the media blast job..
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7028.JPG
Another of the lids had been used and abused with a hammer over it's life, the center was concaved inward, the outer rim had several flat spots. So while Vince was busy, I came up with a dent removal tool to help straighten out the next lid.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7033.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7031.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7032.JPG
The half hitch ball was used as a punch straight down into the lid to add a consistent shape back to the outer ring. Some hammer and dolly work straightened the center concave, giving it a slight crown. A deep dent was heated to make it more pliable, the punch pushed to the bottom and used as fulcrum to push the dent outward (heated spot)
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7036.JPG
Then our "punch" was clamped in the vise to use as a post dolly. The lid was positioned where any low spots were placed against the "dolly" and hammering around the perimeter of the dent raised it outwards..
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7039.JPG
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y167/rmccartney/IMG_7040.JPG
Some fine tuning left, but this is much better than where we started:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80YGom51gc0
.