Having my son around over the holidays has put a damper on my own projects, but not necessarily on the workshop itself.
Trying to keep a 15yr old entertained in an area he does not live can be taxing .... unless daddy has a workshop !!
He's been playing around with cars and motorbikes for a few years now and has really become quite competent with the mechanics.
Changing spark plugs is long mastered, now he changes engines and back axles without a moments thought.
Having changed the back axle on his car to a wider one he needed to make some adaptation to wheel spacing.
So using the lathe he modified some wheel spacers from one size fitting to another. He machined out the centre concentric and knocked a steel spacer to adapt to a different size. These are a press fit.
The faces were also skimmed true as the original units were far from true despite being expensive top range units.
The two thumb nuts are made from SS to hold down the rocker cover on the engine.
Another job tackled was adapting a larger radiator fan using by cutting off the fittings from the old one and welding them onto the new one. Another SS thumbscrew was also turned which you can just make out on the centre right.
He did it all, I just offered suggestions and instructions.... whilst watching over my new lathe of course
