Aluminum TIG welding repair on a Meat Slicer

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3 ай бұрын

This one is quite unique. We take a meat slicer from the local county jail and repair the broken cast where the foot mounted before it was dropped and broken. We TIG weld the broken cast, re-drill, and surface the welded area, and tap a new hole. This is a fairly common repair for cast aluminum. Hope you guys enjoy!
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@deltan9ne306 3 ай бұрын

If you use the countersink prior to tapping the hole it helps with starting the tap straight as well as getting rid of the burr.

@gregorydobson4307 3 ай бұрын

Great video and tig skills. Little tip is to use some light oil on drill bits when drilling ally as it helps it stops it sticking to drill flutes.

@larrychristopher9147 3 ай бұрын

I personally would have taped back of motor to keep shavings/chips out

@jamiebuckley1769 2 ай бұрын

just a word of advice is put your ground as close as you can to where you are welding so you are not going through the motor and arcing out the bearings. great repair and i subbed.

@bmlennox 3 ай бұрын

When using air pressure for cooling it can stir up dust so eye protection is needed...especially aluminum dust. The doctor can pull small particles of steel out of the eye with a magnet but aluminum they need to manually dig it out-greater risk of eye infection. Ask me how I know...

@jax3032 3 ай бұрын

harbor freight sells maddox screw extractor set. spins counterclockwise its 60 bucks nice kit i use it at work on semi trucks

@TheNicko773 3 ай бұрын

Excellent work.!! Thanks for sharing.!

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@chorgzent.3978 3 ай бұрын

Surprised u didn't find a hidden shank or secret stash lol

@jimcollins9316 3 ай бұрын

Great fix!

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

Thank you sir, and thanks for watching!

@brandongarcia5112 3 ай бұрын

Love the videos

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate that, and thanks for watching!

@mcfwelding 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact i worked at a deli all through out high school. I bet i can still make a mean sub sandwich if i got on a slicer lol

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

I bet you could! I bet a Jersey sub is pretty dang good!

@vancependleton8484 3 ай бұрын

That might be a Globe Commercial Slicer Model #CP13A and if it is, it'll take Base Shroud Slicer Foot #510031.

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

You sound like a guy that knows your meat slicers…?

@paulusmarc 3 ай бұрын

Bon Boulo 😆😆👍👍

@chrisevans6471 3 ай бұрын

Love the videos. Should wear a respirator for those aluminum shavings.

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

Just bought a couple. You should start seeing them in upcoming videos. Thanks for watching!

@Beefman-648 3 ай бұрын

Good video. What abrasives are you using for aluminum?

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

I use Pearl abrasives, and love them.

@davidhoffman8072 3 ай бұрын

Nice Job! Welding cast aluminum never goes that well for me.

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

That’s probably the best I’ve ever welded. I totally understand. It’s never that smooth.

@ggcutter4098 3 ай бұрын

Ill take a roast beef on sour dough

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

Coming right up! Thanks for watching!

@sawboneiomc8809 3 ай бұрын

Yeah...metal shavings around electric motor...not a good thing.

@Sydney268 3 ай бұрын

Yeah not ideal, but to be fair it doesn't look like much swarf is getting in that motor

@jamiebuckley1769 2 ай бұрын

@@Sydney268 any swarf is no good.

@deltab9768 Ай бұрын

I will say the motor looks to be TEFC or similar so it’s not like there’s a huge opening for the shavings to enter like you’d see on a brush motor or open framed induction etc. They’d have to get into the bearings which is much harder/less likely. Still, you’re right the less of that crap that gets near moving parts, the better.

@chorgzent.3978 3 ай бұрын

U wouldn't charge for machinist hours rite? U said higher rate but only used tap wrench probly just give prison a break and charge just welder rate rite?

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

Correct. For this project I just charged my Fabrication rate.

@chorgzent.3978 3 ай бұрын

@Freedomfabrication777 🤔fine line to walk there but u get lots of interesting jobs so it's working 🙌

@Freedomfabrication777 3 ай бұрын

@@chorgzent.3978 It seems to be working, so I guess we’ll keep doing it that way. I’m just trying to figure it out like everyone else. Lol.