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Post by beefjello on Jun 22, 2018 15:23:41 GMT -5
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Post by sophia13 on Jun 25, 2018 12:58:10 GMT -5
Beautiful job. You are a craftsman. I could never take on a project like that. My only project was to take an 8" cabber that had two wheels and reconfigure it to five wheels. I only needed to buy the spacers and of course the wheels. My machine is a beast and when I downsize, I'll probably get a two wheel arbor and swap wheels through the grinding and sanding steps. Would you mind sharing pics of your 5 wheel swap? I have an 8" Raytech Gemmaker and would like to do something similar. What size wheels did you go back with if I may ask? Any other details would be super  Thank You |
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Post by NDK on Jun 28, 2018 14:11:38 GMT -5
Wonderful build Walt, finished beautifully!
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 30, 2018 16:11:30 GMT -5
Good job, and thanks for the source list.
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Post by pauls on Jul 3, 2018 3:57:57 GMT -5
Great job Walt. I like the idea of plastic guards and splash pans.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2018 13:58:03 GMT -5
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Post by TheRock on Aug 2, 2018 22:37:07 GMT -5
Nice Job Walt Looks Professional!  ~Duke |
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Post by unclesoska on Aug 3, 2018 15:08:27 GMT -5
That cabber is the schizzle Dude! Thanks for walking us thru the build too. Well Done!
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Post by Flipper on Dec 15, 2018 16:18:50 GMT -5
Very nice!
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Post by Peruano on Dec 15, 2018 18:37:48 GMT -5
It looks like a plastic Lortone. No rust, no fuss. If you have too much water going on, you might consider a pressure reducer. Too much splash with a set up like that probably means too much water period. Just thinking without many facts.
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Post by manofglass on Dec 15, 2018 18:50:52 GMT -5
I got wet at first don’t have to open the valves
Very far on that one but it works for me
I don’t get wet anymore
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Post by Pat on Dec 15, 2018 19:14:23 GMT -5
Looks like it works well! I admire your ability and cabs
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Post by RWA3006 on Dec 15, 2018 19:58:11 GMT -5
Walt, have you had a chance to use it much yet? Observations?
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Dec 15, 2018 20:08:36 GMT -5
manofglass I love your cabber. Thanks for posting your build progress. The cloth in front of the wheels not only keeps you from getting soaked, it spreads the water on the full width of the wheel, that is, if you've made it touch the wheel. Yes, it will wear out, so you just replace them every year or so. Lynn
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Post by jamesp on Dec 16, 2018 5:01:08 GMT -5
THAT is an incredible piece of work Walt. Hat's off.
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Post by nowyo on Jan 4, 2019 7:55:37 GMT -5
Walt manofglass, just now saw this thread. Awesome build, very professional. Russ |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jan 12, 2019 22:21:04 GMT -5
Excellent job! Very professional looking and well built to. Should last you a very long time. Nice looking cabs by the way.
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Post by manofglass on Feb 24, 2019 9:56:03 GMT -5
I replaced the aluminum spacers with shaft collars Two shaft collars between each wheel tighten Down the end nuts then tighten the set screws Wheels don’t slip now the spacers were pressed Into the wheels had fun getting them out This is what I came up with       |
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Post by cozmonautt on Mar 6, 2019 10:54:32 GMT -5
Nice build my friend, solid engineering for sure.
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Post by Gadabout on Dec 21, 2019 21:19:28 GMT -5
Holy Crow Walt! That is quite the setup. One of these days...
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Thank You
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