The rotten wheels had to go. And the cart needed a real axle instead of those stub-jobs.
But that meant I had to cut threads in a 1/2-inch piece of mild steel.
Twice.
After cutting it to length. Mild is a technical term, it’s still steel.
I used a bar and a socket inherited from my Grandpa’s old work-stuff.
(Notice the angle the poor clamp is operating at, to hold it from rotating.)
UPDATE: My bursitus blew-up in the middle of the night, and I woke with my right arm, elbow, hand stiff and on fire. Now it’s in a splint – ice and ibuprofen. Crap.
I’m just glad my shootin’ class isn’t next week or next month. I should be healed-up in a while, but it seems to take forever nowadays. And typing this shit is a pain in the ass.
THAT'S the kind of stuff I just LOVE seeing.
REAL work.
Man's work…just very satisfying to fix or build something with nothing more than your mind and mettle.
Please do share the finished product, if you could.