Re-building my 50 pounder......

[Mace]

This project has been going for a little while......When I got the 50 I took most of it apart and washed it down. Decided it needed new babbit bearings and got a crew(ragtag band of misfits) to help out. Here are some pics.
Please no comments on how "Hot" Aldo looks! More pics as I sort them out.
Mace

 

[Erik Fritz]

Looking good Mace, I redid mine two years ago and did it with my father and father in law it was a fun weekend. Are you going to reweld the clutch fork and fit it to the pins as well? the only reason i ask is i just got done redoing my 25lber last weekend and that is what it took to get it running better...........Erik

 

[sunshadow]

did you use carbon from the acetelyne as a release agent?

-Page

 

[anvilarms]

why did you wait till you were in arkansas to post this ???????
nice shirt on you sweet lips.
boom chicka wahh wahh

 

[TekSec]

Hey, who's the cute little fella in the back on the last pic? I hear he just got hitched!

 

[Don Hanson III]

Those old Little Giant are fun. Looks like you got a good one, Mace :thumbup:

It wasn't too hot that day, was it ???

 

[Sam Salvati]

Congrats Mace, hammers rock, the LG's are like works of art!

 

[NickWheeler]

Aldo looks like a not-hot, sweaty plumber

 

[Mace]

Heres a few more.
Page, Yes. The soot acts as a release.
Mace

 

[Mace]

Here are the last few till I get home and put the "new" head and toggle arms in. Kieth, The reason I waited was....well....theres not a whole lot to do in Hope after dark...as you know.
Ya think Mike had that stupid look on his face last weekend?
Mace

 

[jdm61]

Here are the last few till I get home and put the "new" head and toggle arms in. Kieth, The reason I waited was....well....theres not a whole lot to do in Hope after dark...as you know.
Ya think Mike had that stupid look on his face last weekend?
Mace

dude.......there's not a whole lot to do in Hope in the DAYTIME!!!! Nice hammer!:thumbup:

 

[L.K.Smithy]

looks good. could you give a short walk through of what you did? i can usually tell whats been done by pics, but im at a loss here, is that some kind of putty epoxy? i ask because i plan to snatch one of the lgs up as soon as i can and fix it up. thanks!
-Lou

 

[deker]

Ya think Mike had that stupid look on his face last weekend?

I was wondering if Mace was behind him in that picture....

Looks good Aldo, keep us updated with pics as it progresses.

-d

 

[JCaswell]

Ah, that looks a lot like mine (same era).

It's amazing how heavy that whole shaft with flywheel and clutch is