more gas engine parts

[chuck foster]

my dad collects old hit and miss engines and most of the engines he get's need part's made for them.
he fabricates most of the part's he needs, one example is the crank guard for a 4 1/2 h.p. massey hassis that he has.
he has two of these engines and one of them needed a crank guard so he copied the one he had.
here is is the original guard



and here is the one he made



it is fabd. out of strips of 1/4" flat bar. the guard is curved in two directions, horizontally and vertically.
this last pic shows the back side of the guard's. the original is on the left



i'm constantly amazed at what my dad makes out of steel, he was a cabinet maker for 30 plus years so i guess that help's.

chuck 

[Krown Kustoms]

Now thats some nice fabrication, You cant tell the casting from the forging.

[dsquire]

Chuck

Some place along the line I think that he must have been a blacksmith as well. If you can make that out of flat bar then you are definitely more than a carpenter. I'll bet your dad could do just about anything that he wanted to do and do it well. Treasure those photo's and memories Chuck. 

Cheers 

Don

[sbwhart]

Chuck

That a great bit of fabrication your Dad's done their 

Stew

[Powder Keg]

Ok, Can you explain how he did the letters:o) He did an awesome job!!!

[CrewCab]

That's just top class Chuck, I'd love to learn more about the whole process 

CC

[Rob.Wilson]

  thats geat /  out standing work , i thought it had been re cast

 Rob

[bogstandard]

Chuck,

There are people who make things, and there are artisans that go one step further, your old man is definitely an artisan.

Stunning and mind boggling comes to mind.


John

[chuck foster]

thanks for the comment's i called dad tonight and told him what you guy's said and he was very pleased that you liked his metal bashing.

don: i cherish every moment that i spend with my dad. when i was younger my dad was doing all kinds of thing's and i couldn't care less, now i'm older i watch him like a hawk.

wes: the lettering on the crank guard it just steel wire bent in the shapes of the letters and then it is epoxied in place. a few coats of paint and the letters just sort of blend in.

john: i told dad that you thought he was an artisan, to that he simply laughed and said "i like this bogstandard guy"

cc: i'm going to have to talk to dad and find out exactly how he made the guard and then i will try and post a crap o cad drawing of the process.

thanks guys you made my dad's day with you kind comment's, even if bog's called him old 

chuck 

[dsquire]

Chuck

Thanks for making my day. Knowing that I helped to put a smile on someones face helps to make my day. Just keep on keeping an eye on your Dad. He still has a lot to teach you. 

Cheers 

Don

[bogstandard]

Chuck,

I hope it didn't upset him too much.

Just to explain, in the UK, 'the old man' when in the context it was used, refers to a father or husband or maybe just a good friend or amiable boss. It has nothing to do with age, but endearment.



John

[chuck foster]

john it's totally ok , my dad has been called allot of thing's over the years and i'm sure being called "the old man" is no ware near the worst he's been called.   

chuck