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my quad uses a lawn mower trans that works exacly like this and is built far, far less strong... i bet this will handle a solid 5x the power and way more in a low speed application.. this being said, that reverse gear will blow it up the way its built it needs a bushing on the input shaft and a much deeper ratio for reverse.. looks to me like reverse is gears somewhere near 2nd gear which again is fine for a low speed machine or even his lathe???

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Maybe even a spool gun?

Ab same as I would just do pre heat save 30-50 amps needed easily

I agree preheat the plate I have welded a whole lot of half inch aluminum plate ..preheat helps a lot

@@forkjob Would still require preheating the plate. The reason is, aluminum is a very good conductor, and the heat used to melt it is rapidly conducted away from the weld, in effect, cooling the weld. By preheating, the welder doesn't have to provide as much heat for the weld and it is not wicked away as fast.

I normaly do it over 500 degrees hot with my hardox shit is that to much?

I wished he did it with a drill. 🤷🏻‍♂️ It is only aluminum afterall. Well. A drill press or mill to align the tap with a dead center.

Using a pusher tap on a blind hole isn't considered proper. Side note, there's nothing wrong with tapping under power.

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@@AutodidactEngineer 😂

@@AutodidactEngineer yoar*

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I don’t mind ads if it means the creator is putting revenue back into the channel. I just don’t like when they just stick with the UKposts default locations and don’t move the ads to match natural breaks in the video. Look at Andrew Camarata. He never had ads but when he started it gave us more videos because he was buying lots of new equipment or toys that usually needed repairs for “no reason”.

I'm watching a ad right now...

Not done just for the hell of it. He recorded it to post and therefore get a paycheck from Google.

I agree offset bushing are great because they would allow for chain stretch later on.

I was going to suggest oversize bearings (bigger OD) but that is an even better idea..

@@jasondk5127 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ So you adjust for chain slack then how do you accommodate the gear mesh for the reverse gears?

Here is an example of someone saying they have a better way to solve a problem. when he had solved the problem just fine. after all I don't see you building gearboxes on youtube.

@@harryrenner4016 OUCH! Well I would have done just that. I build gearboxes for a living ( retired now ) and got paid pretty good for it. Math errors happen and sometimes you have to scratch your head and fix it. This lad did the best he could with the experience and tools at his disposal. I would have moved my hole over to the dimension I needed and simply bored the hole out round and made a sleeve. Weld the sleeve in and you are done. That said it's what I would do on a home project like this. If it was at work I would be staying over on my own time making new plates to fix my f***up. Lighten up on people trying to give feed back. It takes a lot of skill to get a set of gears to mesh properly and with the equipment he has the deck was stacked against him. But he persevered and fixed the problem and I'm proud of him for that. There are so many ways that the lifespan of that unit was limited but we shall not go there. The fact that he got on UKposts and fixed it speaks volumes. Build a gear box yourself. Record your progress and overcome the shortcomings of his design. Let us know how you do with that. Cheers! Terry from South Carolina

Omg that's brilliant! Good thinking.

I was thinking the same thing it weeks go Great in a stem class

@@danieleasley9616 YESSSSSS

I donated a cut away Chevy 3 speed to my shop class in high school

They’re best off with OEM parts. They’d learn more if he went in and showed it off/built one with them.

Come on. It’s not that bad. 😉 JK. Make it Extreme does great work.

Oh, and pull the bearing seals exposed to the gear oil.

That would be an awesome collab

Agree. TOT collaboration, would be hugely beneficial for him. TOT has a lot to offer in the machinist tips and tricks department. There are several other engineers on the tube that could help too. A mass production 2 speed with reverse would be awesome for us custom builders. Would be nice to have one that can handle 20-30hp that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

Came to suggest this, that's a big piece of aluminum that is just sucking all the heat you put into it away from the weld, like a big heat sync.

This is good advice.