Where to get custom machining done?

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Yeah I know, I'm no help at all. Sorry.

Well, ya tried, and I appreciate it.

[Tim Hancock]

I can make you one if you one for free from scrap 1/4" steel if you send me a sketch of what you need.

[wdfifteen]

THANK YOU PPOT MYSTERY PERSON!

Back in April a fellow Pelican whose name I've never seen on a post but who does read PPOT contacted me and let me know he could make this part. It arrived in a couple of weeks but the project languished in favor of more urgent matters. Today I put all the pieces together and it works perfectly. Thank you Mr. Pelican! ( I will thank you publicly if its OK to use your name.) And thank you Tim Hancock I didn't see your offer until just today. You guys are great! See you Saturday Tim.



On the broken set-up a rigid copper pipe runs from the connector to the air storage tank. The copper pipe is inserted into the bore of the connector where there is an O-ring seal. The O-ring seal allows the pipe to slide slightly in the connector as heat makes the parts expand.



My benefactor made a threaded flange that I could bolt to the head and use a street ell and a rubber pressure hose to connect the pump to the storage tank.

[Scott Douglas]

That's a great solution to your problem.
Thanks for posting the follow up too.

[fred cook]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I need a piece to repair my old air compressor. It's nothing complicated at all. 1.5x3x1/4 inch plate with two 1/4 holes and one hole bored and threaded for 1/2 NPT. Where does one get something like this made?

If you will send me a paper or cardboard template I will make the part for you. I think I have some pieces of scrap steel around that would be large enough. Would it hurt for the part to be more than 1/4" thick? PM me for my address.