Rebuild COMPLETE & TESTING the Vintage Slotting Attachment | Part 3

This is the moment the vintage Huron slotting attachment faces its final test. After the tear down and cast iron weld repair, the rebuild moves into its final stage. First up, the housing goes into the sandblasting cabinet to strip back decades of old paint before being cleaned and everything goes back together piece by piece. Surface rust comes off, old bearings are pressed out using the 150 tonne press, and new bearings go in to bring the conrod assembly back into spec. With the main housing back together it is prepped and given a coat of Zayer blue paint before all the hardware is fitted. And the small details don’t go quietly. One pesky rivet on the identification plaque refuses to move, forcing a change of plan when there are no spare rivets on hand. Instead, the housing gets tapped so the plaque can be screwed back on properly. The new 3D printed flexible way wipers are ready to go, but the bolt holes are tight and need to be tapped to clean them up before everything fits the way it should. Finally with all the pieces assembled the completed attachment can be installed onto the universal head of the Zayer bed mill. Then comes the real test. Power goes on, the ram cycles, and the rebuild shows exactly what all the work has achieved. What started out cracked, worn, and destined for scrap now looks and runs like new. Missed Parts 1 & 2? Catch up here: 👉 Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfNvuTMDXNg 👉 Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E87b8YWvzt8 Join our channel: We upload new videos every Friday at 5pm AEST! If you want to see more of our videos click LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! You can subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/ceesubscribe Want Early Access & Ad Free videos?? Join our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/cuttingedgeengineering Official CEE Merch shop: https://www.ceeshop.com.au Check out our CEE Amazon store and explore our favourite finds that we use in the workshop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cuttingedgeengineeringaustralia To see more follow us on online here: TikTok: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSdHhtN4h/ Instagram https://instagram.com/cutting_edge_engineering Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cuttingedgeengineeringaustralia/ About Us: We're a down-to-earth real life machining and fabrication workshop in Australia. We specialise in helping business in mining and earthmoving to keep their machines running smoothly. We love working on broken parts and the bigger the better! We upload new videos every week showcasing machining, welding, line boring, honing and all the other awesome stuff that goes down in our workshop. Learn how we tackle different projects and see the satisfaction of creating something useful. Subscribe to stay updated on our latest jobs and projects! Follow us on Patreon for even more content and behind-the-scenes glimpses or find us on Tiktok, Facebook and Instagram for a chance to connect with us. #australianmachinist #machineshop #machinist