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It’s been quite a while since I posted anything on here; mainly because I’ve been incredibly busy and it’s hard to justify spending time drumming up more business when I’ve had all I can manage. This post serves the opposite purpose and marks the end of an era. As those of you who have been following us are probably aware, Mason Shier has been the go-to guy at Naylor’s Custom Metal Cutting for powder coating over the past two or three years. With the booming economy and “N...

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This was a neat project, it's actually an Eagle Scout project. And for those who have no experience in this sort of thing, a lot of work went into getting things this far.

Firstly the scout had to reach Life Scout which is a task in and of itself.. And once there, the scout went out, found something in his community that needed doing, raised the funds, drafted and designed the sign, and now has to install and complete the job in order to finish this stage of his Eagle Scout project.

But that's just one of the requirements he'll have to see through in order to reach his goal. Good luck to him!

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We just added high speed threading with the Bridgeport milling machines to our list of services offered. Here you see one of the machines making quick work of some 1/2"-13 threads through a 1/2" thick piece of A36 flat bar. We've got a range of tapping tools that start smaller than anything we're ever likely cut all the way up to 1.125". Not only are these threads cut much quicker than we could do with hand tapping, they are flawless! If the parts are too large to fit on the milling machines we can also use mag-drills to get the job done.

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We finally got the "new" saw up and running. It's about the same age as the one that we're replacing but this one is all hydraulic, way faster, much quieter, has a chip auger, and a functioning multi-feed option so it will do longer parts. The blade in the video is the one that came with it so pardon the obvious dead spot where it jumps. It's cutting well enough for our purposes and I'd rather run it until it's dead before putting a new one on. One of the many nice features about this saw is it has indicators to let us know if the pressure on the blade is too high or if it's not cutting straight. Even with the old beat up blade it seems to be doing just fine. Before anyone asks . . . No the old HE&M saw is not for sale. The plan for it is to find a home in the shop we're hoping to have set up on the 2nd floor sometime this fall.

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As many of you may remember our metal racks are getting pretty full. The ad we ran last month has helped to clear some of that clutter, but it also lead to new customers ordering steel from us so there’s new drops to be stored and organized. When I was checking out a band saw at an auction I came across this heavy duty rack that was a perfect fit next to the one we already had so I just had to get it! The nice thing about having a powder coating shop running alongside the ...fabrication shop is that we can take older stuff and make it like new. This rack was made back in 1996 and was finished quite well with a quality primer and top coat, but it was starting to show its age. We started blasting it Friday afternoon and I couldn’t wait to get it done so Sunday I finished the blasting and coated it. I used a primer and did it up with safety yellow in the hopes of not smacking my head on it. It’s 10’ long so it will be perfect for sticks of stainless and aluminum that come in 12’ lengths as well as drops from longer sticks. This will free up space on the 20’ rack for full sticks.

As cool as that is the best news is that we got the saw I was after as well as a surface grinder and Tapmatic 90X with an R8 taper that we can use it to cut larger threads on the Bridgeport milling machines. I’ll post more about the saw once I finish getting it set up . . . some idiot who will remain nameless ran it for too long at low voltage with the pump motor set on high voltage. That shouldn’t hurt it in theory but I . . . I mean "he" forgot about the rpm being lower and the cooling fan not spinning as fast. More on that later, in the meantime I hope you enjoy these pictures of our “Sanford & Son” loading job and the freshly powder coated rack. If you look closely you can see the before pictures of that strapped to the bed of the truck.

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We just updated our accounting software and need to re-inventory our supply of metal. This would be easier if our shelves weren’t packed full of small pieces left over from past jobs so it’s time to have a spring cleaning sale! The quickest and easiest way to do this is to sell it by the lbs. so that’s the plan. We’re not looking to waste a ton of time haggling over the price so if you are in the market for short pieces of steel, stainless steel, or aluminum here’s what we...’re selling it for:

• Mild steel 24” in length or less - $0.25/lbs. • Stainless steel 12” in length or less (mostly 304 but some 316) - $2.00/lbs. • Aluminum 24” in length or less - $1.00/lbs.

This is mostly brand new material that’s been stored indoors, not a bunch of rusty junk. Just to be clear there are a lot of very short chunks here, we try to be as efficient as possible when fabricating. There are some longer random pieces that we could sell by the lbs. as well. If you have a crate or skid that you’d like to fill up we’ll put it on the scale, zero it out, and add it up from there. Forklifts are on site for quick and easy loading.

Of course we’re not going to give away our full length pieces below cost, but as always everything we have in inventory is for sale at a reasonable rate. It’s no problem if you want to buy a couple full sticks of something at regular price and add in some of the short leftover sale-price pieces. If it’s not on our shelves/racks we can usually get it next day if you want to place an order. We’re happy to cut full sticks in half at no additional charge if it helps you fit it into your vehicle/trailer. If you want more than one cut per stick we’ll have to charge for that. We’re here from 8:00am to 5:00pm M-F and by appointment outside of regular business hours.

Cash or local check only NO CREDIT CARDS!!!

First come first serve. I'll update the pictures if/when substantial changes in inventory occur.

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If you follow us you’ve probably seen these before, but this time there’s a slightly different aspect I’d like to focus on. We’re a one stop shop for fabrication and powder coating and this is a fine example of how that can work to our customers’ advantage. We’ve been blasting and coating these header pipes for a little while now. This time when I was blasting one I started noticing the spots I was trying to remove were growing as I was blasting them . . . that’s because ...they were holes, not spots. These pipes have been serving our customer well for decades, but eventually everything fails. Of course we could weld patches over the holes and make it last a little longer, but at some point that becomes impractical. The better option this time around was to quote a price to replace it. I quoted a price for one, but also for a pair of them because their dimensions make it more efficient to build them in even numbers due to material usage. They crunched the numbers and ordered a pair which we knocked out in no time at all. Once we finished the fabrication we coated the two new ones along with the one old one that was still serviceable in one batch to keep the powder coating as reasonable as possible as well. The pictures included in this post show some of the holes, a few steps in the fabrication, and the finished products.

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A week ago I posted some pictures showing how we can help people out with limited machining operations using our Bridgeport milling machine. These pictures show the progression of some pieces that we're making for one of our own projects. These will be part of a filter shaker on an older Torit dust collector that we're rebuilding and improving. Long story short we decided that the machine would work better if it had two sets of parts shaking the filters rather than the orig...inal one. After extensive internet searching and a couple phone calls I came to the conclusion that these parts aren't available anymore . . . if we wanted more of them we'd have to make them. Fortunately we are the right place to go for such a job! When it's not for a customer it becomes a low priority, so I've been chipping away at these a little at a time for the last several weeks. They started out as two pieces of steel that were turned to the right dimensions using the lathe. The small disks in the middle were drilled and broached to accept a 5/8" shaft with a 3/16" key so they can be positioned properly on a shaft. They were also grooved for external snap rings to hold the bearings. The outer rings were bored and grooved to accept internal snap rings and then milled flat on one spot then drilled/tapped for threaded rods which will be machined later once we have the final dimensions calculated. The bearings were held in place with both Loctite and the snap rings. When keyed in opposite directions on the shaft they will act just like a crankshaft/piston and rod assembly in a horizontally opposed engine. Instead of pistons on the ends of the connecting rods there will be 50 filters on either side. The shaft will be turned by a 1hp motor connected by a chain and sprockets. More posts will follow as we make progress on this in the coming months. It's a big project but will be worth the effort when we move our dust collection from inside to outside the shop creating less noise and more floor space.

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I've never claimed to be a seasoned machinist, but there are times when we have to incorporate some basic machine work into our fabrication. These brackets are a great example of that. This is another way in which we can bridge the gap between smaller/hobbyist level fabricators and larger manufacturing companies. Everything you see here was done using our HE&M automatic band saw, Grob vertical band saw, Scotchman automatic cold saw, an ancient Porter-Cable belt grinder, a B...ridgeport milling machine with digital readout, and a MIG welder. If you can weld in your garage but don't have reason enough to justify keeping machine tools around we can help you out! Besides what I just mentioned we've got a 16" X 54" Pratt & Whitney lathe, a small surface grinder, plenty of drill presses, mag drills, a 20hp, 36" wide belt sander with conveyor, a 5' X 10' cnc plasma table, a brand new Scotchman dual station iron worker and plenty of welders/welding equipment. We'd be more than happy to cut pieces for you and let you take it from there. When you're done bring it back to us for the powder coating and you'll have a very professional looking project!

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Are you looking to refurbish some equipment and make it obvious where you shouldn't stick your hands . . . Safety yellow is a great choice to do just that! These are some machine guards that we just did for one of our regular customers. I'd say they turned out great. I like to think they'll save a finger or two over the years, but at the very least I know they won't rust for a long while!

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Before and after pictures of some stainless steel exhaust parts cleaned up a bit with our new stainless steel polishing machine.

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This may not look like much but it's a fine example of how we can help someone out in a pinch. These are custom countertop supports, the likes of which aren't available in stores. The customer first contacted us through our website late Wednesday afternoon saying he had to have these fabricated and coated by Tuesday morning. A bigger shop probably wouldn't even think about even quoting a job this small. If they did there would be a huge lead time. A smaller shop might be... able to handle the fabrication or the powder coating in a timely manner, but not likely both . . . and probably wouldn't be able to source the materials that quickly. That's where we come in! We're right in the middle . . . small enough for the guy off the street to talk to but large enough to have the resources available to handle jobs both big and small. This time we happened to have all the materials on hand and were able to knock this out within 24 hours of the initial contact. If we need to order metal or coating we can generally get that next day if we are able to get it ordered by mid afternoon.

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Here's a quick walk in job from today. The guy drew it out on the steel, I used that to draw it up on the computer and cut out the main shape with the plasma table. He brought in a template so that I could use a transfer punch to mark the small holes which I then punched out with the ironworker in no time.

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Gloss black table frame we did a few weeks back.

Looks pretty good.

And honestly, looks like a complicated table, hopefully I get to see it all put together

This was PBTP Super Durable Gloss Black.

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Here's a little something special we did a few weeks ago.

Nah they're not perfect but, still preeeetty slick.

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This is a cool example of the modular process skids we build for Pick Heaters here in West Bend. We fabricate and powder coat the frame according to their specifications and they do all the plumbing.