oil filter socket

[JHardwick]

The guys over in the 3 gen forum area have expressed enough interest for me to produce a socket that I will guarantee for life against breakage!



PM me.

 

[JHardwick]

another ... ... .

 

[JHardwick]

yet another ... ... ... ... ... ... please PM me with your info if you are intersested so I don't lose it.

 

[Dean Upson]

Wow..... Looks even better than the original on the G3 Forum . I can't wait to get mine, almost too purdy to use.



Dean

 

[Rosco]

JHardwick,



Did you get my PM yesterday? I am not trying to be a pain but I don't want to miss out on this.



Rosco

 

[JHardwick]

Rosco,



Sent you a PM.



Yup, it'll be purdy Dean

 

[RaymondSchultz]

Hi,



Any update on the filter wrench, I sent a pm a couple weeks ago using my e-mail address, if you need any more info please advise.



Thanks

 

[JHardwick]

Here is your filter sockets



I originally quoted 3-4 weeks, but was shooting for 2-3 weeks ... ... ... ... . looks like 3-4 weeks based on how backed up my lathe has been.



This week is half over already, but I hope to get them on the lathe no later than Sunday



For those of you who have not sent your mailing address in PM you should do so if you are in any kind of a hurry. That way I can get labels and shipping totals prepared in advance.

 

[JHardwick]

another... ... ... .

 

[JHardwick]

We didn't make it to the lathe on Sunday like I hade hoped, but we got chips flying today!



I'm more impressed with this camera, LOL, the part is turning somewhere close to 2500 RPM.

 

[JHardwick]

another ... .

 

[JHardwick]

The first operation is done. As soon as the second op is done I can get a more accurate shipping total. The mill work or broaching operation will remove very little weight. So far, for those who have send an address, it is looking like $5-$7 for shipping.



Sometime during the day, I was thinking I could drop my price a little ... ... ..... we'll see how the rest of the job goes, there is still a bunch of work to do ... ... ..... I machined up 70 of them!!

 

[TBrennan]

Sweet! 14,900 miles on the odometer, I need mine quick !!!

 

[Whiskey]

What is the price??

 

[Casey Balvert]

They look like works of art. Maybe I will just put mine in a glass case and look at it. Don't want to get it dirty.



Casey

 

[JHardwick]

LOL Casey, I am going to engrave at least "5. 9L Cummins" in them, but thought about trying to personalize each one with TDR usenames ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . don't totally count it out yet

 

[jwgary]

Is that SolidWorks?

What CAD program are you using? It looks like SolidWorks. If that's the case, you can get better images and actually get screen shots fairly easy (instead of taking a picture of the screen). Just do a save as and choose JPG as the file type. You should also be able to use an aluminum material spec and be able to tell what the part will weigh before you even machine it using mass properties. You gotta love engineering technology. Those sockets look real good. Unfortunately, I have a 2G so I won't need one of those any time soon.

 

[JHardwick]

Re: Is that SolidWorks?

Originally posted by jwgary

What CAD program are you using? It looks like SolidWorks. If that's the case, you can get better images and actually get screen shots fairly easy (instead of taking a picture of the screen). Just do a save as and choose JPG as the file type. You should also be able to use an aluminum material spec and be able to tell what the part will weigh before you even machine it using mass properties. You gotta love engineering technology. Those sockets look real good. Unfortunately, I have a 2G so I won't need one of those any time soon.

LOL, it is SolidWorks and I do remember seeing the jpg file format ... ... ..... never even gave it a thought. I haven't had it all that long, I like the SolidWorks, it's just the CamWorks I'm having trouble with. My old Surfcam wire frame would spit out a program that needed NO tweaking. D/L it and hit cycle start! This Camworks is a total POS in my opinion. For $7K it ought to wipe my azz too, lol.



BTW, it will fit any 5. 9 filter as long as you are using a fluted filter. I found out the other day that it will even fit the fuel filter on the Big Rigs! Pretty universal flute design.

 

[JHardwick]

Well, the second lathe OP is done and I went ahead and broached the first couple to make sure the detent was cool.



It locked snug and secure on 3 different brands of extentions!



Mill work is next along with braoching them all out. I think you will all like the engraving I have planned!

 

[JHardwick]

this pic didn't come out very well, but the detent worked pretty darn well!