Week 3
On Tuesday of this week, we built tie rods to connect the steering shaft of the car to the front wheels. We started off by building a fixture to hold the parts together, and then we cut a thin tube and coped the end of it so that the welder could weld the parts together. The tie rods tie together the steering system and the suspension system, both of which are part of the power train of the car.
On Saturday, I sandblasted many of the small parts of the car with rust on them. The sandblaster sprays a specialized sand at a high velocity at the metal parts, removing the rust and smudges from the parts. Without the rust, the parts can be safely welded together, as the rust on the parts can adversely affect the weld quality.
Here's a video of the sandblasting machine:
It's not easy to see in the video, but the sandblasting gun that I'm holding sprays out the sand at a high velocity, stripping the piece of metal of its rust. The trigger for the gun is a foot pedal below the machine and the sound you hear is the sand coming out of it. In order to operate the machine, I have to use the gloves inbuilt in it, because the abrasive can cause injury if it hits bare skin.
On Saturday, I sandblasted many of the small parts of the car with rust on them. The sandblaster sprays a specialized sand at a high velocity at the metal parts, removing the rust and smudges from the parts. Without the rust, the parts can be safely welded together, as the rust on the parts can adversely affect the weld quality.
Here's a video of the sandblasting machine:
It's not easy to see in the video, but the sandblasting gun that I'm holding sprays out the sand at a high velocity, stripping the piece of metal of its rust. The trigger for the gun is a foot pedal below the machine and the sound you hear is the sand coming out of it. In order to operate the machine, I have to use the gloves inbuilt in it, because the abrasive can cause injury if it hits bare skin.
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