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Posted by Clint Dixon [162.158.74.126] on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 19:53:02 :

In Reply to: Just tossing out ideas posted by Clint Dixon [108.162.216.73] on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 13:29:51 :

My boss is always looking for new things to make that present a challenge. His company has reproduced many obsolete Power-Wagon and Jeep parts over the years, some for my personal use on my own trucks, some for the mechanical governor restorations I have tackled for other people, and some for one of this country's largest suppliers of NOS and reproduction Power-Wagon parts.

Since 1980, I have had a close relationship with this shop and its owners. I worked for them 20 years ago as a machinist. Now, after 15 years working for an Engineering company, I am back at the machine shop as the head of Quality Control, with two years now under my belt. Over the years with me either working there, having parts made there, or just my stopping in to shoot the bull every few months, "Power-Wagon" has become part of their vocabulary.

These past two years have seen a large growth in the company with a move towards becoming an almost 100% production facility. So the small, unique, specialty runs are even more looked forward to and welcomed as a change of pace. We now have multiple 5-axis CNC machines and I will be traveling for training in a few weeks for a new CMM that will be installed in my inspection room. We are also exploring the idea of rapid prototyping.

The idea is in its infancy, so no promises. The choice of possible materials to use is still open. A large amount of our output already goes to a heat treating facility nearby, a pickling facility, and then to onto plating. We have plenty of options at our disposal.

The originals were for a specific rope style - right regular lay. The clamps were grooved to cradle each strand and the grooves were coined to cradle each wire. To duplicate the coining, parts would have to be forged. For "show" only parts, grooves would be machined without coining.

As Tom mentioned, this style of clamp was used for several applications for many years. Now, it is one of the more elusive Power-Wagon parts to find. It appears that the double nut version for 7/16 rope has been out of production for a very long time.

Kevin. Put you down for a stainless steel version?

Junior



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