Rebuilding The Winch! | Franna Crane Project | Part 18

Watch as we give our Franna crane winch a complete transformation! First things first we’re getting everything cleaned up using the hotwash for the internal planetary gears and blasting the plates clean with our dustless blaster. But this rebuild isn't just about shining up old parts. We'll be machining brand new components for the cable tension adjuster, starting with making the bosses and shaft with our lathe before drilling and tapping holes for the grub screws in our milling machine. We also countersink the spring arm plates to give a seamless fit for the bolts. With the new parts ready, it's welding time! We'll weld the adjuster plates and bosses together and while the welds cool, we’ll begin meticulously re-assembling the winch. We start with carefully assembling all the planetary gears before they get installed back into the winch drum. Then the plates get bolted in place, before the rebuilt hydraulic motor gets installed and finally, the brand-new cable tensioner takes its place. And just like that, the once-tired winch is reborn! To finish it all off, we'll give it a fresh coat of paint, making it look (and function) as good as new! Stay tuned for the next Franna crane project video or catch up on all the previous videos below 😎👇

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- Hafco TM-1740G Centre Lathe
- Hafco BM-63VE Milling machine
- WIA 500i Weldmatic welder

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[sammacfarlane]

Congratulations on the new teeth, and condolences for the pain you must be enduring. Thanks for providing our weekly fix on machining videos. All the best.

[rickmangum]

I'm watching this 1 hour after it's posted and there's already 22k view. Seems everyone else loves you guys as much as I do.

[Sturdy_Penguin]

It's too bad your dentist didn't make a CEE-style video of your dental surgery. "As you can see, this molar's had a lot of wear and that lets a lot of debris get in there. Rather than ordering a new tooth from the manufacturer we'll be replacing it with a titanium insert. We can see that the last person to work on it did a real shoddy job which led to the incisor being pushed out of alignment so that one's gotta come out too."

[jogden]

Curtis as much as I would have LOVED to see your video fabricating shop-made teeth, I'm glad you got your dental woes figured out. Hope you are feeling good! Thanks for all the videos!

[-yeme-]

Homey is such a star. The happy smile, the stiff legged, half-sideways Staffie gallop, the constant grunts and snorts and whines and snuffles, such a cool dog.

[BerenoDMD]

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon here - I do the "All-on-four" surgery every day. It is a big surgery and it takes a lot to go through it. I hope only the best for you, your recovery process, and your future dental health. All the best from the States.

[OffroadandRemote]

Wishing you a speedy recovery Kurtis! Thank you to both you and Karen for still finding the time to get a video up for us CEE diehards 👍

[deltekkie]

I pray that you heal quickly and discomfort goes away sooner than expected. Your videos are great! I follow every week. Keep up the good work. Missouri, USA

[barryregehr]

My son is in 10th grade and wants to be a welder. He’s getting really good and he says your welds are what his teacher shows as perfect! More welding and machining classes are in his future, thanks for being an inspiration Kurtis! And amazing videography as usual Karen 😊

[tomcatfoolery]

Franna is back. I love it.
I wish you a speedy recovery.

[darrinswanson]

The new chompers are looking good, Kurtis. When you're feeling better, we hope to see a nice, confident smile now and again

[CurtisGurley]

Kurtis, I work in the dental field as a service tech by day and a local machinist, fabricator and cast aluminum welder by evening. I service the intra oral scanners, CBCT machines and mills that make those "pearly whites". I have seen plenty of dental work in my 23 years doing this job and I am so happy you have the opportunity to have this extensive procedure. I also thank you for coming back in the ring so soon for our entertainment. Karen, thank you for the many editing hours, wonderful camera work and keeping Kurtis focused on his lines. What a team!!

[yellowjacket]

Kurt don't worry we all want to have things done that improves your health good on ya mate for being a brave boy and back to the crane Git Er Done!!!

[pattonph]

I am a 77 year old woman I'm a farmer live on a big farm in Virginia we do all our own welding I actually started welding in 1956 when I was nine years old we had no help we had no money so everyone had to work but you're an inspiration with watching the ease that you Weld and the technical knowledge you have I'm loving it

[graeme]

Never noticed your teeth before but re-watching your older videos I can see why you invested and they look great, congrats. Surprised you didn't make them yourself though...!

[boikebeagle]

What amazes me is the clarity of the picture with coolant/wet sandblasting, it’s clear. 11/10 Karen

[idjn]

That's a man that lives and breathes metalwork, welding, boring, drilling, tapping, optimizing best practices and longevity of product, testefying for that is drilling and tapping his own mouth, what a legend! Happy days Kurtis, you're gonna have a record forever of this awesome moment!

[OpSic]

I've broken bones. I've been married and divorced. I've had multiple kidney stones. I've also had the same dental work done. Let me tell you folks, the pain can be quite a lot to handle. Especially if you have any mental or emotional drop that follows the procedure, when things still need to be adjusted and are causing pain still. I sympathize with Curtis. It's not fun, it's not easy. All of the pain the first few weeks put me into a depression. What snapped me out of it, was getting married a month later and having an amazing smile for the first time in over a decade, and no more dental pain. Curtis, congrats man!

[Lkas]

Perfect timing, just woke up and saw the notification. There's no better way to start a friday!