[AJD] Metal tool - Railroad Rail

Edward Tabor edward.tabor at zoominternet.net
Sat Oct 1 07:37:23 PDT 2005


I have a piece of 6" I-beam that is handy.  Problem with RR is it is 
VERY HEAVY.

Ed

Dean VP wrote:

>Thought I would pass along an inexpensive tool tip that has worked well for
>me. I was digging through my parts stash in the barn today and ran onto
>several JD PTO Shields that were in sad shape but recoverable. Now I don't
>remember what I originally was looking for but spent the afternoon
>straightening out all the bends and dings on several of these valued
>shields. All now look pretty close to original and from 5' to 10' away
>probably would pass a critical inspection as new. Good enough for government
>work anyway.  No Correct Police allowed!  :-) Even found one I needed for an
>early JD 50 and its now mounted on the tractor, also a styled JD A, B & G
>version (now have a few extras), one that is now near perfect for a styled
>JD D and a couple shields I don't recognize yet.  In the future I will post
>some pictures to see if anyone on the list recognizes them. Since I don't
>own a styled D and don't expect to ever own one I'll probably put it on
>eBay. I've never purchased a reproduction shield but I know these are
>original and are made with heavy steel. Don't know what gauge metal the
>repro's are. 
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>Sometime/somewhere in the past I picked up about a two foot section of RR
>Rail that really comes in handy when working with sheet metal, etc. Has
>enough mass to be functional but is easily lifted into the vise or clamped
>to the bench. The slight round to the top of the rail is really helpful but
>the long straight edge is helpful too. 
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>Now, what was it I was looking for to begin with? 
>
>Dean A. Van Peursem
>Snohomish, WA 98290
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