OIL FILTER HOUSINGS

[Trigger]

I can't believe the price of the repro ones £78  and I seem to have a stack of them with fin damage and can't really justifying charging the customer that kind of £££. It is only a fin repair but, they are so thin that I have never tried to repair one before. I seem to have a bit of time on my hands today because the other half has taken over my engine building room so, decided to have a go. Bloody tricky but, I was pleased with the result.

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[Green1]

Nice job do you want three more to do. 

[Rozabikes Tim]

I can't believe the price of the repro ones £78  and I seem to have a stack of them with fin damage and can't really justifying charging the customer that kind of £££. It is only a fin repair but, they are so thin that I have never tried to repair one before. I seem to have a bit of time on my hands today because the other half has taken over my engine building room so, decided to have a go. Bloody tricky but, I was pleased with the result.

Looks good. Have you built them up with alloy weld and ground down etc?

[Trigger]

Nice job do you want three more to do. 

If they are the ones you tried to look like sandcast ones then NO  How bad are they ?

[hairygit]

Question is, how long start to finish did it take you? Then obviously multiply the time taken by you average hourly rate, electricity and consumables used, wear and tear on welder etc, and what does it cost versus buying a replacement? I know restoring items can be satisfying, but you are a business so time is money, was it financially viable?

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[Green1]

Shut it Hairy I'm sure they didn't cost more than 99p 
Just checked and only one is damaged . Don't know why I thought they were all damaged
Job to get to the bike at the moment but 3 or possibly 4 fins have large chunks out off them.

[Trigger]

Question is, how long start to finish did it take you? Then obviously multiply the time taken by you average hourly rate, electricity and consumables used, wear and tear on welder etc, and what does it cost versus buying a replacement? I know restoring items can be satisfying, but you are a business so time is money, was it financially viable?

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Half the cost as long as it is not too many fins

[Trigger]

I can't believe the price of the repro ones £78  and I seem to have a stack of them with fin damage and can't really justifying charging the customer that kind of £££. It is only a fin repair but, they are so thin that I have never tried to repair one before. I seem to have a bit of time on my hands today because the other half has taken over my engine building room so, decided to have a go. Bloody tricky but, I was pleased with the result.

Looks good. Have you built them up with alloy weld and ground down etc?

Yes mate, clean the area, weld pure alloy to build it up, mill off what you dare and hand finish the rest. Need smaller hands as it gets a bit delicate 

[taysidedragon]

Trigger, what type of welder do you use for the aluminium welding? I'm thinking of upgrading my arc welder to a Tig machine to carry out similar repairs and fabrication.
Advice on a good unit to get would be much appreciated. ☺

[Trigger]

I use a old Miller 300amp, 3 phase.

[mike the bike]

Jammy sod, having 3 phase.

[taysidedragon]

I use a old Miller 300amp, 3 phase.

Cheers. ☺

[JamesH]

I wonder where you’ve got that lovely collection of battered oil housings from??