🔥Welding & Line Boring Rear Frame Articulation Joint | Franna Crane Project | Part 30

We’re back on the tools for Part 30 of our Franna crane project and we are going to tackle line boring the pivot hole on the new articulation plate! But before we can do that we’ve got some serious welding to do on the new plate. Once that’s welded out and cooling, we take the opportunity to clear out a few stubborn leftovers from the rear frame — including some rusted, seized trailing arms, a couple of old brackets, and the spherical bearings from the steering cylinders. Then it’s time to set up our smallest Sir Meccanica WS1 portable line borer to get the job done and use centering cones for perfect alignment. First we bore out the top hole due to porosity and lay in a fresh weld before line boring both positions to exact spec. Another solid day in the workshop on the Franna project — with welding, fabrication, and line boring all in a days work. 👉 Missed a part? Catch up on the full Franna Crane playlist here: 👉 Want early access and behind-the-scenes? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/cuttingedgeengineering Join our channel: We upload new videos every Friday at 5pm AEST! If you want to see more of our videos click LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! You can subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/ceesubscribe Want Early Access & Ad Free videos?? Join our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/cuttingedgeengineering Official CEE Merch shop: https://www.ceeshop.com.au Check out our CEE Amazon store and explore our favourite finds that we use in the workshop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cuttingedgeengineeringaustralia To see more follow us on online here: TikTok: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSdHhtN4h/ Instagram https://instagram.com/cutting_edge_engineering Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cuttingedgeengineeringaustralia/ About Us: We're a down-to-earth real life machining and fabrication workshop in Australia. We specialise in helping business in mining and earthmoving to keep their machines running smoothly. We love working on broken parts and the bigger the better! We upload new videos every week showcasing machining, welding, line boring, honing and all the other awesome stuff that goes down in our workshop. Learn how we tackle different projects and see the satisfaction of creating something useful. Subscribe to stay updated on our latest jobs and projects! Follow us on Patreon for even more content and behind-the-scenes glimpses or find us on Tiktok, Facebook and Instagram for a chance to connect with us. #australianmachinist #machineshop #machinist