Monitor WB mill pipe wear?

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mattshup
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Monitor WB mill pipe wear?

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Working on finally rebuilding a David Bradley I have to add to my collection, got it all taken apart and gonna blast stuff and get ready for paint. Just have a question, is this amount of wear concern for anything on the bottom of the pipe?
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CTXmiller
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Re: Monitor WB mill pipe wear?

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That isn’t that bad. I posted a mast pipe replacement of a W series at some point in a prior thread. You could weld it up and use a grinder or flap disc to smooth it back down. Consider adding a grease zerk on the stay.
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CTXmiller wrote: Wed Mar 26, 2025 8:41 am That isn’t that bad. I posted a mast pipe replacement of a W series at some point in a prior thread. You could weld it up and use a grinder or flap disc to smooth it back down. Consider adding a grease zerk on the stay.
Okay, I think I will leave it be for now. Definitely going to add a zerk though!
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Re: Monitor WB mill pipe wear?

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I’ve welded up a few. This one isn’t a W series, but it is the same concept.
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A flap disc can make a below average weld :D into an average weld.
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