Community Machinery

Revisiting a gear pump housing we made a few years ago. It worked, we learned a lot about what not to do, so we’re making some modifications, more details soon…

Another project with - If you’ve ever dealt with welded on nuts with stripped threads because of frequent use, you’ll appreciate this! After cutting off the old nuts, we designed this threaded bar to be easily removed if a thread is damaged in the future. *This keeps the flywheel guard of a commercial Vermeer wood chipper closed*

It was fun to help our neighbours at Trusted Auto Incorporated earlier. We haven’t been doing a lot of machinery moving lately, so this one is keeping us on our toes!

[email protected] project from years ago. Initiated by Emma from architects. Emma chose the font, and we designed the brackets, sourced material, and looked after all the fabrication. Maybe we’re biased, but the framework holding the letters really seems to add something that’s tough to find words for…

Re-threading 64 holes for M22x2.5 to 7/8” UNC in 1.5x1.5” steel blocks. Changing the thread means that fasteners are readily available at a fraction of the cost for metric fasteners. These blocks retain the idlers on a Tigercat forestry harvester, also known as a feller buncher

Work day bike ride. Reflecting on a teaching that when we’re feeling stuck on our way to our goals, the most loving action is to reinfuse what inspires us. Once we feel re-inspired, we have greater momentum to move through the parts we feel stuck on…

Once again, we are hosting a 4-H machinery project at Community Machinery. This picture is from one of our meetings from the past year. Our achievement project was to design and manufacture two aluminum side panels, and two fan stands. These items help 4-H members who travel to exhibit livestock. If you have any challenges with registration or finding more information, please feel free to reach out!

Press brake die changes are a real waste of time. We were looking for something more ergonomic and easier than a hex key. This old Gray socket was the perfect length for modifying to hold a hex key. Now tool changes are a breeze compared to before.

A really nice project for .ca from back in 2015. Designed by architects, material is 1/2 x 3” steel flat bar. It always takes a little more planning to end up with the correct outside dimensions when forming a large radius on two sides of a frame. That’s the type of attentive detail that attracts us to these projects. What is even more meaningful is the vision behind this. Building accessible housing with such thoughtful custom hardware is a admirable achievement! 🙏