Re: Shortening a Ford axle

"Snag"  wrote in message news:uv8tt4$1o8rc$1@dont-email.me...
I've used a foil enclosure before to help keep shield gas where it's
needed ... the axle is currently set up in the lathe with a steady rest
and the tailstock maintaining alignment . I want to keep it fixtured
like this while I weld .
Snag
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Yesterday I had a similar problem, to press a small diameter countersink into the drilled end of a 5/16" rod, to countersink close to an obstruction on the new sawmill blade guides.
The lathe wasn't enough to press it in so I used a vee block for alignment in the milling vise. I think you could make a similar fixture from angle iron, a long piece for alignment with two shorter pieces separated by a gap for the weld bead. U bolts could loosely hold top clamping stock. The angle would help contain the gas and the lathe wouldn't be damaged by spatter or current through the bearings.