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Four months side-tracked!

Back on track at last, but need help please, this time for ideas on how to mount the remote control station to the side of the Apron, but able to be removed easily, so a slide-in housing of some sort.

It's being mounted where the Spindle Direction lever was and no longer needed.

Depth of Apron is 60mm.

Apron:

Remote Control Station side biew:

Remote Control Station front showing controls and sketch of proposed decals:

Geoff - Wonder if I will see the ISS at 1720h today.

Edited By OuBallie on 24/12/2014 13:36:32

Andrew,

Agree.

My post was a little tongue in cheek, hence the horns

I still do, however, use sight and sound BUT making sure the tool bit is both sharp and cutting, not just scraping.

I'm still experimenting with the Feed and cut using the tangential, but haven't yet got to Neil's level of blue chips flying off.

Neil,

It took using the tipped parting tool to come to the same conclusion, with parting now a pleasurable experience, whereas previously it was a nightmare.

How did you manage to get those chips flying off blued?

Geoff - Time to finish the FeedRodMotor

The round plastic handle was fastened to a screw protruding through the centre of a glass lid, the boss that had the M5 female insert having sheared off.

Tried some of that macho primate glue, but that was as good as the skin on rice pud, so drilled through the broken off part and handle, tapped M5 then used the tried and tested method of screw and nut.

No doubt the head of the screw, on the inside of the lid, will rust, so have planned on stocking up with brass or stainless just in case.

For some reason I either cannot find any brass screws, or I've never had any.

Geoff - No doubt the former, so I will find them after ordering

Neil,

Snaked! You a changeling by any chance?

Trolley tokens

I got sick and tired of unclipped then clipping the thing back so made this little CTT beauty.

Works a treat.

Geoff - Patched the section of Carport roof blown away

Indeed Neil.

Would have looked for some to make a new handle, but perseverance paid off.

After a couple of false starts it's now fixed.

Geoff - Full rations now I expect

I thought I was finished with boats after serving my time with the SAN.

Need to somehow re-attach the busted handle on a cooking pot lid for 'her indoors', as she is preparing for the marathon that happens every Christmas.

Geoff - I'll be on short rations if I don't succeed

A somewhat dramatic statement by a correspondent printed in 'Practical Letters from our Readers', ME Vol.45, No.1065 p249.

The writer was, however, just echoing what had already been said over many previous issues, about the general standing of 'engineers' at the time, namely 1921, and advising 'boys' to take up banking instead.

His final statement was:-

“If it where more widely known that corporation and Government valued theoretically and practically trained engineers at a little less than policeman and a trifle more than dustman I should imagine that it would act as a sufficient warning to the non-technical public...”.

That really shook me to the core, and from my own experience, reading and talking with people, the situation has not changed much if at all.

The comparison with other countries is staggering to say the least, notably Germany where an Engineer is in charge of most if not ALL companies instead of bean counters.

What is the experience of our group I wonder, with regards to public perception of 'Engineering' and 'Engineers'?

Geoff - A tiring but pleasant afternoon & evening with the 3-year old

Colin,

Would appreciate any details on how you did your NAS arrangement please, as it would be of assistance even though I run Macs.

I need to get my NAS systems sorted out once and for all, having been given me a kick up the chimney with the posts here about bachaving.

Geoff - Sidetracked once again

My local club is the NDSME and every year they organise a coach trip to the AP event.

I've only been to AP twice in 28 years, the first in 1988 when living in Bucks, with a car load of work colleagues, nearly killing my calf muscles walking up that bl@@dy hill from the car park and having to do so backwards a few times much to the hilarity of my work mates, and the other from darkest Norfolk courtesy of the club.

The first was memorable in that it was my first, having read and devoured all info about it that was published in ME whilst living if Jo'burg.

Seeing the miniatures in the flesh was something to behold, but the drool inducing sight was the castings and material that was so plentiful. I did my best when I had my shop, but coud never come close choicewise

From an exhibitors viewpoint, I can confirm that it takes a huge amount of effort and considerable cost to have a stand as I found out the first time I did so.

I was fortunate that in SA at the time, all shops had by law to close at 1300h, the afternoon being the province of paid to attend sports, Sunday being very religious and only free to attend sport allowed.

So come Saturday 1330h the rush was on to get whatever stock we though would interest punters loaded into the VW Combi, its centre seats removed, and then to the Exhibition centre to get everything on display ready for Sunday.

I don't remember how much it cost, but it was free for the general public to enter being a Sunday, so exhibitors beared the cost.

Up early on Sunday to collect helpers & staff and of we went, to make any changes we though of overnight.

Then what I can only describe as a totally exhausting day, dealing with the pressure of punters buying and asking questions, with nary a break.

End of day, and the reverse of Saturday afternoon, getting back to the shop and putting all the stuff back where it came from, then a thank-you to helpers, offering them a discount of course, and all we could then was think of was bed.

Exhibiting is a mammoth undertaking and the decision to do so not taken lightly, especially if the concern needs to close shop for that period.

With the Internet now, I would most definitely NOT now take an exhibition stand, as with a well designed website, I could attract a much much wider audience.

All I could do back in the '70s & '80s was to sent out 2000 newsletters three times a year, to people who had ordered goods, or visited the shop and entered their details in our Day Book.

How I wish both the colour laser printer and the Web had been available, and on occasion daydream about the possibilities it would have offered.

Geoff - A11 dualled all the way, so no longer darkest Norfolk.

Yes please Vic.

It will be used as a dogs body machine, including when working on my Classic cars when needed.

My last one was a 6", but I could never get the belt to stay put no matter how I fiddled with the tracking, so stopped using it.

Geoff - Time to make that nice Sizzling noise, and drooling in anticipation.

pgk,

I had the same problem with crane legs not passing round the pallet, so I used wood blocks under/between the upper and lower timbers to support the load, then cut the pallet away until the crane legs passed either side.

Chuffed with myself for thinking up that solution.

Today made a set of aluminium jaws for the Record No.1 case, and had to resort to the impact tool to undo the csk screws to remove the serrated original jaws.

Must sat the vice is a pleasure to use and look at.

Geoff - Eggs and bacon on toast later, my favourite bar none. Except for a peppered steak!

Mine has power feed from right to left, cutter spinning anti-clockwise, with the power feed engagement lever moved clockwise to engage, then anti when it contacts the release pin,

Three speed gearbox mounted on the RH side of column, with speeds Low, Medium, High, with the drive belt having to be turned inside out to run on a flat pulley.

Geoff - Wonder how many youngsters know what clockwise/anti-clockwise means?

Edited By OuBallie on 19/12/2014 17:05:03

Ta much for the responses.

It will live either in the Carport or the Garage but with a vacuum cleaner to act as a dust extractor.

The height gauges are not at risk

Any suggestions on pulley size/s?

Forfar to mention the shafts are 5/8"ø

Whilst reading Vol.XLV of 'Ours' I came up with a 'Cunning plan' for mounting it that will need serious investigation, as it will be perfect, IF it works.

Geoff - Need to make soft jaws for the small Record vice just fitted to workbench.

The car manufacturers have what they always wanted!

Cars you and I can no longer repair at home.

Remember when HM Govt tried to bribe us to bin our old cars, but failed.

Well the EU has come to their rescue.

I love my pre-'70s cars.

Geoff - I lift their bonnets and know what to do, not so with my modern.

I have never used any table, although I have them all.

I go by sight and sound.

Sight:

1) The machine is ready to shaken itself to bits - too greedy with cut, depth or speed.

2) The swarf coming off glowing - speed to fast plus 1)

3) Swarf coming of in a nice long curling spiral - everything perfect, for me at least on MS

Sound:

1) The machine groans/creaks - Greedy cut and speed as 1) in Sight

2) Motor labouring - Greedy cut or speed of cut.

3) Swarf flying off in blue chips - duck, stand well clear or wear suitable clothing.

3)Something goes bang! - You now know you have reached the limit of machine or tool.

VFD to the rescue!

I now adjust both speed and feed until machine & I am in harmony, and we jig along to whatever music is blaring out over the 'net.

Geoff - What more could an old f@rt want?

Welkom Brian,

Sorry to hear about your Mom.

Is your Dad still around and at Knysna?

Had a drive in the steam crane he had at the rear of his Jo'burg factory, something he was deservedly very proud of.

Geoff - Goed gaan kerel en alles van die beste

This is one of the items I had completely forgotten about, and found whilst searching the shed this week.

Edit of my description on how it's assembled.

Assembly as follows:

2) ALL the forces on the Spindle Cap are in BOTH directions of course, when pulling the tool into the taper as well as when ejecting.

I haven't yet found the need to drill recesses into the Spindle for the grub screws, but it's early days.

Geoff - Took a session on the Throne to realise my mistake

Hello Mike,

Yes indeed, and I should of course have qualified my post by saying that mine is based on others, no doubt yours as well.

I do like the handles you have on your Collar, so may do something similar

My next project will be to finish the Feed Rod Motor, that powers the Saddle and Cross-Slide on my BH600G, that I have based on your excellent Milling Machine power feed.

Geoff - Thanks for jogging my memory about your invaluable website.

Thanks Ady1,

For some inexplicable reason I didn't post them. Brain f@rt

The Auto-eject Drawbar, was constructed using a Hemingway kit that comes with everything except for the Collar and Spindle Cap. (Usual disclaimer)

Assembly as follows:

1) The Collar is fastened to the Drawbar by means of 4 grub screws, and they seat in short drilled recesses that hold it in position. On my first attempt the grumpy screws where just tightened against the Drawbar rod and did not prevent the Collar from being pushed down the rod as I unscrewed it trying to eject the tool,

2) The Spindle Cap fits over the end of the Spindle, and again secured by grub screws, but in my case there was no need to drill recesses for them to seat in as all the force is downwards, and is only very light when tightening,

3) Their is a little clearance between the Collar and inside top of the Cap, with everything now held captive.

4) Handle screwed on, and now the Drawbar can be pulled up slightly due to the clearance as in 3).

Operation as follows:

A - Install tool;

1) Push the tool up into the spindle taper, and the screwed end will contact the Drawbar and push it up as far as the Collar will allow,

2) Screw the Drawbar into the threaded end of the tool and the Collar will soon come to rest against the top of the Spindle,

3) Now tighten, BUT ONLY nip the Collar up against the Spindle.

4) Commence machining.

B - Eject tool;

1) Pretty easy and the least fraught, as all that's needed is to unscrew the Drawbar and as it moves upwards the Collar comes into contact with the inside top of the Spindle Cap,

2) The Collar cannot go any further so the pressure as you apply that last bit of slight force to turn the Handle, breaks the taper with a click and the tool is free.

3) Stand back in amazement and scold yourself for using a hammer previously.

Clear as mud with luck

Will do a drawing if requested.

If you have a number of MT tools, then they will all end up at different heights inside your machine's spindle, so use my trick to get them all level so that the one Drawbar will work for them all.

No-one has taken up my challenge, so far, to figure out what I did.

Come on People, if I could, it shouldn't be a problem for the Collective

Geoff - Get the grey matter working