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Warco BH600G.

Treatment has really bit me in the arse today! Sometching I've been expecting for some time.

Had to reduce the diameter of a length of M10 studding to 9mm, so saddle in slow auto-feed as I had the whole length in the chuck, so sticking out the end of the spindle.

Having in the past tried to turn a long length of rod at too high a speed, with the end soon flailing about, I soon learned my lesson.

Only a short length out the back of the spindle this time, so no problem.

Except . . .

I forgot about the wood under the chuck that was resting on the bed!

CRUNCH!

WTF thinks I, lathe still doing its job on autofeed of course!

Then I notice the wood, so quickly disengage autofeed, stop the lathe, tumbler into neutral, tried to move the saddle away from the chuck, but cannot get the hand wheel to move, it's stuck.

Motor reverse selected, tumbler engaged, switch on, select auto feed on the saddle and with my help onthe hand wheel I manage to get the saddle moving towards the Tailstock.

With everything disengaged, machine off, the saddle handwheel eventually started to free up and move the saddle, but with free and tight spots, and with areas of no play to lots more on the handwheel dial.

Advise please as to what damage, if any, I have or could have done?

Geoff - Everyone tip toeing round me.

It's done!

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Grand-daughter and Dad paid me a visit late evening yesterday.

As Dad is very practically minded, I pointed out my problem to him and let him mull it over while I tracked down the little darling who had disappeared.

She's 18months old, and getting into everything, so eyes in 360° mode when she's around.

Went back to see how Dad was doing, and he just said clamp the pulley using a set of grip pliers!

Booger is all I said to that, got said implement, clamped on one side of the pulley, pliers resting on the guard and he heaved,

Was expecting the whole caboodle to tip over, not knowing how tight the nut was, but very little force was needed to have the nut undo.

Relief or what was how I felt seeing that ratchet spanner move so easily, and he is a strapping bloke to boot.

Thanks for all the suggestions. We had tried locking the spindle via the clutch, but no matter how much force I applied it didn't hold, so obviously not enough, and that's when I noticed little darling had vanished, so left him to it whilst I went a searching. Found her with a pair of small pliers in her hand, so possible engineer in the making or just curiosity.

I then retired for the night, as I had to take SHMBO to catch her 0350h coach to Stansted for her jolly to family across the channel.

Replacement pulley a hunting now.

Thanks again for all the great ideas in locking the pulley down. Things to keep in mind for any future need.

Geoff - In recovery mode.

Edited By OuBallie on 01/08/2013 12:20:47

Today:

Patio 33°;

Carport 34.5°;

Workshop 27°

In the carport today (mad or what?) working on the Austin Seven's spare wheel cover.

Last week I used Biostrip20 paint stripper (usual disclaimer) that worked really well, and today used one of those fancy cleaning discs in the L grinder to get down to bare metal, and it worked a treat also.

Finished with a coat of etch primer. Coach paint next.

Photos of the whole process in my Photobucket account, but I don't know how to do a link using iPad.

Tried everything but all I get is a long URLin blue letters etc.

Geoff - In recovery mode.

Edited By OuBallie on 22/07/2013 19:35:45

For this neck of the woods Neil.

Where's your sense of adventure?

Yesterday overcast.

Patio 21° A cool breeze blowing on the gge

Carport 32.5°

Workshop 25°

Today.

Patio 28°;

Carport 32.5°;

Workshop 27°

Forcast is for slightly cooler weather for the next 15 days.

I for one don't remember when we last had such blue skies, and for so long.

Geoff - In my favorite armchair wearing knickers only, men's that is

George,

I remember what my garage was like before insulating.

Unpleasant to say the least, freezing in winter & cooking in summer, with the inevitable problems of condensation and rust.

All four of the above now vanquished thank goodness, and now a real pleasure to work in.

When I think back now, I shudder, and feel for those that don't have insulated workshops.

My only advise from experience, is to INSULATE.

You will never regret doing so.

Yes it is a pain moving things around, but oh boy, well worth it.

Geoff - Smug in my cool workshop. Ducking from brickbats

Yesterday.

Patio - 31°;

Carport - 32.5°;

Workshop - 27.5°

Was inside for most of the day assembling the Singer 660 A1 sewing machine base and fitting parts to the base top.

In the carport later afternoon giving the sewing machine a clean, especially all those beautifully machined internal parts.

Looking at all those parts, did/does make me wonder at the thought process/s that went on to come up with such clever mechanisms - and with nary a computer in sight let alone CAD/CAM.

It's going to be a few degrees cooler for the next 15 days, so says my weather App.

Geoff - Caffeine time.

Singer 660 A1 industrial sewing machine for doing the leather upholstery for the Austin Seven & A35.

Assembled the frame base consisting of two CI uprights & one CI spreader, and I have a length of 1"ø bar, tapped either end, that appears to fit between the frame uprights just above the spreader.

No idea what it does, so have left it off for now.

Fitted the knee lifter, bobbin winder and heavy clutch motor to the base and screwed that to the frame.

Pretty easy once the grey matter started working as it should.

Took the sewing machine into the carport and gave it a good clean and will leave it there to dry out.

Just need to either find or make a couple of Arm Spool Pins & Thread Eyelets.

Geoff - Called it a day.

Patio: 32°

Carport:32.5° Surprised at this, thought it would be higher.

Workshop:28° Heatsink now in operations think.

All day inside.

Geoff - Trying to cool off!

Neil,

We can laugh and gloat when those in the Southern Hemisphere complain that 15°C is cold.

I do that regularly when my brother says "It's cold here", and then explain that 15° is normal, 20° summer, 25° heat wave and 25°+ end of mankind as we know it.

I used to complain as well, but I'm now fully assimilated into the UK weather, and now ready to complain about the heat.

Geoff - Working inside today.

Patio: 30.7°

Carport: 32.4°

Workshop:27.5°

Patio: Next to bungalow with & house on west side, so very little direct sun.

Carport: The fan made it just bearable, so finished cleaning the parts of the Singer 660A1 ready for asembly tomorrow inside in north facing room.

JohnS,

Don't leave us in suspense, explanation required please!

Geoff - Carport here I come to assemble a Singer industrial sewing machine.

Seing that this heat wave will be with us for some time, let's have a daily reading of temperatures.

If memory serves me, the last time we had this sort of heat was 8/10 years ago or thereabouts.

Temperatures at my abode in South Norfolk today:

Inside - 25.5°

Outside - 30.5°

Carport - 31.4°

Workshop - 28.2° I was in and out all afternoon, & didn't bother with the aircon.

Geoff - Cooled off nicely with a cup of Red Bush and fan blowing over me.

Did the same full insulation to with my garage as Norman did, but whilst installing the overhead 'crane' I was in and out frequently, which meant that the hot air in the enclosed carport migrated so that both where 30°.

Not having to open the doors frequently will keep the temperature within comfortable levels, but the aircon unit will soon have it down again.

Geoff - Finishined vacuuming. Workshop time now.

I endorse what fizzy said.

The 'waterfall' type saturate the air with moisture, so not only is that not good for machines and tools, ot also makes breathing unpleasant to say the least.

Pukka aircon or nowt.

Geoff - Austin Seven time again, and much cooler to boot right now.

South Norfolk, near Suffolk. (Spitting distance actually if its a greenie)

Fog has turned the sky a uniform grey here.

When leaving the supermarket last night, I noticed a headline in one of today's n'papers that stated, in bold print, that the heatwave will be with us for the next month.

Lawn will be brown by then and I refuse point blank to water it!

Geoff - Caffeine time.

Russell,

Agree with your thoughts.

These old cars are an absolute pleasure to work on as everything is easy to get at, and no electronics in sight. It's taken me two days to strip the bodywork from the front end, exposing the engine ready for it's removal.

The only 'problem' I have is that a previous owner/s did a body off restoration and then did their level best to use as big a mixture of threads for the nuts and bolts as possible, so the air is turning blue as I search for suitable spanners.

I know exactly what I'd like to do to them, the previous owner/ that is, all illegal of course

I open the bonnet of my modern and close it straightaway.

Geoff - Time to go shopping as it's a bit cooler.

31.4° in the carport today!

The same if not hotter tomorrow, so may well do some work in the newly air-conned workshop.

Been too involved taking the front bodywork of the Austin off today in preparation for engine out, as getting heat from 'Her Indoors' for lack of progress in getting 'her' car on the road.

I've forgotten when I last saw 30° in this neck of the woods.

Geoff - Called it a day, and having a cuppa to cool off.