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Thanks, that's clear now.

Thought I would start a new thread, that may bring forward some interesting bodges.

Edited By OuBallie on 13/05/2013 13:21:03

Edited By OuBallie on 13/05/2013 13:35:16

Forgot to say that I've added a 'Warco BH600G' folder to My Photos.

Geoff - Giving brain a serious talking to, but getting no response.

Thanks for the photos Bazyle. Saved for future reference.

Must find out how to add photos to my posts.

Here I was thinking it would be a relatively easy accessory to reproduce.

Should have realised of course, that anything produced during that period in history would not be a weekend job to copy, not for the likes of me that is.

Added to my wishfull projects list nevertheless

Don't understand the operation of the spring enclosing the round rod. Brain regularly refused to co-operate.

Geoff - Coffee & listening to Enya

T-nut done!

It's the full length of the topslide T-slot, as suggested by Clive Foster.

The Boxford shaper performed its magic, with smoking chips flying of the work piece, so I will need to make some deflector/s to stop them and get them to fall onto the tray. Must think up a universal design to be able to use the deflector/s on the milling machines, lathe and drilling machine.

I now, however, need more advise please, with regards the Toolpost post/stud.

Do I do as the original and have it screw into the new T-nut, or can I just weld it in?

Plug weld on the underside and maybe chamfer the top and weld there as well, don't know.

I will not use the sleeve that came with the Toolpost, so can make a thicker post/stud.

Welding will save having to use tap and die.

Clive,

I'm struggling to visualize your description for indexing the Dickson, so would appreciate a sketch or whatever please.

Geoff - Burger & chips time.

Warco BH600G.

Made a start on the big T-nut to replace the existing one, so that I can fit the Dickson (Correct spelling this time) QC.

Used the Boxford shaper for the first time in real anger, and oh boy, do those chips fly off hither & thither, smoking to their heart's content. "Ouch!" or some such word/s as they hit bare flesh!

Tomorrow I will make a chip deflector to stop them polluting everything in sight.

I have a cunning idea for hinges.

Geoff - Massive downpour earlier, but carport roof repairs appear to be holding. Fingers crossed chaps.

Thanks Bazyle.

I look forward to seeing it.

It would be convenient to be able to use such blades.

The machine has its place, but I ended up cleaning the welding on the spindle drive spanner using the bench grinder, then finishing off with a hand file..

So, that's one project down and 20 odd year's worth still waiting, but one can never have enough projects, either real or wishful.

I'm busy right now making a big flat T-nut, then stud, to fit the Dickson to the lathe.

will take a video of the shaper in action.

Geoff - Nosh and coffee between workshop stints.

Thanks for the info Michael.

Appreciated, as I didn't use any such you suggested, although the SPM where at the lowest setting.

Geoff

I see Cornish Jack has what appears to be an "Excel" machine for sale, albeit disassembled, in the "For Sale" page, Machines - Miscellaneous 

Geoff - This post now finalized

Edited By OuBallie on 11/05/2013 13:35:10

Clive,

Night owl I see

Geoff - Coffee then workshop. No more sunshine

foetrled - what the heck is that?

Should have been fettled and the've should have been they've

Geoff - Finger problem & not spell checking

Wow!

That is going to be one heck of a beast.

Hope he has a low-loader in his driveway

Those castings look nice, but hope that the 'white' where the've been foetrled is just reflection.

You are lucky to find a foundry prepared to do 'small' one offs.

Are you using SAR drawings?

Do please post photos as this project progresses.

If I was younger, I'd be twisting someone's arm for a set of castings!

Wish you both well with this build.

Geoff - Planning for tomorrow's stint in the workshop.

Photos uploaded.

Geoff - Still relaxing.

Whoohoo!

Spanners completed, and working perfectly.

I used the shaper for the first time in anger today, to make the operating handle for the main drive shaft squared end, and finished the spanner for all the square bolts.

The shaper was used to cut a slot in the main drive shaft handle socket, to be able to weld the MS flat bar I was using as a lever, onto/into it.

The VFD made speed selection a doddle.

I really do need to improve on my stick welding ability.

Now I can commence with making new T-nut and bolt, needed to fit the QC to the Warco lathe.

Geoff - Relaxing with a good brew (coffee)

Spanners done!

Used the shaper for the first time in anger in the process as well.

Photos uploaded.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Saxalby,

That solution never even crossed my mind.

Well, I did use the filing machine and the shaper with my approach, so I at least made a start in learning how to use them.

Geoff - I must must improve on my stick welding. It's horrid!

Russell

You said it with such a straight face, it was pretty convincing

Just posted photos of the machine.

First project was to make a couple of spanner blanks to make a suitable spanner and handle to use on the square bolts and drive shafts on my Boxford 8" shaper.

The larger of the two blanks, to make the ram operating handle, was first machined to size on my Warco BH600G lathe, drilled then bored to the flat dimension of the drive shaft, before heading for the "Excel"

I know I know, boring heads are not really suitable for use in the tailstock, but I wasn't up for the hassle of finding packing to get my boring bar to C/H

The QC will sort these problems out, once I make a new T-nut and bolt, once I get the shaper sorted. Talk about going round in circles

The Diamond Tool Holder is a must, not only for its ability to remove metal easily, but more importantly, the total ease of setting the tip to lathe centre height.

The "Excel" worked really well, but ones RH thumb & fingers start to ache after a while from the effort of keeping the piece that's be filed pressed against the file.

Patience is needed, however, as metal removal is leisurely to say the least.

The finished blanks turned out almost perfect in shape, with only a hint of play, so i'm well chuffed with my first try at machine filing.

Wonder if the square holes will close up when I weld handles to them. Ant advise please?

Geoff - Time to hit the highway.

Thanks Dunc.

I had forgotten about that series.

Perfect timing for my needs.

Time to haul those copies out.

Geoff - Another coffee before hitting the highway.

Hello Bazyle,

When I got the "Excel" in 2006, I scoured the Internet and eBay for suitable files, and managed to score some on eBay in the good old USofA.

They are the proper files as you described, except for the triangular ones, all the others whether flat, square, round or part round have square 'tangs' - Thanks for the correct nomenclature that escaped me.

I reckon I was fortunate because I haven't seen any since.

Geoff - Waiting to take her indoors to Stansted, for her jolly eastwards, when I should be in land of Nod.

Saw your latest post after posting mine.

Thanks.

Geoff - Getting photos ready to upload to album

Edited By OuBallie on 08/05/2013 23:54:49

Neil,

There is no longer the positive click feel when operating the On/Off as with the others.

It feels as if a spring has let go.

If I open it up, I have visions of itty-bitty parts escaping capture, never to be found again

Agree with a cut-off on returns, but still a bummer at a month.

Oh well, that's life.

Failed to mention that the Excel's jaws are flat, with no V in them to take a triangular shaped file shank.

Geoff - Preparing photos of "Excel" and work done on it.

Ta muchly for the responses.

Andy: I checked the sockets I have, but decided against using them for the reason you stated..

Did my first bit of serious lathe work yesterday, the last being in the mid '80s.

I prepared the round hole blanks, and had totally forgotten just how long it takes to do the most simple of turning, drilling then boring jobs.

Is it just me out of practice?

Started to use the Excel, and it's performing quite well.

A three square machine file I have has its shank similarly shaped, so how on earth is that supposed to be held in the filing machine's jaws?

My Arceurotrade fractional caliper's On/Off switch stopped working yesterday! Bought on 12th March last year and only started using it this week. Bummer or what?

"Out of warranty" response from the company, but was offered a reduced price for a replacement on sending useless one back to them for inspection.

The response surprised me somewhat from such a well respected company, and only a month out of warranty!

Geoff - Coffee then Excel time