ME 4538 Auckland Model & Experimental Engineers

Geoff Theasby reported on the Auckland Model & Experimental Engineers. Of interest to me, because I have one, and I loathe hitting the draw bar to release whatever is in the quill, can Geoff or Graham Quayle or someone else expand on the topic "Simple Screw Pusher to Release the Drawbar" as I would be pleased to stop my brutality.

Regards,

Alan.

I don't think Graeme uses this forum, but I have copied your question to him so hopefully we may get something back soon

John

Hi

There are photos in my albums of a draw bar release for an X2 mill that may be of some use.

Eric

Here's my simple solution, a collar on a draw bar (with a spanner square on the end) and an end cap with a left hand thread. I had to thin the upper locking nut as well. "Works every time".

Here is a response from Graeme:

Thank you to all who responded.

I am now enlightened!

John - thank you for bothering to contact Graeme for me. Please pass my thanks to him for going to the bother of photographing his "solution" to this violent activity!

Perhaps M.E.W. will publish his solution? It may need expanding with notes on removing the quill. These mills are very common in Australia.

Thanks again to everyone,

Alan.

If anyone wants to put Graeme in contact with me, I'd be happy to look at having an article in MEW

Neil

I'll pass this on the Graeme, although I know he is busy at the moment putting together the next issue of our local steam engine society magazine.

Personally I think I could come up with a nice way to make the required groove without the need to remove the quill from the machine. Much the same as the way I trued up the flywheel for my steam launch engine while running the engine on compressed air. Well, I didn't have a lathe big enough for that job!

John