05-12-2013, 02:03 AM
Todays Project - What did you do today?
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05-12-2013, 04:15 AM
I broke my friend's lathe, so I had to fix it!
I was using it to turn a 60* point to chuck into my drill press to aid in aligning a tap. Simple 10 minute job... I turned and faced a suitable piece of small diameter round stock and then set the compound to 30* and tightened the nuts. I just nipped them up with the tiny wrench they supply but I still managed to strip the threads on one of the T-bolts. OK I thought - I should still be able to take light cuts with just one of the two done up. Yep - you guessed it - there goes the other thread ![]() I cut the offending threads off and filed the bases flat. Found a couple of suitable M6x1 bolts to use and cut them to length. I then drilled and tapped the bases and staked the threads, so they wouldn't come loose. I wonder if he will know? Original T-bolt above the donor thread and base: Finished repair: Back in action:
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05-12-2013, 06:19 AM
If he doesn't know he won't appreciate the improvement you've performed.
![]() I've always tried to return a borrowed tool or device either improved or in better condition than it was when I borrowed it. ![]()
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05-12-2013, 08:56 AM
(05-12-2013, 06:19 AM)stevec Wrote: I've always tried to return a borrowed tool or device either improved or in better condition than it was when I borrowed it. I do the same as that's what my parents taught me to do. Although it's usually people borrowing tools from me. I remember borrowing a hammer drill from my brother about 8 years ago but that's about it. Ed
05-12-2013, 09:24 AM
(05-12-2013, 02:03 AM)Brian Wrote:(05-11-2013, 10:27 PM)dallen Wrote: took all the screws out of this and watched it fall apart in my hands its has only one spring in it and I don't have a clamp ring so I guess I'll make a couple of those today. I figured out where everything goes and got it all back together last night but having a heck of a time figuring out how the part that the hammer is on fits into it. this is a junk movement I got off EBay to mess with and someone treated it really bad, plates are bent some and will either have to be straightened or if I feel lucky new ones made, plus some of the pivot holes are loose. Whats the best way to polish the wheels besides carefully??? DA
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05-12-2013, 10:23 AM
did this yesterday, Idler Roller for a belt sander that I hope to put together to use 2 inch wide belts.
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05-12-2013, 10:53 AM
(05-12-2013, 09:24 AM)dallen Wrote: Whats the best way to polish the wheels besides carefully??? Do you have an ultrasonic cleaner? http://timesavers.com/i-9500943-historic...-pint.html They'll come out shining like a new penny. I polish pivots with a burnishing tool...
Willie
05-12-2013, 07:15 PM
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05-13-2013, 10:44 AM
boiled it in some niter salts after doing a little clean up on it. also change the screw to one more suitable for the application
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05-13-2013, 11:52 AM
Nice! It looks like a proper tool now.
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