British empire lathe

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Problem solved. Got a little more finishing but it's almost there

 

[Pete.]

In the scraping class Richard said he used to straighten long gibs by slapping them down on a flat bench.
Don't try it with cast iron gibs...

 

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In the scraping class Richard said he used to straighten long gibs by slapping them down on a flat bench.
Don't try it with cast iron gibs...

It's almost there now Pete. A little more flat plate sanding will pull it right

 

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Done. Nice and flat now.

 

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Last coat of paint done today and got a batch of parts ready for installation. All gear teeth have had a deburr .

 

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Hi guys. Today I started to assemble the apron. All going together nicely until someone drops one of the gear shafts..It's broken the flat off of both sides .nothing that can't be fixed with a drill and tap in the end with a washer but it's really anoying. My new grub screws have not turned up today.

Otherwise all good.

 

[Shox Dr]

Beautiful rebuild fella. Shame about the breakage. Silver solder would fettle that.

 

[Seadog]

Silver solder would fettle that.

That will affect the heat treatment. I'm assuming, from the grain structure that I think I can see, that it's piece of heat treated steel.

Or am I wrong and it's cast iron, Spencer?

 

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That will affect the heat treatment. I'm assuming, from the grain structure that I think I can see, that it's piece of heat treated steel.

Or am I wrong and it's cast iron, Spencer?

It's cast steel. I can drill and tap the end and use a new flat with a counter sunk machine screw.

 

[God mode restorations]

Beautiful rebuild fella. Shame about the breakage. Silver solder would fettle that.

Thanks shox. It's one of them very anoying things that happen from time to time.

 

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Am very happy with the finish so far. Time for a cup tea.

 

[WorkshopChris]

I am in envy of your commitment to parts cleaning, it all looks almost sterile.
I often get as far as degreaseing and rust remove, but never to the extent of the full polishing of every component.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I am in envy of your commitment to parts cleaning, it all looks almost sterile.
I often get as far as degreaseing and rust remove, but never to the extent of the full polishing of every component.

Yes. Makes me feel guilty everytime I look here.
My limits about the same as yours.

 

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All done for the day.

 

[God mode restorations]

I am in envy of your commitment to parts cleaning, it all looks almost sterile.
I often get as far as degreaseing and rust remove, but never to the extent of the full polishing of every component.

The cleaning and general polish isn't to bad. It's the deburr of every one of those gear teeth that's the time consuming part

 

[Seadog]

It looks brand new. Well done.

 

[jimbo84]

Lost a fair bit of time catching up on this thread. It's a great read and project you've got going on, thanks for sharing it.

 

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Hi guys. Had a very busy weekend. Saturday was a visit to pressbrake who very kindly machined the underside of the empire saddle ready for me to scrape. And to witness the fantastic machinery in action . Today i payed a visit to Pete who very kindly cut my new rack gear. Was great to see a gear hobbler in action and a fantastic machine it is. I did have a small go on the monarch lathe such a wonderful machine. Big thanks to both you guys for helping me as I would not be able to complete the lathe build without your help. Very appreciated.

 

[Pete.]

Nice to see you again Spencer.

Your picture-taking skills make me sick

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Big thanks to both you guys for helping me as I would not be able to complete the lathe build without your help. Very appreciated.

It's what makes this such a brilliant place.