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I'd got as far as bolting stuff on, but that makes it all come clear, I knew they were something we would all want, it's better in some ways than a T slotted cross slide. thanks.
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I'd got as far as bolting stuff on, but that makes it all come clear, I knew they were something we would all want, it's better in some ways than a T slotted cross slide. thanks.
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I hope you checked cross slide path to bed allignment.
I have a granite master square you can use
I have a granite master square you can use
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I have almost done what I can do. The carriage was so out of shape I should of had it machined. But after a lot of time its almost there. There will be of course setting up to do.
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I think you can do it by facing something large, seeing whether you get a convex face (which you really don't want) or concave (OK) approaching flat (perfect!) - that's one of the methods Connelly recommends in his bible (machine tool reconditioning and applications of hand scraping) and one of the Schlessinger tests for QC on lathes - but only really suitable when the machine's in one piece, e,g, to decide whether you need to rescrape the cross-slide ways...
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I get some stick for being a garage-dweller spending all my money on the machines, unearthing filthy things from tips etc, but who can argue when you’re the one with a glistening, fully reconditioned machine tool? Despite being a little old for my taste that is a beautiful job you’ve done, give yourself a gold star mate
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Carriage is done and in primer. Last bit to paint.
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Last night I made a start on the carriage way wipers. Not sure if I like my design yet. Early days. May be me being to fussy.
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This evening I fitted the carriage. All smoand happy. Everything seems to function as should. I haven't fitted the way wipers as I am not happy with the fitment .The casting are rough making the wipers not sit flush. Later on I will machine the fronts and backs. The pictures are a little dark as my light just blew.
Load of crap.
Load of crap.
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@spencer 427 Be a shame to use that now. 
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Its already got scratches and dings in it. But I will keep it clean after use. Not much left to do.@spencer 427 Be a shame to use that now.
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Finally got the apron/carriage all together. And I must say I am reasonably pleased with my efforts. I am now having a ruck installing the motor bracket assembly. What a nightmare task. I need to install it so I can measure the belt length and alignment the headstock pulley with the lower pulley. Ball ache!!!!
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Excellent finish
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Nut fu£/@4s as Ave calls em.That's looking stunning especially if you go back to the start of the thread and see what you started out with.
However......I'd like to express my emotion here at something I just spotted
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Just pulling yer leg mate
Mine live with the hand tools in the van to get me out of the excrement and for plumbing. Never seen the inside of my garage.
Looking very good mate. Won't look finished until it's covered in swarf and oil though.
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Germans seem to look down on adjustable’s
There again they don’t come across bsf bsw af square nuts and British standard random
There again they don’t come across bsf bsw af square nuts and British standard random
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Why all the hate for adjustables @pete?
I'm proud of my collection of bahco adjustables.
Ever used a rigid e-110 "Boeing spanner"? Brilliant. Saves having to have or take out an assortment of massive spanners for all the different sizes of hydraulic unions or if you need two of one bigger size.
I'm proud of my collection of bahco adjustables.
Ever used a rigid e-110 "Boeing spanner"? Brilliant. Saves having to have or take out an assortment of massive spanners for all the different sizes of hydraulic unions or if you need two of one bigger size.
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No hate, unless someone is a pipefitter they are unlikely to have made more use of adjustables and stillsons than me as I've been a diamond driller for 30 years and they are the only two tools we really use (though some of them swap both for a club hammer). But that's on site with rough kit and consumable fasteners. I just cringe when I see machine tool fasteners chewed up with stillson marks and rounded-off nut flats - two things which are inevitable when using those two tools on machines.
Anyway, as I said I was just pulling Spencer's leg. I know better than most how much love and effort he's lavished on this machine and how much mechanical sympathy he's got because he's spent more than a few hours of it in my workshop
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That wrench gets used on my bitumen tankers when all else fails. It shouldn't actually be hanging there. Will move that soon.That's looking stunning especially if you go back to the start of the thread and see what you started out with.
However......I'd like to express my emotion here at something I just spotted
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Just pulling yer leg mate
