Mellor lathe.

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M10 drill tap is 8.5mm but doesn't look like you have one of them either.

Yes. I got my figures wrong. Yes you are correct 8.5mm. All good thoe as got lots of them.

 

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All done. Happy with the outcome .everything nice and straight . Happy days.

 

[Ian James]

I have put a 3/4 HP motor on the Drummond, it can just about cope with power feed and a .75mm cut (1.5mm off diameter ) without slowing much Sometimes I wish I had gone for a bit more power but not when I do some thing stupid and crash it.

Yep I have found that the clown that claimed mine had a new motor fitted only fitted .25 kw and on high speed cutting it drops out due to overload so I will go on the upgrade list

 

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Yep I have found that the clown that claimed mine had a new motor fitted only fitted .25 kw and on high speed cutting it drops out due to overload so I will go on the upgrade list

I think my 1.5 hp motor probably a bit much

 

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Chaps !!! I finally got the motor in. It looks a monster sat under there. Now it's in position I can make mods to the adjustment bracket . Pulley is on order. Then paint plates and wire up. Happy days.

 

[zx9]

Nice, it's out of the way under there, I can't see the extra size being a problem.

 

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Nice, it's out of the way under there, I can't see the extra size being a problem.

Hopefully should be ok ZX9. 10mm plate. 10.9 rated fixings. Did everything I could to make it strong.

 

[Richiew]

That's a very fancy tap wrench holder set. Nice.

 

[Ian James]

I think my 1.5 hp motor probably a bit much

Maybe not it depend if you try pushing it or not as long as the belts are not to tight they will slip first better over than under

 

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Maybe not it depend if you try pushing it or not as long as the belts are not to tight they will slip first better over than under

I will run them a bit loose. Will sus it out when I get it running .

 

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That's a very fancy tap wrench holder set. Nice.

They are ratchet type. Very nice to use.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

That IS impressive work!

 

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That IS impressive work!

Thanks slim. Always try and do the best I can.

 

[WorkshopChris]

They are ratchet type. Very nice to use.

I was wondering about them how easy is it to switch direction when you want to turn the tap back every now and then as you progress through the job.

 

[Richard.]

For a few bolts slapped in a plate you wouldn’t have any issues tapping an m12 x1.75 in a 10.5mm hole. It’s not “right” but it’s not gonna hurt for bog standard low force mounting. As said above m10 x1.5 is 8.5mm. Quite standard in most drill boxes. Same as m6 is another standard size. (5mm.)

 

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I was wondering about them how easy is it to switch direction when you want to turn the tap back every now and then as you progress through the job.

I find them nice to use once you get the thread started. I normally do a couple of turns in then back off a turn . The ratchet is good and the switch is good.

 

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For a few bolts slapped in a plate you wouldn’t have any issues tapping an m12 x1.75 in a 10.5mm hole. It’s not “right” but it’s not gonna hurt for bog standard low force mounting. As said above m10 x1.5 is 8.5mm. Quite standard in most drill boxes. Same as m6 is another standard size. (5mm.)

Yes it is standard .for some reason I had it as 8.4. Reading off the wrong chart probably .I have folders full of charts.

 

[Hood]

For metric just subtract the pitch from the nominal diameter and you have the tapping drill size.

 

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Evening guys.
Got the pulley installed. And noticed a serious misalignment problem .think the previous owner must of been running it out hence the naffed bearings in the old motor.
So am doing some modifications to the plate that will give me movement and bring the pulleys in line with each other. Just waiting for new bolts and bits.

 

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Afternoon guys .
Had my delivery of bolts nuts washers and other bits today. Very slow at the moment due to a pulled muscle. But got a few bits done. But there is a possible problem .there appears to be what looks like a hair line crack in the casting. Its difficult to see but if you look closely at the picture below you will see it. I bolted the plate down but nothing has shown up. Strange.