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rush job then..........Fitted, rather than fixed. A 2 minute job which has taken me about 2 year to get round to.
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Fitted, rather than fixed. A 2 minute job which has taken me about 2 year to get round to.
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Like my chimney sweeping I did today and the guttering I forgot about as soon as it stopped raining, why put off till tomorrow what you can leave till next year
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Man after my own heart, I think that's the expression.Like my chimney sweeping I did today and the guttering I forgot about as soon as it stopped raining, why put off till tomorrow what you can leave till next year
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Well, after a long slog, the Hicell23 lathe is finally up and running. Turns out it’s only 4 axis instead of 5,but hey ,whats an axis between friends?
The B axis was an option that this doesn’t have,even though the switching and cabling is all present. Reinstalled the ladder and all the parameters,all credit to Jason from Circuit CNC. Then worked through a page of error codes until it was happy. Testament to the quality of the Japanese manufactured machine. Built 30 years ago. Last used about 9 years ago. All error codes were easily remedied. No spares needed. No hydraulic or pneumatic leaks and no stuck limit switches. Quite incredible. You can see why this cost £200k with no tooling when it was new. Wouldn’t want to try that on a 10 year old HAAS Cnc, but then again I wouldn’t want a new one either
Have a couple of issues to attend to,mainly maintenance related stuff. Seems to be an issue with the Y axis,which hopefully is just an overload clutch not fully engaged. New shim to cover the track the tail stock runs in, good clean then it’s fit for work.
The B axis was an option that this doesn’t have,even though the switching and cabling is all present. Reinstalled the ladder and all the parameters,all credit to Jason from Circuit CNC. Then worked through a page of error codes until it was happy. Testament to the quality of the Japanese manufactured machine. Built 30 years ago. Last used about 9 years ago. All error codes were easily remedied. No spares needed. No hydraulic or pneumatic leaks and no stuck limit switches. Quite incredible. You can see why this cost £200k with no tooling when it was new. Wouldn’t want to try that on a 10 year old HAAS Cnc, but then again I wouldn’t want a new one either Have a couple of issues to attend to,mainly maintenance related stuff. Seems to be an issue with the Y axis,which hopefully is just an overload clutch not fully engaged. New shim to cover the track the tail stock runs in, good clean then it’s fit for work.
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Our Panda169 MY 2010 had a hosepilar broken off from the airfilterbox, it was already repaired once by a previous owner.
So made the hole a little bigger and threaded
Found a nice short hosepillar
Made a hex on it
Mounted with loctite,
The messy stuff was really hard to get off so just left, it no one will know
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So made the hole a little bigger and threaded
Found a nice short hosepillar
Made a hex on it
Mounted with loctite,
The messy stuff was really hard to get off so just left, it no one will know
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Fun day yesterday.
Mostly working in my play pen and a nice interruption by a friend who has done his first restoration of a tool.
Before.
The chisel cutting edge is dull and rounded over, the body rusty from lack of use.
He is never going to use this tool. But he is very pleased with himself.
He left with a saw to do now.
Early hours work means I have to be quiet. So I am.
This set of pliers were given to me, I like the feel of the handles. But they were seized with rust.
Not even a gap to insert a tool to start to open them.
Applying gentle heat as I melt bee's wax.
In time I had a gap I good insert some wedges and work in penetrating oil.
I wish you could here the noise they were making as they sat there.
Finally free and moving. I kept working them and adding oil until the oil that was worked out was clean.
Then dipped into hot wax. This will get inside the joint and with luck stop them from rusting again.
This turn on the century spoke shave was acquired on a work trip.
It was complete, but rusty.
It took some force to strip it to the component parts.
This was after it was cleaned in boiling citric acid and pumice powder.
Dried of with a hot air gun. When worm a wax/oil mix is applied.
Mostly working in my play pen and a nice interruption by a friend who has done his first restoration of a tool.
Before.
The chisel cutting edge is dull and rounded over, the body rusty from lack of use.
He is never going to use this tool. But he is very pleased with himself.
He left with a saw to do now.
Early hours work means I have to be quiet. So I am.
This set of pliers were given to me, I like the feel of the handles. But they were seized with rust.
Not even a gap to insert a tool to start to open them.
Applying gentle heat as I melt bee's wax.
In time I had a gap I good insert some wedges and work in penetrating oil.
I wish you could here the noise they were making as they sat there.
Finally free and moving. I kept working them and adding oil until the oil that was worked out was clean.
Then dipped into hot wax. This will get inside the joint and with luck stop them from rusting again.
This turn on the century spoke shave was acquired on a work trip.
It was complete, but rusty.
It took some force to strip it to the component parts.
This was after it was cleaned in boiling citric acid and pumice powder.
Dried of with a hot air gun. When worm a wax/oil mix is applied.
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One more of the donated planes.
This one I wanted to do. Mainly because I wanted to try to save it. By using parts from some of the dead planes.
Here it is.
The blade was damaged, bent and rusty.
There is a wedge, but it is broken, seized and with wood worm.
The rubbing strips are long gone.
New rubbing strips fitted. The wood was "Recycled" from a dead Jack Plane. Traditional glue was used There is one original strip left. The shaving hole was cleaned using a hole saw.
Rebuilt.
The blade was re-ground and sharpened. The wedge is from another dead plane and shaped to fit the hole. Using the remains of the original.. There is a lot of angles on these traditional plane wedges.
This one I wanted to do. Mainly because I wanted to try to save it. By using parts from some of the dead planes.
Here it is.
The blade was damaged, bent and rusty.
There is a wedge, but it is broken, seized and with wood worm.
The rubbing strips are long gone.
New rubbing strips fitted. The wood was "Recycled" from a dead Jack Plane. Traditional glue was used There is one original strip left. The shaving hole was cleaned using a hole saw.
Rebuilt.
The blade was re-ground and sharpened. The wedge is from another dead plane and shaped to fit the hole. Using the remains of the original.. There is a lot of angles on these traditional plane wedges.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Nice old fashioned adjustable spanner.
A different method of fixing the jaw, a wedge arrangement.
To get it apart took heat and force. Made worse by the fact the wedge is very soft.
This shows the poor past restoration. Black hamerite paint, slapped on.
Cleaning it up showed this small issue.
A crack.
So the end was drilled out, the crack was "V" cut and a quick weld.
This can not show the heat. Both the wedge and head have been hardened and tempered..
Rebuilt.
The finish?
Black paint powder mixed with bee's wax and linseed oil.
Messy, slow to dry but traditional.
The only other spanner like this I have seen is in the store at Steam in Swindon.
Sadly the wear and damage is to much for this tool ever to be used in anger.
I like the finish, but it did take a test one to get it right.
This tool was used as the test bed.
The finish here was the best it got.
To much black pigment and you get a grey hue to it, to little and it goes patchy.
A different method of fixing the jaw, a wedge arrangement.
To get it apart took heat and force. Made worse by the fact the wedge is very soft.
This shows the poor past restoration. Black hamerite paint, slapped on.
Cleaning it up showed this small issue.
A crack.
So the end was drilled out, the crack was "V" cut and a quick weld.
This can not show the heat. Both the wedge and head have been hardened and tempered..
Rebuilt.
The finish?
Black paint powder mixed with bee's wax and linseed oil.
Messy, slow to dry but traditional.
The only other spanner like this I have seen is in the store at Steam in Swindon.
Sadly the wear and damage is to much for this tool ever to be used in anger.
I like the finish, but it did take a test one to get it right.
This tool was used as the test bed.
The finish here was the best it got.
To much black pigment and you get a grey hue to it, to little and it goes patchy.
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This Ex MOD water stored pressure fire extinguisher was in need of TLC.
It is an early unit, for the MOD.
The design was never fully taken up by the MOD. As the handles are prone to seize in the open position. So it will fully discharge.
Now the MOD use Of the shelf extinguishers.
I think the pressure gauge is dead. But new ones are available at an eye watering price.
But fear Not.
I have one or two spares.
The label can not be replaced, but it is saved.
Finished.
Empty now and for display only.
Yes. It can be brought back into service. By simply filling with water and charging with air or Nitrogen.
It is an early unit, for the MOD.
The design was never fully taken up by the MOD. As the handles are prone to seize in the open position. So it will fully discharge.
Now the MOD use Of the shelf extinguishers.
I think the pressure gauge is dead. But new ones are available at an eye watering price.
But fear Not.
I have one or two spares.
The label can not be replaced, but it is saved.
Finished.
Empty now and for display only.
Yes. It can be brought back into service. By simply filling with water and charging with air or Nitrogen.
Have you put the wedge in the wrong side or is it just while the "paint" is drying?
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I've never seen one like that. However, you've put the wedge on the wrong side
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Opps.
Hush now.
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Not now.I've never seen one like that. However, you've put the wedge on the wrong side
