Today I acquired...........

[Pete.]

Found kicking about the floor at work, a brand new junction box. Exactly the size I was looking for to use as a pendant control box to house the switches and digital speed display for my South Bend lathe. Also found a couple of metres of 5-core wire.

 

[zx9]

Found kicking about the floor at work, a brand new junction box. Exactly the size I was looking for to use as a pendant control box to house the switches and digital speed display for my South Bend lathe. Also found a couple of metres of 5-core wire.

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Someone will be scratching their head wondering where it went on Monday morning.

 

[Pete.]

Someone will be scratching their head wondering where it went on Monday morning.

In fact there's a team of labourers clearing the whole floor into 600litre wheelie bins destined for the compactor. I didn't steal someone's stuff.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A small pair of tweezers.
But this pair has a special use, old as well.
Ivory Tip, what are fine as well. Used to pick up scientific weights.

 

[zx9]

In fact there's a team of labourers clearing the whole floor into 600litre wheelie bins destined for the compactor. I didn't steal someone's stuff.

I had to go skip diving twice in a week on one site because the labourers kept:
a. moving every thing around for carpets / flooring to be fitted.
b. clearing the site of the random piles of fittings they them selves had made.

When questioned over the din from radio polski the reply was a look of confusion. Perhaps one for the rant thread...

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I'll post a pic of the ram I have later, as I think I may need the advice of The Collective to reach a workable solution...... Watch this space.......

Right lads, this is what I have.











I'm not sure if the black, plastic, partly threaded bit is a protective shield for the ram threads in transit, or if that's part of the 'hold it in place' set-up? I'll send the Seller a question about this, but I'll not hold out too much hope.....

I'd really prefer a threaded steel collar above and below the upper frame crossmember, but we'll see. The plan is to drill only three holes in the U-channel to take the ram - one central, and the others equally spaced to right & left, as I think that'll accommodate my needs in terms of offset if needed.

We live in interesting times........

 

[Ton-up]

When I made my press using one of those 10T rams, I turned up a steel flange as thick as the threads are long and bored and screwcut it to take the ram. I bolted the flange under the top beam of the press.
No pics as the press is at my parents, but can get one next week.

The plastic is as you say a protective cover.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

When I made my press using one of those 10T rams, I turned up a steel flange as thick as the threads are long and bored and screwcut it to take the ram. I bolted the flange under the top beam of the press.
No pics as the press is at my parents, but can get one next week.

The plastic is as you say a protective cover.

That would be helpful, thanks

Good to know, it'll be interesting to see what the Seller replies with.....

 

[Slowcoach]

Can you get the any of the collars that screw onto the ram and modify that if you can’t make a steel one.

 

[zx9]

@slim_boy_fat

When I made my press using one of those 10T rams, I turned up a steel flange as thick as the threads are long and bored and screwcut it to take the ram. I bolted the flange under the top beam of the press.
No pics as the press is at my parents, but can get one next week.

The plastic is as you say a protective cover.

Nice easy job for the lathe.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@slim_boy_fat

Nice easy job for the lathe.

To my shame , I've yet to master the art of screw-cutting, this despite have the full set of gears etc to do it, and the chart showing which gear set goes where for different pitch threads.

There's a little backlash in the top slide which I want to eliminate first, well that's my excuse.....

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Back to the thread topic, today these turned up - three boxes containing the jigsaw that is the Quorn cutter/grinder which @gaz1 so thoughtfully directed me to .

Very carefully packed by the Seller and I've decided not to do much with it until I've had a read of the manual to see what's what. I have a number of 'nearly finished' projects on the go [I'm sure some of you will know that feeling ] so want to clear my feet of them before starting with the Quorn.

I finished the gas bottle 'tyre-pumper-upper' this morning and apart from a very slight leak from one of the connectors which I'll replace in time, it works perfectly as I planned - I'll just turn the air off at the bottle valve between uses and get round it that way for the moment.

I unwrapped a couple of the individually packed bits and from looking at those I reckon the chap who made/built it knew what he was about - once I identify all the parts it should be a case of a clean up and assembly job. Happy chap, me!!









I'll put them to one side for the moment until I get time to draw breath. I think I'm all 'machined out' now as I reckon I've got all I should need in that respect for a lifetime......only I have no excuses for not being able to make/repair/refurbish anything.

Only the linisher, the weather vane, the hydraulic bench press, clocks, horseshoe things etc to get on with now........

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Only the linisher, the weather vane, the hydraulic bench press, clocks, horseshoe things etc to get on with now........

Plus:
Washing, ironing, food, sleeping, all the other stuff humans do.

 

[Ruffian]

Could you not make a sleeve for it to slide into?? And hold the base of the ram, thick wall gas pipe and a decent cap piece. That way can still remove the ram if needed.

 

[Johnnybravo]

Went and collected the last three of six steel plates today. 900x1000x50. Won’t need to buy any for awhile . Price I paid for 6 was less than one from Parker’s....

 

[MattF]

Plus:
Washing, ironing, food, sleeping, all the other stuff humans do.

Unless he's like me, I'm sure he'll have a woman for sorting most of that.

 

[Ruffian]

View attachment 174484 Went and collected the last three of six steel plates today. 900x1000x50. Won’t need to buy any for awhile . Price I paid for 6 was less than one from Parker’s....

That's a sizeable bit of plate,
What you building a chieftain or something?

 

[zx9]

There's a little backlash in the top slide which I want to eliminate first, well that's my excuse.....

Yer like my Drummond does not have any back lash in my dreams.
Seriously it is not difficult just take your time and practice making threads to match on a bit of scrap, do trial fits on the ram with the threaded flange still in the four jaw.
Plenty of threading videos including some from John (Double Boost) on the interweb.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Unless he's like me, I'm sure he'll have a woman for sorting most of that.

Nope, had one years ago - that didn't work out too well in the end.

 

[MattF]

Nope, had one years ago - that didn't work out too well in the end.

Top man.