That's something I would never try. I'm surprised it even worked for you once. The relationship between the head and the data tracks alignment is sooooo sensitive.
I'd bet it's dead forever too. But it was worth a mention.
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Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there?
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That's something I would never try. I'm surprised it even worked for you once. The relationship between the head and the data tracks alignment is sooooo sensitive.
I'd bet it's dead forever too. But it was worth a mention.
Dan Dubeau
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Yeah, reading more about it now, I can't believe it worked back then either. I guess it's like tossing a mill vise on the table, and having the indicator not move on the first sweep across the jaw.....Had that happen quite a few times over the years too. Maybe I should buy more lottery tickets......or maybe I just use my luck up on stupid stuff like that.
It was probably better odds back then than now though. Storage densities have gone nuts as time has passed. That requires tighter tolerances or at least tighter operation regardless of setup alignment.
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Great day, got a lot done on the grinder. Frame and all components are assembled and welded....nice relief when everything fit together just like i modeled it. A few things still left to do like machine the axles (i keep putting it off for some reason....) machine the bearing bore for the 4" contact wheel, cast and machine the drive wheel, and countersink the motorplate.
I seem to be missing a box of tools that I used to have at work. One that contains a couple big 82* countersinks (5fl, and a single flute both 1") and a bunch of other drills (center, spot) etc. Can not find it anywhere.....I don't really want to buy another one, I'd rather tear the garage apart and find those ones than spend $50 for 4 holes....especially when I know I'll find them as soon as I go to put the new one away.....
I gotta admit, I'm a bit sick of this project at the moment, but todays progress relit the fire to push me over the finish line. Still have a ton of work left in the tables and other attachments (which i have to redesign from scratch again), but they are more bite size projects. The main grinder has been a slog.....almost there though......
I seem to be missing a box of tools that I used to have at work. One that contains a couple big 82* countersinks (5fl, and a single flute both 1") and a bunch of other drills (center, spot) etc. Can not find it anywhere.....I don't really want to buy another one, I'd rather tear the garage apart and find those ones than spend $50 for 4 holes....especially when I know I'll find them as soon as I go to put the new one away.....
I gotta admit, I'm a bit sick of this project at the moment, but todays progress relit the fire to push me over the finish line. Still have a ton of work left in the tables and other attachments (which i have to redesign from scratch again), but they are more bite size projects. The main grinder has been a slog.....almost there though......
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Been there done that. Usually, it happens to me whenever I hit a snag or an unexpected hurdle. I'd go as far as to say that it's the main reason projects don't get done around here. The other reason being the dreamer in me and the ever growing list of possible improvements. For me, the perfect and the good are mortal enemies. They shouldn't be, but they are.
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For me, my time is fragmented and unpredictable. So I like to have a few projects on the go, so that my interests of that day, will match up with my available time when I get it. I don't like leaving things/operations in the middle of them, so I won't start something unless I can finish it. Often times a project will hit a bit of a snag when the next step requires a good solid day/half day of work to proceed, and it takes a while to find that time. Even worse, is when I find that time, and I just don't feel like/have the motivation to do it. Getting through that assembly day yesterday was a huge motivator, as most of what I have left are 2 bite brownie parts, 15min to an hour. I can chip away at those here and there this week.
I didn't find my countersinks last night, so I ended up ordering a cheap 82* 5fl set. They arrived today while I was at work, and once I got home I just headed straight in the garage and did my four holes before I had a chance to sit down or take my boots off....I though about ordering nice ones, but I just about choked on the price of them....My good ones are almost all Ma Ford, but I don't remember paying THAT for them. Even more motivated to find them now. I'm really hoping I didn't forget them when I left my old job.....
Side note, the welding cart power splitter proved invaluable as I switched between tig and mig about 5-6 times. I would have lost my mind having to unplug them each time. Even swapping the ground quick connect between the two was enough.....
My new superflex tig cable is amazing too. Didn't make my Tig welds look any nicer but was certainly way more enjoyable to use. Highly recommend it.
I didn't find my countersinks last night, so I ended up ordering a cheap 82* 5fl set. They arrived today while I was at work, and once I got home I just headed straight in the garage and did my four holes before I had a chance to sit down or take my boots off....I though about ordering nice ones, but I just about choked on the price of them....My good ones are almost all Ma Ford, but I don't remember paying THAT for them. Even more motivated to find them now. I'm really hoping I didn't forget them when I left my old job.....
Side note, the welding cart power splitter proved invaluable as I switched between tig and mig about 5-6 times. I would have lost my mind having to unplug them each time. Even swapping the ground quick connect between the two was enough.....
My new superflex tig cable is amazing too. Didn't make my Tig welds look any nicer but was certainly way more enjoyable to use. Highly recommend it.
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Don
My Siamese'd welding outlet has been one of the best things I have done for myself in a long time.
I am wondering if a "y" adapter for the grounds, tying them into a single lead might be a good upgrade.......
I am wondering if a "y" adapter for the grounds, tying them into a single lead might be a good upgrade.......
Well, I guess that depends on what single lead you tie them into...... Life could get really interesting really fast!
I was just being a smart ass. Since you didn't specify the lead I was imagining you connecting the ground to one of the live leads.......
Dan Dubeau
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It's amazing how much a simple thing like that can be so handy....My Siamese'd welding outlet has been one of the best things I have done for myself in a long time.
I am wondering if a "y" adapter for the grounds, tying them into a single lead might be a good upgrade.......
I thought about that. Or just have two leads coming off the table itself I can plug each welder into and leave there when I'm welding. I'll get around to it eventually.....lol That's probably the path of least resistance....
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Still had a bit of momentum after work tonight so I solved a problem that's been on my mind for a while. How to hold the 4" rubber contact wheel to bore the bearing pocket.
Pipe Od 2.5", bars 1/2". Spacing not planned, just worked out perfect. No design made for this, just seat of the pants, on the fly.
I made a little welding jig to center the washer over the nut for the Tee nuts
Only welded 1 tee nut. It was a trial, and tbh, I'm not a fan.... will mill some that are better fits sometime this weekend. Thought I had a quicker path to victory with the weldment, but was a fail.
The hold down turned out great though. No more momentum though.....
Pipe Od 2.5", bars 1/2". Spacing not planned, just worked out perfect. No design made for this, just seat of the pants, on the fly.
I made a little welding jig to center the washer over the nut for the Tee nuts
Only welded 1 tee nut. It was a trial, and tbh, I'm not a fan.... will mill some that are better fits sometime this weekend. Thought I had a quicker path to victory with the weldment, but was a fail.
The hold down turned out great though. No more momentum though.....
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Well, false start. Should have checked to see if that faceplate actually FIT on the lathe first. It'll get on half way then that's it. Register is fine, but won't thread on all the way, and turns out that's a pretty common problem (not bsw thread form apparently)...easy fix, have a set of taps on the way from Rdg.....wish I would have known weeks ago when I bought a bunch of other stuff from them.... I've only owned the lathe for a decade now.....lol What's another week at this point right?
Anyway...puttered around a bit. Shortened some screws to mount the motor.
Fits great. A little heavy and wants to turn over on me too easy for my liking. I might look into adding a gas strut to ease the transition. I kinda suspected that while designing it, so it's not a big surprise. Tough thing to model without getting to deep into the weeds.....
Anyway...puttered around a bit. Shortened some screws to mount the motor.
Fits great. A little heavy and wants to turn over on me too easy for my liking. I might look into adding a gas strut to ease the transition. I kinda suspected that while designing it, so it's not a big surprise. Tough thing to model without getting to deep into the weeds.....
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Not sure who else got hit with the ice storm, but we got hammered pretty good here. No big damage, but a lot of trees/branches down. Blacksmith shed roof took a good beating from the big white pine dropping a few big limbs on it, but still standing. Not fun getting woken up by branches snapping and falling on that roof right outside the bedroom window.....all night long. Tractor got hit pretty good too, and the truck has a few new dents. Power was out from around 5pm Saturday until around noon today. I have not taken a tour around the property yet, but I'm sure I have a lot of work cut out for me to clean up the trails, as all I heard outside was trees/branches snapping all night saturday and sunday. We need a good couple days of high winds to shake out those widowmakers before I go wandering around out there though. Spent a good portion of yesterday just cleaning up the road and around the house. Doesn't look like I did anything.
Couldn't get my generator going either. Carb problem somewhere. Had it all apart 3 times, cleaned, all passages clear, Everything looks fine (as it did back in the fall when I gave the carb a good clean and made sure it was running good before winter) but it's still not running. Will run on spray though. Ran out of patience working on it in the dark with a headlamp.....One of those puzzling times you question yourself about missing something so simple.....Will have to wait until this shutdown is over to give it another look. My energy and patience are rapidly wearing thin for mechanical problems.....
Myford BSW spindle tap and die landed in Canada today. With any luck they should get here later this week and I should be able to get that faceplate mounted and bearing bore done this weekend. Hopefully....With the way this shutdown is going, I can see us working straight 12's+ starting tomorrow until mid next week to get everything finished.....
Couldn't get my generator going either. Carb problem somewhere. Had it all apart 3 times, cleaned, all passages clear, Everything looks fine (as it did back in the fall when I gave the carb a good clean and made sure it was running good before winter) but it's still not running. Will run on spray though. Ran out of patience working on it in the dark with a headlamp.....One of those puzzling times you question yourself about missing something so simple.....Will have to wait until this shutdown is over to give it another look. My energy and patience are rapidly wearing thin for mechanical problems.....
Myford BSW spindle tap and die landed in Canada today. With any luck they should get here later this week and I should be able to get that faceplate mounted and bearing bore done this weekend. Hopefully....With the way this shutdown is going, I can see us working straight 12's+ starting tomorrow until mid next week to get everything finished.....
Dan Dubeau
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Picked up my myford spindle taps, and dies today. Didn't take much out of the faceplate, basically just dust, but it spins on perfect now and seats nice and snug on the register.
Also ran it through my center drive faceplate, the backing plate i just bought from rdg, and the backing plate i didn't know i already had before I bought the one from rdg... lol.
I now have no excuses to not finish the grinder....but that's not how it works. A few side quest projects have now bumped their way into the queue.....
Also ran it through my center drive faceplate, the backing plate i just bought from rdg, and the backing plate i didn't know i already had before I bought the one from rdg... lol.
I now have no excuses to not finish the grinder....but that's not how it works. A few side quest projects have now bumped their way into the queue.....
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I'll just leave this here.....
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Man buys backing plate. Discovers he already had one the same size in a drawer from the previous owner of the lathe (10+ years ago....). Then discovers they are BOTH too small for the chuck he wanted to mount on them anyway......
For some strange reason I only had the register diameter in my head when I ordered a 4" backing plate. Completely ignoring that the hold down bolt circle is about 4.5" diameter......
Oh well, one side quest project crossed off my list for now i guess.....Was going to machine and mount that chuck today, but that'll have to wait for a while. Instead I puttered around slowly (pulled muscle in lower back on thursday) for a few hours putting stuff away and organizing some hardware and drills. Consolidated some drawers of tools, and further integrated my old work tools and home tools.....Still a few more to go, then it's time to thin some stuff out, and get rid of some doubles. Considering I couldn't move much at all yesterday without sending my back into spasms, getting anything done at all today was a big win. As for the backing plate, all I could do was laugh.....
For some strange reason I only had the register diameter in my head when I ordered a 4" backing plate. Completely ignoring that the hold down bolt circle is about 4.5" diameter......
Oh well, one side quest project crossed off my list for now i guess.....Was going to machine and mount that chuck today, but that'll have to wait for a while. Instead I puttered around slowly (pulled muscle in lower back on thursday) for a few hours putting stuff away and organizing some hardware and drills. Consolidated some drawers of tools, and further integrated my old work tools and home tools.....Still a few more to go, then it's time to thin some stuff out, and get rid of some doubles. Considering I couldn't move much at all yesterday without sending my back into spasms, getting anything done at all today was a big win. As for the backing plate, all I could do was laugh.....
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I play that game a lot.....lol