MetalworkingFun Forum › Machining › How-To's v
a bit of center

Thread Modes
a bit of center
krv3000 Offline
Senior
*****
Posts: 1,520
Threads: 157
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: uk
#1
11-09-2012, 08:04 PM
hi all well i was given a ruining center last week end from peter it had a slite problem as you will see in the pics i was also given sum time a go from peter a of center turning a tach meant that needed my loving touch sos no pics of that one bin sorted out so i used it to sort out the problem on the ruining center i think the mane reason that it got bent is that their is very Little metal left in the bottom of the center i dismantled the center and gave all the parts a good clean for when it gos back together the first thing i had to do was mack up a new taper for the ruining center sos for the quality of sum of the pics this will be screwed as well as bin silver soldered on to the bottom of the center right pics


Attached Files Thumbnail(s)
                                   
krv3000, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Feb 2012.
Reply
Thanks given by:
sasquatch Offline
Senior
*****
Posts: 825
Threads: 25
Joined: Jul 2012
Location: N. Bay Ontario
#2
11-09-2012, 08:22 PM
Hey Bob, great repair,, nice creative mind you have!! NEATO!!
sasquatch, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun since Jul 2012.
Reply
Thanks given by:
Mayhem Offline
purveyor of mischief
******
Posts: 4,683
Threads: 93
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: Perth, Australia
#3
11-09-2012, 09:14 PM
Nice work Bob. I like your tailstock offset device, I've not seen one like that before.
Hunting American dentists since 2015.
Reply
Thanks given by:
doubleboost Offline
Super Moderator
******
Posts: 1,459
Threads: 159
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: Northern England
#4
11-10-2012, 04:38 AM
Great repair Bob
Turning that taper was clever
John
http://www.youtube.com/user/doubleboost
Reply
Thanks given by:
EdK Offline
Whipping Boy
*******
Posts: 8,891
Threads: 320
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: Arizona/Minnesota
#5
11-10-2012, 08:48 AM
(11-09-2012, 09:14 PM)Mayhem Wrote: Nice work Bob. I like your tailstock offset device, I've not seen one like that before.

Smiley-signs009
Reply
Thanks given by:
stevec Offline
69 yr. old senior
*****
Posts: 2,685
Threads: 29
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
#6
11-10-2012, 03:07 PM
Smiley-signs009 On the centre offsetting device Bob.
I'm not sure I can relate pics 8 & 9 but I have enough confidence in your work not to question it.
Nice job.
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.
Reply
Thanks given by:
DaveH Offline
Child of the 60's
******
Posts: 4,513
Threads: 139
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: Kempton Park. South Africa
#7
11-10-2012, 04:42 PM
Bob,

How did you fix the taper you made to the body of the revolving centre?
Smiley-eatdrink004
DaveH
Reply
Thanks given by:
krv3000 Offline
Senior
*****
Posts: 1,520
Threads: 157
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: uk
#8
11-10-2012, 06:16 PM
hi all thanks for the comments right i mist a bit out haw i set the of center i used a 2MT shaft that i have and a just-ed the of set so that the cutting tool ran the length of the shaft you will See in the pic once the 2MT was mad up i drilled m5 then taped m6 the i Bord out the center to mach the stub that i left on the body of the ruining center once all was well i fit ed the body to the 2MT with a m6 canter sunk screw with sum being lock on then gave it a cote of black pant right pics


Attached Files Thumbnail(s)
                       
krv3000, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Feb 2012.
Reply
Thanks given by:
sasquatch Offline
Senior
*****
Posts: 825
Threads: 25
Joined: Jul 2012
Location: N. Bay Ontario
#9
11-10-2012, 06:27 PM
Somewere back awhile ago on some site there was a project to build one of those tailstock off sets like Bob's, but i can't remember where i saw it!
sasquatch, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun since Jul 2012.
Reply
Thanks given by:
DaveH Offline
Child of the 60's
******
Posts: 4,513
Threads: 139
Joined: Feb 2012
Location: Kempton Park. South Africa
#10
11-10-2012, 07:20 PM
(11-10-2012, 06:27 PM)sasquatch Wrote: Somewere back awhile ago on some site there was a project to build one of those tailstock off sets like Bob's, but i can't remember where i saw it!

There is one on Madmodder http://madmodder.net/index.php/topic,6802.0.html

It was done by Wong - who is a member here as well.
Smiley-eatdrink004
DaveH
Reply
Thanks given by: EdK




Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)