I forgot to update this thread with the answer to what the sleeve of conicals is (I must be getting Wruss' disease!) For those still playing along at home, the answer is a conical gear. Some of the other fun translations were elastic ring (circlip) and elastic pin (roll pin).
Yesterday I found some time to clean up the ram, column and base and give it a coat of primer. There was a massive cloud of dust on one side of the ram, where the knuckle attaches. Looks like they were light on the casting here! This part I will fill up to bring it level but I am not too worried about the rest. After all, this is a piece of equipment that will get used, chipped and stained. It is not a show car.
Where has the metal gone?
What it should look like
The previous painter got paint everywhere!
Ready for primer
Primed
I forgot to take progress pics of the column/base but it was much the same. Paint that came off in chunks and a lot of bondo to smooth out the finish. Here it is in primer:
Yesterday I found some time to clean up the ram, column and base and give it a coat of primer. There was a massive cloud of dust on one side of the ram, where the knuckle attaches. Looks like they were light on the casting here! This part I will fill up to bring it level but I am not too worried about the rest. After all, this is a piece of equipment that will get used, chipped and stained. It is not a show car.
Where has the metal gone?
What it should look like
The previous painter got paint everywhere!
Ready for primer
Primed
I forgot to take progress pics of the column/base but it was much the same. Paint that came off in chunks and a lot of bondo to smooth out the finish. Here it is in primer:
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