Todays Project - What did you do today?

[the penguin]

This week one of the minions and I, are in Rochester, NY, working for a company that makes and sells machines to other manufacturers, that cut gears. Lots of Mazaks, Haas, names I can pronounce or spell and numerous other CNC machines. They are very hush-hush about the actual machines they make, security clearance to get in the building is extremely tight (I've had easier times getting in and out of prisons and nuclear power plants, than these people).

On the other hand, they are extremely proud of the various and plentiful gears and whatnots, that their machinery cut, they are on display, for all to see.

They have an Ekland bench top drill press in the boiler house, half under a pile of crap, that I would love to own, as I was looking at it, the facility supervisor said, "its not for sale, at any price", Damn!!

[PixMan]

I know that place. Rhymes with "Gleason." ;)

[RobWilson]

Evening Lads 

A wee bit product review     sort of .

I had a job on today that required the relocation of a couple of holes in a hydraulic pump flange and a bracket , pump needed to be rotated about 10 degrees so that the suction hose would not foul the engine sump . 

The pump is located in a fairly confined space , so I cracked out the transfer screws I purchased wile  at Arceurotrade a few weeks back . 

The kits come in two ranges  3mm - 6mm  &  6mm - 12mm  ( individual sizes available )





The M8 and M12 saved the day 


Each kits come with a driver to fit and remove the transfer screws .







Just the job , no connection with Arceuro  just a happy fitter    ,just thought I would share .  

Rob 
   

http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/...fer-Screws

[dallen]

when needed they are life savers

[the penguin]

(10-13-2016, 08:15 AM)PixMan Wrote: I know that place. Rhymes with "Gleason." ;)

Yes it does!!


Riff-Raff like me are not allowed inside the actual plant, I might try to steal a Mazak or a Haas, for my home shop........


The drill press I want is an Edlund, not an Ekland

[rleete]

(10-13-2016, 01:55 PM)the penguin Wrote:

(10-13-2016, 08:15 AM)PixMan Wrote: I know that place. Rhymes with "Gleason." ;)

Yes it does!!


Riff-Raff like me are not allowed inside the actual plant, I might try to steal a Mazak or a Haas, for my home shop........


The drill press I want is an Edlund, not an Ekland

Used to work there, years ago. Place is run like a slave galley. I hated every minute I was there.

[f350ca]

Im restoring an old Delta scroll saw. It originally had a variable speed drive but the spring loaded pulley was missing. Thought about building one, then was walking past an old cement mixer in the yard and noticed it had one for some unknown reason. Unfortunately after many years in the elements the pulley was seized on the shaft. Tried heating and used a bearing splitter for a backup but it still broke.


Welded two pieces together and with a bit of machine work we had this.



Assembled and almost ready to scroll.

[Pete O]

I put the foundry business on hold today and made one of the missing components for my universal dividing head. It's a spindle that extends the main spindle rearwards to mount the dividing gears for compound dividing and spiral milling.
I mounted the shaft between centres for the last stage, cutting the thread that goes into the main spindle. First time I have ever turned between centres, this enabled me to remove the work from the lathe to check fit as I closed in on the final passes on the thread.

   
   
   

I'll need to either cut some flats or drill a hole in it for a tommy bar, also needs a blind keyway in the outer section but the mill is out of action at present.
I bought a box of mystery change gears off a bloke a while ago which will cover the basic combinations and enable me to cut the rest of the set, I'll need to bore the centres and make some hubs to mount them. Also need to make a banjo for the gear train. That will involve a casting.

[pepi]

I like the move you made to get around using a face plate ... slick. Just an example of what makes a forum a good resource.

It is not so much the type of projects seen, while I really do enjoy seeing them. It is how one gets there, good basic common senses, the true talent it takes to make stuff.

Question, did you machine the gap seen below the chuck?

[Pete O]

(10-22-2016, 06:36 AM)pepi Wrote: Question, did you machine the gap seen below the chuck?

You're very complimentary Pepi, not sure that I deserve it- just doing what seemed to work.
The gap under the chuck is original as far as I can tell, I'm not entirely sure whether you're referring to the deep gap directly under the chuck or the way the tailstock ways stop short of the main carriage ways- none of it my doing. I have had so little to do with lathes other than this one that I don't know what's common and what's unusual. I guess the deep gap would enable a huge faceplate to be mounted, but only with nothing on it!