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i have it stripped down to just the bed on its legs now,still bloody heavy.
i can imagine the weight of yours!
i can imagine the weight of yours!
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T.E.D. Jordan
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Looking forward to more pictures, awesome so far
Jordan
Jordan
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It's definitely no lightweight.
Had to collar the eldest lad to give me a lift with the base the other day, (that's always a last resort option. He's a walking disaster as a rule, hence I'll try owt first to avoid requiring his help ), as I can just abouts manage single handed for carrying it, but with the weird shape of it, there's no way I'd have been able to get it in the vat on my own without following it in. It's had a couple of coats of paint on the inner surface now and a coat on the outer surface, so I'll post a photo later.
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nice work
we had an old belt driven one when i was an apprentice that we hooked up to a milling machine, after it ripped itself out of the floor and started orbiting the factory like a red arrows display i don't know what happened next as we ran for our lives !
we had an old belt driven one when i was an apprentice that we hooked up to a milling machine, after it ripped itself out of the floor and started orbiting the factory like a red arrows display i don't know what happened next as we ran for our lives !
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Put the last coat onto the base today. The second outer coat ended up being partially scrubbed off, (waited for the enamel to cure enough to lose tackiness, then just scrubbed the surface with a green pan scourer. Worked quite well), due to the brush deciding to act like it had been rolling around on a barber shop floor, but managed to rescue the job, fortunately.
The bed is in the vat for a bit of derusting at the moment, so that should be done within the next week or so, hopefully.
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rapidor hacksaw
we should start a rapidor owners club
mine is in good condition mechanical wise as i re built it but wouldnt win any prizes for the paint job
we should start a rapidor owners club
mine is in good condition mechanical wise as i re built it but wouldnt win any prizes for the paint job
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Aye, I'm beginning to think an owners club could be handy.
This ones not pristine paint wise either. I've stripped it completely to make sure I get every bit covered and done as best I can, but at the end of the day, starting off with old, rough cast rusty equipment and painting by brush to boot never will give a perfect finish. Wasn't impressed when that brush decided to play silly beggars earlier either. God knows what happened with that thing, but it decided to suddenly start shedding fragments of bristle like there was no tomorrow.
End of the day, they're in better nick now than when we got them aren't they, so that's the main thing. Even I've resisted my usual obsession to try and get everything perfect. They're a work machine, not a work of art, so I'm trying to be less anal than usual and remembering the fact that things will get knocked etc. in use.
Bearing wise, I think I'm going to stick with what's already there on the driveshafts, (there's some slight scoring, but no excessive play), and just replace the bushes in the arm which connects the crank to the bow, as those are quite badly worn. Worst case scenario, I'll end up whipping the shafts out a year or two down the line and replacing the bearings, so rather than phaffing with those bearings at the moment, I'm going to see how they fare in use.
This ones not pristine paint wise either. I've stripped it completely to make sure I get every bit covered and done as best I can, but at the end of the day, starting off with old, rough cast rusty equipment and painting by brush to boot never will give a perfect finish.
Wasn't impressed when that brush decided to play silly beggars earlier either. God knows what happened with that thing, but it decided to suddenly start shedding fragments of bristle like there was no tomorrow.End of the day, they're in better nick now than when we got them aren't they, so that's the main thing. Even I've resisted my usual obsession to try and get everything perfect. They're a work machine, not a work of art, so I'm trying to be less anal than usual and remembering the fact that things will get knocked etc. in use.
Bearing wise, I think I'm going to stick with what's already there on the driveshafts, (there's some slight scoring, but no excessive play), and just replace the bushes in the arm which connects the crank to the bow, as those are quite badly worn. Worst case scenario, I'll end up whipping the shafts out a year or two down the line and replacing the bearings, so rather than phaffing with those bearings at the moment, I'm going to see how they fare in use.
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The underside of the bed has been given a couple of coats of paint now, so just need that to cure so that I can flip it over and do the topside.
Over on the right is the bed and bow from a Minor. Taken me almost a year, but I finally managed to get through for it yesterday. Was worried that it might be a tight fit in the Granada, but with the rear seats down and the legs off the saw, it went in with plenty of room to spare.
Typical luck though. I made sure that there was no chance whatsoever of any hydraulic fluid leaking from the damper as I always end up with hydraulic fluid spilling in the back of the truck when I collect owt. So, it's sat upright and I thought lovely, no oil spill to worry about. Yeah, right. Hadn't taken into account that someone may not have fully secured the filler plug in the motor reduction gearbox, so still ended up with oil leakage. Can't win.
Over on the right is the bed and bow from a Minor. Taken me almost a year, but I finally managed to get through for it yesterday. Was worried that it might be a tight fit in the Granada, but with the rear seats down and the legs off the saw, it went in with plenty of room to spare.
Typical luck though. I made sure that there was no chance whatsoever of any hydraulic fluid leaking from the damper as I always end up with hydraulic fluid spilling in the back of the truck when I collect owt. So, it's sat upright and I thought lovely, no oil spill to worry about. Yeah, right. Hadn't taken into account that someone may not have fully secured the filler plug in the motor reduction gearbox, so still ended up with oil leakage. Can't win.
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The topside of the bed is painted now, and the bed is on the base. The vice bed has gained a bit of surface rust since derusting due to it being laid upsude down for a couple of days before I could fettle it, so that'll need a quick scrub to clean it back up, and the tee slots need raking out to remove the now loosened crud.
All stud holes, nuts and studs have been chased with the tap and die to clean the threads up.
All stud holes, nuts and studs have been chased with the tap and die to clean the threads up.
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Cheers. It's taken more work than I care to remember to get it that clean and even then, some occasional minor surface rust just wouldn't part company with it. Not unexpected with rough cast though.
Just on the offchance, any chance you could take and post some photo's of yours? Keep collecting what few images appear on Ebay and the like, but there don't seem to be any decent quality, all angle shots. Just curious as to what parts may or may not be missing or such from this one, if there were variations in setups, specifications etc. I've gathered that larger bows and presumably longer square slides were made, to alter cutting capacity. Other than that, I've not been able to tell much else barring the bed rest and coolant feed pipework are missing from this one.
Not unexpected with rough cast though.Just on the offchance, any chance you could take and post some photo's of yours? Keep collecting what few images appear on Ebay and the like, but there don't seem to be any decent quality, all angle shots. Just curious as to what parts may or may not be missing or such from this one, if there were variations in setups, specifications etc. I've gathered that larger bows and presumably longer square slides were made, to alter cutting capacity. Other than that, I've not been able to tell much else barring the bed rest and coolant feed pipework are missing from this one.
Hello MattF,
I have a picture of mine here, it's a more basic model than yours by the look of it.
I did consider stripping it down and repainting etc but I bought it because I needed a saw to cut 7" beams at the time, so I never got round to cleaning it up.
It is a job on the list for when I retire!
I was looking for a bandsaw at the time but could not find something reasonable for the money I wanted to spend, I am glad i got it as it has grown on me.
Lets be honest there isn't much that can go wrong with them either.
I did however splash out on a new 10tpi blade!
Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Ed
I have a picture of mine here, it's a more basic model than yours by the look of it.
I did consider stripping it down and repainting etc but I bought it because I needed a saw to cut 7" beams at the time, so I never got round to cleaning it up.
It is a job on the list for when I retire!
I was looking for a bandsaw at the time but could not find something reasonable for the money I wanted to spend, I am glad i got it as it has grown on me.
Lets be honest there isn't much that can go wrong with them either.
I did however splash out on a new 10tpi blade!
Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Ed
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I was thinking the same.
That machine of yours looks quite tidy as is Edd.Glad to see it's coming along nicely Barny. That's looking good.
I find it impossible to cut 45 deg mitres on it though, the swivel jaws don't seem to be able to hold tight enough. After a couple of strokes the jaws move and all hell breaks loose!
I can see on mine where the previous owner tried to tack the two horse shoes in place to try and get it to stay in position.
I will try a finer toothed blade when i get round to it and see if that improves things.
Ed
I can see on mine where the previous owner tried to tack the two horse shoes in place to try and get it to stay in position.
I will try a finer toothed blade when i get round to it and see if that improves things.
Ed
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I'd be tempted to think that's suggesting the bolt or retainer threads, on the bolts holding the movable jaws in position, might be a bit worn. Could be that they're worn and slipping when you tighten them down. Another thing to try would be just putting some copper washers or plates under the bolts existing washers, if the threads are okay, to provide better grip between the bolts and movable jaws. Short pieces of copper plumbing tubing flattened and drilled makes for good copper washers/plates. I'd definitely check the threads on the bolts first though.
