Barking Mat
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Always buy fire insurance a flood is a hard start
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Sorry was 40 years ago at least, And ours was Maroon 
I do remember groveling to reach anything after removing cover
Had a ERF as well the thing I remember is the blankets/carpets draped over the engine cover to try and silence the noise and fumes.
That will look really good in dark green or maroon
I do remember groveling to reach anything after removing cover
Had a ERF as well the thing I remember is the blankets/carpets draped over the engine cover to try and silence the noise and fumes.
That will look really good in dark green or maroon
Barking Mat
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Just Googled Garwood Winch, were they hydraulic or PTO, driven ?Sorry was 40 years ago at least, And ours was Maroon
I do remember groveling to reach anything after removing cover
Just FYI.... at least some tubeless sealants react with CO2 on the tyre... and all the sealant solidifies into a silicon rubber looking lump.
(Ask me how I know).
I seat the vendor on the rim with compressed Air, then inject the sealant via the tubeless valve body using a syringe and silicon rubber tube, then refit the valve core and inflate.
(I don't bother with CO2 cartridges on the trail either - its easier to just carry tyre plugs, a spare tube and a pump)
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Something new again ...
.... linked to a question ....
It is well known that one of the limiting factors of the Myford 7-series lathes is the low centre height.
I had read that some people reduce the height of the top slide by milling it off and I had also found videos on this, but I wanted to leave my top slide original.
Then I came across these newly available angular blanks, for which it would not hurt to make a change and which are also supposed to make the fitting of a DRO easier or even possible in the first place.
Sounded good, especially as these are cheaper to have new than any used ones of uncertain condition on a certain auction platform.
Some time ago I decided on the QCTP system "Multifix Aa" for my little Myford,
with which my tool holder base ["C"] grows by 6mm lying on the top slide.
Now, unless I want to mill/grind every single tool holder at the bottom to reduce its dimension "C" (and thus weaken it), it seems to me that the only place to gain height is the upper side of the top slide.
The countersink for the base of the basic tool holder bolt is also present in the blank.
The material thickness at this point is just under 9mm to the surface.
Lowering the surface by 3mm would already help me enormously,
leaving a material thickness of just under 6mm above the tool holder bolt basis.
This seemed sufficient to me and I have already seen this realised in videos with the original part ....
.... I was sure that I now know what to do .....
... and then yesterday I stumbled across this offer in the Bay of Evil, from which I still haven't quite recovered ....
Really nicely said "needs attention" - nobody wanted the thing at the asking price of ₤45.00 - what wonder ....
I haven't the faintest idea how some hard challenged rough machinist managed this feat ....... but do I better change my plans regarding my top slide now???
Is 6mm material thickness sufficient at this point, or not???Thanks,
Carsten
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Few bits came my way today.
Another plane, this is allow me to use the blades I got the other day. Extremly expensive.
£1.
A bit of brass, saved from the "recycling bin"
Bench top vice.
A wooden box.
The contents?
Finaly this.
Another plane, this is allow me to use the blades I got the other day. Extremly expensive.
£1.
A bit of brass, saved from the "recycling bin"
Bench top vice.
A wooden box.
The contents?
Finaly this.
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Because its maintenance free, I have to work on it and supply the bits for nothing
I haven't got a clue, I will have a dig about and report back
Bob
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6mm is a bit thin for cast iron. If it was steel the worst that could happen is it flexes.
Something new again ...
.... linked to a question ....
It is well known that one of the limiting factors of the Myford 7-series lathes is the low centre height.
I had read that some people reduce the height of the top slide by milling it off and I had also found videos on this, but I wanted to leave my top slide original.
Then I came across these newly available angular blanks, for which it would not hurt to make a change and which are also supposed to make the fitting of a DRO easier or even possible in the first place.
Sounded good, especially as these are cheaper to have new than any used ones of uncertain condition on a certain auction platform.
View attachment 346938
Some time ago I decided on the QCTP system "Multifix Aa" for my little Myford,
with which my tool holder base ["C"] grows by 6mm lying on the top slide.
View attachment 346946Peter Wendtland
Now, unless I want to mill/grind every single tool holder at the bottom to reduce its dimension "C" (and thus weaken it), it seems to me that the only place to gain height is the upper side of the top slide.
View attachment 346957
The countersink for the base of the basic tool holder bolt is also present in the blank.
The material thickness at this point is just under 9mm to the surface.
View attachment 346960
Lowering the surface by 3mm would already help me enormously,
leaving a material thickness of just under 6mm above the tool holder bolt basis.
This seemed sufficient to me and I have already seen this realised in videos with the original part ....
.... I was sure that I now know what to do .....
... and then yesterday I stumbled across this offer in the Bay of Evil, from which I still haven't quite recovered ....
View attachment 346961
Really nicely said "needs attention" - nobody wanted the thing at the asking price of ₤45.00 - what wonder ....
... but do I better change my plans regarding my top slide now???
Thanks,
Carsten
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Make the counter bore underneath bigger, or rather wider, and make a new stud with essentially a big washer on the base, more surface area means less chance of tearout like the ebay wonder!
Something new again ...
.... linked to a question ....
It is well known that one of the limiting factors of the Myford 7-series lathes is the low centre height.
I had read that some people reduce the height of the top slide by milling it off and I had also found videos on this, but I wanted to leave my top slide original.
Then I came across these newly available angular blanks, for which it would not hurt to make a change and which are also supposed to make the fitting of a DRO easier or even possible in the first place.
Sounded good, especially as these are cheaper to have new than any used ones of uncertain condition on a certain auction platform.
View attachment 346938
Some time ago I decided on the QCTP system "Multifix Aa" for my little Myford,
with which my tool holder base ["C"] grows by 6mm lying on the top slide.
View attachment 346946Peter Wendtland
Now, unless I want to mill/grind every single tool holder at the bottom to reduce its dimension "C" (and thus weaken it), it seems to me that the only place to gain height is the upper side of the top slide.
View attachment 346957
The countersink for the base of the basic tool holder bolt is also present in the blank.
The material thickness at this point is just under 9mm to the surface.
View attachment 346960
Lowering the surface by 3mm would already help me enormously,
leaving a material thickness of just under 6mm above the tool holder bolt basis.
This seemed sufficient to me and I have already seen this realised in videos with the original part ....
.... I was sure that I now know what to do .....
... and then yesterday I stumbled across this offer in the Bay of Evil, from which I still haven't quite recovered ....
View attachment 346961
Really nicely said "needs attention" - nobody wanted the thing at the asking price of ₤45.00 - what wonder ....
... but do I better change my plans regarding my top slide now???
Thanks,
Carsten
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Barking Mat
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Needs attention is an understatement...
Something new again ...
.... linked to a question ....
It is well known that one of the limiting factors of the Myford 7-series lathes is the low centre height.
I had read that some people reduce the height of the top slide by milling it off and I had also found videos on this, but I wanted to leave my top slide original.
Then I came across these newly available angular blanks, for which it would not hurt to make a change and which are also supposed to make the fitting of a DRO easier or even possible in the first place.
Sounded good, especially as these are cheaper to have new than any used ones of uncertain condition on a certain auction platform.
View attachment 346938
Some time ago I decided on the QCTP system "Multifix Aa" for my little Myford,
with which my tool holder base ["C"] grows by 6mm lying on the top slide.
View attachment 346946Peter Wendtland
Now, unless I want to mill/grind every single tool holder at the bottom to reduce its dimension "C" (and thus weaken it), it seems to me that the only place to gain height is the upper side of the top slide.
View attachment 346957
The countersink for the base of the basic tool holder bolt is also present in the blank.
The material thickness at this point is just under 9mm to the surface.
View attachment 346960
Lowering the surface by 3mm would already help me enormously,
leaving a material thickness of just under 6mm above the tool holder bolt basis.
This seemed sufficient to me and I have already seen this realised in videos with the original part ....
.... I was sure that I now know what to do .....
... and then yesterday I stumbled across this offer in the Bay of Evil, from which I still haven't quite recovered ....
View attachment 346961
Really nicely said "needs attention" - nobody wanted the thing at the asking price of ₤45.00 - what wonder ....
... but do I better change my plans regarding my top slide now???
Thanks,
Carsten
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Who mangled that ? And with what ?
Don’t know,I left in 1984,if I can be bothered to search,I may have some pension there.
Ooh the high life may still beckon.
25.4_mechanic
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25.4_mechanic
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thank you, this is the direction my thoughts have been going since I saw these horrible pictures ....
The vendor of the new part doesn't specify the exact material ....
good idea, sounds like a way to go, thanks
I could even try to TIG-weld the bigger footplate/washer in with cast electrode filler material ....
see?!?
I am reaching the limits of my otherwise quite fertile imagination - a lot of power must have been involved ...
You may know the old saying: Violence is no solution, use a bigger hammer instead!
No idea ...
Carsten
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more bessey clamps .
quite happy with them ,can be configured several ways one handed groove for a guide rail so no need for dedicated clamps also will clamp around a stepped edge with extenders I can see these getting used a lot not the cheapest but the quality seems really good .
For anyone that wants to know they are the EZR model
quite happy with them ,can be configured several ways one handed groove for a guide rail so no need for dedicated clamps also will clamp around a stepped edge with extenders I can see these getting used a lot not the cheapest but the quality seems really good .
For anyone that wants to know they are the EZR model
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