Druidic Dabblings and General Twaddle !!

[V8Druid]

tight little spot for big fingers .. but swapped the links about for 220v running

got the supply trimmed to length and routed then routed the motor feed ....had to extend the earth on the motor's line - wouldn't quite reach, annoyingly

then juggled all the leads into spot and wrestled the VFD into place on its back board, to get it all connected up

again - not a lot of room - point nose pliers job
and it was installed

powered it up and it ran backwards, so had to disconnect the supply and wait 5 min's for everything to discharge - didn't fancy any 'tingles' from this - might not get up!!
swapped two 'phases' and tried again .. ran the right way and very quietly too - tried it on a nylon off cut - blade is deffo in need of replacement, sadly -- rake has gone off the one side ..

guides seem to all run nicely and the main drive/idler's bearings all seem nice, quiet and running true
new blade and it'll be a real little peach
then it's coolant time, when the bits arrive

chucked a cover over it all for the night, not as it is 'sposed to rain .. but sod's law being what it is
was getting dark, by the time I'd tidied everything away

 

[V8Druid]

Air for misting is not a problem. I’ve read reports of problems with breathing the mist in whilst operating the machine.

I might try using clean compressed air with no oil in. It would clear the chips and might provide a bit of cooling. Can add a bit of oil with a brush if I think it’s needed.

Hmm . not an issue I'd thought of Rob, but can well see it being a problem over time - 's bad enough getting suds on yer mitts and the small of the coolant in a fluid state - really don't much fancy a coolant fog.
Cancer of the scrotum used to be a real issue with machinists, hands continually covered in suds and scratching their nuts all day don't hear so much of it these days - limited numbers of machinists and a lot has gone to CNC, over manually operated machines, requiring way more 'hands on' setting/operating.
think I'll stick to flood cooling, when the need is there - that makes enough of a mess, without a coolant fog everywhere

 

[Gecko]

That would have come off the line in Miskin.

 

[V8Druid]

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That would have come off the line in Miskin.

thought it was an odd label for a Bosch

 

[Gecko]

thought it was an odd label for a Bosch

What is now the Renisaw plant in Miskin was built by Bosch where they made alternators for 20 years.

Bosch enters last day of production at Miskin plant

Production at the Bosch car components plant in south Wales is coming to an end later, bringing to a halt 20 years of manufacturing.

www.bbc.com

 

[sfrs4]

the more I look at and work on that horizontal, the more convinced I am that it's a Startrite - but damned if I can find another one

@V8Druid we have one of those.... its made by T J Utting ( engineering ) from Walsham Norfolk long since gone though

 

[sfrs4]

forgot the data plate picture

 

[V8Druid]

@V8Druid we have one of those.... its made by T J Utting ( engineering ) from Walsham Norfolk long since gone though

thank you ... the power of the internet
know of Uttings - didn't think to search for them - made quite a range ....
is that blade length info accurate on the cover ..
gonna need to order some for this - 2.0mm seems a thick blade - what's in here seems more like a 1.2mm .. will have to measure its thickness -- was going to chop this one and stretch it out for a length

 

[sfrs4]

As far as I'm aware that is correct.... wait, I kept the sticker off the box on the last one we got " Intenss Pro M42 10' 6" x 19mm X 5-8tpi "
got it from Cromwell tools, I think the 20 should be depth of 19mm not width of 20

 

[V8Druid]

19 or 1.9? .. hell of a narrow blade if 19 - must give the guides a caning .. I use 27s in the Meba and what's in this is a 27 .. drive wheel has a 25mm width drive surface and the idler .. M42 6/10 has been my choice for years ... good spectrum for a wide variety of sections, especially for box sections/angles.
been getting mine from Selmach in Hereford lately, but used to buy 'em direct from Harrisons, half a dozen at a time for my big Bauer and the Midsaw vertical .

 

[sfrs4]

In all honesty this saw gets used once in a blue moon, and will make the one you bought look like a showroom condition one. it's very much an ease of use not a precision machine. We make the odd engine or dropbox stand nowadays and that's about it, used to fabricate loads of stuff 20+ years ago but with the loss of capable members of staff and other companies set up specifically building stuff it's cheaper to farm out any " proper " fabricating.

 

[V8Druid]

@V8Druid we have one of those.... its made by T J Utting ( engineering ) from Walsham Norfolk long since gone though

after a brief search and armed with your info. I found them and this appears to be a complete example of the model I have just acquired, so further info. should now be a searchable proposition
came in all sorts of colours - but not seen an apple green one yet, in the search
a reasonable collection of pix here

t j utting ub 254 horizontal bandsaws manual - Bing

Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you.

www.bing.com

that 'stupid' suds catch tray jutting out the back seems to have been 'std issue' !! on later models

did a 305 model too BTLs

 

[V8Druid]

Pam's been RAF this week ... got up with it Sunday morning - well I say got up - I mean woke up ... didn't surface 'til late afternoon and spent the entire day in bed Monday ... head full of snot, barking like a dog, banging head, then Tuesday - no taste... latest covid incarnation IMHDO ..
anyway - she kindly donated it to me last couple of days and it 'manifested' yesterday evening - lousy night, unable to breathe - mega sore throat and head full of snot
got up and 'emptied' my head ... fed the cats and made coffee/tea and some toast for Pam ... by which time I was 'up and awake' ... had some toast meself, shufty at my emails and in here and FB MP ...
then thought - it ain't gonna fit itself

this arrived yesterday lunch time ...

had Harper all day and Clara for a couple of hours after school, so sod all done yesterday
today however -- it was gonna have to have it - I might be feeling a lot worse tomorrow

utter bast**d of a job --- lesser of two evils was change out the reg. on the vehicle -- getting the whole alternator off looked horrendous ...
I assume that the lump and everything attached/wrapped around it is dropped in as a unit in the factory ... no way could half of what was attached could be gotten off in situ.
back end of the alternator completely hidden/covered by the induction tract plumbing (in 4 separate pieces, with some really fancy connectors)- short of dropping the bottom hose off the block and emptying the cooling system, which I really CNBA to do, all I could do was wrestle the inlet tract out the way as much as I could, in a gap you can barely get yer hands into

bottom hose comes out the block an inch behind the back end of the alternator, but eventually managed to get the back cover off, to get at the reg. -- that was actually the easiest bit to access and remove -

and new one back into place

just as well it was the easiest bit .. two very fragile brushes protruding from it .. getting the cover back on was 'fun' - not ...... and the inlet tract was a bloody nightmare to wrestle back into where I'd persuaded it out of - the techy joint behind the valance would not re-engage - must've had a dozen attempts at it, 'fore it eventually clicked and stayed put

anyway several bits of skin later and it was all back in one piece ... nothing left over and all tools cleared from the bay, onto me thick cardboard 'mat' for laying on, to get at that bloody pipe behind the valance and the 'secret' bolt keeping it in place, that took some spotting - and then getting back in
went and got the key, dropped the battery back on (surprised at the draw dropping it on ) but door open and dash lights up even without the key in.
jumped in, let the glow plugs do their timed thing and it went first flick ---- and no charge light - thank **** ... was gonna rip it up the drive, but tea put paid to that.
went back up after and cleared up - was going to mow the grass, but I had had enough for one day ..........

Mañana

 

[Routy56]

Pam's been RAF this week ... got up with it Sunday morning - well I say got up - I mean woke up ... didn't surface 'til late afternoon and spent the entire day in bed Monday ... head full of snot, barking like a dog, banging head, then Tuesday - no taste... latest covid incarnation IMHDO ..
anyway - she kindly donated it to me last couple of days and it 'manifested' yesterday evening - lousy night, unable to breathe - mega sore throat and head full of snot
got up and 'emptied' my head ... fed the cats and made coffee/tea and some toast for Pam ... by which time I was 'up and awake' ... had some toast meself, shufty at my emails and in here and FB MP ...
then thought - it ain't gonna fit itself

this arrived yesterday lunch time ...
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had Harper all day and Clara for a couple of hours after school, so sod all done yesterday
today however -- it was gonna have to have it - I might be feeling a lot worse tomorrow

utter bast**d of a job --- lesser of two evils was change out the reg. on the vehicle -- getting the whole alternator off looked horrendous ...
I assume that the lump and everything attached/wrapped around it is dropped in as a unit in the factory ... no way could half of what was attached could be gotten off in situ.
back end of the alternator completely hidden/covered by the induction tract plumbing (in 4 separate pieces, with some really fancy connectors)- short of dropping the bottom hose off the block and emptying the cooling system, which I really CNBA to do, all I could do was wrestle the inlet tract out the way as much as I could, in a gap you can barely get yer hands into

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bottom hose comes out the block an inch behind the back end of the alternator, but eventually managed to get the back cover off, to get at the reg. -- that was actually the easiest bit to access and remove -
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and new one back into place
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just as well it was the easiest bit .. two very fragile brushes protruding from it .. getting the cover back on was 'fun' - not ...... and the inlet tract was a bloody nightmare to wrestle back into where I'd persuaded it out of - the techy joint behind the valance would not re-engage - must've had a dozen attempts at it, 'fore it eventually clicked and stayed put

anyway several bits of skin later and it was all back in one piece ... nothing left over and all tools cleared from the bay, onto me thick cardboard 'mat' for laying on, to get at that bloody pipe behind the valance and the 'secret' bolt keeping it in place, that took some spotting - and then getting back in
went and got the key, dropped the battery back on (surprised at the draw dropping it on ) but door open and dash lights up even without the key in.
jumped in, let the glow plugs do their timed thing and it went first flick ---- and no charge light - thank **** ... was gonna rip it up the drive, but tea put paid to that.
went back up after and cleared up - was going to mow the grass, but I had had enough for one day ..........

Mañana

Hope Pam and you get over yer infections quickly
Great write up on the alternator regulator solution

 

[V8Druid]

Hope Pam and you get over yer infections quickly
Great write up on the alternator regulator solution

Thank you Dave ... Pam can't shake off the barking cough and is wrecked
I'm just totally wiped out today - terrible night - no sleep of any substance and been napping all day - I hate being under the weather.
waiting to see if my sense of taste and smell disappear Pam still can't taste anything.

Was gonna go eyeball that skip with a view to bringing it home today - be a couple of days 'fore that happens

the reg. would've been such an easy option, if it hadn't been for all the bloody obstructions, to get at the damned thing ... really tested my tool kit selection for working in very tight spaces
TBH I really could not see how the hell you'd get the alternator off - no access whatsoever

 

[bobthebuilder]

Thank you Dave ... Pam can't shake off the barking cough and is wrecked
I'm just totally wiped out today - terrible night - no sleep of any substance and been napping all day - I hate being under the weather.
waiting to see if my sense of taste and smell disappear Pam still can't taste anything.

Was gonna go eyeball that skip with a view to bringing it home today - be a couple of days 'fore that happens

the reg. would've been such an easy option, if it hadn't been for all the bloody obstructions, to get at the damned thing ... really tested my tool kit selection for working in very tight spaces
TBH I really could not see how the hell you'd get the alternator off - no access whatsoever

We are suffering similar ,you did have clara over as sick as a dog ? We had the grandson here tuesday sick as dog and i woke up feeling shite this morning

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Glad you put engineer on the end

I can’t really count myself as an engineer …. I believe it should be a protected title in the UK. I am more of a heating and plumbing general practitioner.. I know a little bit about a LOT of things

 

[V8Druid]

We are suffering similar ,you did have clara over as sick as a dog ? We had the grandson here tuesday sick as dog and i woke up feeling shite this morning

very true Bob .. but I think this is more ... Clara was laid out on the settee all day and Pam in a chair, already suffering -- we did have Clara on the Thursday before too, not well enough to go to school, but none of the symptoms match ... Clara has since been tested and is showing evidence of Campylobacter coli - a gut bug - and she is recovered - was with us Thursday - full on
I'd've said Pam has flu, if it weren't for her loss of taste and smell - classic covid - so I'm going for whatever the latest strain is, doing the rounds.
there are a huge number of 'bugs' afflicting ppl ATM and sadly, I don't think we are ever going to be free of whatever the latest strain of Wuhan Flu evolves into

 

[V8Druid]

feeling shite or not I had got to mow the bloody green stuff today ... don't want it getting out of hand - I'm trying to ignore the plague anyway... it might do one sooner then
lawn for starters .....

considering the idiot next door seems to spend half his life pounding posts around his place - is obsessed with fencing (did a 2 day course on it apparently ) he could do with sorting this bloody bit out ...
fore it's flat on our lawn and his wife's damned pet sheep take a detour for Pam's flowers

then was side of the drive time with the Dane ....

photos do not do the incline justice .... nearly lost the Dane on the steepest bit -- so dry the grass is ultra slick and I was off sideways

rest of it's not so bad

but tooooooooooo much for the Countax
horsey girls asked me the other day to massacre the nettles and docks in their small paddock, next time the Dane got exercised - so spent half an hour doing just that ...
thought I'd better stop, 'fore I finished and get a shot of the nettle level, 'fore i completely annihilated them

Dane does a pretty fair job, considering what it was tackling

couldn't get tight in to the edges ... no idea what's in there in the way of ruts/stones/general tish or baler twine/wire

's a beast of a mower though - fair play to it - only run it about 1/3rd throttle usually - 23hp Kawasaki twin lump
then back to the shed - looks a little better than it did half an hour earlier ...... just shut the gate ( there's a sodding big rock in the middle of those docks, in the gateway)

parked up and t'were time for some late lunch, then got this out for a try out ... IMPRESSED!!

cuts quicker than my little corded saw - and no lead snagging the edges

can see it getting used a lot............ on anything wooden

ordered one of these little pumps, a week or so ago for a trial as a suds for the horizontal... order confirmed - delivery - 30th of JUNE!! FFS

so thought sod it - only 8 quid and found a UK reg. supplier on fleabay and ordered another on promised 48hr, which turned into an actual 3 days .......
damn me

they both turned up together today .. " slanty eyed little yellow lying tow rags " - one a day late, t'other 6 weeks early

 

[Stroppymonkey]

The trick with cordless saws is keeping the blades is good fettle (or replacing them as we do nowawaday). Corded will carry on cutting with a dull blade but cordless not so much