Cyberprog
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Well, we do post a lot of bollox
on page 400
Lancs Lad
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Won't a proper load with a different centre of mass make it sit right? Say a pack of blocks etc?gave this a little try out today - seemed the easiest way to get the pallet off the bench.
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however - anyone know if these things are adjustable ... hangs with the toes uphill instead of level - loaded or empty ... like the lift point needs to come back to the upright an inch or three
difficult to see inside it, but can't see any adjustments on the top location to the lift point for the cable which is presumably attached to the gert spring in the upright
glanced at the hr clock on the genny this afters and thought - pretty sure that's 100 hrs up on when I bought it - I was wrong - 's a hundred and five
20 - 8 - '25 .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 - 9 -'18 -- WTF did those 7 years go
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Like you say it'll be a pain to use on your own empty tho.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
regardless of load it should hang vertically, with the forks horizontal - I am wondering if there is a pulley at the elbow and the cable has come off it .. only needs an inch or two to make the difference and can't see the cable simply rotating about just a small pin ... will have as good a look as I can later .. will take some getting at if it's the case - might have to open it up/create an access, to get at it and then weld it back together
as you say PITA on your own
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
had a quick look at the above this morning and there is a pulley - and the cable is still in position over it - so scrap that idea
doesn't take a lot of effort to level it with its handles but does require a second body on the floor with it - PITA to keephopping climbing in and out of the 'Drema though ... might have a play with a latch idea for handling it 'unloaded' to keep it horizontal ... the lift eye just slides up a little too much
any way ... Sam with the van rang me about 12.00 this morning - for directions - arrived about 10 minutes later
" Find me alright Sam? "
" Brilliant directions mate - straight here - better than sat nav "
" Nice spot .. where do you want this putting - one to collect as well isn't there? "
" right there please Sam - Yep, got sent the wrong things last time - all on that little pallet beside yer tail lift "
had a great little 'pocket' type chock for the big wheels on the pallet truck - once sat in it it just doesn't move apparently ...... and he was gone
Exercised Mr Stanley on the copious layers of shrink wrap - was over half an inch thick ... to reveal a magnificent specimen of a 400mm chuck ... an' a box of -- goodies
well happy that whoever despatched the last 300 mil one screwed up - Ben had had this one listed at 600 quid and was only too happy to appease me with this one plus a spectacularly nice drive plate too
the other 'odds an' sods I had to 'deal on' - think I did OK though - I 's a cheeky bar steward when it comes to negotiating
#7 to #5MT spindle nose sleeve, #5MT nose end, stubby dead centre, Iscar clickfit 170 x 40mm arbor, 100mm extension and a 95mil ER32 collet chuck and the real cherry in the package .. a brand new, in the wrapping T3 quick change tool post with four cassettes - well over 700 quids-worth new -- been looking for a s/hand one for quite some time - hard to find them this big and complete, but not as hard as finding a nose sleeve and stubby . hen's teeth - almost always get lost off lathes.
Ben had it listed at 96 quid, which made me cough a bit .. stubby at 65 quid, Isca was up for £52, which surprised me for such a nicely crafted piece of tooling - would cost you 5-6 times that new and doesn't look like it's done much of anything.
The QCTP was a gift at 350 quid, especially once I'd battered him down to 400 quid all in, delivered, for all of it - OK the chuck & plate were coming anyway, which helped in the negotiating a final cost
and the 4th cassette's a boring bar holder
need to strip 'em all and give them a good bath in some kero or petrol, ideally - evaporates de-wax/oil them all and set about making it a mount bolt and T nut to fit the Harrison
not been the warmest here today - 15C most of the day - quite a shock after the last few weeks - trees are all starting to turn and it was snowing leaves on the patch, this afters, after a good couple of gusts
got a 4th bin full of leaves, ready go
... some of last year's - a lot of this year's
doesn't take a lot of effort to level it with its handles but does require a second body on the floor with it - PITA to keep
any way ... Sam with the van rang me about 12.00 this morning - for directions - arrived about 10 minutes later
" Find me alright Sam? "
" Brilliant directions mate - straight here - better than sat nav "
" Nice spot .. where do you want this putting - one to collect as well isn't there? "
" right there please Sam - Yep, got sent the wrong things last time - all on that little pallet beside yer tail lift "
had a great little 'pocket' type chock for the big wheels on the pallet truck - once sat in it it just doesn't move apparently
...... and he was goneExercised Mr Stanley on the copious layers of shrink wrap - was over half an inch thick
... to reveal a magnificent specimen of a 400mm chuck ... an' a box of -- goodies well happy that whoever despatched the last 300 mil one screwed up - Ben had had this one listed at 600 quid and was only too happy to appease me with this one
plus a spectacularly nice drive plate toothe other 'odds an' sods I had to 'deal on' - think I did OK though - I 's a cheeky bar steward when it comes to negotiating
#7 to #5MT spindle nose sleeve, #5MT nose end, stubby dead centre, Iscar clickfit 170 x 40mm arbor, 100mm extension and a 95mil ER32 collet chuck and the real cherry in the package .. a brand new, in the wrapping T3 quick change tool post with four cassettes
- well over 700 quids-worth new -- been looking for a s/hand one for quite some time - hard to find them this big and complete, but not as hard as finding a nose sleeve and stubby . hen's teeth - almost always get lost off lathes.Ben had it listed at 96 quid, which made me cough a bit .. stubby at 65 quid, Isca was up for £52, which surprised me for such a nicely crafted piece of tooling - would cost you 5-6 times that new and doesn't look like it's done much of anything.
The QCTP was a gift at 350 quid, especially once I'd battered him down to 400 quid all in, delivered, for all of it
- OK the chuck & plate were coming anyway, which helped in the negotiating a final cost and the 4th cassette's a boring bar holder
need to strip 'em all and give them a good bath in some kero or petrol, ideally - evaporates
de-wax/oil them all and set about making it a mount bolt and T nut to fit the Harrisonnot been the warmest here today - 15C most of the day - quite a shock after the last few weeks - trees are all starting to turn and it was snowing leaves on the patch, this afters, after a good couple of gusts
got a 4th bin full of leaves, ready go
... some of last year's - a lot of this year's Attachments
Cyberprog
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I'm surprised all the pallet couriers round your way don't already know the way to the barn!
hiluxman
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I've got a similar thing for lifting pallets that came when I bought the lorry.gave this a little try out today - seemed the easiest way to get the pallet off the bench.
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however - anyone know if these things are adjustable ... hangs with the toes uphill instead of level - loaded or empty ... like the lift point needs to come back to the upright an inch or three
difficult to see inside it, but can't see any adjustments on the top location to the lift point for the cable which is presumably attached to the gert spring in the upright
glanced at the hr clock on the genny this afters and thought - pretty sure that's 100 hrs up on when I bought it - I was wrong - 's a hundred and five
20 - 8 - '25 .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 - 9 -'18 -- WTF did those 7 years go
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It has a ring on the top and the box section has notches on it so you can place the ring for optimal lifting.
It's somthing I've never used.
I can take some pictures of it, if it helps give you an idea of what I'm on about
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
not bought or done a lot in the last 9 months with Pam not being the greatest
Cyberprog
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Ahh, that explains it. Some newbies have crept in!
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
this is a similar thing but 'supposedly automatic positioning, via a gert spring and cable .. possibly the spring has lost some of its tension or the cable may have stretched
.. just allows it to travel a little further forward of the optimal C of G and no visible signs of adjustability that I can see
--- I'll get round it - have a few ideas fomulating
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
well I went to chuck this ...
in the spindle nose yesterday afternoon .... and it disappeared up the spindle completely .. after a bit of measuring .. it ain't a MT7 sleeve and doesn't match anything I can find - taper-wise -- must be a special - sadly.
have spoke to Ben and he's 'frustrated' to say the least - and is happy to credit my a/c if I send it back... we ain't having a lorraluck between us .. I'm minded to try and turn up a sleeve, to suit whatever taper the outer of this is and then machine that to 7MT (finding these is like looking for hen's teeth) - if I can pull it off I'll be happy - other wise it'll go back, without any issues, as I'll not have to do anything to it, or its detriment.
got ALL the green stuff massacred yesterday, including all the Dane-ing - nearly lost it in a drain gully/ditch when it decided it wanted to play 'drift mowers' on the very slick, dry grass in one spot, but caught it and straddled it, to a point I could escape/exit left -- good job it's as wide as it is -- would've been annoying to have to go get the 'Drema, to lift it back out - haven't had to do that in quite a few years -- but it is close on half a tonne - apparently .. must weigh it sometime
then spent a bit of time sussing me new QCTP for the Harrison ... got the original off/out the way and dropped it into place to suss some heights ......
and quite how I'm going to 'anchor it' to the saddle ... got a 'rough' suss
and revised a few bits, in my head, as I was dropping off last night .. 's an odd combination of imperial and metric dimensions, but doesn't bother me as always worked in both anyway
ordered a thrust bearing for it yesterday (all the best fits use a bearing)- way better pull down, than just a friction washer.
found/sought out a bit of bright flat this afters, to mill the T nut out of and spent a very warm hour, in a very warm box, firstly 'clocking in' the vice on the Ajax with a DTI ... and then 'clocking' the turret spindle, both ways. Poor ol' DTI's seen better days, in the centre of the face, but the important bits are all still in place and readable (got a few more sat when this one eventually succumbs to age)
was easier to clamp the DTI's mag base in a collet, than find a suitable face to attach it to - and wasn't gonna move in the spindle
when I bought it I had to lay the head over, to get it into the box and although it's been pretty damned close for everything I've wanted to do, to date, just on the graduated scales, I wanted to get it bang on for some milling - was within 10 thou either way so those scales are pretty damned accurate .. and had to have the vice bang on to get the T nut nice and square and true - it's a big nut and needs to be bang on to hold that tool post down solidly
in the spindle nose yesterday afternoon .... and it disappeared up the spindle completely
.. after a bit of measuring .. it ain't a MT7 sleeve and doesn't match anything I can find - taper-wise -- must be a special - sadly. have spoke to Ben and he's 'frustrated' to say the least - and is happy to credit my a/c if I send it back... we ain't having a lorraluck between us
.. I'm minded to try and turn up a sleeve, to suit whatever taper the outer of this is and then machine that to 7MT (finding these is like looking for hen's teeth) - if I can pull it off I'll be happy - other wise it'll go back, without any issues, as I'll not have to do anything to it, or its detriment. got ALL the green stuff massacred yesterday, including all the Dane-ing - nearly lost it in a drain gully/ditch when it decided it wanted to play 'drift mowers' on the very slick, dry grass in one spot, but caught it and straddled it, to a point I could escape/exit left
-- good job it's as wide as it is -- would've been annoying to have to go get the 'Drema, to lift it back out - haven't had to do that in quite a few years -- but it is close on half a tonne - apparently .. must weigh it sometimethen spent a bit of time sussing me new QCTP for the Harrison ... got the original off/out the way and dropped it into place to suss some heights ......
and quite how I'm going to 'anchor it' to the saddle ... got a 'rough' suss
and revised a few bits, in my head, as I was dropping off last night
.. 's an odd combination of imperial and metric dimensions, but doesn't bother me as always worked in both anyway ordered a thrust bearing for it yesterday (all the best fits use a bearing
)- way better pull down, than just a friction washer.found/sought out a bit of bright flat this afters, to mill the T nut out of and spent a very warm hour, in a very warm box, firstly 'clocking in' the vice on the Ajax with a DTI ... and then 'clocking' the turret spindle, both ways. Poor ol' DTI's seen better days, in the centre of the face, but the important bits are all still in place and readable (got a few more sat when this one eventually succumbs to age)
was easier to clamp the DTI's mag base in a collet, than find a suitable face to attach it to - and wasn't gonna move in the spindle
when I bought it I had to lay the head over, to get it into the box and although it's been pretty damned close for everything I've wanted to do, to date, just on the graduated scales, I wanted to get it bang on for some milling - was within 10 thou either way so those scales are pretty damned accurate .. and had to have the vice bang on to get the T nut nice and square and true - it's a big nut
and needs to be bang on to hold that tool post down solidly
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
knocked out a few bits this afters ...
it's the fiddly bits that take the time and slow a job down, when you's assembling stuff
surprising how long it takes, but now all ready for a little job .. once I lop the rest up
got meself a 2MT Weldon shank tool holder last week for the Fobco ... easier than running up the genny and Ajax for the odd hole .. worked sweet
it's the fiddly bits that take the time and slow a job down, when you's assembling stuff
surprising how long it takes, but now all ready for a little job .. once I lop the rest up
got meself a 2MT Weldon shank tool holder last week for the Fobco ... easier than running up the genny and Ajax for the odd hole .. worked sweet
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
bit of a S. Westerly last night so yet more 'garden' went up in smoke ...
got another 3/4 of a binful in it again today courtesy of Pam and her secateurs
got the CAD out of my pocket yesterday and worked out what I wanted to come up with, with what I have in hand to 'aid' lumping chucks on and off the Harrison - I can just about get the new 4 jaw off the deck - just --- no way can I get it up on the bed of the lathe.
sussed the angles and transferred it onto paper....
to create a cut list for today ..... have had that angle finder more years than I care to remember - invaluable tool for setting out stair flights, in particular and angles generally -- great tool
and today ..... lopped some more bits to go between/attach to the little fiddlies from yesterday
not a lot of pix ... been a busy day ..
got it all tacked up and tested, 'fore setting to it with the hot stick
the 402 may be a bit of overkill and did consider using 302 ... but thought nah - better over engineered than too light
and it's quite handle-able in its component parts / two pieces
had to chop up a piece of 402 I'd already lopped for another job, sadly - was 18" short to cut all I needed for this
must order some more and several other items I seem to have 'consumed' in the last few months
was teatime by the time I'd gotten it all consolidated and a tad late for a fettling session - job for tomorrow afternoon - got visitors in the morning ...
pretty PO-ed at the state of this SHS - been under a tarp, but obviously condensation ain't helped and don't think the tarps are as 'damp proof' as they could/should be
good brush off and a coat of hammer finish ought to have it looking a bit 'newer'
and looking at these can see a weld I missed
gonna have to get the Caddy out again anyway, to attach some brackets to the inside of the box, the lathe lives in - when I've sussed what I need to knock out for them
and got another component I need to make, for making life easier
Druid version of one of these - don't think it needs to be quite as 'wide' as this - could mount a 'hefalump' with that if you shoved it up their bum ..
and damned if I'm hunting out my pipe bender for one bend ... might not be as elegant , but a square cut version will suffice for now
I knew it was getting close to tea time - this little fella appeared at my feet as I was sat having a drink an' a fag - play with me -
he always shows up ready for tea/lunch/breakfast .. then spends the between meal times asleep, somewhere around about -
sometimes in plain sight, others somewhere cool, hiding from the sun and heat ..
been 25C here most of the day, but little breeze and I've had a Proban jacket on for a lot of the day, or my arms'd be well cooked/red tonight from the UV - off the hot stick ..
been a bit 'sticky'
got another 3/4 of a binful in it again today
courtesy of Pam and her secateurs got the CAD out of my pocket yesterday and worked out what I wanted to come up with, with what I have in hand to 'aid' lumping chucks on and off the Harrison - I can just about get the new 4 jaw off the deck - just --- no way can I get it up on the bed of the lathe.
sussed the angles and transferred it onto paper....
to create a cut list for today ..... have had that angle finder more years than I care to remember - invaluable tool for setting out stair flights, in particular and angles generally -- great tool
and today ..... lopped some more bits to go between/attach to the little fiddlies from yesterday
not a lot of pix ... been a busy day ..
got it all tacked up and tested, 'fore setting to it with the hot stick
the 402 may be a bit of overkill and did consider using 302 ... but thought nah - better over engineered than too light
and it's quite handle-able in its component parts / two pieces
had to chop up a piece of 402 I'd already lopped for another job, sadly - was 18" short to cut all I needed for this
must order some more and several other items I seem to have 'consumed' in the last few months
was teatime by the time I'd gotten it all consolidated and a tad late for a fettling session - job for tomorrow afternoon - got visitors in the morning
...pretty PO-ed at the state of this SHS - been under a tarp, but obviously condensation ain't helped and don't think the tarps are as 'damp proof' as they could/should be
good brush off and a coat of hammer finish ought to have it looking a bit 'newer'
and looking at these can see a weld I missed
gonna have to get the Caddy out again anyway, to attach some brackets to the inside of the box, the lathe lives in - when I've sussed what I need to knock out for them
and got another component I need to make, for making life easier
Druid version of one of these - don't think it needs to be quite as 'wide' as this - could mount a 'hefalump' with that if you shoved it up their bum
..and damned if I'm hunting out my pipe bender for one bend ... might not be as elegant , but a square cut version will suffice for now
I knew it was getting close to tea time - this little fella appeared at my feet as I was sat having a drink an' a fag - play with me -
he always shows up ready for tea/lunch/breakfast .. then spends the between meal times asleep, somewhere around about -
sometimes in plain sight, others somewhere cool, hiding from the sun and heat ..
been 25C here most of the day, but little breeze and I've had a Proban jacket on for a lot of the day, or my arms'd be well cooked/red tonight from the UV - off the hot stick ..
been a bit 'sticky'
Cyberprog
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I may well be in Ystrad on Friday if you want a hand lifting it?bit of a S. Westerly last night so yet more 'garden' went up in smoke ...
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got another 3/4 of a binful in it again today
got the CAD out of my pocket yesterday and worked out what I wanted to come up with, with what I have in hand to 'aid' lumping chucks on and off the Harrison - I can just about get the new 4 jaw off the deck - just --- no way can I get it up on the bed of the lathe.
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sussed the angles and transferred it onto paper....
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to create a cut list for today ..... have had that angle finder more years than I care to remember - invaluable tool for setting out stair flights, in particular and angles generally -- great tool
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and today ..... lopped some more bits to go between/attach to the little fiddlies from yesterday
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not a lot of pix ... been a busy day ..
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got it all tacked up and tested, 'fore setting to it with the hot stick
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the 402 may be a bit of overkill and did consider using 302 ... but thought nah - better over engineered than too light
and it's quite handle-able in its component parts / two pieces
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had to chop up a piece of 402 I'd already lopped for another job, sadly - was 18" short to cut all I needed for this
must order some more and several other items I seem to have 'consumed' in the last few months
was teatime by the time I'd gotten it all consolidated and a tad late for a fettling session - job for tomorrow afternoon - got visitors in the morning
pretty PO-ed at the state of this SHS - been under a tarp, but obviously condensation ain't helped and don't think the tarps are as 'damp proof' as they could/should be
good brush off and a coat of hammer finish ought to have it looking a bit 'newer'
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and looking at these can see a weld I missed
gonna have to get the Caddy out again anyway, to attach some brackets to the inside of the box, the lathe lives in - when I've sussed what I need to knock out for them
and got another component I need to make, for making life easier
Druid version of one of these - don't think it needs to be quite as 'wide' as this - could mount a 'hefalump' with that if you shoved it up their bum
and damned if I'm hunting out my pipe bender for one bend ... might not be as elegant , but a square cut version will suffice for now
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I knew it was getting close to tea time - this little fella appeared at my feet as I was sat having a drink an' a fag - play with me -
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he always shows up ready for tea/lunch/breakfast .. then spends the between meal times asleep, somewhere around about -
sometimes in plain sight, others somewhere cool, hiding from the sun and heat ..
been 25C here most of the day, but little breeze and I've had a Proban jacket on for a lot of the day, or my arms'd be well cooked/red tonight from the UV - off the hot stick ..
been a bit 'sticky'
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
the chuck ? sod that
- I've just created a lifting device for doing that but thanks for the offer
Cyberprog
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No worries! Always nice to have an excuse to pop by lolthe chuck ? sod that
but thanks for the offer
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Oh I do love this new BB
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I'll weigh the thing when I get a chance .... got to be going 70+ kgs
took some getting off the pallet and into a box
getting it up to chest height'd be 'interesting'
Cyberprog
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Lol, we finally got full fibre here after 10years of fttc, think my new bottleneck is my router!
Speedtest off my mobile sàys 84mb down, 91 up! And it should be higher...
Gecko
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What model is your router?
If it's 10 years old, it'll have 100mb ports, which (as you say) will limit your speeds
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