Thread: lets get some activity - your projects

Originally Posted by .RC.

Well the drum is hollow and has a little adjustable hole next to each tooth

Aah Hah. So how efficient is it from the point of view of planting all the seed that you put in it? Does it all get all the seed out?
Sorry about the 3 million questions, I'm just always curious about how things work. My wife got pay TV some time ago, and about the only things I watch are the "how its made" "some assembly required" type of shows. Another fav of mine is "Industrial Revelations"

bollie7

Originally Posted by bollie7

Kev thanks for that. I had a cat from them somewhere a few years ago but its long disappeared. I couldn't remember the name of them. I'll probably chase up some specs from them.
re brazing, I had thought of that as well, but by the time I prep all the bits and then braze it all back together, It'll probably cost more in gas and filler etc than buying a new one. I haven't even removed the broken one from the machine yet so I'm not sure what the back of the hub looks like etc.
The machine is beautifully built, You would think with the amount of force required to break the handwheel, that the shaft would be bent as well. Nope, I can't detect any visible run out and it turns as smooth as silk.

regards
bollie7

I see what you mean .I have a Eutectic metal powder spray torch and stuff to weld cast iron .It works very well ,I have succesfully welded cast iron with it on a number of occasions.Last job I repaired an old antique saw vice . I also welded an engine cylinder from a 1947 Harley Davidson motorcycle that was being restored.
But that hand wheel as you say would cost a fortune in gas and powder.
The powder last time I bought a bottle was over $500.00 for 2 1/2 kilos.

When my gas runs out I'm stuffed , as the two full bottles were given to me by my next door neighbour when he moved away. They were "borrowed".
I can't justify the cost of having oxy /acetylene, on hand .
I use it sparingly and only when I really need to.

Lucky the shaft wasn't damaged as well ,that would have brought more problems.
I can't wait to get my mill down here and get it set up.

Kev.

Kev
Re oxy, Yes its getting to be a bit expensive just in cylinder rental. I have BOC size "E" 's and I think the rental on them is about $150/year each. Then I also have a Air Liquid size "E" mig which, funnily enough, the account for that arrived yesterday. $142/year rental. I'm a little bit lucky in that my brother borrows my oxy for about 1/2 the year so he goes halves in the cyl rental and gas. Mind you we don't use much as its been years since I've had a refill.
Most of my gas usage is probably in purging the hoses. Unfortunately when you really need an oxy, nothing else will do, and thats usually at night or on a Sunday arvo when everything is closed, so I wear the cost as part of the cost of having a hobby. You can get by ok with LPG/oxy for cutting which would halve the cyl rental but for brazing & welding you need acetyene. I don't do much cutting so its not much use to me to change over. With the mig, once you have used a good one, you don't like to go back to using stick, so I'll drop the oxy before the mig gas.

regards
bollie7

Had a bit of spare time so I went ahead and made a front support for my Elliott shaper which never came with one when I bought it..

I had some 16mm plate left over from a previous project so used it..

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R.C
That "shaped" up pretty nice. What size is your shaper? I haven't seen you vid as I don't have a very fast connection at home or large data allowance.
regards
bollie7

Hey RC
The bracket you made up, I have made something similar and had a problem when welding it that it moved out of square slightly. When I welded other joins on bracket I done it in bits which helped the warping a little bit. So to keep yours all square did you secure it very rigid whilst welding or is there a method I need coaching on?

Bollie the shaper has a 15" stroke..

footz it seems to me that no matter what you do once you put heat into metal it will warp...I machined the critical parts square after I welded..

Originally Posted by Woodlee

1. I'm working on my Parkinson power hacks saw , Its almost finished , I need to get some 3mm aluminium cut to finish the guard for the drive gear and wheel. Ohaul the coolant pump ,machine to push rods for the hydraulic pump and install the new single phase 3hp motor ,bore the drive pulley to 28mm and cut a key way.

Kev.

HI Woodlee, I seen your bit about Your Parkinson Power hacksaw Project. I was a bit shocked 3hp for a Power Hacksaw - either it is a Big Hacksaw or it had the wrong Motor in it. Or Your going to Put the Wrong Motor in it. I have a Parkinson Power Hacksaw Myself that I bought of 'Ebay'. Mine is possible a 'Econe 6' Model. It was Three Phase when I got it and I replaced the Motor with the same Horsepower in Single Phase. My Hacksaw had a 1 HP Motor (three phase) in it and thats is what I replaced it with. My Hacksaws capacity is 6" x 6" (152mm x 152mm). I have cut 115mm Diameter Solid Round Bar in Mild Steel, time taken to cut was about 18 minutes with a 6 TPI Blade with no Problems at all. Whether Three Phase or Single Phase the Horse Power is the same. Three Phase is just more stable. If Your saw is the same as Mine then to fit a big Motor is more likely to damage the Saw if someting goes wrong. Well that is My bit good luck with your Projects.

Steran ,
My power hacksaw had a 3ph 2hp motor on it ,its a very big saw ,weighs 500kgs .Pics attached below
I don't know what model it is as the id plate is missing ,I got in touch with the company that now owns Parkanson but got no answer .The beam of the saw is lifted and lowered by hydraulics which are driven from the main drive shaft that drives the blade back and forward. It also will take up to a 16" or 18" blade
The 3hp motor was cheap enough and is the right speed . Although I may use that motor to power my lathe and get a smaller motor for the saw.I've still got a few things to do for it before I fire it up ,and with a big lathe and a milling machine arriving in the next few weeks ,things are going to get very busy around here.

Kev.

Kev you have to be over the moon with the results of the saw great effort

Half completed projects

CNC Lathe half finshed
Flooring roof area for storage exactly at half way point
200 sqm of paving back yard, 90 done so far
2 Decks around pool, 1 done 1 still to do
Finish barbeque area, limestone work done wood panelling to go

And many many smaller projects on the go

Hi Chris,
That's one big mess of a Grob. Were you the guilty one or just the poor charlie that has to fix it? Did he walk away?
Cheers
Graeme

Originally Posted by kats1719

Not much metal work in this but lots of fiberglass This is what happens when people forget to land there plains

.Hi Graeme I bort the wreck to rebild both pilots dident get a scrach on them witch is supeising becouse one of the lap belts was turn out. thay side sliped it in to the ground and a fence got involved as well

Good luck, Chris.
I don't think I would take on a repair that extensive. I hope you got the plane for next to nothing! I dinged a G102 a couple of years ago in an outlanding, not much damage and easily fixed, but the club was none too pleased.
Cheers
Graeme