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John Stevenson:

--- Quote from: Brass_Machine on April 25, 2009, 09:49:20 AM ---I love to see a craftsman at work. I believe your customer picked the right man for the job!

I do love to see posts like this. While it may seem to you that you are just doing simple tasks in a common rebuild/repair... the viewing collective are picking up many hints and tricks. Thanks John!

Eric

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Personally I think he's winging it, he should have been finished by 3:47 last Tuesday afternoon.

:poke:

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bogstandard:

--- Quote ---Personally I think he's winging it, he should have been finished by 3:47 last Tuesday afternoon.

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You're quite right John, I could have had it finished, but to tell you the truth, I am letting Bandit do it, but he isn't quite up on all the techniques just yet, so he is a slow worker. I am just taking credit for the job.

Until I can get crutches permantly fixed to the saddle of the lathe and the table on the mill, everything is going a little slow at the moment.

Bogs

Divided he ad:

--- Quote ---but to tell you the truth, I am letting Bandit do it, but he isn't quite up on all the techniques just yet, so he is a slow worker.
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You watch out he dosen't get too much swarf in his coat and paws John..... I'll be there next week to inspect the job he's doing first hand :coffee: (Cause I know what I'm looking at ehh!?!?! ::) :lol:)

That said, it all looks good to me :headbang: As Eric said.... We're (the lowly newbies) all picking up little bits here and there and it's here in glorious technicolour if we ever need to refer back to it :)

Take your time (I'm sure the owner is happy about the pace) and keep up the very good thread :beer:

Ralph.

bogstandard:
I actually had to take a rest over the weekend, but I have got a little done today.

If you remember, I left the last post saying I had some parts to make that were missing from the engine. Basically all the bits above the rod need to be made, except the part in the very middle just above the rod. I have to design and make a friction device rather than a locking one. The design is done, so that will be made tomorrow.

The smaller the bits, it seems the longer they take to make. These have taken me most of the day, but I have been working ten minutes on, half hour off.

This shot is to give you some feeling of scale. These bits have yet to be cleaned up fully.
The little handle took a bit of figuring out, but as soon as I got the ball hand shaped to within 0.002" of a 3/16" sphere (slightly larger than shown on plan, remember friction joint, so needs to be a tiny bit larger) it worked out dead simple to finish off.

Medicos first thing, then member visitors in the afternoon, so I will have to get my a**e into gear if I am going to get the other bits done tomorrow.

Slow down Bogs

Stilldrillin:
Nothing to add.....

I`m sat here, just shaking me head...... ::)

Astonishment, admiration, respect..... :headbang:

David D

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