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| John Rudd:
I decided to split the top from the riser column to make moving easier for me.... I was on my own....no help to hand... :doh: Top is now on....but not the motor..... Due to a school biy error....what a klutz....... I placed the suds tray on the stand and put the mill on top, then bolted it up.....wasnt til I tried the knee I realised the tray is on wrong way round.......bugger! The knee lead screw goes into a hole in the tray...which I mistook for a suds drain......I feel so stupid....I'm leaving it for tonight...sort it manyanna.... The vice is fecking huge.....think I dropped a bolleck there getting the 5" one.....should have gone for 4"..... I'll put some more pics up later....when I'm a bit calmer.... |
| kayzed1:
I placed the suds tray on the stand and put the mill on top, then bolted it up.....wasnt til I tried the knee I realised the tray is on wrong way round.......bugger! The knee lead screw goes into a hole in the tray...which I mistook for a suds drain......I feel so stupid... Me to John :doh: i was also on my own so left it until the next day, so out came the hole drill.. I now have two big holes in the tray :clap: I put the top on on the base in the garage at the front ans used the steel beam in the roof with a mobile engine lift, then dropped the lot onto a buggy ( that i no-longer have ) and wheeled it down the garden to the shed. So i cut a new hole. Lyn. |
| John Rudd:
Well after a quick visit to the Deep in Hull and say our goodbyes pto daughter/grand-daughter, I got back to it.... Got the engine hoist out, rigged up some rope and commenced relocating the knee aperture in the drip tray......then....bang! The rope snapped... :Doh: Oh bugger! No damage done...... Well got the tray turned around and the mill bolted back down.... |
| John Rudd:
Further stuff..... Got the motor refitted/wired up... Time to fit a plug and give it a whirl..... Oh dear its running backwards! :scratch: Hmmm what's this switch for?.....its just a plain on/off rocker switch.....with the motor running and pressing the switch, the motor just hummed a bit louder...... Time to read..... :coffee: Turns out the switch reverses the motor.....just dont do it while its running.... All sorted..... Mounted me new vice.....what a weight!! Now all good to go....make some swarf..... Ahem, could some nice management type rotate my images please? Cant seem to do it on my iPad... |
| awemawson:
Bad luck with the rope snapping John - probably worth investing in a few continuous loop strops :bugeye: I suppose the advantage of using the mill lying on it's side like the pictures show, is that the swarf all falls off like a slant bed lathe :lol: |
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