626 mill riser block

Gallery, Projects and General > Project Logs

<< < (7/15) > >>

RobWilson:
:clap: Looking good John :thumbup:

Will you be able to reach the top of the draw bar with the riser block in place ?

Rob

John Rudd:
Dunno Rob....might need a step up.....
.....and the other thing I forgot about......can I open the lid to change the belts around?...... :Doh:

I may have to relocate the mill to gain access....but all is not lost... :scratch:

I know the orig plan called for a block of steel 5-3/4 long....I bought a 5" piece, so I've only lost 3/4" no big deal really.

Hopefully do some more tomorrow..l :dremel:

John Rudd:
Well the lump came out off the mill relatively easier than anticipated.....of course I was ably assisted by the delectable "Er-indoors" .....so a big thank you for lending a hand... :thumbup:

So, 4 jaw or 3 jaw....thinking I could just relocate the block in the jaws, I was hoping to grip it on its outside diameter, but neither chuck was having it....the freshly machined spigot was fouling the jaws further in the check centre. This meant gripping the od with very litle...Not enough..not good, bad things might happen... :Doh:

So I stuck with the 4 jaw, turned the jaws around and gripped on the spigot.....some strips from a Strongbow can provided the softness to prevent marking rhe surface, and the liquid contents provided much needed refrehment....( suffice to say, I do not use machinery under the influence!
Now with block in chuck, time to redial it.....my clock gauge has divisions at 0.0001 so it is quite accurate, but within a thou is near enough for farmwork.....ready for skimming off the previously chucked end....

John Rudd:
And after a few minutes of turning and polishing we have this.....ready for boring the socket for the mill head to locate into.....

Now, do I machine the socket in situ held in the 4 jaw or use a boring head in the mill?

Answers on the back of a fag packet please or alternative suggestions.....,

John Rudd:
More done tonight....
Got the socket end machined and without issue..... :clap:

Bored out to 3.310 -ish to give a bit of clearance for the matching spigot on the mill head so I'm not wrestling with it on re-assembly....
So far so good.....
Just have to mark out the holes and the nut pockets need machining..... :dremel:

Navigation

 Message Index

Go to full version