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| John Rudd:
So, all in all pretty helpful?....not! They were so much better before they were taken over/ sold on..... I emailed them not long since for some cast iron billet, got a reply, phoned them up and got it delivered almost two days later...service was great...not now tho'..... |
| stvy:
Hi, This is an interesting project. So I rang CES and they told me that this casting (and a few of the others you can't currently add to your basket on the website) are out of stock and the foundry should deliver in January 2017. I also asked about getting a bit more stock on it for increasing the center height. I need 76mm + some machining allowance up from the stated 52.4mm if I put it on the top slide. I don't have a t slotted cross slide so I think the top slide is a better compromise. He was none committal and suggested I put it in an email. I have a between centers boring bar but the minimum size it can bore is 13/16", so I should either upscale the whole casting or have to make another between centers boring bar....... So I conclude no casting for me :doh:, instead I need to buy a block of cast iron. Regards, Steve |
| Spurry:
Steve I got my block of cast 60mm x 60mm from a chap on EB. His name can be PM'ed if required. I don't know if we are allowed links in public here. The ram on mine will be 22mm, so slightly upscaled from the original. Pete |
| krv3000:
I have seen rob's up close and its as good as the pics its like tool porn im on making one but mine is fitting in the tool post as my lathe is only a liltel one |
| Spurry:
Some slight progress. 1. Parted off the handle, drilled 12mm. Turned a 12mm spigot on the 1" x 1/2". 2. Two parts fitted. 3. Following being attacked with the mig welder. 4. Cleaned up with roll sander. 5. Roll sander 6. Poor mans surface grinder? (with the roll) 7. Finished effort. Just got a slight undercut where the weld started/finish on the 1" x 1/2". :scratch: Any ideas how to avoid that? Pete |
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