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Rebirth of a Denford MIRAC CNC Lathe
AdeV:
A fork-lift is high on my list of Most Desirable Things to Own... Can you post some pictures of yours so I'm sure to get a bigger one? :lol: :nrocks:
awemawson:
Hyster H2.50 XL Container Spec propane fired Ade - so it lifts 2500 kgs, fits inside a container for stacking and thus has a triple mast to keep the height down.
Only issue I have is the low ground clearance - no good on soft surfaces so don't go off piste :lol:
awemawson:
The paint on the stand has now hardened off so I was able to restore the machine to it's place on board - just a reverse of the Forklift trick !
Having done that stand I can now attack the rest of the paintwork - but I'm really not at all happy with the results of knocking out the dents from the plinth headstock end - it just looks horrid and will be worse when painted.
So I've bent up an 'overpanel' to cover the mess. It went really nicely. There is a little groove between the plinth and the machine tray, and by adopting a cunning technique I managed to make a very short bend that tucks into this groove and gives the impression it is the original plinth panel :ddb:
So how did I make that extremely short bend? Well first I bent an upstand of a couple of inches, then hooked it over the edge of the guillotine with the bit I wanted hanging downward, spaced off the blade by a couple of bits of 1.2 mm sheet. Then pressing the sheet onto the spacers with a long bit of wood to keep fingers clear, I stretched a leg far enough to kick the trip bar and make the cut. It actually worked very well but would have been easier with a second person to avoid the acrobatics :lol:
Not sure how I'l fix that overpanel. Pop rivets would be easiest but look naf. Screws into tapped holes would work but loose the 'original' look that had no fixings. Don't want really to weld for reasons mentioned earlier. I'm considering using a structural adhesive.
(It's balanced with a rare earth magnet in the photo)
. . . suggestions please :scratch:
awemawson:
Well :ddb: :ddb: DEVELOPMENTS :ddb: :ddb:
I've actually managed to fit the window polycarbonate into the sliding door :thumbup: This was a result of watching yet another Youtube video :
I decided to see just how loose my already cut pane was - I'd allowed 9 mm for the web of the rubber, and according to the web site SealsDirect.Co.UK the choosen seal should have 7 to 7.5 mm, so not massively wrong. The already cut rubber seal was obviously going to be too short - I've bought another length, but I thought I'd have another try, and patch in the shortage just as a practice fitting the glazing.
This having been successful I'll pull it all off again and fit the new rubber.
tom osselton:
Thats a good video it still doesn't look that bad with the patch piece in your window considering what it does I'd probably glue the ends and hang a don't look sign on it! :D
When I stop scratching my head and my lathe comes to life I'll have to give the window enlargement a try thanks for showing!
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