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Offline NickG

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #100 on: February 21, 2011, 07:36:03 AM »
Wow!  :bow:
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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #101 on: February 21, 2011, 10:47:28 AM »
Excellent work rob :clap:


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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #102 on: February 21, 2011, 11:55:49 AM »
 :bow: :bow: Brilliant Rob  :thumbup: :thumbup: Thank You for showing that drill bit recycling!  :clap: :clap:

 :scratch: Must it be hydraulic oil to harden it, or will other oil do ? - I have a bucket full of used 20W40 motor oil that I use for hardening silver steel...

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #103 on: February 21, 2011, 04:08:55 PM »
Again? Yes I think you have 'done it again'.

I would never have thought to 'touch' a drill bit with a lathe...  looks great..thanks mate... :thumbup:
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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #104 on: February 22, 2011, 03:53:25 PM »
Well done, Rob

Nice to see, that your Aciera gets a good use :)

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Must it be hydraulic oil to harden it, or will other oil do ? - I have a bucket full of used 20W40 motor oil that I use for hardening silver steel...

Even vegetable Oil works. Smells better  :thumbup:

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #105 on: February 22, 2011, 05:19:09 PM »
Cheers for lookin in lads  :thumbup:


Hi Stefan ,,,,,,,, i, the Aciera great machine to have in the shop  :)   


Yip any oil will do  :med:  ,,,,,,,,, i just had hydraulic oil to hand ,,,,,,,,,, well it was in the van  :coffee:


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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #106 on: February 22, 2011, 05:24:27 PM »
Great bit of tooling Rob

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Nothing is trueley scrap you can always do something with it  :whip:

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #107 on: February 22, 2011, 05:52:01 PM »
Cheers Stew


Mr John Stevenson  has a good use for old drill shanks  :med:


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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #108 on: February 23, 2011, 03:19:54 PM »
Next job  :dremel:


The cross slide nut ,,, milled up a block of bronze , bored and screw cut 8TPI ,,, remembering to make it left handed  ::)



Still a bit of machining to do  :dremel:  ,,,, you can see the wear on the old screw in this shot ,,,, the nut is in  even worse condition  :coffee:



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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #109 on: February 23, 2011, 03:40:43 PM »
Rob Magic as always

Loving this thread

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #110 on: February 24, 2011, 07:37:19 AM »
Rob,

Very nice screw and matching nut.  :thumbup: Presume it's ACME? How did you grind your tool?

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #111 on: February 28, 2011, 04:27:40 PM »
Cheers lads  :thumbup:


Spot on Nick ,, it is 5/8 ACME ,,,,,,,,, I use the bench grinder and a screw cutting tool gage ,,, it is easier to start with a length of tool steel first as this makes it easier to hold when grinding .... grinding one side at a time ,, with the tool steel not in the bar .
 

Then put the tool steel in the bar and lock it up , then you can use the bar as a reference .
 

Then grinned the other side ,, and cut off the bit you need ,,, i use the good old dremel  :dremel:


Thought i would stick this in ,,,,,,,, just because the HSS comes straight ,,,, it dose not have to stay that way , just heat it up and bend it to suit the job in hand  :med:


Had a leisurely hour in the shop tonight  and finished off me nut  :)
 


and made a new bush for the outer end of the screw


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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #112 on: February 28, 2011, 04:41:21 PM »
Very nice Rob.  :thumbup:
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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #113 on: March 01, 2011, 11:02:24 AM »
Again very nicely done! How did you treat the HSS when bending? Did you bend it first, then heat treat and quench?

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #114 on: March 01, 2011, 01:36:35 PM »
Great, appreciate you taking the time to show me that. Thanks. :thumbup:

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #115 on: March 06, 2011, 03:24:31 AM »
Again very nicely done! How did you treat the HSS when bending? Did you bend it first, then heat treat and quench?

Hi Trion

Just heat it up and bend it , then i dumped it in water  :dremel:   ,,, NOT THE CORRECT WAY but it works  :ddb:

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #116 on: March 06, 2011, 08:36:19 AM »
Yer an inspiration Rob; I'm a'luvin' this thread! :beer:

I noticed in the pic of the finished 2-piece bronze nut that there are 2 allen setscrews and 2 SHCS's.  Is this how the backlash is adjusted?  The 2 setscrews are adjusted to spread the pieces apart to take out the slack then the SHCS's are locked down to hold it?

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #117 on: March 06, 2011, 12:48:16 PM »
Thanks for the compliments Lads  :beer:


And yes your both spot on  :thumbup: :med: :D


Cheers Rob   

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #118 on: March 11, 2011, 05:10:28 PM »
Well she is up and running  :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: :ddb:  job done  :)  well all bar some paint and a bit fine tuning


Knocked up a bracket to get the phase converter up off the floor and up on the wall  :dremel:  the wiring still needs running in



I will have to fined a new home for my hydraulic rivet closer  :doh:



And i will have to make a splash back for the lathe to  :dremel:


Rob


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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #119 on: March 12, 2011, 01:29:27 AM »
Very nice bit of Kit Rob looks like you've given that lathe a new life.

Well done that man  :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #120 on: March 12, 2011, 01:58:14 AM »
 :bugeye: Great Job Rob  :clap: :clap:

I see you didn't waste time making some blue chips with it  :)

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #121 on: March 20, 2011, 10:37:50 AM »
Fabulous job Rob, congratulations.

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #122 on: March 20, 2011, 01:29:08 PM »
Nice looking bit of kit there Rob, very interesting stuff with the repairs.... Things to try to remember (or at least remember where I saw them!)

You really do have too many skills... I think you need to send some more of them over the airwaves!  :dremel:






Just a bit of an odd question..... You said it just needs some paint... Why are all these machines covered in that bloody awful colour (whatever it is???)


What's the matter with something a little more, well, lively?





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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #123 on: March 20, 2011, 04:47:37 PM »
Ralph


So long as it's not that poncy Myford turquoise   :scratch: ... how they came up with that I'll never know ..

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Re: Repairing a Cub Lathe
« Reply #124 on: March 20, 2011, 06:27:44 PM »
Rob rocks  :clap: :clap: :clap: :lol:
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