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| usn ret:
Ade, great work, kind of like shooting a bullet with a bullet but in this case, your are taking a long floppy fluted rod. :beer: and making it go where you want it to go. More :beer: We are all rooting for a great finished product :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: Looking forward to the next installment. Cliff :coffee: |
| dsquire:
Ade Great job. I've been following along and am glad to see that things are working out so well for you. I could feel that grin all the way up to Canada when you found the two holes lined up. Keep up the super work, I'll be watching. :ddb: :ddb: Cheers :beer: Don |
| djc:
Very nice work. A couple of points that might help:- You note that your centre drill was too short. You can make an extension for it by drilling/reaming/grubscrew a length of steel bar. Whatever Loctite you use, download and read the datasheet for it, most crucially the bit on the clearance required for the Loctite to do its job properly (basically, you need a fairly sloppy fit; too tight and the film of Loctite is too thin to work). Also make sure you clean the holes with IPA, thinners or something before Loctiting as there will be WD40 residue in there. |
| No1_sonuk:
--- Quote from: Divided he ad on March 26, 2010, 10:50:54 PM ---Making the plugs slightly smaller than you might think might be needed? --- End quote --- What about freezing the plugs before fitting them? |
| AdeV:
Thanks again all, for your kind words :thumbup: Andy: I looked at 668, and it led me to 648, what do you think? To quote from one site's blurb: --- Quote ---Loctite 648 high strength, high temperature retainer is designed for the bonding of cylindrical fitting parts. The product cures when confined in the absence of air between close fitting metal surfaces and prevents loosening and leakage from shock and vibration. Typical used for holding gears and sprockets onto gearbox shafts and rotors on electric motor shafts. Recommended for continuous working temperatures, up to a maximum of 175°C --- End quote --- The only thing is, I've made my first plug (the long one), and I wouldn't exactly call it "close" fitting.... although it's probably near enough... I can always re-do it, if leaks. Ralph - well, I've just paused for 5 mins after finishing the first plug, and I do seem to have made it smaller than I thought was needed! :doh: It's quite a sloppy fit, so there's probably plenty of room for the loctite & no need to use the freezer this time... Right, that's enough restin'; time to make 2 more plugs... Pics to follow. |
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