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Divided he ad:
Well....
--- Quote ---I won't worry about your lathe.
--- End quote ---
I'm sure you won't!! But I would not expect you too since it is 2000+ miles away!!!   ;)  ;D


Sorry, just read funny  ;D


I understand where you are conning from, that's why I asked Boggie if he could make me a large pulley when his new machine was finally sorted... I'd never make a 12" pulley on my little lathe!


More on the face plate would be good too.... It all gets stored you know  :thumbup:




Ralph.

Nelson92757:
Nice job Bernd, it is the solution we come up with that makes a project work out. I like the idea of the aluminum plate. next time I fire up my furnace I'll will make me some disc to be able to use for sacirfical faceplates. Thanks for a good idea.
nelson Collar

Bernd:
Thanks Nelson. Sorry to answer back so late. Had a few issues with family to straighten out.

BTW, welcome to the forum. Many subjects can be discussed here, so enjoy.  :thumbup:

When you cast that faceplate just use the dimension form a regular faceplate, bore the neter hole and thread. I won't put any slots in it as you may want to drill holes for mounting your part.

Regards,
Bernd

sbwhart:
Her's a couple of more face plate jobs

The first one is maching the inside cylinders for my Loco. The critical feature with inside loco cylinders is that they are parrallel (sorry if spelt wrong), you clamp it sqaure on the angle plate clamp the angle plate to the face plate so that the vertical height is correct bolt a parrallel under neath to set the vertical datum, for the horizontal position you use your centre height gauge, machine the bore, move the angle plate to set horizontal position of second bore machine it and if you've done it right the bores will be parrallel to each other. The pile of clamps are a counterbalancefor the off set mass of the angle plate, if you dont do this your machine will go walk about around your shop  :bugeye:



The second job is a sacrificial chunk of ally set up in four jaw as a face plate. It's been faced off and a piece of mild steel screwed and glued in the midle which is machined for a nice fit on bore the loco wheels with a short length threaded  so that the wheel casting can be bolted to the plate, this way the wheels can be machined up so that they are all the same diameter and concentric to their bores.  you can take the wheels on and off as many times as you like and you won't lose your setting.



Hace fun :D

Stew

Bernd:
Stew,

It looks like you'd need 3 more hands to hold that first set up to get everything aligned and bolted tight.  :)

I like that idea for the wheels.

Bernd

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