Author Topic: Chester 626 mill CNC Conversion (Read 397440 times)

John Stevenson · « **Reply #175 on:** December 30, 2011, 07:49:07 PM »

Rob,
Got this one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180708746280

Not from these people, bought mine from the UK from Corbel Welding but they are only box shifters.

John S.

krv3000 · « **Reply #176 on:** December 30, 2011, 07:56:12 PM »

HI rob thats sum nice work you is on with

DMIOM · « **Reply #177 on:** December 31, 2011, 03:43:59 AM »

Quote from: Rob.Wilson on December 30, 2011, 04:59:10 PM

....The fillet welds are not structural just me faffing about , the parts were welded all the way through from the other side ,after welding the parts up i was not happy with the look of the square internal corners so i decided to tart the job up a bit .......

No Rob, that's not the correct terminology - the fillets were balancing welds!

Dave

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #178 on:** December 31, 2011, 05:04:50 AM »

Quote from: DMIOM on December 31, 2011, 03:43:59 AM

Quote from: Rob.Wilson on December 30, 2011, 04:59:10 PM
....The fillet welds are not structural just me faffing about , the parts were welded all the way through from the other side ,after welding the parts up i was not happy with the look of the square internal corners so i decided to tart the job up a bit .......

No Rob, that's not the correct terminology - the fillets were balancing welds!

Dave

Hi Dave ,, they would have had to of been a bit heavier

Quote from: John Stevenson on December 30, 2011, 07:49:07 PM

Rob,
Got this one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180708746280

Not from these people, bought mine from the UK from Corbel Welding but they are only box shifters.

John S.

Hi John ,,,,,,,,,, Looks the same spec as the ones we have been looking at

Rob

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #179 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:58:08 PM »

Hi Lads

A bit more progress today on the angle plate ,,machined up the long leg of the angle .

I still have to machine the radius on the short leg and a couple of chamfers here and there .

Made a start on the Keats angle plate ,,,,,,, marked out the cutter centre end points of the slot pattern .

Using the centre finder the angle plate was adjusted so the two end points of the slot to be machined were parallel with the travel of the mill table and the table stops locked .

Next onto the shaper to have the top face machined ,, there is a bit of twist on this ,, but it should machine up OK
The Keats was bolted to another angle plate roughly in position , set level to zero on the shaper box

Then the level was placed in the Vee and the two screw jacks adjusted until the level read 45 deg.

top face machined up .

Not happy with the finish ,, there is a hard spot that kept killing my tool ,,,,,,, quick lash with the surface grinder should fix that

Rob

krv3000 · « **Reply #180 on:** January 01, 2012, 05:56:53 PM »

keep at it you will soon be at the end

sparky961 · « **Reply #181 on:** January 02, 2012, 12:43:40 PM »

I think this is the first time I've actually seen machinist's jacks used in a real setup! So they do have a purpose other than just a "first project"!

-Sparky

dsquire · « **Reply #182 on:** January 04, 2012, 04:14:02 AM »

Rob

Great job there on those parts. You always make it look so simple and easy. I don't always say a lot but I'm always looking over your shoulder

.

Cheers

Don

5649

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #183 on:** January 04, 2012, 01:25:53 PM »

Cheers Bob ,,,,,,,,,,, still along ways to go ,,,,,,,,,,still hours of shop time in this project

Hi Sparky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

yes they do come in handy ,,,,,,,,,,,, think i have some four sets of jacks ,,,,,,

Thanks Don ,,,,,,,,,,, Thought i could feel a presence in the shop this week

Rob

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #184 on:** January 05, 2012, 03:16:31 PM »

Grabbed a couple of hours in the shop tonight and finished off the machining the angle plate

One down

Rob

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #185 on:** January 05, 2012, 03:23:37 PM »

Quote from: Rob.Wilson on January 05, 2012, 03:16:31 PM

Grabbed a couple of hours in the shop tonight and finished off the the angle plate

One down

Rob

I see you've satin chromed it too!

Very nice work, Young Man.

David D

saw · « **Reply #186 on:** January 05, 2012, 03:32:46 PM »

Nice work Rob

Miner · « **Reply #187 on:** January 05, 2012, 06:48:12 PM »

It would be a shame to paint those and cover up all that lovely work. While you obviously can't judge any weld penetration by eye. Due to my job, I've looked at many 10s of thousands of welds. Pretty well none of them looked as good as those do. Awesome work as usuall Rob.

Pete

philf · « **Reply #188 on:** January 06, 2012, 04:05:15 AM »

Rob,

I think you must have a very special digital camera with 'Shiny Metal' and 'Smooth Fillet' settings - brilliant.

Phil.

arnoldb · « **Reply #189 on:** January 06, 2012, 05:22:17 AM »

Looks great Rob

, Arnold

DaveH · « **Reply #190 on:** January 06, 2012, 05:26:38 AM »

Rob,

Rather splendid

DaveH

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #191 on:** January 08, 2012, 01:28:51 PM »

Thanks for all your comments Lads

Just about finished off machining the the body of the Keats today ,, cut a slot in the bottom of the Vee .

Set the job up at 45deg so that i could machine one of the Vee faces .

The job was then rotated and the machined face clocked in vertically and the other face then machined .

Job done , just have to decide weather to machine the off two sharp corners , either to radius or chamfer them

I still have the clamp bar to make

Rob

krv3000 · « **Reply #192 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:51:36 AM »

HI well its no good me siting her will have to get me tom tom out and go and av a look at robs workshop and av a poke a round

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #193 on:** January 15, 2012, 01:02:03 PM »

just waiting for the phone call Bob

Well not allot done this week

,,,,,,,, made a start on the clamp bar ,, this was knocked up from a bit 2"x3/4" HRS .

Made a start on machining it up ,,,,,,,, handy having a pair of vices

Rob

John Stevenson · « **Reply #194 on:** January 15, 2012, 01:06:17 PM »

God, you aren't half making a meal out of those two bits of bent tin.....................

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #195 on:** January 15, 2012, 03:09:46 PM »

Quote from: John Stevenson on January 15, 2012, 01:06:17 PM

God, you aren't half making a meal out of those two bits of bent tin.....................

John ,,,,,,,,,,,,, i no what you mean , its not very exciting

Rob

arnoldb · « **Reply #196 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:52:27 PM »

Great looking bits mate

So, next shop session you have two holes to drill then... You're getting as bad as me

, Arnold

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #197 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:55:13 PM »

Cheers mate

,,,,,,,, I am trying to put Mr Stevenson to sleep

Rob

John Rudd · « **Reply #198 on:** January 17, 2012, 01:11:59 PM »

Quote from: Rob.Wilson on January 17, 2012, 12:55:13 PM

Cheers mate ,,,,,,,, I am trying to put Mr Stevenson to sleep

Rob

Rob,

Give 'im a pint of Newcy Brown....G'teed to put anyone to sleep.....

Job's coming on quite well...and I recognise some of the machinery in your shop....

Rob.Wilson · « **Reply #199 on:** January 21, 2012, 03:14:25 PM »

Cheers Arnold and John

Call again John when your next up

Finished of the Keats today

,,, machined a 11/16" rad on the angle plate and the ends of the clamp . My box angle plate came in handy .

I decided to slot the clamp bar ,, so that i would get a better range of parts that Keats would hold . I also only machined were needed on this part , no need to machine it all over .

Next the Keats was mounted on a turned length of bar in the CUB lathe so that the back face could be turned true .

Job done

Suppose i better get on with what i was originally doing in this thread ,,,,,,, if i can remember what that was

Cheers Rob

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