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| sbwhart:
:offtopic: Found these little beuties whilst on a walk along a disuesed railway track, don't know what I'll do with them but I'm shure they will have a use. OK back on topic John gave me a pully from a old Myford lathe to make the rim for another fly wheel out off, at first I thought he'd bowled me a googly (swerve ball) the skin was real tough stuff I think it was cast steel but when I got through the skin it machined lovely To part the rim off I used my big beast tip parting tool my machine moaned and groaned a bit, but I'm used to her ways, know when to ignore here and when to take notice:- I treat the wife the same way. :lol: The parting tool is too big for my tool post so I improvice with a clamping set it work very well. Need to turn another hub up from a another piston than I'll be ready to mill the spokes out on the circular table I'm looking forward to that :headbang: Cheers Stew |
| bogstandard:
Stew, Would I give you something you couldn't machine. Remember, you only live around the corner, and I saw a few steel pipes when I came round to visit. I ain't fast enough to run away any more. Nice flywheel rim, and a good fix for pseudo toolpost. I have some flywheels to make in a couple of days. John |
| Darren:
Hey Stew, Have you seen how much scrap John collects, leaving pipes out in plain view is just plain teasing him :lol: |
| Bernd:
Nice tool holder you came up with there Stew. Something I'll have to remember. :) Bernd |
| bogstandard:
Stew, A bit :offtopic:, but general interest. Your pic of the rail spikes reminded me of the time we did a model boat display on the cooling pits for the foundry at Crewe railway works. As I was walking around the shunting yards, I picked up one of those spikes. Of course it was an open day and we had all the railway anoraks there. When a large gang of them had gathered to watch us display, I started an impromptu auction and got 10 squid for it, for our favourite charity, the R.N.L.I. I should have looked around for a few more. John |
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