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Any old iron (as long as it's British!)
Andrew Wildman:
--- Quote from: AussieJimG on December 19, 2013, 05:04:49 PM ---Good move to take lots of phots while it is clean and tidy.
Jim
--- End quote ---
It does not take long for it to get messy!
Andrew Wildman:
I have finally got around to posting some more of the cutter grinder restoration.
V way machined. Note custom spacers to allow the depth of cut to be taken with the cutter I had:
I produced a straight edge from a section of old cast iron motor mount:
stress relieved in the wood fire overnight:
Andrew Wildman:
straight edge machining (before stress relief):
Final machining after heat treat:
Scraped flat and square
Andrew Wildman:
swiveling table top was scraped to mating part:
x ways were scraped parallel to the table top using the new straight edge as a reference. The picture shows a guage block to average out the scraping marks to get a more consistent reading:
The piece with the male v way was scraped to the x ways (no pics of this) and the alignment was corrected approximately my checking with an indicator on the surface plate.
The underside of this part that slides on the knee of the machine were then scraped to the top of the levelled knee. the level was used for final alignment:
Andrew Wildman:
The grinding head spindle being replaced and the motor internal insulated wiring and the terminal box replaced. The internal insulation was falling off the wires!
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