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Mounting a Tractor Hedge Flail
shipto:
I convinced the powers that be at work to invest in a magdrill and I love it.
awemawson:
--- Quote from: shipto on July 23, 2014, 03:15:28 PM ---I convinced the powers that be at work to invest in a magdrill and I love it.
--- End quote ---
I bought mine yonks ago when I had three Launderettes, and needed to mount refurbished machines on their 'plinths', which are C section beams. It was a rebuild project in itself - sold not working. The clamp magnet was very weak (rectifier and capacitor blown), the drill arced (new brushes) and the up and down sliding rods were badly worn (replaced). All the handle arms were missing (re-made) - other than that it was PERFECT :lol:
This one is a bit cumbersome by modern standards, and very heavy - theoretically it can work upside down supporting it's own weight but I don't fancy that :bugeye:
Looking forward to a bit of welding tomorrow :thumbup:
vtsteam:
Looking good Andrew -- looking forward to the welding part, too! Those mag drills are expensive!!! Glad you were able to rebuild a basket case -- should have known you'd take that on. :thumbup: My kind of heavy capital purchase! :clap:
awemawson:
It was so long ago it pre-dates eBay :ddb:
We have a weekly publication in the UK called Exchange & Mart, and before eBay it was the primary source of such bargains. I'd buy it each week, and my colleagues used to howl with laughter when an item got circled in biro. Oh no not another poor mug being relieved of his worldly goods they'd say.
Notsure if it's even still being printed.
awemawson:
So a solid days welding produced the spars. Not as neat as I'd have liked but certainly functional. Just need to drill the mounting holes, sand blast it and give it a bit of a coat of paint.
Welding started well, got the sweet spot on the machine set up for this thickness, did a few welds, then my big mig welder decided that today it's gas valve was going to play up :bang: - bit of faffing around and decided to roll out the oil filled arc welder to get the job finished. I suppose with the arc welder ones a bit more sure of getting decent penetration but I can never get it as neat as mig.
Got quite a bit done, but the arc welder was tripping a 16 amp breaker on the higher amperage settings when welding the 20 mm jaw plates. Got fed up resetting it, and re-wired the circuit on a 32 amp breaker - the wiring is 4 mm so no issue there - just the socket is 16 amp. It's probably only a momentary surge on starting - really I should get a 16A C curve breaker.
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