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Mounting a Tractor Hedge Flail
awemawson:
Got the spars grit blasted and a coat of paint on this morning. Just before I started I realised that I'd not welded the vertical tubes in place that take the jack legs, so start was a bit delayed while I fork lifted them back into the welding shop.
Not come out too badly - next test is do they fit :scratch:
I'll leave them for a few days for the paint to harden
awemawson:
Company for lunch today so not much progress: I did fit the tanks plumbing, and decided to replace the lens in the tank oil level. What I had thought were calibration marks proved to be very deep cracks in the old lens - a bit of polycarbonate was pressed into service
awemawson:
I managed to sneak away for an hour after lunch and made these washers ready to re-mount the spars. When I drilled the holes in the spars I deliberately made them oversize to give a bit of tolerance on their spacing - so need heavy duty washers to back them up.
Four 1/2" bore x 1 1/4" x 1/8" thick
Eight 5/8" bore x 1 1/2" x 1/4" thick.
Made from some unknown stainless from the scrap bin that proved to be non-magnetic. Non-magnetic - yes I couldn't use my 'magnetic finder' to clear up the floor afterwards - very handy to get swarf picked up unless it's non magnetic !
Working stainless, especially unknown spec stuff, always makes me nervous, particularly drilling and parting off. It potentially work hardens all to easily. To avoid rubbing hand feeding I decided to 'power feed' the parting operation, and it went superbly. There's a tendency to be too gentle hand feeding !
tom osselton:
You can't beat a magnetic broom mine is 18 " with the pull release bar.
Pete W.:
I really must get one of those!
Yesterday the screw holding the lens in one side of my spectacles let go. Why do spectacle designers fit the screws head downwards?!?! :bang: :bang: :bang:
Usually, the screw stays with the spectacle frame but this time it took a dive into the pile of the living room carpet.
My lovely but shy assistant found the missing screw with the aid of an ex-hard-drive magnet. :clap: :clap: :clap:
Her computer KVM switch failed today - it would have been churlish not to order her a replacement. :ddb: :ddb: :ddb:
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