What did you do today (2015)

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

MEW 222

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Finally got annoyed with my bench vise to do something about it tonight.

It's a Record I have had for years but the top face of the sliding jaw is machined flat but not all the way along.

It gets close to the jaw and then the casting is relieved a bit then goes into a radius under the jaw.

Problem is that relief and radius is directly in line with the jaw, so if yo stand two plates on the machined vise surface and tighten the jaws the plates first of all drop as they come off the machined bit and then one of the plates, the one closes to the jaw rises up on the radius whilst the other is in the dip and you no longer have two matching plates in the same plane. Perhaps a picture helps ?

The felt tip line is just clear of a vertical line taken from the jaw and you can see the relief problem.

The top flat machined surface should go to the felt tip line. Checks a few more vises and they are all the same or similar.

Sooo belt it on the miller after first checking how much meat is underneath and mill a swath out 3mm deep as I have some 3mm plate.

Then cut a piece of plate and file the width with a slight taper and then whack it into the slot with big bopping stick.

Hey ho, and jobs a good un.

It's only been annoying me for 10 years or so

[Graeme WhitfieldParticipant @graemewhitfield34761]

Thats right where vices break. I assume you dont beat bearings out on that vice with a club hammer

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Nope, this is my 'gentle ' vise. No hammering, chiselling or other rough work. The jaws on this vise are hardened and ground, no grips at all so I can put work in without it marking. Jaws get licked up every few months so they have no marks to transfer to the work.

If I need to do heavy work I have anvils, hydraulic presses, ratchet presses, hot spanners and another couple of vises I don't care too hoots about.

[Flying FiferParticipant @flyingfifer]

Agree with Graeme on that one. Personally I`d have made a thicker front grip, probably a lot quicker to do as well. Still it is a Record vice it`ll probably last another ten years.

Alan

[Nathan SharpeParticipant @nathansharpe19746]

Day started ok , rushing about to get thing done before starting a new job next week. Came in for lunch and switched PC on to check mail etc and saw mail from new employer. New employer (Hotel) tells me that bookings are down so no job. Offered job on Thurs last week and accepted, multiple emails about start date/time up till yesterday, send new starter forms back today including health history, 2 hours later get "no job" email. Coincidental that my only previous health prob was a 3x bypass 8 years ago (should have been 4x as per angiogram) heart attack 2013 on artery that should have been done, stent same day. Health probs solved just been checked out by cardio dept and given all clear, some very minor loss of function and also very minor COPD caused during the bypass. Why do people not ask for GP evidence of fitness to work before writing me off? Job was a nothing job, just maintenance changing bulbs/tap washers but it was at home and meant I didn't have to travel anymore but would have paid the bills. Myself and 16 mates have tried to book rooms throughout the year to find they are nearly fully booked through to Sept. Lies and BS, I'm drinking tonight.

Nathan.

[Nick_GParticipant @nick_g]

Posted by JasonB on 24/02/2015 12:24:53:

gave the Iwata Neo that I did a review for a while back a proper try out and very happy with it – low air use, little overspray and a nice spray pattern.

 

 

Interesting. I bought a far eastern one a couple of weeks ago (Yes I know Iwata is from Japan. Which last time I looked at a map was in the far east.  . )

The one I have is unbranded and about as useful as a chocolate fire guard.!!!!

 

Nick

Edited By Nick_G on 24/02/2015 23:43:04

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

Posted by Muzzer on 23/02/2015 17:34:27:

Just developed a funny cramp in the neck from shaking my head in disbelief at the profligate "sport" that is F1.

Some of the assets of the former Lotus / Caterham F1 are being auctioned off on March 11.

Hi Muzzer. I looked at that link, specifically at the ultrasonic cleaner (a rello is looking for one in the U.K.).

Could not believe the terms and conditions of the auctioneers – are they a bunch of lawyers or has the old dart gone downhill that far?

Not taking more than £500 in cash, is that legit? I thought that legal tender was legal tender (ok, here in Oz one has to produce I.D. if tendering more than $10,000 in cash). I like to take a bag of folding stuff when shopping as the saleperson's eyes light up when one explains that some this could be in their till tonight and it is a great way to negotiate a good deal.

At many auctions here, the auctioneers want a 10% cash deposit and the balance on pick-up.

As for credit-debit cards – who needs the hassles? Anonymous means less spam and follow up junk calls.

I recently purchased a decent quality fly fishing rod. The vendors demanded my name, address, phone # and email address for 'Warranty purposes' I told them that I had the receipt which was sufficient (Receipt scanned when I got home as it was a thermal print, useless after a few years unless put it in the freezer). The rod had a 'lifetime warranty' and was not cheap. Managed to leave the store without selling my soul to a database.

It seems that nowadays, everybody wants too much personal info and I am not particularly comfortable with this – or am I just paranoid?

* Danny M *

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Danny M2Z on 25/02/2015 04:31:37:

As for credit-debit cards – who needs the hassles? Anonymous means less spam and follow up junk calls.

… Managed to leave the store without selling my soul to a database.

It seems that nowadays, everybody wants too much personal info …

.

Always reminds me of 'American Express' who [many years ago] gave the game away with the advertising line: "Says more about you than cash ever can".

MichaelG.

[Raymond Sanderson 2Participant @raymondsanderson2]

Just spent two days de-rusting some old tools.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

> Iwata Neo that I did a review fo

Funnily enough the gun wash they sent me at the same time turns out to be ideal for getting unset silcone sealer of my hands – ever found anything else that works, other than rubbing the hands with a plastic bag.

Neil

[Brian Rice 1Participant @brianrice1]

Spent the last 3 days in Hospital having needles stuck in me and been stuck in all sorts of different machines ie MRI CT X-ray ,I'am slowly starting to glow green. I'm on a Nuro ward with no release date if I wasimad when I came in I will be by the time I get out

[Phil WhitleyParticipant @philwhitley94135]

Hang in there Brian, We went to the National neurological Hospital in London in January to try and get to the bottom of my wifes paralysis problem, so I know what it's like, but only from the outside as it were. Mind you, if it wasn't for the NHS I would have checked out long ago, what with a car accident when I was 6 then tonsils and addenoids (very fashionable in the fifties) a failed kidney, then cataracts, and a detached retina, and I very carelessly lost my appendix as well! Thinking off you mate!

Phil.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

All the best Brian. Let's hope they find that key wherever it ended up after it flew out of the chuck

Neil

[Jesse Hancock 1Participant @jessehancock1]

Took the car for M.O.T. today. This time a council run place so no pressing need for them to find faults since they don't do repairs.

Passed with one advisory for a split wiper blade. (This has been a bit of a problem before as the wiper is loaded against the screen quite heavily to ensure it copes with the curvature of the glass.) A new one is around a tenner so not too bad.

Might have a look to see if it parks lower than it wipes if so possibly add a ramp to park on when not in use, ease the pressure a bit.

Yes you are possibly right about complaining however I'm just pleased I have found a place that I can trust.

Edited By Jesse Hancock 1 on 26/02/2015 21:27:36

[Four stroke FredParticipant @fourstrokefred]

Spent the last couple of days cutting some 3/32" keyways in some cam blanks and then setting them up on the cam grinder to produce the profiles. These are for the tractor and will replace the current set up. On the original I used roll pins to hold the cams in place but found that setting them up in the engine was difficult so decided to use key ways and grub screws. Setting up the timing is quite difficult as all the timing gears are inside the engine – it's a case of long thin fingers and patience. Used my small home made press to cut the key ways and all went well.

George.

[Anonymous]

Started roughing out a set of 1/2" diameter 8 tpi square thread taps, in silver steel, by turning the shanks down and screwcutting the threads:

Next jobs are to machine the squares on the shanks, reduce the diameter of two of the taps, machine tapers and then machine the flutes.

The two taps at the back are at a funny angle because the threads are interlocked, thereby proving that the screwcutting tool width must have been exactly half the pitch.

Andrew

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

> The two taps at the back are at a funny angle because the threads are interlocked,

thereby proving that the screwcutting tool width must have been no more than half the pitch

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Andrew when I did the Fowler brake the build manual suggests stoning a thou or too off the tool before you cut the taps so that they remove a slightly wider form than the brake rod. Gives you that bit of play. Or will you make the nuts first and keep cutting the screw until it fits?

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

Hey Brian you hang in there man back in 2008 I spent 10 days in hospital followed by 3 month grounded in the house and yes you can go mad

H

Posted by Brian Rice 1 on 25/02/2015 08:47:18:

Spent the last 3 days in Hospital having needles stuck in me and been stuck in all sorts of different machines ie MRI CT X-ray ,I'am slowly starting to glow green. I'm on a Nuro ward with no release date if I wasimad when I came in I will be by the time I get out

[Anonymous]

Neil: Shouldn't that be no less than half? If a groove was cut less than half a pitch wide then the other tap wouldn't fit. However, if the tool wasn't exactly half the width I doubt the embryo taps would hold together in mid air like this:

JasonB: I thought about that, but didn't want to fudge around with the tool. So when I made the brake shafts in the week, after I'd cut the thread I advanced the topslide by a couple of thou and recut the thread to widen the groove slightly.

Andrew

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

How much oil have you got on the threads to wring them together in that photo

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Yes, although i didn't realise they were physically locked

Actually, it must be slightly less than half in order for you to be able to force them together

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Realised that a train of four gears in my shunter design can be replaced by a poly-v belt. Using a 3/4"/19mm pulley on the motor an replacing the last gear with a pulley of the same O/D gives almost an identical gearing to the current one.

This would make construction far simpler or cheaper (than making or buying gears), the final drive helical gears are as cheap as £4 a pair on Ebay. By losing an intermediate shaft it also reduces frictional losses.

Yes, short belts of about 8" long are available!

Neil

[Anonymous]

Posted by JasonB on 28/02/2015 07:41:29:

How much oil have you got on the threads to wring them together in that photo

Just a smidge of soluble cutting oil.

Neil: They're not forced together, more of a sliding fit.

Andrew

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