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- Sun Nov 27, 2022 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Pneumatic control
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2489
Re: Pneumatic control
Pipe the exhaust to the outside of the box. Might want a silencer or diffuser depending on the noise.
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:56 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: Newbie getting in over my head?
- Replies: 135
- Views: 41209
Re: Newbie getting in over my head?
Pallet jacks are also a useful item. Check out the local rental outfits. You should be able to find pallet jacks, forklifts in assorted sizes, engine hoists, comealongs, and most other bits of rigging.
- Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:37 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: Newbie getting in over my head?
- Replies: 135
- Views: 41209
Re: Newbie getting in over my head?
Travel is not that big a deal in the great scheme. I took the wife on a several day trip halfway across the country for a mill.
Have you looked in the Phoenix area, some folks have had good success there.
Have you looked in the Phoenix area, some folks have had good success there.
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Packing a tube for bending
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7574
Re: Packing a tube for bending
Here is a procedure I use for tight bends. Make up a die by cutting a groove of suitable diameter/radius and width in a piece of round stock. Next the grooved piece is cut into a 180 degree section and two 90 degree sections. The two 90 degree bits are attached to a backing plate. The dies and piece...
- Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Packing a tube for bending
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7574
Re: Packing a tube for bending
Salt should probably not be on the list, SS is susceptible to stress cracking when exposed to chlorides at relatively low temperatures.
- Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:19 am
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: unusual milling
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4498
Re: unusual milling
yes, thanks for turning them. They are correct in the computer, but I could not find the rotate after inserting.
- Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:14 pm
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: unusual milling
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4498
unusual milling
So much for a pristine environment. Saw a bank of these going sculptures in a marble quarry in Italy last month; they get hosed down periodically to control dust. Need a large copy of a sculpture? Run once to digitize, then run again to make as many copies as needed. When they are running, the doors...
- Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:41 pm
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: coolant question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7758
Re: coolant question
For splash shields, I have an assortment of pieces of sheet metal, flat, bent, curved, etc. Those with a few spring clamps enable one to assemble a shield to fit most situations.
- Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interference fit
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11166
Re: Interference fit
At a real railroad, the C&T, we have disassembled and reassembled a number of wheel sets, some with new axles, some with new wheels, and some a mix. In the 6-8" wheel seat diameter range, an interference of .001 inch per inch works well and gives a pressing pressure in the range of 50 tons....
- Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Machine Oil Cups
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4763
Re: Machine Oil Cups
so you have to buy more oil?
- Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Proof testing cable clamps
- Replies: 44
- Views: 15303
Re: Proof testing cable clamps
For a simple load measurement, use a small hydraulic cylinder. Fill one with oil, connect a pressure guage to the appropriate end for compression or tension loading, and calculate the applied load from the net area of the cylinder, if you are using the rod end. I used a similar rig for load testing ...
- Thu May 26, 2022 11:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: VFD Wiring
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3239
Re: VFD Wiring
Agree, frequently, wire not suitable for the application is used. A proper cable might have had red, blue, black, and green conductors. Not quite as easy to come by as a scrap of common cable on hand. There is nothing wrong with applying tape of the correct color over a conductor of the wrong color ...