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0 2021/01/03 09:19:07
0 2021/01/03 12:41:33
0 2021/01/04 16:39:25
No, my pad sweep isn’t perfect, and I will probably upgrade it to 6pot wilwoods in the future.
No, my pad sweep isn’t perfect, and I will probably upgrade it to 6pot wilwoods in the future.
0 2021/01/05 06:46:23
0 2021/01/05 06:46:28
0 2021/01/21 09:08:30
0 2021/01/22 11:16:10
It’s a shit show in this pic. This is the first time the infeed slide has been rotated...ever.
It’s a shit show in this pic. This is the first time the infeed slide has been rotated...ever.
0 2021/01/23 15:29:28
This piece is called a “gib.” It is an adjustable clearance wedge to take up slack in the dovetail to make a more precise fit.
This piece is called a “gib.” It is an adjustable clearance wedge to take up slack in the dovetail to make a more precise fit.
0 2021/01/23 15:29:30
The slide is finally off. This is the first time this piece of cast iron has seen the light of day since 1936. This is what happens when you don’t keep your machine clean, then don’t use it for 45 years.
The slide is finally off. This is the first time this piece of cast iron has seen the light of day since 1936. This is what happens when you don’t keep your machine clean, then don’t use it for 45 years.
0 2021/01/23 15:29:33
The underside of the top half of the slide. Everything is filthy, and is being cleaned and stoned and prettified. The bent ACME thread screw (yes that is a real thing) adjusts the preload in the counterweight mechanism, not visible, via a roller chain dangling through the middle of two gearboxes into the depths of the 7,000 pound cast iron base. I need to fix that.
The underside of the top half of the slide. Everything is filthy, and is being cleaned and stoned and prettified. The bent ACME thread screw (yes that is a real thing) adjusts the preload in the counterweight mechanism, not visible, via a roller chain dangling through the middle of two gearboxes into the depths of the 7,000 pound cast iron base. I need to fix that.
0 2021/01/23 15:29:36
This is the table traverse reversing mechanism. The shifter fork reverses the direction of the bull gear by shifting the sliding collar back and forth to engage one bevel or the other. This will make more sense when it’s all back together and running.
This is the table traverse reversing mechanism. The shifter fork reverses the direction of the bull gear by shifting the sliding collar back and forth to engage one bevel or the other. This will make more sense when it’s all back together and running.
0 2021/01/23 15:29:38
Somewhat cleaned up, some of the flaking starting to show through the “patina.” The spur gear engages a rack on the slider which will advance or retract the grinding wheel relative to the work being machined. This is the last stage of a DEEP gear reduction. Every 4 clicks on the feed wheel ratchet at the operator’s station rotates the spur gear enough to advance or retract the wheel slide a distance of .0005” or .012mm This is no ordinary spur gear. Can’t just order one of these...
Somewhat cleaned up, some of the flaking starting to show through the “patina.” The spur gear engages a rack on the slider which will advance or retract the grinding wheel relative to the work being machined. This is the last stage of a DEEP gear reduction. Every 4 clicks on the feed wheel ratchet at the operator’s station rotates the spur gear enough to advance or retract the wheel slide a distance of .0005” or .012mm This is no ordinary spur gear. Can’t just order one of these...
0 2021/01/23 15:29:41
A 1-2” Etalon indicating micrometer. Used mostly for quality control, the guy that most machinists loathe. .00005” resolution (that’s fifty MILLIONTHS of an inch) A human hair, depending on from where it was plucked, is about .002-.005” thick. A sheet of cheap copy paper is .002” thick. This thing measures two orders of magnitude more accurately than that. Pretty much down to individual layers of atoms at this point.
A 1-2” Etalon indicating micrometer. Used mostly for quality control, the guy that most machinists loathe. .00005” resolution (that’s fifty MILLIONTHS of an inch) A human hair, depending on from where it was plucked, is about .002-.005” thick. A sheet of cheap copy paper is .002” thick. This thing measures two orders of magnitude more accurately than that. Pretty much down to individual layers of atoms at this point.
0 2021/01/25 07:50:06
Old single phase Century iron.
Old single phase Century iron.
0 2021/01/30 12:32:56
0 2021/02/07 14:32:20
0 2021/02/14 16:46:14
0 2021/02/14 16:46:18
Wheel slide bottom 1/3rd installed.
Wheel slide bottom 1/3rd installed.
0 2021/02/20 14:36:00
Overhead shot of table drivetrain
Overhead shot of table drivetrain
0 2021/02/20 14:36:07
Oil grooves
Oil grooves
0 2021/02/20 14:36:14
Some Mercedes content. One of these things does not get 54mpg.
Some Mercedes content. One of these things does not get 54mpg.
0 2021/02/20 14:36:23
Late night arrivals
Late night arrivals
0 2021/03/12 16:48:57
Oerlikon cutter grinder
Oerlikon cutter grinder
0 2021/03/12 16:49:01
Barn doors finally up
Barn doors finally up
0 2021/03/12 16:49:05
Cannedy drill press with the worlds first boring head.
Cannedy drill press with the worlds first boring head.
0 2021/03/12 16:49:09
0 2021/03/12 16:49:12
0 2021/03/12 16:49:14
Norton 10x20 OD/ID grinder
Norton 10x20 OD/ID grinder
0 2021/03/12 16:49:18
An immaculate power supply
An immaculate power supply
0 2021/03/12 16:49:22
Some amazingly awesome wire management.
Some amazingly awesome wire management.
0 2021/03/12 16:49:25
The original sales brochure for the drill press.
The original sales brochure for the drill press.
0 2021/03/12 16:49:28
The story of the artisan, printed in the back of the Cannedy catalog.
The story of the artisan, printed in the back of the Cannedy catalog.
0 2021/03/12 16:49:31
0 2021/03/24 21:52:56
Bent valve as a result of being stuck from sitting
Bent valve as a result of being stuck from sitting
0 2021/04/22 15:31:05
Shot of the top deck waiting for a new custom made head gasket
Shot of the top deck waiting for a new custom made head gasket
0 2021/04/22 15:31:08
I didn’t want to risk the straightened valve breaking off from fatigue in operation, so I manufactured a new one from a valve blank, along with the guide to match. Another shop took pity on me and let me use their equipment to make it happen.
I didn’t want to risk the straightened valve breaking off from fatigue in operation, so I manufactured a new one from a valve blank, along with the guide to match. Another shop took pity on me and let me use their equipment to make it happen.
0 2021/04/22 15:31:12
Valve after being straightened along with the broken valve guide.
Valve after being straightened along with the broken valve guide.
0 2021/04/22 15:31:15
New valve installed in the head.
New valve installed in the head.
0 2021/04/22 15:31:17
The height is within .010” of the OE valve next to it. Luckily I have .250” of valve lash adjustment.
The height is within .010” of the OE valve next to it. Luckily I have .250” of valve lash adjustment.
0 2021/04/22 15:31:20