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  • 13 May 2013 at 13:17 #119698
    OuBallie
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      @ouballie

      Thought I would start a new thread, that may bring forward some interesting bodges.

       
      Boxford 8" Shaper:
       
      When I was cleaning decades of crud off of the the machine, I was puzzled as to why none of my spanners managed to get a firm hold of the bolt, that's inside the box table, that holds the vice down.
       
      Well, after numerous tries with all the spanners of appropriate size I had, it eventually succumed, and this is what I discovered.
       
       
      No surprise then, that spanners weren't able to perform their designed duty.
       
      More in My Photos.
       
      Hope my first attempt at putting a photo in with the thread works.
       
      (OK it doesn't work, so back to the drawing board. I love technology!)
      #2 (Insert doesn't appear to work with my iPad – Help please)
       
      Geoff – Post Office beckons as parcel awaits me.

      Edited By OuBallie on 13/05/2013 13:21:03

      Edited By OuBallie on 13/05/2013 13:35:16

      13 May 2013 at 13:17 #12133
      OuBallie
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        @ouballie

        Performed on anything using inappropriate tools.

        13 May 2013 at 14:00 #119706
        Andyf
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          @andyf

          I managed to bodge a contraption to enable me to mill, on the lathe, 1/3 of a turn of a helix into the face of a disc. The end product was a cam to lift something up as the disc was rotated.

          Materials: a QCTP boring bar holder, an old spindle from my Perris lathe, an electric drill and a flexible driveshaft for same.

          I'm lazy; full story with pics here, on the MadModder forum. No membership needed to view.

          Andy

          13 May 2013 at 14:57 #119712
          OuBallie
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            @ouballie

            Ingenious Andy.

            Geoff – Parcel collected, BUT, I forgot to take one to post! Makes you want to howl.
            13 May 2013 at 17:11 #119719
            Speedy Builder5
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              @speedybuilder5

              I am suprised that a pair of calipers could cause such damage !!

              13 May 2013 at 19:41 #119731
              Chris Heapy
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                @chrisheapy71135

                LOL, everything I do is a bodge one way or another Take this fine example today of how to slice the end off a workpiece that was too short. No chance of parting it in the lathe – apart from bieng too thin to hold securely this stuff is stainless steel and not too friendly with parting tools.

                p1020683.jpg

                13 May 2013 at 21:21 #119739
                Sub Mandrel
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                  @submandrel

                  Chris,

                  I gave in and fitted an M8 bolt in a threaded hole in the clamp piece of my bandsaw.

                  Neil

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