Things you do for £5 17s and 9d

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

So this morning on my second cup of coffee and third scratch when I get a phone call

“I’m going to send you something interesting, you will like it “

Roughly translated into repair speak ” I sending a pile of shït down and want it fixing “
Not far wrong because before the truck got here got another phone call to say these bit’s are off a big sewerage pump and they are literally in the shït.

So this outrigger bearing assembly comes, forgot to get a picture of it as received but on the top of the casting is a large squarish cast bearing housing that’s totalled, only about a third of it left.

Lob it on the face plate, machine the damaged bit off and bore thru 92mm to take a top hatted sleeve, then hunt round for a foot long piece of 2-1/4″ diameter and drill and bore this out to clear the shaft and to fit the casting and the two new bearings.

New 50mm diameter shaft, bearing top hat and two new collars makes up the list of parts.

Had to clean the lathe down three times and sweep up 4 times.

Press the sleeve in, followed by two new bearings and the rest is up to the site crew.
This was the state of play at 7:00pm tonight.

Hardest £5 17s and 9d I have earnt this week.

John S.

Edited By David Clark 1 on 11/06/2011 10:53:23

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi John

Photos were too large.

Please keep width to 500 maximum.

I had to delete and restart the thread which is why there are no follow on messages.

regards David

 

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Sorry David,

Didn’t realise, most forums allow 800 wide which is what I save to by default.

 

Just thought all the other pics I have posted are 800 wide, are they a problem ?

 

John S.

[Martin WParticipant @martinw]

John

 

Look on the bright side now you have identified where the floor is, you other post, at least you know how deep the swarf is and when its time to get the brush or magnetic prods out .

 

Martin

 

PS Looks a good job jobbed.

[Ramon WilsonParticipant @ramonwilson3]

The vagaries of the jobbing shop eh John? One day the nearest sixteenth the next ‘tenths’ and all done by ‘this afternoon’

 

I have to say though I think you may be doing something wrong if you are doing all that for just under six quid. Things will never pay at that – maybe time to retire and take up ME (I confess I had to think about it a bit but 17/9d is just about 89p but then that was real money)

 

Regards – Ramon

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi John

I don’t know why the post got corrupted.

I thought it was OK when you first posted them.

 

I did manage to copy your post (HTML) and deleted the thread and did it again but it went the same.

Then I edited the HTML to give the photos a width and they worked.

We can get 580 in the centre of the website. As you posted the photos from your own rather than going through the gallery step, the software did not resize them as it would if they were in the gallery.

regards David

 

[VersabossParticipant @versaboss]

John,

this leaves me speechless (almost ).

I too do sometimes work for a silly price, but at least the material costs should be covered! I don’t want to think what the steel you used would cost at my supplier’s. The size of these things are a bit larger than what I usually do, but if I had to do it say in 4″ scale I would need several days (yes I know I am not a fast worker).

I have a little job here which would really be peanuts for you; maybe I will ask you a quote!

(and, btw, considering your workload from where do you get the time for your regular postings??? )

Greetings, Hansrudolf

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

When I used to do estimating, I would never take a job on unless the total price for the job was 3 times the material price.

So material price £1. Job price would automatically be £3 minimum.

regards david

 

[magpieParticipant @magpie]

Talking of old money, when i first started work ( apprentice coachbuilder ) on 1st Jan 1956 my WEEKLY wage was £1 9s 11d. Ah! the good old days eh!

P.S. And that was at Rolls-Royce,who were considered a good payer.

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

The pricing in the heading was a bit tongue in cheek especially being in pounds shillings and pence which went out here in about ’72

 

To be honest I don’t have an idea on cost, that’s secondary to getting the job out the door but I reckon material costs must be around the £50 – £60 mark just for the 4 lumps of steel. Throw in 4 or so tips because I never work to conserve them, you can save more on one aggressive pass than a tip is worth.

 

Very rare I get asked for a price, first question is always when ?

 

Same applies to that nut in the John’s floor thread, if they could have bought nuts or even a new screw and nut they would have done it in a heartbeat.

 

I found a company in Switzerland who did a 1/2″ x 1″ pitch screw but they wanted 5 weeks delivery, I never asked the cost as not relevant but I’m betting it would have been the best end of £400 – £500 with shippng.

 

I also never consult speeds and feed tables, just keep going until it doesn’t like it and back off 1%

 

That main top hatted slug, which started off at 120mm diameter, was run at 800 rpm at 3mm depth of cut, roughed out to size, thrown in the fish pond to cool and get on with another bit so all 4 bits are on the go at any one time. No drawings or sketch, all taken from the original parts.

 

John S.

Edited By John Stevenson on 11/06/2011 17:30:38

[adyParticipant @ady]

The ego part of human nature is the main reason why I would never ever get involved with any organisation.

 

It’s just not me.

 

Oh god…I’m just so…incredible….

Edited By ady on 12/06/2011 01:37:00

[adyParticipant @ady]

Fall on your knees. I am here…

 

sorry, I just can’t do it.

Edited By ady on 12/06/2011 01:43:05

[larry PhelanParticipant @larryphelan54019]

It is written that "He who works for nothing,shall never be idle " You might also add that neither will he be thanked ! Put a price on your skills and your time,or no one will appreciate them [or you ]

I learned this the hard way,such jobs became known as "Wonderful pair of hands" jobs. Takes a lot of that to fill a pint glass ! Now I say,"Yes,I can do that for you,can you get me the material,and we,ll work out a price for the job" Very often,that,s the last I hear about it. Do these people think you get your machines,tools and power for nothing?. Let them go to a contract shop to get a real eye opener.

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