A few workshop jobs.

tinman

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The work would be there if I had one, that I wouldn't be worried about, the project itself would interest me more tbh.
Time is my enemy just as the workshop never seems to cool off any more now.
 

Larel

Member
The work would be there if I had one, that I wouldn't be worried about, the project itself would interest me more tbh.
Time is my enemy just as the workshop never seems to cool off any more now.
There are a few on vids on youtube showing home made ones. You would want some way of getting the depth of cut on the cutter just right. It would be disappointing to bore it out to the same clearances you started with!!
 

tinman

Member
Location
Ulster
There are a few on vids on youtube showing home made ones. You would want some way of getting the depth of cut on the cutter just right. It would be disappointing to bore it out to the same clearances you started with!!
your right, but a modified dial gauge would solve that problem, indeed if it was that far youd have it near sorted.
i wouldnt be for a rough unit, more refined is what id be doing tbh.
 

Larel

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I had to replace a bearing and housing on the conditioner shaft of the mower. Local KV dealer couldn’t get me one until Tuesday. They had a bigger housing so I took it from them and reduced the pitch of the holes using an endmill.
 

Larel

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Next task was to make the spigot the correct size. The 4 bolts hold the bearing housing in place but the spigot locates it. 4 jaw chuck needed for this one. I haven’t got a clock gauge (now on the Santa list!) so had to true it up by checking the gap between the tool tip and the spigot using feeler gauges.
 

Larel

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Bearing mounted for trial fit. Maybe this should be in the bodges thread, due to the way I have butchered it! And fitted it back to front!
 

Larel

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The tapping for the remote grease nipple pipe was on the outside of the original housing. On the inside of my bodge. Need to see if I can route the hose to it. Always something else to overcome when trying to make something non standard fit!
 

tinman

Member
Location
Ulster
stick a grease nipple in it for now, it might be grand but by all accounts youve weakened the housing quite a bit by turning the OD down and machining the holes to a smaller pcd, the only saving grace is its slid into the frame which if a tight fit would help a lot but unless the oem bearing housing was stupid money id order one up, if you have a spare that one there will never break...
 

Larel

Member
stick a grease nipple in it for now, it might be grand but by all accounts youve weakened the housing quite a bit by turning the OD down and machining the holes to a smaller pcd, the only saving grace is its slid into the frame which if a tight fit would help a lot but unless the oem bearing housing was stupid money id order one up, if you have a spare that one there will never break...
After some further machining I managed to make enough space by facing of the back plate so the spigot protruded further. I take some comfort from the fact it’s a tight fit in the frame. I was surprised when I saw how slack the bolts were when I removed them. Then I discovered the spigot into the side panel. The original is ordered and due on Tuesday. I was thinking I’d be wanting to be cutting before then but maybe not with this weather.
 

Larel

Member
I’m refurbishing a trailer just now, and have to source 4 complete backplates for the two ADR axles on it. First I was told they would’ve £120 a drum which I thought was a bit dear, but then told they no longer make them. So I thought I’d have ago myself. Home made trammel on the plasma and off I go.
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