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tmuir
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I decided it was time to get back on with this again.
I set the roller out on my bench to look what to do next and then I saw this dodgy character come along.
I told him to move on and he just tipped his hat at me and walked off.
I went to the other side of the workshop and came back and saw this.
I knew I should of watched that guy closer. 
No I've actually removed the casting as I plan to send one of each plus my pulley to Xchainsaw so he can make castings of them so I can finish this roller, have myself a set of spare castings and a new flywheel I promised to make for another member.
Here are all the bits I will send to xchainsaw tomorrow.
Now the next little part to make is the domed brass nut that holds on the front rollers and the rubber treads on the friction drive.
My roller needs one, Kritika's 3 and another member 2.
So I need 6 all up but I decided to make extras as they are handy to have.
The first part is easy and takes about 3 minutes per nut.
The end of the hex is domed over using my forming tool.
Then they are parted off.
Here are 7 I knocked off in just over 25 minutes.
Here they are again with the burs from parting off cleaned off.
The next job is to drill and tap them 1/8 BSW but as I need to tap so many and I use the 1/8 tap a lot to make parts for Renowns I've decided to spend the next night making myself a tap holder for my 1/8 BSW tap, which once made will speed up tapping a lot.
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Atticman
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| tmuir wrote: | I decided it was time to get back on with this again.
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I knew I should of watched that guy closer.
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Now thats where James has been  
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tmuir
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Burnmafingers
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The thieving bugger didn't even have the decency to jack it up on blocks
Excellent restoration project thus far. |
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Kritika
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| tmuir wrote: | | . |
Oh Noooooo… what’s happened to my roller wheels 
Come-on James you know they wont fit on your Landover
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Kritika
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| tmuir wrote: | | . |
Oh Noooooo… what’s happened to my roller wheels
Come-on James you know they wont fit on your Landover
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tmuir
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| Burnmafingers wrote: | I [img]
The thieving bugger didn't even have the decency to jack it up on blocks
Excellent restoration project thus far. |
I meant to bring some lego bricks out into my workshop for the photo but I forgot and it was raining and didn't want to run back inside in the rain for them just did the photo without them.
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Dr. Rog
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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looking good,
keep up the good work. 
The flywheel appears to have a little run-out, it it a problem or does it balance out OK?
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Les
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Looking good so far, that is if James keeps away from it from now on.
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tmuir
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The flywheel appears to have a little run-out, it it a problem or does it balance out OK? |
Yes it does because the crank rod is slightly bent.
I will probably make a new one when I cut to size and thread the rod for the large pulley.
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tmuir
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Managed to spend some time in the workshop today and got the tap holder half made.
Hopefully I will get an hour or so out there tomorrow and I will finish it off so I can complete the domed nuts on Monday.
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xlchainsaw
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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all seems to going well on the rollers! i look forward to doing my bit on this project! it will be great to actually see and hold a renown rear and front wheel!!!!there is big a difference between a pic and the real deal!
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tmuir
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Finished the tap holder today so I can get back to the domed nuts.
Here is the tap holder been held in my shop made finger plate and uses my previously made 3mm tap holder to tap the thread for the grub screws.
Checking the fit before blackening.
My new 1/8 BSW tap holder next to my 3mm tap holder.
So now back to the domed nuts.
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xlchainsaw
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your shop made tools are building up! next will be a bigger tool box!
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tmuir
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| xlchainsaw wrote: | | your shop made tools are building up! next will be a bigger tool box! |
I already have 7 toolboxes in my workshop.
1) Silversmithing toolbox
2) Pockwatch fixing toolbox
3) Clockmaking toolbox (Just started to fill this one)
4) File toolbox (Yes I now have that many files they have their own toolbox)
5) General tools toolbox
6) Model engineering toolbox
7) Toolbox stashed in the cupboard full of odd and rarely used tools
Plus I have a small set of draws on my shelf for drills, taps and reamers
What can I say I like my toolboxes.
At some point I'm going to have to make myself a nice wooden tool chest
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