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Bogstandard
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Just loaded the last piece of four to be turned using my new found skills on barley twist, turned on , and BANG!!!
On opening the change gear cover out came a load of metal containing gears, bolts and bits of broken metal.
Oh! dear me, or words to that effect instantly came to mind.
Anyway, picked up all the bits, cleared a small place on my workbench and set out to find out the damage and cause.
Major damage, one broken gear change bracket.
Cause, the head of one of the bolts had delaminated from what looks like a forged headed bolt. The head had completely peeled off. Mind you it was seventy years old.
So a quick phone call to my oppo had the broken part away to be repaired overnight (at a cost of making him a bracket for mounting his fishing gear to the side of a boat).
So while the lathe was down with no power feeds I decided to remake some new bolts just in case the others had the same idea of failing.
Old bolts left, new bolts right.
Early this morning the repaired bracket turned up, so hopefully I will be back in business later today.
So from now on, bolts will be on my check list when I am in that area of the lathe.
John
On opening the change gear cover out came a load of metal containing gears, bolts and bits of broken metal.
Oh! dear me, or words to that effect instantly came to mind.
Anyway, picked up all the bits, cleared a small place on my workbench and set out to find out the damage and cause.
Major damage, one broken gear change bracket.
Cause, the head of one of the bolts had delaminated from what looks like a forged headed bolt. The head had completely peeled off. Mind you it was seventy years old.
So a quick phone call to my oppo had the broken part away to be repaired overnight (at a cost of making him a bracket for mounting his fishing gear to the side of a boat).
So while the lathe was down with no power feeds I decided to remake some new bolts just in case the others had the same idea of failing.
Old bolts left, new bolts right.
Early this morning the repaired bracket turned up, so hopefully I will be back in business later today.
So from now on, bolts will be on my check list when I am in that area of the lathe.
John