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04-28-2012 06:26 PM |
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Originally Posted by gardenpest
(Post 129491)
Thats a great idea, with time and wear if it gets a flat spot you can replace the spacer instead of the whole bolt . I made a bolt the other day myself...
I picked up a 42 inch deck that the po must have lost the spindle bolt for..
So i that how hard could it be , after looking at cost of new and shipping
I decided to give it a try....drilled a hole from thread end through head of bolt
I think it was a 3/16 but I'd have to check to be sure . Then drilled a bigger hole in the bolt head and tapped it for the zirk. Thank goodness for drill press's .
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Originally Posted by jeffscub
(Post 129791)
wow, that looks like an oldie, i've never seen one like that. details!!!! LOL jeff
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That is a Cleerman jig borer that I use as a drill press, it will drill 1" holes in 3" thick steel all day long (literally!!, we do it!!)
It was initially bult for ultra precision work probably in the WWII era.
From what I understand it will drill on location within a few tenths!!
I have never tried that, it came with a set of boxed mics for the x and y axis'. I opened the box, closed it and set it up to drill holes.
We use it with a self centering vice to minimize setup as most holes are drilled at the center of a parts width.
The thing will throw out chips like a lathe all day long!! :biggrin2: Not its intended use, but we wanted a drill press with a x-y table, other than milling machines, those are as rare as hens teeth!!
It is rugged, weighs over 5000 pounds, we paid less than $0.50 a pound for it. Almost as much fun to run as our CNC saw, Melissa!!
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...601024x625.jpg
And my CNC torch I built!! You can read about the torch here:
http://www.sweetmk.com/2011/11/my-cnc-torch/ |
