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27th December 2019, 05:11 PM #16
Finally got some more work done on the old girl..I visited my Mum and Dad down on the farm just before Christmas and used Dad’s Oxy and 30 ton press to get some of the Shafts out... ended up breaking the casting on the drill attachment but should be able braze that back together..it’s not really going to be under too much strain...probably stronger than the crappy cast anyway.
the lever housing below will need to be drilled out as the cast is very thin and liable to crack if placed in the press.
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this is the drill attachment that broke on me.
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Will need to fill a bit of the corrosion on the lever handle with some weld
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I think I will turn new shafts as the originals are pretty pitted...will make a final decision once everything is totally cleaned..as it’s hand operated the pitting is probably not so critical as it would be if it was motor driven.
Gaza
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29th December 2019, 02:37 PM #17GOLD MEMBER
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Gazza, I have found that for stuff like this, if after a few days in the electrolysis bath, it has not loosened, heat it up to drive any water out. Then several days of application of Boltoff, I think it is the best for getting into rusted threads. Another thing is give it a few good thumps on the side with a deadblow hammer, so you don't mark it.
Rgds,
Crocy.
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30th December 2019, 12:18 PM #18
Thanks Crocy...... I think some of my issues is not being able to heat the parts up hot enough..... Thinking of reinvesting in and Oxy set again.
There really is only one screw that I think I will have trouble with now as I have managed to get the other one moving a bit. Its been in the weather so long any of the steel bits are well and truly corroded .
Gaza
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1st January 2020, 09:32 PM #19GOLD MEMBER
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Wow Gaza. Really interesting reading. Looking forward to more posts. Makes me think of the hand cranked drill press that my dad had in his shed - that I wish I had taken when it was offered. Oh well, where would I put it now. It was a big one - dad referred to it as a blacksmiths drill. It did have a decent sized flywheel with nice cast curvy spokes
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2nd January 2020, 02:39 PM #20
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2nd January 2020, 04:45 PM #21Gatherer of rusty
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