On 29 Aug 2010 03:58:34 GMT, "DoN. Nichols"
wrote:

On 2010-08-28, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
In article ,
Gunner Asch wrote:

On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:05:51 -0400, Joseph Gwinn
wrote:

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Clausing's prices on seals are not that bad, so I'd check prices before
reengineering.

Joe Gwinn

I wasnt going to recut anything, just find something local. We are
fairly "industrial" in the Bakersfield area..oil fields..lots of
hydraulics.

I only need that one seal. Based on the rest of their prices..I figured
it would cost $20 or something. Plus $20 shipping...choke....

I rebuilt the 5900 hydraulics with less than $10 in rubber parts from Clausing,
if I recall. They didn't have a seals kit per se for the 5900, but they knew
which parts to use. I had looked it up in the manual, and they had it right.

Anyway, while metal parts from Clausing can be amazingly costly (but not in
Monarch territory), they don't seem to try to pay the rent on seals. I would
just call and ask.

Based on experience, they appear to machine (or order out for
custom machining) a new stock of a part like a gear once the last one is
sold -- and that is when the price jumps.

Enjoy,
DoN.

I went out this evening and sorted through the large bag of O-rings and
other similar seals that a Much Beloved fellow (name unknown..stroke
effect) sent me some years ago and found a pair of matching O rings
that would fit in the space of the seal that was hor'douvor, in the
Vari-Drive actuator on the lathe. Installed them side by side,,
assembled and installed.

I pumped and bled for about 5 minutes and suddenly there was a loud
BURRRP and a huge gasp of air came out of the filler spout for the
actuators reservoir..and I started getting some action on the vari
drive. Another few minutes and the lathe is going from max to
slow..2000-396 in high range with a smooth turn of the vari-drive
handle.

I then chucked up a chunk of hardened 4140 about 3" in diameter..and
running at what the dial says was 400 rpm...put negative rake cutter to
metal...... and the chips flew! Yay verily..They flew! Bright and
shiney metal in the wake of that devilishly sharp and wicked cutter!
Black spirals of cut metal running away from the whirling interface of
carbide cutter and spinning metal! Oh Yes! Thank you Crom! Your Will
be Done!!! Hardened 4140 is MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spinning the velocity lever higher and higher..I brutally fed the cutter
deeper and deeper into that spinning blob of cruely hardened metal...and
she cut! She CUT!!! Buahahahaha!! And she cut Dry!! Oh Yeaha!!

Oh Great Crom..I have a veritible Brute of a lathe!! Yes!

Now Ive got to jack the whole beasty up, pour a pair of small slabs
under the two "feet" that hold the Instrument of Crom out of the
dust..making sure they are level and matching! and after the pour is
dry..gently set both ends back down, then level the ways carefully!

Though seriously..Im not sure how deep I can cut and not knock out that
5hp rotary phase converter. Ill have to put an amp meter on the leads
and determine what load is drawing what amps. Ive got 30 amp fuses on
the output of the RPC...which is about right for 5hp..give or take a
few. Id rather not..not knock out that RPC..I dont have another. And
while I do have a 5hp spare VFD...Id rather not use it for this
application.

Thanks guys for your input!

Gunner, with yet another machine running in his shop thats been long
abandoned..and neglected, praise be to Crom!!!





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