I was making a clamp to match an old one that holds the lid on a large
electric motor.
The finished clamp in place on the motor:
http://i26.tinypic.com/n6f3o0.jpg

It still needs to be painted black. What a pity!
The patent date on the motor is Oct 9, 1888

The finished clamp together with the original that had to be copied:
http://i32.tinypic.com/fwhsgz.jpg

To save cutting a huge block of steel, an extension was welded on the
handle. The weld was tidied up with an angle grinder!
http://i25.tinypic.com/eiqmr.jpg

I tried my hand at forging this rusty old bolt by heating it up red
hot and flattening the head with a big hammer. I cut the thread much
further:
http://i25.tinypic.com/2qmes9l.jpg

Halfway through chopping up the big block of steel, in case you missed
the earlier discussion:
http://i25.tinypic.com/27yuxz6.jpg

"Matty F" wrote in message
...
I was making a clamp to match an old one that holds the lid on a large
electric motor.
The finished clamp in place on the motor:
http://i26.tinypic.com/n6f3o0.jpg

It still needs to be painted black. What a pity!
The patent date on the motor is Oct 9, 1888

The finished clamp together with the original that had to be copied:
http://i32.tinypic.com/fwhsgz.jpg

To save cutting a huge block of steel, an extension was welded on the
handle. The weld was tidied up with an angle grinder!
http://i25.tinypic.com/eiqmr.jpg

I tried my hand at forging this rusty old bolt by heating it up red
hot and flattening the head with a big hammer. I cut the thread much
further:
http://i25.tinypic.com/2qmes9l.jpg

Halfway through chopping up the big block of steel, in case you missed
the earlier discussion:
http://i25.tinypic.com/27yuxz6.jpg

Nice work.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Matty F wrote:

I was making a clamp to match an old one that holds the lid on a large
electric motor.
The finished clamp in place on the motor:
http://i26.tinypic.com/n6f3o0.jpg

It still needs to be painted black. What a pity!
The patent date on the motor is Oct 9, 1888

The finished clamp together with the original that had to be copied:
http://i32.tinypic.com/fwhsgz.jpg

To save cutting a huge block of steel, an extension was welded on the
handle. The weld was tidied up with an angle grinder!
http://i25.tinypic.com/eiqmr.jpg

I tried my hand at forging this rusty old bolt by heating it up red
hot and flattening the head with a big hammer. I cut the thread much
further:
http://i25.tinypic.com/2qmes9l.jpg

Halfway through chopping up the big block of steel, in case you missed
the earlier discussion:
http://i25.tinypic.com/27yuxz6.jpg


Brilliant! I only wish that I had the equipment and skills to be able to
make things like that.
--
Cheers,
Roger
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On Aug 25, 8:21 pm, "Roger Mills" wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Matty F wrote:



I was making a clamp to match an old one that holds the lid on a large
electric motor.
The finished clamp in place on the motor:
http://i26.tinypic.com/n6f3o0.jpg

It still needs to be painted black. What a pity!
The patent date on the motor is Oct 9, 1888

The finished clamp together with the original that had to be copied:
http://i32.tinypic.com/fwhsgz.jpg

To save cutting a huge block of steel, an extension was welded on the
handle. The weld was tidied up with an angle grinder!
http://i25.tinypic.com/eiqmr.jpg

I tried my hand at forging this rusty old bolt by heating it up red
hot and flattening the head with a big hammer. I cut the thread much
further:
http://i25.tinypic.com/2qmes9l.jpg

Halfway through chopping up the big block of steel, in case you missed
the earlier discussion:
http://i25.tinypic.com/27yuxz6.jpg

Brilliant! I only wish that I had the equipment and skills to be able to
make things like that.

The only expensive machine that I used was a metal bandsaw. It would
be possible to use a hand hacksaw but that would be hard work.
Otherwise an angle grinder could do most of it. I used a sandpaper
flapper disk in the grinder for finishing work.
I used a drill press for 4 holes but a portable drill would have done
instead.

Matty F wrote:

To save cutting a huge block of steel, an extension was welded on the
handle. The weld was tidied up with an angle grinder!
http://i25.tinypic.com/eiqmr.jpg

That joint disappeared rather nicely when all ground down!


--
Cheers,

John.

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Matty F wrote:

I was making a clamp to match an old one that holds the lid on a large
electric motor.
The finished clamp in place on the motor:
http://i26.tinypic.com/n6f3o0.jpg

A fine piece of work.

Rail traction equipment in general does have an amazing life, the
first I was involved with after graduation is still in daily
service, whilst I am now retired. ;-) Not sure anybody will be
that keen to preserve it though.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Matty F wrote:

On Aug 25, 8:21 pm, "Roger Mills" wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Matty F wrote:



I was making a clamp to match an old one that holds the lid on a
large electric motor.
The finished clamp in place on the motor:
http://i26.tinypic.com/n6f3o0.jpg

It still needs to be painted black. What a pity!
The patent date on the motor is Oct 9, 1888

The finished clamp together with the original that had to be copied:
http://i32.tinypic.com/fwhsgz.jpg

To save cutting a huge block of steel, an extension was welded on
the handle. The weld was tidied up with an angle grinder!
http://i25.tinypic.com/eiqmr.jpg

I tried my hand at forging this rusty old bolt by heating it up red
hot and flattening the head with a big hammer. I cut the thread much
further:
http://i25.tinypic.com/2qmes9l.jpg

Halfway through chopping up the big block of steel, in case you
missed the earlier discussion:
http://i25.tinypic.com/27yuxz6.jpg

Brilliant! I only wish that I had the equipment and skills to be
able to make things like that.

The only expensive machine that I used was a metal bandsaw. It would
be possible to use a hand hacksaw but that would be hard work.
Otherwise an angle grinder could do most of it. I used a sandpaper
flapper disk in the grinder for finishing work.
I used a drill press for 4 holes but a portable drill would have done
instead.


And the welding?

I think it would have been almost imposible to saw accurately enough with a
hand-held hacksaw - they wander off the line too easily!
--
Cheers,
Roger
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"Roger Mills" wrote in message
...

I think it would have been almost imposible to saw accurately enough with
a hand-held hacksaw - they wander off the line too easily!

Not with a decent frame, all hard blade and a bit of practice.

On Aug 26, 1:26 am, "Roger Mills" wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Matty F wrote:



On Aug 25, 8:21 pm, "Roger Mills" wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Matty F wrote:

I was making a clamp to match an old one that holds the lid on a
large electric motor.
The finished clamp in place on the motor:
http://i26.tinypic.com/n6f3o0.jpg

It still needs to be painted black. What a pity!
The patent date on the motor is Oct 9, 1888

The finished clamp together with the original that had to be copied:
http://i32.tinypic.com/fwhsgz.jpg

To save cutting a huge block of steel, an extension was welded on
the handle. The weld was tidied up with an angle grinder!
http://i25.tinypic.com/eiqmr.jpg

I tried my hand at forging this rusty old bolt by heating it up red
hot and flattening the head with a big hammer. I cut the thread much
further:
http://i25.tinypic.com/2qmes9l.jpg

Halfway through chopping up the big block of steel, in case you
missed the earlier discussion:
http://i25.tinypic.com/27yuxz6.jpg

Brilliant! I only wish that I had the equipment and skills to be
able to make things like that.

The only expensive machine that I used was a metal bandsaw. It would
be possible to use a hand hacksaw but that would be hard work.
Otherwise an angle grinder could do most of it. I used a sandpaper
flapper disk in the grinder for finishing work.
I used a drill press for 4 holes but a portable drill would have done
instead.

And the welding?

I'm not that good at welding, but I knew we had an expert welder
available. Otherwise I would have used a longer bit of steel in the
first place.

I think it would have been almost imposible to saw accurately enough with a
hand-held hacksaw - they wander off the line too easily!

I don't think I could have done that much hacksawing by hand, even
though it didn't have to be that accurate since I knew I'd be doing a
lot of grinding.
But I design jobs to suit the tools available. The metal bandsaw is
rather wonderful.
I'd like a small hand-held grinder. Perhaps a Dremel, but I have never
seen one. It's not clear from their website whether it will grind
steel.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Matty F
saying something like:

I was making a clamp to match an old one that holds the lid on a large
electric motor.
The finished clamp in place on the motor:
http://i26.tinypic.com/n6f3o0.jpg

Really nice work.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Roger Mills"
saying something like:

I think it would have been almost imposible to saw accurately enough with a
hand-held hacksaw - they wander off the line too easily!

Thousands of apprentices found otherwise over the years. It's not that
difficult.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Matty F
saying something like:

I'd like a small hand-held grinder. Perhaps a Dremel, but I have never
seen one. It's not clear from their website whether it will grind
steel.

Course it will - just get the right cutters.

"Matty F" wrote in message
...

I'd like a small hand-held grinder. Perhaps a Dremel, but I have never
seen one. It's not clear from their website whether it will grind
steel.

If you have a compressor aldi/lidl frequently have die grinders for about
£20.

Matty F writes:
I'd like a small hand-held grinder. Perhaps a Dremel, but I have never
seen one. It's not clear from their website whether it will grind
steel.

They will, but are seriously lacking in oomph. I have one; it's 125W
whereas the Bosch die grinders start at 500W; I definitely wish I had
something more like that. One can do small jobs with a Dremel, but I
think you'd be seriously disappointed.

--
Jón Fairbairn
http://www.chaos.org.uk/~jf/Stuff-I-dont-want.html (updated 2009-01-31)

On Aug 26, 8:53 pm, Jon Fairbairn wrote:
Matty F writes:
I'd like a small hand-held grinder. Perhaps a Dremel, but I have never
seen one. It's not clear from their website whether it will grind
steel.

They will, but are seriously lacking in oomph. I have one; it's 125W
whereas the Bosch die grinders start at 500W; I definitely wish I had
something more like that. One can do small jobs with a Dremel, but I
think you'd be seriously disappointed.

I guess our 1kW bench grinder would be quicker for my larger jobs
then.

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:43:43 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Roger Mills"
saying something like:

I think it would have been almost imposible to saw accurately enough with a
hand-held hacksaw - they wander off the line too easily!

Thousands of apprentices found otherwise over the years. It's not that
difficult.

It's getting to know the particular saw.
I cut 2 ice-daggers with a saw at work - just cut 'straight' with the saw
and it gave me 4 matching, tapered curves. So long as the error is constant
it can be compensated for.
--
Peter.
The head of a pin will hold more angels if
it's been flattened with an angel-grinder.