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It worked for me!!!That didn't work did it
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Well today's efforts have been frustrating for the most part.
The first part went OK when I revised the main members of the new front forks for the 24" wheel.
But it all went downhill from there.
Here is a picture of a destroyed dismantled fully working Python.
Wheel out, bars out, 4 bolts undone and front frame removed from the pivot that sits in the middle.
The rest of the entire day was spent struggling to manufacture a look-alike front frame assembly to bolt onto the pivots frame.
I can confirm that...IF you try to build "stuff" on top of existing "stuff", you get....well..."STUFFED".
You are not building on a bench you are building on an existing frame that does not want to co-operate as you try to line up 4 pairs of holes across 2 frames.
You discover that it is all too easy for things to go to
.
But. If you refer to your Anglo-Saxon dictionary of useful words and phrases like "Oh no you don't you $%^*" and "Do that again and I'm angle grinding you to bits" you manage to get at least a tiny bit done of what you had planned.
Here we see the resultant front frame attachment section to which the rest of the front frame will be welded. The bolts and bolt holes all line up and can be fastened to the pivot.
The frame is yet to be trimmed to size and have the sides capped. The washers are there as packing as the original 20" wheeled front frame is made of 50mm x 25mm oblong tube and the new 24" wheeled frame will be made of 25mm x 12mm oblong tube.
So I have a sub-frame that bolts to the pivot, and the next step will be to unbolt it again from the pivot and weld the main arms of the front forks to this sub-frame on the bench.
YES! I know there are many elements of the original Python, its pivot and the new stuff that would have benefited from different choices as to what bolts to what, through bolts Vs. Captive nuts etc. etc.
We live and learn.....Or NOT.
The first part went OK when I revised the main members of the new front forks for the 24" wheel.
But it all went downhill from there.
Here is a picture of a destroyed dismantled fully working Python.
Wheel out, bars out, 4 bolts undone and front frame removed from the pivot that sits in the middle.
The rest of the entire day was spent struggling to manufacture a look-alike front frame assembly to bolt onto the pivots frame.
I can confirm that...IF you try to build "stuff" on top of existing "stuff", you get....well..."STUFFED".
You are not building on a bench you are building on an existing frame that does not want to co-operate as you try to line up 4 pairs of holes across 2 frames.
You discover that it is all too easy for things to go to
But. If you refer to your Anglo-Saxon dictionary of useful words and phrases like "Oh no you don't you $%^*" and "Do that again and I'm angle grinding you to bits" you manage to get at least a tiny bit done of what you had planned.
Here we see the resultant front frame attachment section to which the rest of the front frame will be welded. The bolts and bolt holes all line up and can be fastened to the pivot.
The frame is yet to be trimmed to size and have the sides capped. The washers are there as packing as the original 20" wheeled front frame is made of 50mm x 25mm oblong tube and the new 24" wheeled frame will be made of 25mm x 12mm oblong tube.
So I have a sub-frame that bolts to the pivot, and the next step will be to unbolt it again from the pivot and weld the main arms of the front forks to this sub-frame on the bench.
YES! I know there are many elements of the original Python, its pivot and the new stuff that would have benefited from different choices as to what bolts to what, through bolts Vs. Captive nuts etc. etc.
We live and learn.....Or NOT.
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Sorry to hear it didn't quite go to plan Dan. Still, it looks like it will all go together after some more expletives and well aimed blows with a club hammerWell today's efforts have been frustrating for the most part.
The first part went OK when I revised the main members of the new front forks for the 24" wheel.
But it all went downhill from there.
Here is a picture of a destroyed dismantled fully working Python.
Wheel out, bars out, 4 bolts undone and front frame removed from the pivot that sits in the middle.
The rest of the entire day was spent struggling to manufacture a look-alike front frame assembly to bolt onto the pivots frame.
I can confirm that...IF you try to build "stuff" on top of existing "stuff", you get....well..."STUFFED".
You are not building on a bench you are building on an existing frame that does not want to co-operate as you try to line up 4 pairs of holes across 2 frames.
You discover that it is all too easy for things to go to.
But. If you refer to your Anglo-Saxon dictionary of useful words and phrases like "Oh no you don't you $%^*" and "Do that again and I'm angle grinding you to bits" you manage to get at least a tiny bit done of what you had planned.
Here we see the resultant front frame attachment section to which the rest of the front frame will be welded. The bolts and bolt holes all line up and can be fastened to the pivot.
The frame is yet to be trimmed to size and have the sides capped. The washers are there as packing as the original 20" wheeled front frame is made of 50mm x 25mm oblong tube and the new 24" wheeled frame will be made of 25mm x 12mm oblong tube.
So I have a sub-frame that bolts to the pivot, and the next step will be to unbolt it again from the pivot and weld the main arms of the front forks to this sub-frame on the bench.
YES! I know there are many elements of the original Python, its pivot and the new stuff that would have benefited from different choices as to what bolts to what, through bolts Vs. Captive nuts etc. etc.
We live and learn.....Or NOT.
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It had betterSorry to hear it didn't quite go to plan Dan. Still, it looks like it will all go together after some more expletives and well aimed blows with a club hammer
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I would like to report I have mostly filled the new tool box and made good progress with the workshop clear out. The chap turned up to take my old lathe away and some more stuff is going on Saturday. I will take some pics when it is cleared enough to be worth photographing
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What was the "Old Lathe", what is the "New Lathe"?I would like to report I have mostly filled the new tool box and made good progress with the workshop clear out. The chap turned up to take my old lathe away and some more stuff is going on Saturday. I will take some pics when it is cleared enough to be worth photographing
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The old lathe was a Willimott Ideal (this is the thread where I gave it away - https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/metalworking-lathe-with-motor.114324/) a nice old thing but a project I will not have space for.
The new is more the existing lathe I have posted before
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The government released a list of 191 firms that were publicly named for breaking the national minimum wage law, with the department store being amongst the top of the list
https://www.retailsector.co.uk/619993-john-lewis-angered-over-govs-named-and-shamed-wage-list/
https://www.retailsector.co.uk/619993-john-lewis-angered-over-govs-named-and-shamed-wage-list/
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Good evening from a wet tilbury
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Did you get a lurcher in return?I would like to report I have mostly filled the new tool box and made good progress with the workshop clear out. The chap turned up to take my old lathe away and some more stuff is going on Saturday. I will take some pics when it is cleared enough to be worth photographing
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That went straight over my head, sorry
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Usually Pikeys that pick stuff up for free. They usually leave a moody dog in exchangeThat went straight over my head, sorry
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Ah sorry, I seem to be a bit slow todayUsually Pikeys that pick stuff up for free. They usually leave a moody dog in exchange
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I didn't realise you played with swords
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I hope it's just temporary.
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Me and the pressure washer seem to have had a bit of a difference of opinion and then 'it' won and I got wet, very, very wet.
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Evening All
Long day at the office (for me anyway!). Had to work late to install a new firewall which went surprisingly well.
What should have been a 5 minute job turned out to only take an hour, which based on past experience is a good result.
Long day at the office (for me anyway!). Had to work late to install a new firewall which went surprisingly well.
What should have been a 5 minute job turned out to only take an hour, which based on past experience is a good result.
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