Hippo
Lord Hippo
Ma ippo will start on a lower voltage than that. Good news is eye is gerrin a free battery morra. Eye as also ordurd some remote fob batteries from screwfix anorl. Am nevva buyin a tratter. Freelander's rule.Gettta fender
Don't know but he has got a winter coat you would die for!Does your dog think he's a husky?
... that I appear to have "fixed" my erstwhile Chinesium P.O.S. lathe.
The drive belt that came with it was a flimsy glass reinforced nylon affair and it ran for < 3 hours before chewing itself to pieces and shedding teeth and the tension was so great it was causing the spindle to make a nasty "thrumming" racket.
In my view the "as supplied" drive-belt was undersized in terms of length at 445mm and they had wound the adjustment stops in as far as they would go and it was still over-tight.
The amount of adjustment was miniscule in any event insofar as the motor was mounted on 2 x M6 studs through 2 x 10mm holes, so it was only ever going to be able to move 2mm in any direction.
I filed the 10mm holes out to elongated "slots" of about 15mm to provide both UP & DOWN directions of adjustment.
I searched the web for nearest sized alternative belts of the same tooth pitch. One that arrived this morning was 475mm long, and while it fitted easily, it was far too slack.
So I took a 125mm length of 12mm box section and cut one side off of it to turn it into a C-Section.
I set this on top of the motor to provide a "packing" element and then wound the adjustment studs down onto it to level the motor and make it firm and the belt nicely tensioned but not unduly tight and snugged all the fastenings up.
Powered the darned thing up and blow me down it runs lovely.
No more shrieking and thrumming from a drive belt and no need to introduce a separate tensioning pulley. Result! As a bonus these belts are good quality, UK sourced and very affordable at < £5 in P&P a pop.
Now my Lathe adventures can begin.
The drive belt that came with it was a flimsy glass reinforced nylon affair and it ran for < 3 hours before chewing itself to pieces and shedding teeth and the tension was so great it was causing the spindle to make a nasty "thrumming" racket.
In my view the "as supplied" drive-belt was undersized in terms of length at 445mm and they had wound the adjustment stops in as far as they would go and it was still over-tight.
The amount of adjustment was miniscule in any event insofar as the motor was mounted on 2 x M6 studs through 2 x 10mm holes, so it was only ever going to be able to move 2mm in any direction.
I filed the 10mm holes out to elongated "slots" of about 15mm to provide both UP & DOWN directions of adjustment.
I searched the web for nearest sized alternative belts of the same tooth pitch. One that arrived this morning was 475mm long, and while it fitted easily, it was far too slack.
So I took a 125mm length of 12mm box section and cut one side off of it to turn it into a C-Section.
I set this on top of the motor to provide a "packing" element and then wound the adjustment studs down onto it to level the motor and make it firm and the belt nicely tensioned but not unduly tight and snugged all the fastenings up.
Powered the darned thing up and blow me down it runs lovely.
No more shrieking and thrumming from a drive belt and no need to introduce a separate tensioning pulley. Result! As a bonus these belts are good quality, UK sourced and very affordable at < £5 in P&P a pop.
Now my Lathe adventures can begin.
I’m in the not so hot sun shine. Still bright here. Except I’m been delayed again.
Today is dragging.....
Did well to get that job lot mate
If he had put pictures on his advert they would have been snapped up before I could get there.
He had a loads of enquires to split them but im all in for taking job lots.
Felt like a kid at christmas
doriz
Well-Known Member
If he had put pictures on his advert they would have been snapped up before I could get there.
He had a loads of enquires to split them but im all in for taking job lots.
Felt like a kid at christmas
You really should share - PM me the stuff ya don’t need. We all needs new toys, even second and ones
Next time park the car, get oot and walk across,
I have done, at low tide so not many folks can say they have walked across the Atlantic
Its was pitch black & icy as fook...
Haha I'll give it a go the next time im passing
Was over that years ago and passed road to it when I was that way in November. Although I have my own clachan bridge I cross every day on the way to work
Ok shall we have bridge thread lol
I have a Clachan bridge too, next to my patch of land where im trying to get planning for a garage.
Ok shall we have bridge thread lol
I have a Clachan bridge too, next to my patch of land where im trying to get planning for a garage.
Clachan is more of a slang word over here! It means stone, but if you threaten to kick someone in the clachans it means a kick in the bollyhocks
Or bruichladdich distillery used to use ‘clachan na Choin’ on their advertising meaning the dogs bollyhocks
You really should share - PM me the stuff ya don’t need. We all needs new toys, even second and ones
Mmm what have you got your eyes on lol
Haha I was wondering who might ask,
I spent the last few hours going through everything & theoldest tool is 2018,
got boxes of nails for the nail gun mountains of screws, loads of new saw bladesgrinding discs ect ect should keep me going for a while.
Clachan is more of a slang word over here! It means stone, but if you threaten to kick someone in the clachans it means a kick in the bollyhocks
Or bruichladdich distillery used to use ‘clachan na Choin’ on their advertising meaning the dogs bollyhocks
Bollyhocks made me larf haha
My Grandson lives on Seil, (I think) Wifey has the address.Morning all (nearly lunch time ffs)
Thawing out here tis all damp n yukky
daily walk.
When I went to pick up the tools the other night I went over the Atlantic bridge
Clachan Bridge - Wikipedia
Hope everyone tis ok
My Grandson lives on Seil, (I think) Wifey has the address.
Just checked, and the population is around 500! Dint think it would be that much
Just checked, and the population is around 500! Dint think it would be that much
All related to Mr Steamer
If he had put pictures on his advert they would have been snapped up before I could get there.
He had a loads of enquires to split them but im all in for taking job lots.
Felt like a kid at christmas
Is that a plastic/wooden Raven in amongst your booty?
Na I didnt bother with it, Id rather make my own it was wooden had a big split in it.
One mans rubbish is another mans ......
Could probably have got a £5 for it at a car boot sale! If you left it in that old white lancer you would have increased its value
