The power of suggesting!Leadscrew is the last part on the Clausing that needed 60 years of old lubricant and metal chips cleaned out of.
Been saving it for last because I knew it would be a pain, didn't disappoint in that respect.
View attachment 512865
Whoops
Went to mount my new leveling casters yesterday with the 5/8-18 to 3/8-16 adapters. Unfortunately I need 3/4-16Not sure why I had 5/8 so entrenched into my mind, I even had the original bolts out and in hand a few days ago!View attachment 512866
-
Welcome back Guest! Did you know you can mentor other members here at H-M? If not, please check out our Relaunch of Hobby Machinist Mentoring Program!
POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?
- Thread starter wachuko
- Start date
Fixing a long standing problem.
Big battery charger/booster is a great unit and I don't use it that much, but when you need it, it can save the day. The only grip I have ever had about it is the really lousy plastic insulated wires. Sure they are soft in a warm store, but outside when you actually use it, they are stiff and brittle. The power cord was broken at both ends and more wraps of electrical tape was just kicking the can down the road....
Time for a replacement. The next one would be rubber insulated and 14 ga instead of 16 ga. Straight forward repair. But at the same time I wanted to replace the battery cables. They were not broken but were sure hard to deal with in the cold.
The other grip I had is that all the cords came out of the back of the machine and the handle was not big enough to wrap them all up so something was always dangling and in the way of putting the charge on and off the shelf where it is stored. First step was to find suitable cables. The local farm store carries welding cable in bulk, sold by the foot. Yay! Decided to upgrade from # 4 wire to #2. Added benefit is the welding cable is super flexible and oil resistant and abrasion tough.
Finding welding cable got me to thinking about how they are connected to welders. Quick Connects! None of the local welding stores had then in stock so web shopping it was. Sender sent them to the wrong address but eventually they showed up and were exactly what was needed.
Internally I had to move the big circuit breaker so there are now two new screw heads showing on the front face but the sockets fit nicely and didn't even cover up any important labels. I even managed to salvage and re-use the original battery clamps. It was a little difficult getting the bigger wire crimped properly but it all worked out well enough that the original plastic handles went back on with a little help from the heat gun.
All that was left to do is replace the crappy stamped steel nut that holds the switch to the panel. It had come lose a couple of times as it only engaged one thread of the plastic switch. Digging through my scrap bin, there was the head off of a brass bolt and I actually had the odd-ball 7/16 fine thread tap! Lathe to the rescue and in less time than it would take to drive to a store, I had a bigger better brass nut that used all the threads of the switch barrel. A nice carry sack to store the cables in and put on the shelf next to the charger. No more dragging dangling cables!
Now that it is all ready to go, it will probably be a couple of years before I need it again.
Cheap insurance against dead batteries in cold...
Big battery charger/booster is a great unit and I don't use it that much, but when you need it, it can save the day. The only grip I have ever had about it is the really lousy plastic insulated wires. Sure they are soft in a warm store, but outside when you actually use it, they are stiff and brittle. The power cord was broken at both ends and more wraps of electrical tape was just kicking the can down the road....
Time for a replacement. The next one would be rubber insulated and 14 ga instead of 16 ga. Straight forward repair. But at the same time I wanted to replace the battery cables. They were not broken but were sure hard to deal with in the cold.
The other grip I had is that all the cords came out of the back of the machine and the handle was not big enough to wrap them all up so something was always dangling and in the way of putting the charge on and off the shelf where it is stored. First step was to find suitable cables. The local farm store carries welding cable in bulk, sold by the foot. Yay! Decided to upgrade from # 4 wire to #2. Added benefit is the welding cable is super flexible and oil resistant and abrasion tough.
Finding welding cable got me to thinking about how they are connected to welders. Quick Connects! None of the local welding stores had then in stock so web shopping it was. Sender sent them to the wrong address but eventually they showed up and were exactly what was needed.
Internally I had to move the big circuit breaker so there are now two new screw heads showing on the front face but the sockets fit nicely and didn't even cover up any important labels. I even managed to salvage and re-use the original battery clamps. It was a little difficult getting the bigger wire crimped properly but it all worked out well enough that the original plastic handles went back on with a little help from the heat gun.
All that was left to do is replace the crappy stamped steel nut that holds the switch to the panel. It had come lose a couple of times as it only engaged one thread of the plastic switch. Digging through my scrap bin, there was the head off of a brass bolt and I actually had the odd-ball 7/16 fine thread tap! Lathe to the rescue and in less time than it would take to drive to a store, I had a bigger better brass nut that used all the threads of the switch barrel. A nice carry sack to store the cables in and put on the shelf next to the charger. No more dragging dangling cables!
Now that it is all ready to go, it will probably be a couple of years before I need it again.
Cheap insurance against dead batteries in cold...
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2014
- Messages
- 793
The guide would definitely need to be narrowed, but I was thinking a notch.
You mean one of those accurate cross cut sleds that's been on my "I'm a gunna." for as long as I've owned the saw?
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2014
- Messages
- 793
Had a late thought. Have you tried a heat gun? For returns I found that even the $.50 blow dryer from the thrift store will free the adhesive as I pull the label off. Then return the stuff the same way it came. Can't say for sure, but I've heard a heat gun will free the flap on a give away FedEx box good only for overnight delivery. Flip it inside out, a little hot glue, and, look at that! A box FedEx will accept for motor delivery.
- Joined
- Dec 24, 2023
- Messages
- 223
Finished the tube notcher. The lead screws now have bearings on the ends and I added an extension to the X axis lead screw to put a hand wheel on the other end.
Also made a vise jaw to notch bent tubes.
Added a few more 1/2-13 tapped holes to the base plate to move the mill table closer to the cutter. It’s more rigid now.
Also made a vise jaw to notch bent tubes.
Added a few more 1/2-13 tapped holes to the base plate to move the mill table closer to the cutter. It’s more rigid now.
- Joined
- Nov 25, 2015
- Messages
- 10,032
great idea. I like the connectors.Fixing a long standing problem.
Big battery charger/booster is a great unit and I don't use it that much, but when you need it, it can save the day. The only grip I have ever had about it is the really lousy plastic insulated wires. Sure they are soft in a warm store, but outside when you actually use it, they are stiff and brittle. The power cord was broken at both ends and more wraps of electrical tape was just kicking the can down the road....
View attachment 512931View attachment 512932
Time for a replacement. The next one would be rubber insulated and 14 ga instead of 16 ga. Straight forward repair. But at the same time I wanted to replace the battery cables. They were not broken but were sure hard to deal with in the cold.
The other grip I had is that all the cords came out of the back of the machine and the handle was not big enough to wrap them all up so something was always dangling and in the way of putting the charge on and off the shelf where it is stored. First step was to find suitable cables. The local farm store carries welding cable in bulk, sold by the foot. Yay! Decided to upgrade from # 4 wire to #2. Added benefit is the welding cable is super flexible and oil resistant and abrasion tough.
Finding welding cable got me to thinking about how they are connected to welders. Quick Connects! None of the local welding stores had then in stock so web shopping it was. Sender sent them to the wrong address but eventually they showed up and were exactly what was needed.
Internally I had to move the big circuit breaker so there are now two new screw heads showing on the front face but the sockets fit nicely and didn't even cover up any important labels. I even managed to salvage and re-use the original battery clamps. It was a little difficult getting the bigger wire crimped properly but it all worked out well enough that the original plastic handles went back on with a little help from the heat gun.
View attachment 512933View attachment 512934
All that was left to do is replace the crappy stamped steel nut that holds the switch to the panel. It had come lose a couple of times as it only engaged one thread of the plastic switch. Digging through my scrap bin, there was the head off of a brass bolt and I actually had the odd-ball 7/16 fine thread tap! Lathe to the rescue and in less time than it would take to drive to a store, I had a bigger better brass nut that used all the threads of the switch barrel. A nice carry sack to store the cables in and put on the shelf next to the charger. No more dragging dangling cables!
View attachment 512936View attachment 512937
Now that it is all ready to go, it will probably be a couple of years before I need it again.
Last edited:
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2016
- Messages
- 13,216
- Joined
- Dec 18, 2013
- Messages
- 2,610
That's a lot of end mills, do you have your own grinder?
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2021
- Messages
- 3,283
That’s (kind of) a good idea: check home brewers’s supply houses: they carry the wax blend used on bottles.
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2021
- Messages
- 3,283
Check the inside of the free box before you waste your time: I used to do this with free Priority Mail boxes until they started printing USPS all over the inside.
Similar threads
