Stellaghost Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 46 minutes ago, steve b said: ...no , you don't , you dream of the next engineering challenge . Absolutely great work Stephen , this is one hell of a build . Steve Thanks I take it knitting is out of the window then regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 43 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: Thanks I take it knitting is out of the window then regards Stephen If you did knitting it would be with some 1” bar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Or cold stitching cast iron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Forgot to post this up easier to see the comparison regards Stephen 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Quite the transformation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Oops regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 You only moved it yesterday !?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 28 minutes ago, Anderzander said: You only moved it yesterday !?! That's right, time waits for no man lol regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 56 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: Oops regards Stephen So how did I get to that point? Well I had a cunning plan First off get shot of unwanted brackets and paint Then see where I need to be pleased I made a jig for the back axle as its getting used again Next remove the weld holding the inner pipe of axle to flange this took ages and was wasted work in hindsight If you look closely to the right you can see where weld has been broken through and finally completed Next up cut the outer axle casing This is the point where my cunning plan came unstuck I figured if I did all that above I could slide the outer section off nada not happening no joy whatsoever even to the point of not being gentle This is why I had to cut along seams Plug welds and inner pipe an interference fit would not budge for love nor money For those of you who haven't seen the inside of a double skinned 404 axle pictures below Regards Stephen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 A wee bit more done before I wrapped up for the night Axle fitted into jig, looks like a lot of inner section to remove, this is because I was not happy just to move it to the point where it would be if the axle had been flipped. I had a measure up and figured I might as well put the centre of the diff to where the lightweight diff centre is. This involves moving the 404 diff along another 100mm or 4" Flanged ends set up in 4 jaw chuck and bored out to a knock on fit The last job being to cut a short section of heavy walled 3" pipe. This is the same outer diameter, going to turn it down a couple of inches each end and press it into the inner axle pipe and weld it up and ensure strength and alignment that's it for tonight time to rest up regards Stephen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 That’s cool! How are you finding the bandsaw Stephen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, landroversforever said: That’s cool! How are you finding the bandsaw Stephen? It's ok a bit slow on the bigger stuff my biggest issue with it is the vice is totally carp but I have a plan for that, when I get time funny you should ask that when it's just thrown a blade regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 Made a glaringly obvious mistake in my calculations dammed pleased I had not started cutting and I've also got a solution to said problem but who can spot what the issue was regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Stellaghost said: Made a glaringly obvious mistake in my calculations dammed pleased I had not started cutting and I've also got a solution to said problem but who can spot what the issue was regards Stephen Leaf spring seat location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 On 6/28/2021 at 12:22 AM, Stellaghost said: It's ok a bit slow on the bigger stuff my biggest issue with it is the vice is totally carp but I have a plan for that, when I get time funny you should ask that when it's just thrown a blade regards Stephen The saw looks like mine, and yes.. the vice is not very good. I do use it as vertical band saw. That work's very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 26 minutes ago, Wytze said: Leaf spring seat location? No leaf springs on this baby regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Forgot to take the flange off before pressing the tube in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 25 minutes ago, Wytze said: The saw looks like mine, and yes.. the vice is not very good. I do use it as vertical band saw. That work's very good The vice will get sorted its easy enough. One of my future projects is to build an industrial sized bandsaw. I already have the blades courtesy of work, saw was scrapped and had two surplus blades that don't fit new saw, so that's all the excuse I need to build one regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, landroversforever said: Forgot to take the flange off before pressing the tube in? No, think of axle components and what I had planned to do regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: The vice will get sorted its easy enough. One of my future projects is to build an industrial sized bandsaw. I already have the blades courtesy of work, saw was scrapped and had two surplus blades that don't fit new saw, so that's all the excuse I need to build one regards Stephen Big enough to cut the garage in half and make it bigger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Stellaghost said: No, think of axle components and what I had planned to do regards Stephen You were going to swap half shafts around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Did you put the diff on the wrong side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, landroversforever said: Big enough to cut the garage in half and make it bigger? I like that idea, but no bigger garage will happen in a couple of years when I retire and we move regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, elbekko said: Did you put the diff on the wrong side? No regards Stephen 4 minutes ago, landroversforever said: You were going to swap half shafts around? That is very close and that's still going to happen. Another clue my lathe isn't big enough regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Too long to fit in the lathe an turn the tube to fit the flange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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