landroversforever Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Nice one Stephen, that's looking lovely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous doug Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 That looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Another moment in this thread where Stephen makes it look easy... "Oh yeah just knocking up my own half shafts in my garage, no big deal" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous doug Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 20 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said: Another moment in this thread where Stephen makes it look easy... "Oh yeah just knocking up my own half shafts in my garage, no big deal" Indeed, making us shed dwellers look small with such little effort😂 @Stellaghost how long did that test piece take to cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 41 minutes ago, dangerous doug said: @Stellaghost how long did that test piece take to cut? About 30 minutes, took longer to set up with a dti Regards A smug shed dweller....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous doug Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, Stellaghost said: About 30 minutes, took longer to set up with a dti Regards A smug shed dweller....lol There will be something, one day, that I’ll be able to help you with😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnoK Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 15 hours ago, Stellaghost said: Regards A smug shed dweller....lol Some shed you've got....😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stellaghost Posted April 5 Popular Post Share Posted April 5 So second blank cut Stop set so alignment looking better completed this one is a knock in fit so could probably do with another 0.2mm removed to feel the same as an original shaft, but im very very happy with it alongside a proper one Looks good to me....? So once I'm off nights I will see about getting 4 jaw to fit indexer then machine mog shaft and have a go on a considerably harder said shaft Regards Stephen 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous doug Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Sir, that looks factory fresh! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 minute ago, dangerous doug said: Sir, that looks factory fresh! Your far too kind, but thank you Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 2 minutes ago, dangerous doug said: Sir, that looks factory fresh! Shed dweller fresh.........lol Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 The good news is I do not need to make an adaptor, my new dividing head comes with outside jaws and these hold the 4 jaw chuck comfortably regards Stephen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Short shaft fits ok, might have to get creative for the long shaft.... regards Stephen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Well you could lose a couple of inches if you didn't double stack those chucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 How hard are the jaws on the 3-jaw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 14 minutes ago, landroversforever said: How hard are the jaws on the 3-jaw? Don't know....why ? Not cutting them, no way...... 19 minutes ago, Ed Poore said: Well you could lose a couple of inches if you didn't double stack those chucks I've said this before....every forum has a comedian.....lol Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I was thinking if you were struggling for length another set of jaws could be acquired and machined to reduce the length. If you can't easily get the 4 jaw on by itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Just now, landroversforever said: I was thinking if you were struggling for length another set of jaws could be acquired and machined to reduce the length. If you can't easily get the 4 jaw on by itself. I see Not overly worried, I've already been thinking of making an extended bed to fasten to mill bed and then attatch dividing head and tail stock Regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5toV8110 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Looking good Stephen! Will the splines need heat treating/hardening? Cheers Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, Stellaghost said: I see Not overly worried, I've already been thinking of making an extended bed to fasten to mill bed and then attatch dividing head and tail stock Regards Stephen I've got a bridgeport bed not currently attached here. Just whip up some extended dovetails and you can borrow it Alternatively come down for a visit and I'll take you up the road where the smallest mill has a 6ft bed on it. The lathe chucks are measured in feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 38 minutes ago, TD5toV8110 said: Will the splines need heat treating/hardening? This is just a practice attempt so no heat treat on this, just scrap now Heat treating on the Mog Half shaft remains to be seen, if they are anything like the diff pinion I did in my mog 404 axles thread then they may not need heat treating, however, ultimately that will be up to @dangerous doug I'm just trying to help out with the machining Regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Oh dear !!!!!! That's not going to fit.... Oh well looks like mill is going to be a lathe again, the good news is once the existing splines are removed +1mm it will slide through so I can turn it down to spline major diameter Set mog shaft up in 4 jaw very roughly just to see if spline cutter cuts into halfshaft material ok It does pleasantly surprised how easy it cut, thinking back to when I modified my mog diff pinion, the halfshaft material seems a lot easier to machine, which is good because I had to use a tungsten tipped tool for the pinion and it still took nearly an hour per spline thats all I had time for today regards Stephen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous doug Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 What size is your spindle bore? I think the shafts will fit through mine so I’ll turn them down before they go up to you. If not I’ll put them on centres and use drive dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 3 hours ago, dangerous doug said: What size is your spindle bore? I think the shafts will fit through mine so I’ll turn them down before they go up to you. If not I’ll put them on centres and use drive dogs My spindle bore is 34mm, mog halfshaft minor diameter is 35mm On nights so have brought halfshaft in to see if it will go in the lathe chuck at work If you do machine the splines off finished diameter needs to be 31.4mm Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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