Here ~She~ goes again...

[ebinmaine 76,466]

10 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

 

1.1mph per HP....bet that was fun.

 

I never drove it. All her.  

 

It was..... quick! 

[sqrlgtr 1,765]

4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I never drove it. All her.  

 

It was..... quick! 

got ya,,, probally regular speed for her 

[ebinmaine 76,466]

1 minute ago, sqrlgtr said:

got ya,,, probally regular speed for her 

 

 

You ain't wrong....

[ebinmaine 76,466]

Just as my own point of documentation. 

The engine wouldn't start during a cold snap this week. 

The next day Trina used a lever to tighten the S/G belt. It'll need replacement.  

 

 

[ebinmaine 76,466]

A few weeks ago the BBT removed the S/G belt and replaced it. 

She also attempted replacement of the main drive belt. 

Turns out that transmission pulley was a semi universal that would accept either a 4L (1/2") or a 5L (5/8") wide belt. 

When using a 4L the belt sets lower in the V groove. 

The belt we had put on a year or three ago was an inch shorter than stock. 

No new belt that size handy so she put it all back together. 

A week later Trina disassembled the side of the tractor again so we could install the correct pulley and belt. 

Wrong size pulley bore. 

She put it all back together. 

Thanks to @Achto I ordered the correct sleeve. 

Trina disassembled the side of the tractor again so we could install the correct pulley and belt. 

Wrong size steps on the keyway. 

She put it all back together. 

 

I looked at 6 million ways to Sunday for the correct key. Nope. 

 

Well fine. 

 

I figured I'd test my skills with the new to me drill press. 

The adapter sleeve came with a metric key. 

I shaved ONE 128th off one side and shaved it from 3/16" to 5/32" for the small part of the step.  I did the "shaving" by taking several dozen tiny downward cuts with a four fluted flat bottom mill bit. Effectively used it as a drill bit. Very slow. Very careful. Got it done. 

 

Here's some pics of the project. 

 

 

 

[AlexR 2,343]

Gotta love the ingenuity and fabrication we all use to keep these old tractors going, and in a lot of cases make better then new. 

[Handy Don 15,593]

Nicely innovated, there.

It’s for jobs like that I’ve got a cross-slide drill press vise on my wish list!

[ebinmaine 76,466]

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

Nicely innovated, there.

It’s for jobs like that I’ve got a cross-slide drill press vise on my wish list!

 

 

I've been looking a little for a decent one. 

That'll be a tool I add for sure. 

[lynnmor 8,380]

18 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I figured I'd test my skills with the new to me drill press. 

The adapter sleeve came with a metric key. 

I shaved ONE 128th off one side and shaved it from 3/16" to 5/32" for the small part of the step.  I did the "shaving" by taking several dozen tiny downward cuts with a four fluted flat bottom mill bit. Effectively used it as a drill bit. Very slow. Very careful. Got it done. 

 

Here's some pics of the project. 

 

 

 

 

 

Now if we could just get you to use thousandths of an inch.

[ebinmaine 76,466]

13 minutes ago, lynnmor said:

 

Now if we could just get you to use thousandths of an inch.

 

I'd like that precision,  given proper tools.  

[lynnmor 8,380]

13 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I'd like that precision,  given proper tools.  

The thing is working in fractions you might be off 1/64th (.015") one way or the other, if your calipers will read in thousandths at least you will know where you are.  I just did a job for a greenhorn engineer and he drew everything in fractions with a plus or minus 1/64th tolerance.  That thing would not have gone together if I even used half the tolerance.  For about a century all machine tools have dials in decimals.

[ebinmaine 76,466]

2 minutes ago, lynnmor said:

The thing is working in fractions you might be off 1/64th (.015") one way or the other, if your calipers will read in thousandths at least you will know where you are. 

 

 

True.  I stuck to fractions here because it's really more of a long term experiment and learning experience. 

I'd like to find and learn to use a decent quality cross slide vise with this drill press. I know I still won't have a mill but I certainly could be more precise about drilling locations.  

This drill press is a HUGE jump in precision from my older cheaper one but maybe not a tool I could use down to a thousandth.  

It does have a threaded depth stopper but it's a little worn.