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Re: My project thread

 

Nice upto date equipment?
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Dave?


Re: My project thread

 


Re: My project thread

 


Re: My project thread

 

Yeah, it's been a while since I posted, but my personal life has been a busy one as of late.
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We just finished up our spring show out at the Steam Gas and Horse Association grounds that was quite a success.
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Lots of prep work leading up to it, so not much time for myself beyond that.
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Pictures as followed:


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Titania Location

 

If ever what to see the apx Location of the?Titania?is
41¡ã 56'?X?49¡ã 36'

per TV

Dave


Use of Transit for machine tools and the difference

 
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What is different between a Astrolabe , Clinometers , Sextant,? Bubble Sextant and Transit/Theodolite.

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1) Astrolabe , Clinometers is?basically a plumb and a protractor?apx ?¡ã some are deviations ?¡ã and you slip to ?¡ã [15 minutes] readings.

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This the lowest cost a protractor from dollar store and strar with string and old rusty nut for plumb bob

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Other low cost Clinometer

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More common type use primary on trees

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The is call a Clinometer but also could be a Astrolabe or Sextant
Low accrucy

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High end Clinometers with range finder

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2) Sextant?measures angles between two objects typically the horizon and Sun or Stars 6 minutes to 20 seconds?

Use veneer or a worm gear.?

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Very costly use on Large Ships

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Small size for lifeboats and practise

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3) Bubble Sextant?Use a bubble level because the horizon is not a option? 6 minutes to 20 seconds. Use veneer or a worm gear.

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4) Transit/Theodolite?use a bubble level but can measure the angle between two objects 30 seconds for Transit and Theodolite is 20 seconds to 5 seconds only uses a veneer for greater accuracy ,? except for electronic type.?

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This is a Transit and also call a Theodolite?

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A Theodolite has to be accurate to 20 minutes and the telescope rotat 360¡ã This photo shows the 360 has all spec for a Theodolite too.

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This the one use for testing machine tool accrucy like rotary tables and deciding heads. This sitting on my work bench last month.??

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The veneer graduate to 20 seconds

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The sextant and Transit/Theodolite. has a lot uses beyond the building or navigation.? Just one is in machine tools for testing and settup.

FAB WORK ON LARGE PARTS OVER 50 FOOT?

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Dave


Re: Tap set in Metric with drills

 

Here is my SAE INCH Set new in the mid?1960's

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TThe7/16" NC and ?is is tap are both holders not shown .


I also use 2 sets of drill tap sets.
One set is about 70% and one about 55% I only use empty
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Dave


Re: Tap set in Metric with drills

 

I use for hand tapping
80% for aluminum and plastic
70% for free machining steel & brass
65% for steel like 1144, 1045 & hard brass
50% for high cabin and tool steel

In production tapping in A36 I use 70% it not free machining
Hand tapping 65%


FYI Most tap & dies with drill bits is 65% to 70%
Depending on how close they find drill bit They try for 70%

Hand tap in harder or deeper tap holes the 70% has a greater chance of breaking.

Dave


Tap set in Metric with drills

 

I just purchased a?Metric Tap and Die set with drill bits. My only tap till this was a 12M tap used 10,000 times . Now I have a real set. I need to expand my metric draw to full draw

The cost is $26.99 from Walmart
Great buy. 3M TO 7M

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This from Amazon as Walmart now is out stock still good price at $29.29?
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Dave


Re: Video on scraping?bedways

 
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I had 9A in 2023 sold and purchased a mini lathe.
The SB 9 I hand scrape thd bedways great lathe.?
If need manual here is the link for south bend manuals. /g/Southbendmanual/topics
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Dave?


Re: Video on scraping?bedways

 

Fantastic video! For some reason I never thought of using a sawsall (reciprocating saw) for scraping. You don't get the feel for it, but for removing a lot of material it sure would ease the strain on the forearms.
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I have a 1942 SB 10R (36") that I've converted to a 10L with the bigger spindle. The poor thing was badly abused and run dry many times, and the bed is quite worn down in the work area just off the chuck. I plan to build it up and scrape it back following a video from another fellow on YT, I'll try to find it again and post it. A clever bit of business using angle steel, rivet pins, and JB Weld. Not production level by any means, but good enough for us hobbyist types.


Video on scraping?bedways

 

Video on scraping?
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I look at a sawall for scraping.?
But still do scraping by hand.
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Dave?


FORMING DIES / bending small parts

 
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This what I use for small parts in light gauge.

Note the two vee one is very small parts .
It fits in my arbor press .
The arbor has ?" hole for tooling
This made on a mini lathe ans mini mill

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Different view
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Dave


Re: Finding the height building or tree over the fence

 

Both fix I changed the font.
The 1 and 7 look same with that font
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Dave?
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Here is a step by? step of finding the height of building or other object on the other side of fence in PDF?
Screen shot of pdf form
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Re: Finding the height building or tree over the fence

 

0.79836 should read 0.19836
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I fix and that spot?
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Thank you?
Dave?


Re: Finding the height building or tree over the fence

 

Dave, there must be something wrong/missing at this step.

Hank
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Re: Finding the height building or tree over the fence

 

Just picture this on a test .

Given 2 angles and base dimension.

Need Altitude

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This a read test for mathematics.

Now you know why this was important.

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I whish teachers would explain why or where you use this a OBTUSE TRIANGLE.

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Dave?