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Clock repairs....
JamesH:
--- Quote from: Matt_Harrington on November 24, 2022, 09:23:49 AM ---Nice work Ian. Spinning is a seldom used technique these days (especially in the home workshop) however, I don't think my lathe (or skills) could cope with making headlamp shell!!
Matt
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Great work matt - do you have any more pictures of the tooling used to hold the clocks? What material did you make these from? Looks like a great setup
Orcade-Ian:
I agree Matt, things like headlamps and deep bowl shaped stuff are out of my league too - usually produced by pressing or deep drawing, so way out of the scope of a home workshop. There is a chap up here who used to work in Flotta (where the oil comes in) and he has just made a side piece for a very early sidecar mudguard (1925 BSA outfit once owned by a school Headmistress up here) It is a complicated shape and has a wired edge too. It is hand made and so good it will only require paint to finish it. Flotta has produced some unbelievably skilled folk up here - unfortunately some have retired or passed away, never to pass on those skills.
Ian
Matt_Harrington:
--- Quote from: JamesH on November 24, 2022, 09:58:34 AM ---
--- Quote from: Matt_Harrington on November 24, 2022, 09:23:49 AM ---Nice work Ian. Spinning is a seldom used technique these days (especially in the home workshop) however, I don't think my lathe (or skills) could cope with making headlamp shell!!
Matt
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Great work matt - do you have any more pictures of the tooling used to hold the clocks? What material did you make these from? Looks like a great setup
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James, I'll photo the fixtures in a day of so. The one holding the the black bowl is as bought - will give the details of that as well......
Matt
JamesH:
--- Quote from: Matt_Harrington on November 24, 2022, 01:24:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: JamesH on November 24, 2022, 09:58:34 AM ---
--- Quote from: Matt_Harrington on November 24, 2022, 09:23:49 AM ---Nice work Ian. Spinning is a seldom used technique these days (especially in the home workshop) however, I don't think my lathe (or skills) could cope with making headlamp shell!!
Matt
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Great work matt - do you have any more pictures of the tooling used to hold the clocks? What material did you make these from? Looks like a great setup
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James, I'll photo the fixtures in a day of so. The one holding the the black bowl is as bought - will give the details of that as well......
Matt
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Awesome thank you
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Matt_Harrington:
James, attached are photos of the jigs I used. The white one was made from a hard nylon that I have a large sheet of and I initially tried to make the other out of the same material.
Then I found the PVC-U end cap that has a 90mm internal diameter and fits perfectly and protects the front 'bowl'. They cost around £7 plus del each.
The other advantage of this cap is that you can put the clock into it whilst fitting the stainless back etc. and you can store it in it to protect it.
The nylon one has an extra hole in it as I got the angle wrong for the drive part that comes out of the clock. The pocket allows the rear part of the clock to sit firmly in the jig.
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Hope that helps but let me know if you need any further info.
Matt
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