On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:55:47 +0000, Wicked Uncle Nigel
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>Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, 'Hog
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>>Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>>> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, 'Hog
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>>>> Beav wrote:
>>>>> "sweller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>> Beav wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Couldn't you knock up a temporary shim from brass sheet?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The shims are hardened - I'm not sure brass ones would last.
>>>>>
>>>>> They definitely wouldn't, but they could well have reduced the
>>>>> damage that would've been caused by excessive end float in the shor
>>>>> term. Moot now though.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've managed to get a full hub assembly cheaply so I'm quite happy.
>>>>>
>>>>> As well you should be.
>>>>
>>>> It's perfectly straightforward to knock out shims from silver steel
>>>> and then apply the ol' oxy torch and a water or oil bath. Obviously
>>>> not required now.
>>>
>>> Just out of interest I started dicking about with something similar
>>> last night. They warp something lovely...
>>
>>Depends how thin they are I suppose. I was remembering the sort of thickness
>>that an (emergency) valve shim might be. It could be clamped flat during
>>treatment. Would being a little crinkly even present a problem in Sweller's
>>application.
>>
>>Did you grind it to get the thickness right? I can't remember what
>>machinery you have in t'garage.
>
>I don't have a surface grinder. And I keep telling myself I don't really
>need one. I don't. I don't...

I'll let you know if we finally decide to throw the one in our
workshop away. It's going to cost us nearly a grand for a purpose made
(1) wheel guard to replace the fabricated one it's got on it at the
moment and we'll probably not bother.

(1) Someone has bitched that it's not up to minimum standards and
might not stop an exploding wheel from showering everyone in bits of
debris. Now a complaint's been made we'd be slaughtered if it did kill
someone.

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Andy Bonwick
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>On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:55:47 +0000, Wicked Uncle Nigel
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I don't have a surface grinder. And I keep telling myself I don't really
>>need one. I don't. I don't...
>
>I'll let you know if we finally decide to throw the one in our
>workshop away. It's going to cost us nearly a grand for a purpose made
>(1) wheel guard to replace the fabricated one it's got on it at the
>moment and we'll probably not bother.

Ooh! That'd be nice. :^)

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I've always been a man who's open to persuasion

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:34:28 +0000, Wicked Uncle Nigel
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>Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Andy Bonwick
><(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>>On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:55:47 +0000, Wicked Uncle Nigel
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>I don't have a surface grinder. And I keep telling myself I don't really
>>>need one. I don't. I don't...
>>
>>I'll let you know if we finally decide to throw the one in our
>>workshop away. It's going to cost us nearly a grand for a purpose made
>>(1) wheel guard to replace the fabricated one it's got on it at the
>>moment and we'll probably not bother.
>
>Ooh! That'd be nice. :^)

I'll make sure I tell the guy in charge of the workshop not to let the
cleaner weigh it in.

They're cheap enough to buy so we'll probably just look for one that's
got the requisite guards and maybe even a coolant tank this time. If
we need to use coolant on this one we have to use a small pneumatic
coolant pump that you can regulate between a very fine mist or a full
on deluge but it's a right pain in the arse.