well, it was time to finally make my brake more useful
the problem was this brake was used for stamping, and the drops ended up on top of the adjusting screws. One got into the threads and bent the shaft.... in the 30s (when this was built), the adjustment screws were whatever the machinist felt was appropriate for the brake and the project.... so either irreplaceable or expensive. Rather then buy new screws (that were already questionable in strength) I bought house jacks.... as with all things, it's been a least a year or two since I bought them - but finally a project came along where fixing the brake was no longer optional
the jack
so a simple task got stopped because I didn't have a socket... which I bought
all stripped
so the bottom part is adjustable and slides on these arms... by moving the bed up and down I can adjust have long of a stroke pushes into the metal (thus allowing me to bend at angles rather then just one setting
I also got to test my new plasma to remove the 'good' nut
the finished project
I'll show how this works when I do the bed in the Buick, and it's not quite done, I need to make a way that the jacks can't move and so I can adjust them both simultaneously.. but for now, it will do what I need it to do
the problem was this brake was used for stamping, and the drops ended up on top of the adjusting screws. One got into the threads and bent the shaft.... in the 30s (when this was built), the adjustment screws were whatever the machinist felt was appropriate for the brake and the project.... so either irreplaceable or expensive. Rather then buy new screws (that were already questionable in strength) I bought house jacks.... as with all things, it's been a least a year or two since I bought them - but finally a project came along where fixing the brake was no longer optional
the jack
so a simple task got stopped because I didn't have a socket... which I bought
all stripped
so the bottom part is adjustable and slides on these arms... by moving the bed up and down I can adjust have long of a stroke pushes into the metal (thus allowing me to bend at angles rather then just one setting
I also got to test my new plasma to remove the 'good' nut
the finished project
I'll show how this works when I do the bed in the Buick, and it's not quite done, I need to make a way that the jacks can't move and so I can adjust them both simultaneously.. but for now, it will do what I need it to do
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