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Good evening all Update on the dolly, I have completed the build, for what It Is. All drilling setting up and more drilling, and my arms are aching with all this drilling being done free hand. I'm still on the lookout for a bench pillar preferably over floor standing. Anyway some pic's of the...

Our metalwork teacher told us at school, that a hacksaw blade should be mounted with the teeth pointing towards the handle, and that it cuts on the pull stroke, so I have always done so without any issues. Works very well.

Evening all Another update, So I cut a template for the dolly from ply and fitted the wheels, a little crude, though I just wanted to see if the concept worked. Put it together and sat the lower base with foot mounts on, well you could spin this thing round with one finger. Yes that'll work I...

Good evening all Thank you Nic for your supporting comments, and Aidan for enlightening me, regarding that issue on the table underside. Up date on the my old new saw. I missed a phone call from Frazer MacDonald on Thursday about the motor, and foe some reason I could not get through when I...

That's a really cool vice you have Paul, and nicely restored. Your sure to be pleased with the result.

Evening all Update on my old new saw. painting completed on all trunnion components, all remaining components are prepped and primed, cabinet and tables away getting painted today and will get back on Saturday. little left to do now. I took the motor to Glasgow on Monday to have the windings...

Thanks Sandy, Josh I was thinking of an offer £350 I don't have 3ph though

That's a lot of machine for the money, I was thinking of going for it myself, rather big I thought though

Thank you very much Spectric. Exactly the information that I was after, I'll get the motor and the Info required from the plate before I go ordering, I was looking at getting a 2.2kw Looking at the spec on the link you gave me, then I'd be looking at the TT91 4.7-5.6 amp full load overload...

Good evening all Today I finished off cleaning the cast ends from the fence, I then cleaned out the internal chamber off the fence, I was quite surprised at how much saw dust had accumulated in this enclosed cavity. I shall look at buffing the stainless body with Autosol polish before putting...

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The piece's I had done yesterday prior to prime with a small wire brush in the drill, 2 or 3 mins per item was all they required to freshen up the key, though the main trunnion body took around 20 minutes. anyway I got all done that was prepped, and moved on to the remaining 3 items to gone over...

Good evening all Today I got started putting on the primer, I had to go over the piece's

LJM I will let you know how these castors perform, and post pic's on the dolly. Hopefully in the next 2 week. Mark LOL I'm with you on that, I've worked alongside painters most my career in the oil/gas industry. Ideally you want to get a primer coat on it within the first four hours, though...

Good evening all Yesterday I dismantled the trunnion and degreased all parts, filed off all casting joint lines while rounding off any sharp and ragged edges, staying clear off all machined faces. Now the trunnion components are Keyed ready for painting, It's now time for the tedious task of...

Thanks for all your input guys, I've been doing research since I put up this post, and apparently this motor cant be run from 240v though an vfd, due to the wiring being wye fixed internally to the winding. The only option would be as Ttrees said and take it apart. Not a job that I'd be...

Good evening all Ordered paint today, Wadkin green from AMS. Rather expensive I thought. 2.2l plus 2x400ml spray under coat, plus 1x400ml satin black spray. £102 then postage = £120 I dropped off the upper body part and the foot mounts at the blasters today, hoping to pick up at weekend. Now...

Yes Spectric Now that you mention it, and that would make perfect sense, the wires must be connected within the motor housing, as I did take the terminal plate off, and as stated. Three wires Regard

Good evening all Took a look at the motor today, 3ph 2hp and no sign of the delta wiring symbol. Removed the wiring cover to see if there was any information below the cover, there was nothing. What I did notice, that there was three wires only, coming out from the motor, I called Fraser &...

Good evening all during disassembly, I was giving all parts a dry brush rub down on the table bed and outer casing, the inners were tackled in a manor where i removed a number of the smaller parts that came from a larger piece and deemed this as a component, wire brushing where needed, while...