ditchman Posted May 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 steel is now ordered up and paid for....so i can get to work on making 3 new springs....steel should arrive tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 steel arrived tuesday (today).........Ground Flat Stock O1.........so i will chop 3 peices orf tomorrow ...drill 'em...and start a fileing..................all boring stuff....mixed in with regular abuse....thread derailment...and leverty............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 27 minutes ago, ditchman said: steel arrived tuesday (today).........Ground Flat Stock O1.........so i will chop 3 peices orf tomorrow ...drill 'em...and start a fileing..................all boring stuff....mixed in with regular abuse....thread derailment...and leverty............. ..... and of course no doubt a reference somewhere along the way to Fat Sarah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 never heard of her........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, ditchman said: never heard of her........... So why the tattoo of the plumper on your left bum cheek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 18 minutes ago, Duckandswing said: So why the tattoo of the plumper on your left bum cheek how low can you get............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 minute ago, ditchman said: how low can you get............... That’s what the tattooist said.. much much lower 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 no more filth ..on with the engineering............ cut the O1 to length drilled out (titanium drill) cut the nib of a sharpie clamped old spring in position traced around next thing is to grind out slowly to about 0.5mm to the edge and then hand file to a finish shape........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Marvellous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 That’s one fiddly job 🤔 thinking it was originally forged and holes punched ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Old farrier said: That’s one fiddly job 🤔 thinking it was originally forged and holes punched ? drop forged ...........drilled in a jig ...then hand filed ........as there are very miniscule differences between them........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Had to be done fast enough to make a profit wonder how much It was new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 How do you learn to do this kind of stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Duckandswing said: How do you learn to do this kind of stuff? Well basically it’s just down to years of studying and hours of preparation before hand what do you want to make? Thread derailing post but I never mentioned BIG ****** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Duckandswing said: How do you learn to do this kind of stuff? just make it up as i go along.........this is the first time ive ever done it as i keep on saying ...im just a modern version of a tinker.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Well basically it’s just down to years of studying and hours of preparation before hand what do you want to make? That made me laugh, you send your stuff to Ditchman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: That made me laugh, you send your stuff to Ditchman! Only stuff that’s too fiddly for a digitally challenged person 😉 I'm ok with a 7 lb hammer and tolerance of half a inch 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, Duckandswing said: How do you learn to do this kind of stuff? As one of my old bosses used to say: JFDI Just flaming do it - except he didn't say "flaming" The worst you can do is create a little scrap, and you learn whilst you are doing. A lot of techniques can be seen on Youtube, although I reckon that Ditchie is of the JFDI persuasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 10 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Only stuff that’s too fiddly for a digitally challenged person 😉 I'm ok with a 7 lb hammer and tolerance of half a inch 🙄 And you use engineers blue for your eyebrows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: And you use engineers blue for your eyebrows! Burnt them off years ago 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ditchman Posted May 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 well............bit the bullet and started grinding out the leaf springs.........faced and set the grindstone....and it only took about 20 mins to get it within a 1mm or so....which i will hand file the rest...left the end bits to last as they have to be exact....as they marry up with the back stop of the blades and tools ....(see last pic)...so that will be file ...fit file...fit...file fit etc until it right.... thats all til tomorrow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 I think you deserve a glass of something nice with your dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 I will authorise the second glass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Just now, Walker570 said: I will authorise the second glass You're PAYING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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