This is going to be a fun series to watch Kyle. A lot of repairing, some modification improvements and good old fashion great work. Love this stuff. Keep it up and thanks for sharing.
When I was apprenticing for my plumber's cert I had a mentor that showed me a few things about machining. Randy Roach who stood of all of 5'4" and he worked on the Liberty Ships during War2 and he was an incredible source of knowledge on welding and machining. He was a hero to me. I want to thank you sir for letting me take this journey with you as I am retired now but I am still eager to learn. Once again Kyle I thank you.
Treee Panning is going overboard on the emphasis. There is only one "e" and the "p" doesn't need a boost either. Aim more for the "ep" sound in Pepsi, or even the "up" sound in uphill.
Take this as you will, coming from a complete amateur who's rescued a few machines from scrap, but… I like your thinking here. The original parts may have been the most cost effective, not the best way of achieving the desired result!
This is a nice repair Kyle. I totally agree with your idea of fixing this. Since you know, or Lucas knows what causes the part to break and how it happens. I know you will be cautious running the machine so this does not happen. Most likely the machines operator's were part of the cause of failure. We have all seen abuses in the shop. The Lucas Engineer's could have come up with a upgrade like you did. This is going to be a nice machine when you are done rebuilding it. And another asset to your shop for many years. Have a great weekend. 👍 🇺🇸👍
Another thing about the seal. You will never run this machine the amount of hours it was designed for and possibly run in its former life. This machine was built to run thousands of hours, you could never use it that much. Great repair and looks like a good plan for the other items that need attention. Joe
I have said in the past that I like your approach to things. You could have just added to the jankiness but chose to go beyond a simple repair and improve the parts. I think you lean toward over engineering things and as you have no one to answer to for cost over runs who cares! Cheers
Were you able to obtain any detail drawings for those parts unavailable? Most of the old line machine tool mfrs wouldn’t provide them, even at a price.
you said the gear teeth on the bronze part are good? they look pretty damn clearly worn from just the video view. Do my eyes deceive me? Wow if you look careful while your pressing the parts together you can see the bronze slightly deforming on the far right side.
great job mate . I worked as a maintenance machinist years ago but there was no pressure because mistakes can easily be made. we got no visits to the workshop by production supervisors
Nice project, Kyle! For what it’s worth, I would have taken the same approach with the steel hub.
I am enjoying this series immensely
This is going to be a fun series to watch Kyle. A lot of repairing, some modification improvements and good old fashion great work. Love this stuff. Keep it up and thanks for sharing.
Well done, never give up
Does the feed have it's own drive motor?
When I was apprenticing for my plumber's cert I had a mentor that showed me a few things about machining. Randy Roach who stood of all of 5'4" and he worked on the Liberty Ships during War2 and he was an incredible source of knowledge on welding and machining. He was a hero to me. I want to thank you sir for letting me take this journey with you as I am retired now but I am still eager to learn. Once again Kyle I thank you.
GREAT WORK.
Treee Panning is going overboard on the emphasis. There is only one "e" and the "p" doesn't need a boost either. Aim more for the "ep" sound in Pepsi, or even the "up" sound in uphill.
That mill will be better than Lucas ever made it. Nice work, as always, Kyle!
Great work! Excellent, you saved alot money keep up the good work Bravo@
The LUCAS PROJECT part 1 is a wonderful video. Great work.
Take this as you will, coming from a complete amateur who's rescued a few machines from scrap, but… I like your thinking here. The original parts may have been the most cost effective, not the best way of achieving the desired result!
I really like looking at that worm gear. Mathematically machined precision art. Thanks sharing!!
This is a nice repair Kyle.
I totally agree with your idea of fixing this.
Since you know, or Lucas knows what causes the part to break and how it happens.
I know you will be cautious running the machine so this does not happen.
Most likely the machines operator's were part of the cause of failure.
We have all seen abuses in the shop.
The Lucas Engineer's could have come up with a upgrade like you did.
This is going to be a nice machine when you are done rebuilding it.
And another asset to your shop for many years.
Have a great weekend. 👍 🇺🇸👍
Another thing about the seal. You will never run this machine the amount of hours it was designed for and possibly run in its former life. This machine was built to run thousands of hours, you could never use it that much.
Great repair and looks like a good plan for the other items that need attention.
Joe
For the hand wheel repair, I think it would be cool to make a hub and use an aftermarket steering wheel.
Love seeing the HSS bring the sauce !
No notification today 😮😮 that sucks . But another great video
Parabéns ótimo trabalho
Just loctite, no screws.
Screws will shear off again, with loctite, 180°C in stove and it will fall apart, with no broken screws in the bronze gear 😉
I have said in the past that I like your approach to things. You could have just added to the jankiness but chose to go beyond a simple repair and improve the parts. I think you lean toward over engineering things and as you have no one to answer to for cost over runs who cares! Cheers
hey butcher self taught i bet you keep saying doesn't matter when yu make a mistake
No coolant on the lathe? Just raw doggin it 😂
Looks like quite the air gap, putting your yellow hoist in it's perch….. Little air cushion going on, or, yer just dropping super slow LOL
Little dab-o-silicone ? Instead of the seal ?
well done
Great video. You must work too hard. I'm sending you donuts and milk shakes😂
excellent video,looking forward to the series!
so cold for fix
Nice job!!!
Were you able to obtain any detail drawings for those parts unavailable? Most of the old line machine tool mfrs wouldn’t provide them, even at a price.
I hope you have manuals from Lucas. Did Lucas still excists today or it's gone ?
I don't know why you wouldn't have just made a square cut o-ring . You can buy the material in expensively and glued it to whatever size you needed?
Maybe aluminum-bronze would be a better substitute than a 660. Perhaps even a 80-10-10 would a good choice if you decide not to go with cr steel.
Excellent job, Kyle, well done. Looking forward for the rest of the series, to see you breathe new life in the Lucas.
Great Repair!
Great work and problem solving, Curtis and Oliver (Snowball Eng) will be proud of you.
Although this was an interesting repair, I'm compelled to admit the 964 turbo poster stole the show. Own one yet, or still saving?
Using a 3D model to check if a part will fit and work is a really good idea.
you said the gear teeth on the bronze part are good? they look pretty damn clearly worn from just the video view. Do my eyes deceive me? Wow if you look careful while your pressing the parts together you can see the bronze slightly deforming on the far right side.
Making a failure Point stronger by replacing bronze with steel?
So what part is gonna break next time ?
great job mate . I worked as a maintenance machinist years ago but there was no pressure because mistakes can easily be made. we got no visits to the workshop by production supervisors
dude…get one of the local kids to come in ans sweep up for you…..wtf
"OD's in the inside" = ID's37:45 what's this process accomplishing?
It's kind of funny that you said "silicone" bronze when you meant silicon and the TSB said "silicon" RTV when they meant silicone.
" Fix them or repair them" Why are you saying the same thing twice in the same sentence?