Reviving My Bargain CNC Mill
Added 2024-10-13 02:19:31 +0000 UTCIt has a lot of problems, but I think we can manage.
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This is really great content Wes. Getting the "how" and "why" behind the fixing is super interesting for me--a non-engineer, non-mechanic. I'm exactly who you're talking about not realizing the difference between standards. I have some general idea that there are differences but don't know the indicators of those differences. Thanks for all the extra effort putting in this background.
bjedg
2024-10-16 17:46:41 +0000 UTCI am so invested in this now... I've had to deal with way cover damage a few times, and no matter how much you work or massage them, you can never get them working right after they get damaged that first time. Can't wait to see how this works once it's all put together.
Patrick Filion
2024-10-14 13:06:17 +0000 UTCI love that the scale model looks like the Theriac-25 π
Chris Jenkins
2024-10-14 04:40:34 +0000 UTCI ran into JIS threads on a Komatsu V12 I dyno tested. Added time locating adapters I needed.
Roger Howell
2024-10-13 23:37:07 +0000 UTCWes, may have found your equal in skill diversity https://youtu.be/nJEtNft9roU?si=vsyuUImnn50f1cT3
Tom Hollowell
2024-10-13 23:04:16 +0000 UTCI guess that depends on whether you have more money than time.
TheOnespeedbiker
2024-10-13 20:46:34 +0000 UTCToyota had a frame recall for those for rusting out, they actually replaced peoples frames on their trucks, my Uncle's truck got one sometime in the later 2000s, so good chance this trucks frame is not even the original
Greg
2024-10-13 18:32:52 +0000 UTCWe Just went through a way cover failure on a 1994 Mitsubishi, it was purchased new and its only been in a single man shop doing minimal production stuff, and it never gets really well cleaned. just to give you a for instance it has had a Bridgeport slotting head mounted to the nose of the spindle to cut any pitch (including helical) gears using shop made single point cutters. We looked at rebuild services, its like 1500 per cover, so we cleaned them up, straightened any bent shit with a hammer and put them back together without any of the plastic squishy bits or wiper lips and it seems to work just fine. They seem to still keep the small stones churches and lead out of the ways.
Greg
2024-10-13 18:04:25 +0000 UTCSuper fun fact about British standard pipe fittings is there are two kinds, BSPT and BSPP, they are the same theory as the US NPT vs NPS tapered vs straight I ordered BSPT from mcmaster thinking the S stood fro straight like the US standard and the T stood for thread.. nope, what I needed was P for parallel, and not p for pipe, but PP for Pipe Parralel and it ended with me chasing the thread on the lathe until it was BSPP. super fun. the good thing about hydraulic fittings, at least the male adapters is if you have a lathe, a welder, imagination, and a perverse willingness to waste your time you can make almost any adapter work. I turned a m17 x 1.5 o ring boss to 3/8" inverted flare power steering adapter into an M16 x 1.5 fitting for a grey market Toyota cab over pickup the other day. it can be done in a pinch.
Greg
2024-10-13 17:06:43 +0000 UTCYeah it's a shame, they are great vehicles. My friend picked one up a couple years ago at an auction for decent price. Found it had the frame recall done. They do a bunch of stuff when they do it, thing ended up being pretty much mint. I was insanely jealous.
K H
2024-10-13 16:35:02 +0000 UTCI was interested in learning the backstory on the phrase clapped out. I have heard it used since I was a kid but no idea of the origin. From the web βClapped out" is a British English phrase meaning "worn out" or "dilapidated," primarily used to describe old machinery or vehicles; its origin likely stems from the idea of something being "clapped" (hit repeatedly) to the point of being damaged or no longer functional, with the earliest recorded use appearing around the mid-20th century. We need to add rust somewhere in that description
Tom Hollowell
2024-10-13 15:52:06 +0000 UTCYeah, but my workshop has gone from 3000 sq ft down to 500 in the last 10 years, so I would have had to get rid of it eventually anyway.....
Chris M
2024-10-13 15:23:02 +0000 UTCYeah, took bad. Would be nice to save it.
K H
2024-10-13 14:27:27 +0000 UTCWouldn't that cost six times as much? Doesn't sound necessarily overly smart.
Texas J
2024-10-13 14:26:37 +0000 UTCLOL.
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 14:26:04 +0000 UTCUnfortunately this one missed the cutoff.
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 14:25:54 +0000 UTCThere are certainly lasers and interferometers that are more accurate than these, but you're talking huge $.
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 14:25:16 +0000 UTCYeah pretty much. A smart person would have just bought a new one.
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 14:24:03 +0000 UTCI think we are at least 8 years past the cutoff.
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 14:23:41 +0000 UTCYeah, it's hard to make the time. But it should be nice when/if it's done.
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 14:23:10 +0000 UTCI had a Tree VMC1260 that was much worse. The covers were actually torn open and one of the ball screw bearings was torched. Plus it had 9 separate way covers. Took me a month to fix them.
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 14:22:36 +0000 UTCMan that hurts.
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 14:21:16 +0000 UTCWe're over the hump for sure!
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 14:20:58 +0000 UTCThere is a recall on the Tacomas for frame rot issues. You could check if that one falls into it, although I suspect there is a time limit on when you can claim it.
K H
2024-10-13 14:04:27 +0000 UTCIf you ever wanted to watch a man engage in a labor of love, this is the video for you. π
K H
2024-10-13 13:59:55 +0000 UTCI didn't know when I asked. I wasn't even aware there were levels that were precise to .0005" per foot. That's insane precision. Time to go internet deep dive on levels.
Texas J
2024-10-13 13:14:14 +0000 UTCπ
James Riordan
2024-10-13 12:48:49 +0000 UTCExcellent video with a lot of useful info. It sure is more fun working on your own rusty junk versus someone else's but the pay sucks. I am looking forward to part two.
Eric Corse
2024-10-13 11:17:38 +0000 UTCAs a former resident of the Midwest, I thoroughly enjoy your videos.
Russell Middleton
2024-10-13 08:58:34 +0000 UTCNice work on the way covers. I have done the same work on the way covers on my Fadal 4020 Alot of straightening, welding and sanding, but nice when its done.
tommy bengtsson
2024-10-13 08:05:34 +0000 UTCI was gonna say, wasn't there a recall....
Chris M
2024-10-13 07:03:02 +0000 UTCIRC the digital ones are not nearly as accurate.... These are machinst levels, not generic construction levels, I don't think I've ever seen digital ones...
Chris M
2024-10-13 06:58:47 +0000 UTCI rebuilt a mill, upgraded all the motors & controllers, then had to abandon it as I could not move it when I lost my workspace..... Yeah, I know.
Chris M
2024-10-13 05:29:42 +0000 UTCWay too much way cover work for me to have had the patience for, but you seem to have reached a good way point on your journey to a CNC functioning machine, plus hopefully there's not way more work to go. ;-)
Andrew Burton
2024-10-13 04:57:38 +0000 UTCNothing worse than spending 2 hours leveling the machine and then finding it's too low to slide the coolant tank in...
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 04:05:57 +0000 UTCThat is a big top tip about extending the leveling jacks before setting the machine down.
Dana
2024-10-13 04:01:51 +0000 UTCIt's just what I have. They are accurate to something like .0005" per foot, which is a crazy spec.
Watch Wes Work
2024-10-13 03:55:05 +0000 UTCInteresting so far. Can't wait for the next part! Is there a reason you prefer analog levels?
Texas J
2024-10-13 03:44:25 +0000 UTCMy 2000 Toyota Taco doesn't look like that.... Toyota did a recall on the frames around 2010 for 1998 to 2004 for just that problem. Rusting out.
Jon Koferl
2024-10-13 03:30:30 +0000 UTCI got confused by the Imperial vs Metric rant, I think it's best explained with https://ceeshop.com.au/products/premium-t-shirt-metric-vs-banana-black :)
David Bird
2024-10-13 03:10:07 +0000 UTCWay to leave it in a cliff hanger. Looking forward to part 2
Patrick Fifield
2024-10-13 03:03:18 +0000 UTCBeen waiting to see this again
Darran
2024-10-13 02:21:17 +0000 UTC
