Restoring a Geometric Threading Die Head
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- I take apart a 5/16 DSA Geometric Die Head, clean and check everything, then put it all back together. I did the same thing a few weeks prior but with a 9/16 DSA Geometric Die Head but didn't make a video of it so I thought I would do it this time instead.
These were made by the Greenfield Tap and Die Company a long time ago.
There are many different Die Heads made by many different companies. A similar model was called Rubometric
It's a very nice tool and I very much enjoy bringing old tools back to life.
Just found your channel and subscribed. Great content man!!!
Thanks man! Much appreciated!
I really don't get the need for the fast speed. I hoped I would understand how it's made and works inside, and what goes where, but I'm sorry to say I don't feel I learned anything after watching. At least there was no irritating music... Small blessings...
just the grease had turned into glue...
Way too fast. I had to slow it down and still too jerky. Hard to watch.
had same problem with mine, just soaked it in WD40 and it finally broke loose. Glad I didn't take it apart! holy cow, more parts than a car engine! Oiled it up and it's been fine. mine hadn't been used for years also. thanks for video!
Glad to hear that you got it working! Thanks for your comment!
I agree with other guy, it’s too fast to be of benefit. If I had epilepsy it would have triggered 😤 me but I guess you’re not supposed to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Thanks for your input. You do know that you can choose your playback speed here on UA-cam right? Might want to give that a try :)
"Cleaning a Geometric Threading Die Head"
What are you going to do to protect it from rust now that you've stripped off the oil & grease?
"Restore - repair or renovate so as to return it to its original condition" I guess nothing is obvious to some people... You said it your self, oil & grease prevents rust, and I showed that I had removed the old oil & grease... I (wrongly) assumed that everyone would understand that I oiled the Geometric threading die head without me showing this step. I didn't show how I turned on the lights that allowed me to see what I was doing and to record this video, but I have not gotten any questions about that either. But I guess there's a first for everything... And it's soon been two years since I uploaded this video and I can tell you it has not rusted one bit and works great.
@@DanielSallros lol exactly! where was the repair or renovation? all i saw was cleaning and reassembly. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
it seems reasonable to ask what you would use to prevent the rust. maybe you used ballistol, maybe it was wd40, maybe it was 10w30. it is relevant information about the cleaning you did here.
no need to get all worked up and sarcastic. if you don't want comments on your videos, you can turn them off.
@@JerseyTom As I showed in the video it was completely seized up and would not move at all. It doesn't matter how you restore a non working thing to it's original working condition, it is still restored. I'm not worked up, I just replied in the same spirit as I think your comment was written. If you would have just asked what oil or grease I used to prevent it rusting afterwards, that would have constituted a sincere question that would warrant a sincere answer.
But instead you felt you had to start off by basically saying: "Hey, I came here expecting to see some restoration and all you did was clean it! You should have called this video something else! Oh and another thing, what are you going to do to protect it from rust now that you...."
Yeah, that to me really doesn't sound like someone that wants to know about oils and or grease.
I honestly don't remember what kind or brand of oil I used. Nothing special that's for sure.
Comments are fun so I would never turn them off... I answer almost all comments. It's fun to see some people nitpicking some minor spelling errors or what they think is incorrect use of one word or phrase. Especially when they have English as their native language and it's only my second language.
@@DanielSallros > Especially when they have English as their native language and it's only my second language.
Ah, gotcha, well that explains the "restoring"/"cleaning" mix up! No worries! Best wishes for continued and future successes.
Thanks for the video. Mine was an auction acquiring and had been used in a screw machine under a full oil bath and just like yours the oil had hardened from improper storage. I just swabbed mine with DTE light spindle oil as reassembled it. got to put it on the Hardinge Chucker for the final pull off adjustment but other than that is seems fine. I will probably give it a shot of WD before storing after next use.
Nice! Great to hear and see people putting these very nice tools back in use :)