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When you and John were standing around looking like two "children" wondering "what next", priceless. I have to commend you on your perseverance and continually amazed by the things you build to help attain your vision.
Dom, when you are feeding the cutter down through the workpiece, don't use the large diameter wheel which is directly in front of you. Only use that for positioning, once you are near to where you need to start drilling, pull the two handles which are on the same center as the large wheel towards you. Then use the small hand wheel which is under the head to feed the tool, you have much finer control and it doesn't take so much effort. Best of luck with the project.
Instead of having to rewire the wago box each time you change machine, just fit a 32A Commando socket, and 32A plugs on each machine, making them “hot swappable”
Those "GREASE NIPPLES" were OIL PORTS - if you pumped everything full of grease you done screwed up boy! Hahaha Oil with grit and chips and swarf in it, runs away and can be cleaned off, when the grit gets in GREASE it turns into Valve-Grinding compound and destroys the machine
Not sure why you did not drill out the core and continue with the original cutter. I used to work one of these machines but a long time ago. A cracking bit of kit. I'm sure it will pay for itself. For the horizontal hole turn up a shaft to fit your new hole and sit it on v blocks for support. you can get or make these on a screw thread, clock it level each side and clamp the now vertical base with an angle plate. Hope that makes sense.
Great to see you and John set the machine up and get it working. I remember having a tour around the Archdale Factory in Worcester who made Radial Drills and other heavy machines when I was about to leave school and seek an engineering apprenticeship. Ended up at another Worcester Engineering Company but didn't stick it out and went in other directions.
Was that gearbox oil an EP grade oil? EP oils have a tendency to eat bronze and brass parts such as bearings. It is better to use heavy hydraulic oil which has additives that don't attack copper.
All that messing about with centre pop marks to get the cutter concentric with the first hole , conventional that would be done by keeping the spindle locked , take out the cutter , fit a drill chuck , small enough to pass through the hole and centre drill for the smaller cutter , or if the chuck is too big use a long series centre Drill , if you kept the spindle locked you should be able to put the second cutter though without the pin in any case . You say you can’t use white metal to fix the spindle , have you thought of resin, check out Belzona metal ,they have a very helpful technical department . Good luck.
T-shirts? Dom, the contacor is buzzing on the up/down. This is usually caused by wear or dirt on the faces of the soft iron around the coil. The mating surfaces that touch when it is energized just need flattening and cleaning
You could just drill the holes and machine reamer to final size at one setting, machine reamer quite easy to get . Adjustable machine reamers are available 0:30
Great that you are going to all this trouble to get the wheels of the Ranalah perfectly aligned but I wonder if it is really necessary. You would still be pushing a curved wheel up against a flat one even with a small misalignment so the resultant curve to the panel would be the same.
To drill the second hole why not turn up an extension that has an OD that matches the ID of the first hole. That will locate the second hole perfectly concentric with the first.
When raising and lowering the arm, i think you were using the interlock on the mechanical lock to stop/start the power, i suspect the contacts are not designed for that operation. I suggest you unlock using the lever, then raise/lower using the other control, which looks like it is designed to make & break contact under load. As others have said, the handle you are using for feeding is a bit course, engage the power/fine feed by pulling the twin levers towards yourself. There will be a feed speed selector that has a position to use the fine feed handle under the head. Enjoy the machine. Baldric.
I’d love a Ranalah vitreous enamel badge, no plastic, real enamel please. There are a few places that make them, you want one where the surface is polished flat, not hollow filled, cheers Dom, Love that drill!
Hey Don, this episode was just brilliant. The massive machine is well massive but doesn’t it do the hole cut so well. I don’t know what the lifetime of that hole cutter is but maybe it would be a good idea to save wear on the long one by pre-cutting each time with the short one. What do you think?
Ordered some stickers to plaster over my workshop! I'd definitely buy a hoody, micro ranalah keyring, metal working hammers, and the pillar/stand you mentioned way back when... and probably anything else i could fit in a single garage shop 😂
Surely if you are just changing the drill bit or cutter to a smaller size all you need to do is leave the arm locked in that location or am i missing something
I don't think they do really. The point on the pilot helps for initial alignment but it's not rigid enough to affect the actual cutter.@@DominicChineas
Not brave enough yet to use the drill feed eh dom . Worked one of those in the 80s when I was 18 . Great machine but boy they can really bite back if not careful !
Your new 'contraption' is called a radial drill. They are lovely to use - a word, if you dont mind, never cut dry. Use a soluble cutting fluid - plenty on-line - to keep the cutting edges of tools sharp.
Worked on one of these radial arm drills, off and on, for 23 years. Lots of people asking why you’re not using coolant. If you’ve had any engineering background you would know that using coolant with cast iron turns the swarf into an abrasive paste. Not recommended where you want to preserve the accuracy of your machine slides ! At a push you can sometimes use paraffin.
Those 'grease nipples' may well have been oil nipples , if you use grease it will not lubricate as it should and block the oil ways with Grease. Try Lathes UK for a manual ?
They were oil nipples, they are supposed to be that shape, grease will cause excessive wear in time, the only guaranteed way to get it all out is to strip everything that's been incorrectly greased and clean it manually.
@@howardosborne8647 Yea - Wanner made a really good gun - an essential on Myfords and the like. Using grease will destroy the bearing surfaces over time. The gloop out of the oil drain looked like grease that had made it's way in there - probably from a greased oil nipple overflow..
Watching Dom putting grease to those oil nipples made me cry. I have over 40 years maintaining and rebuilding all sorts of machine tools, the damage that I have seen due to using grease is heart breaking. If in doubt USE OIL! If it needs grease you will have to oil it more often. If it needs oil and you use grease, you will be replacing metal very soon. This is old British iron, if it leaks oil, it's working! Just ask a Triumph or BSA rider or a landrovr owner :)
Dom, as others have already mentioned those domed nipples are actually oiling points to be lubricated with a pump action oiler gun. They are often referred to as 'oil zerks'. Grease will not lubricate those areas properly like proper slideway oil will.
The nipples that appeared worn are actually meant to be that shape. They are oil nipples, most lubrication points on large machinery is oil rather than grease. I carried out maintenance and repairs on workshop machinery for the last 30 years of my career. There should be a lubrication chart on one of the brass plates on the radial drill, saying which oil or grease to use ( some points will use grease). They will have probably all been superceded by modern equivalents, but a quick Google will help you out there. I hope this helps. I'm thoroughly enjoying all the projects you've got on the go , along with Make it at Market. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much for the knowledge, I’m sure some grease will be better than nothing! I appreciate the comments on make it at market, fingers crossed we can do another series this year!
@@DominicChineas Unfortunately, that's not the case. Grease in machines tools where there is supposed to be oil is, well bad... lol. Grease holds chips, swarf, dust, grit, etc. and essentially turns into lapping compound, doing massive damage to close fitting sliding and rotating parts. Many of those fittings are going to be feeding shafts in plain bearings. Grease in those plain bearings is like starting the death clock for that old machine... You "might" be able to flush some of those areas with a lot of oil, but to properly fix it now is likely going to require disassembly. Honestly, substantial mistakes have been made and really should be addressed. I want to end this with something positive because I feel like im lecturing lol, you guys are great on video together, very fun to watch. Cheers.
I was an apprentice in the machine tool industry. You need to skim the base first to have a good reference surface else how do you ensure the horizontal bore is square?
Not brave enough yet to use the drill feed eh dom . Worked one of those in the 80s when I was 18 . Great machine but boy they can really bite back if not careful !
For the future, you might want to think about making a stepped flat drill. Start with gauge plate long enough to reach through both holes. On the lathe, turn the sides of the plate for the diameters of the two holes, making the small one long enough to go through the bottom. Heat treat to harden. Then grind cutting edges at the end and the step at the big end. Using this, you will always have the holes inline.
Dear Dom Yes, those are oil nipples NOT grease nipples. Several companies make an "oil gun" for Myford lathes. Even their newest machines still use oil fittings like this, so you can get a new item that will work on your drill.
You might be in for a rebuild on that machine Dom. If you pumped those oil ways full of grease your in trouble. That was a huge mistake!!! Oil zerks Dom not grease nipples. They are very different. But you got that hole drilled. So that's a start.
Love to see that beauty come back to life! 1 - Maybe think about drilling the smaller diameter hole through both pieces as the first step. That way you know the lower part will be in line with the upper hole and you don't have to worry about things shifting or adding that other step of center punching it. As rigid as the drill is, I have no doubt that it could sink the larger annular cutter into the upper bracket without a bother. Make sense? Go all the way through with the smaller cutter, then switch to the larger cutter for that final movement, insuring that everything is naturally aligned. 2 - To get the next hole drilled 90º to the holes you've already made..... I would use a mag drill, not the big ol' beauty you just restored. Make some pins that will fit snugly into the vertical holes. To those pins, weld a flat plate that's at least 1/4" thick and as large as your mag drill, in a vertical orientation, so it can hold your mag drill in position to drill the horizontal hole. That way you know everything will line up just how you want. It would be a lot easier and less complex than trying to finagle the Ranalah around, dealing with hundreds of pounds of iron that could tip or fall or otherwise draw blood. I don't see any way to easily hold the Ranalah in the big drill while also being able to reference the location of the two holes that you need to use as a reference. You could build all sorts of things that'd hold the Ranalah in the machine, but how do you get it so that the holes you've already drilled are in the correct orientation with the Big Ol' drill? Yeah, that'd be super-tricky, so the best bet is to just use the two holes you just made as the point of attachment for a stand-off plate your mag drill can clamp to. Quick and simple and far more economical than trying to build something to hold the whole casting!
Seems amag drill could have been more practical, less expensive, and taken up less for space if it could have been used to do this job. I could be mistaken about this. Nevertheless, you all made a fun and interesting video and I thank you. I apologize if I am wrong about the mag drill method.
Be careful if you swing the head too far without fastening it down the whole thing. Can fall over been there when I first started work as a YTS in the 80s 🤭
I love your new Radial Drill ! What a machine it’s sad that the previous owner allowed it to go so long without proper maintenance. I’m glad it’s in the hands of someone now who seems to have a passion for it. I have to confess tho I stopped watching when I saw the “oil nipples” being changed for “grease nipples” iv spent countless hours of my life cleaning grease out of places it shouldn’t have been. Grease and machine tools as a rule of thumb don’t mix as grease will 1 - collect chips and 2 - won’t reach all the way into all the areas that need lubrication and 3 - block any future attempts of oiling as the passages are plugged with grease ! ( oil obviously is applied with no real pressure behind it due to the the design of most oil guns available ) Probably a few oil changes would be in order at short intervals due to the terrible condition of the old oil to flush it. Lastly on a very important note these machines can kill in the blink of an eye as can any powerful spindle, I think it’s law in a workplace these need a “jet brake” thing that can stop the spindle in 1revolution when triggered , not saying you need to retro fit 1 but the absolute upmost respect and care is needed when operating this machine as it will literally kill you if it gets a hold of you. I didn’t watch the full video but a note on gear box oils if there’s a sight glass say 1/4 the way up from the bottom it’s lightly exactly that just fill it 1/2,way. However some machines have sight glasses up high in the gear box to “show oil flow” so when the machine is off these will be empty and when running oil should be visible running just a thought if you’d not seen them it may not be immediately obvious what they are. All the best with your fantastic new machine 👍🏻
Yes I see other people have said the same thing they’re oil nipples not grease nipples use something like trans 250 or trans 160 Hope this helps Michael.
Amazing machine! Could you have avoided making a centre finder as follows? Punch the centre for the top hole and start it with the large drill, making a scratch pass to locate the bit, then swap it out for the smaller bore and drill through both parts leaving a ring on the top part marking the outline of the larger hole. Swap the larger bit back in, locating it in the initial scratch cut. Then drill out the larger hole. Re merchandise: pencils. Can't get enough pencils. Even better if you can get Blackwing. Love the channel, thanks. G
Worth noting those are incredibly top heavy when you swing the arm around, needs really strong anchor bolts, much more than you would think.Have a habit of falling over.
If you have no idea what you are doing, leave the machine alone before it kills you. I have seen one of those cast steel cubes thrown off the radial drill when a three inch drill snapped, just missed killing two people as it flew across an alleyway. Also wear hairnets, as if you snag the rotating drill, it will tear your scalp off. Use proper Dormer drills, not drill bits designed for a portable drill.
Yes, if you call it that. I used to be a Quality Manager in a Machine Shop, and seen some daft things done by machine operators. Big machines have large powerful motors, and do not take prisoners. @@andymccabe6712
I wired up a 3 ph socket in my workshop, that way you can just fit a 3 ph plug on your machines that are not regularly used, t saves a lot of wiring, and also prevents an overload on the circuit in the event that more than one machine is used. Chris B.
Dom it wasn't my intention to be rude and i don't think i was, i am trying to stop you from killing yourself which you do not seem to be taking on board. Plus my point is there are so many easy ways of doing a seemingly difficult job. Please stop trying to find rudeness where none is intended.
Thank you for explaining I appreciate it, I always appreciate people sharing there knowledge, trust me I don’t want to cause injury to myself or anyone else! We are being cautious, thank you
Actually finished work an hour early to day and rushed home to my Happy place, pint of cider and Dom on youtube. Another great episode, even Wendy didn't disappoint haha
Wow! That thing has more nipples than a Tamworth pig! Stickers have been ordered and at least one of them will be going into my copy of your tools book! 💚🐇🐴💚
Have you thought about producing t shirts with the Ranalah logo on? I think it would be a good addition to the range, make it look like its a vintage shirt
I love my original Ranalah, but one thing that quirks me is that “Ranalah” is only cast on one side. Because of this I have to have the machine oriented so that the Ranalah words greet me every morning when I walk through the workshop door. How about OCD special version please with Ranalah on both sides? 😊…… ps I realise this would completely require a new casting pattern. Just saying. 😂. Cheers, Matt
Expanding on the other viewer's comment about video titles... It can be difficult for someone coming to a YT channel part-way through a project to find the related videos and navigate through them in the correct order. [I've encountered this on a number of channels.] So, with your many projects, Dom, it would be helpful to mention which one is featured as part of the title, even if it starts in a slightly sensationalistic manner! (Might also help your only-interested-in-the-Porsche fans to avoid the other varied content that you produce!) Can't comment about the engineering or the machine tool, but this time, especially, I was getting rather anxious about your approach to getting the drill working. The comments on the previous video contained masses of leads for discovering how to use and maintain this beast, and I was dismayed to hear that you still hadn't obtained a manual, nor, as far as I could tell, fastened it to the floor -- as strongly advised by many people. Your 'can-do' approach (and rueful recovery from mistakes) is usually refreshing and entertaining, but this time it felt like you were taking unnecessary risks in order to make progress. We don't want you getting hurt -- please take more time and more precautions, and show us a different project if progress hasn't been made. We won't mind, really!
Did you need to make a center punch? Surely if the machine set up isn't changed, (obviously vertically to change the bit) then would it be in line already. Just a thought as I've never used such a machine. Good work though, keep it up mate
Captivating footage again Dom. I particularly like the bit where John is repeating your checks, not believing that you'd already done them! And the sudden lifting of the drill bed as you troubleshoot the electrical problem correctly. Brilliant and Keep em coming !
You should have got the bed levelled to the axis of the pillar and the drill should be grouted to the floor of workshop (elf and safety) as you could tip the radial drill over with weight of workpiece.bottle jacks made from box tube and boiler plate and some decent sized screws and locknuts. You also need a good selection of morse tapers for adapting to drills.
Do not put grease in oil nipples. You're making yourself a maintenance nightmare. You will have to disassemble all those parts to clean the grease out. It will not lubricate like oil and will block oil from getting where it needs to be.
Hi try centre your top hole drill to one 1/3 down then change your call bit for the small hole drill all the way through to your bottom hole then come back and finish your top hole if you know what I mean!!
Line boring.............should have subbed it out to 'SNOWBALL ENGINEERING'. Brilliant guy, not the greatest communicator but great heavy-ish engineering. Thought your viewers may like.
awesome tool, PS if you didn't know, these big Radial arm drills have an auto feed, like the screw cutting feed on lathes, so to do these holes single handed, you can set the feed, get the quill close, prepare the oil can, then engage the feed clutch, these also have stoppers in some models, which declutch this feed gear when the depth you set is reached.
The elevation motor wont operate with the lock leaver down. Also the head will remain in the same position while the lock is on (as long as the brakes are adjusted correctly) so drill your first hole, change cutters and drill your second hole, they will be in line, that is what the machine is designed to do. you may need to drill a smaller hole with a standard drill and enlarge with a reamer to get a more precise hole. they are a beautiful machine, a joy and a beauty to behold!!
Time to make a wall plaque with 'Step by Step' operating instructions. Considering how you move from one project to another quite regularly, you will, no doubt, forget some small lever combination and have to fiddle with the 'Beast' till you re-discover it... A binder with 'Settings and Lube Schedules' will save a lot of time and reduce wear on your 'new' shop tool...
Stickers ordered… letting my mind wander, I came up with Ranalah rolling pins as a suggestion: pastry rollers leaving an array of Ranalah machines impressed in the dough. 🤣 More sensibly, pin badges, water bottles, cups (both ceramic and antispill travel types), hats and t-shirts are all things I would consider buying.
I think the problem is, that they want a center mark in the middle of the lower surface to register with the center punch of the annular cutter, and that needs to be centered relative to the bore in the upper part. That's why he made a giant center punch out of the tailstock center. To reach down there and create a dimple.
Dom, you guys have done a fantastic job!! As long as you’re making forward progress you’re doing good. My son and I started a business where we’re producing a dirt bike part and it’s crazy how much work we’ve had to pour into it, hard to know how much it takes till you’ve done such a job. Thanks for sharing your experience, it’s been a great inspiration for me.
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When you and John were standing around looking like two "children" wondering "what next", priceless. I have to commend you on your perseverance and continually amazed by the things you build to help attain your vision.
Dom, when you are feeding the cutter down through the workpiece, don't use the large diameter wheel which is directly in front of you. Only use that for positioning, once you are near to where you need to start drilling, pull the two handles which are on the same center as the large wheel towards you. Then use the small hand wheel which is under the head to feed the tool, you have much finer control and it doesn't take so much effort.
Best of luck with the project.
Perfect thank you!! That is super helpful
Instead of having to rewire the wago box each time you change machine, just fit a 32A Commando socket, and 32A plugs on each machine, making them “hot swappable”
This would be far too sensible!
@@DominicChineas but Dom, judging by the number of projects you have on the go at any one time, don't you think a little sense is long overdue?
Yeah, what he just said!👍
Those "GREASE NIPPLES" were OIL PORTS - if you pumped everything full of grease you done screwed up boy! Hahaha
Oil with grit and chips and swarf in it, runs away and can be cleaned off, when the grit gets in GREASE it turns into Valve-Grinding compound and destroys the machine
These guys ain't too swuft. At least they're being occupied by a junk machine. No harm done.
Not sure why you did not drill out the core and continue with the original cutter. I used to work one of these machines but a long time ago. A cracking bit of kit. I'm sure it will pay for itself. For the horizontal hole turn up a shaft to fit your new hole and sit it on v blocks for support. you can get or make these on a screw thread, clock it level each side and clamp the now vertical base with an angle plate. Hope that makes sense.
Great to see you and John set the machine up and get it working. I remember having a tour around the Archdale Factory in Worcester who made Radial Drills and other heavy machines when I was about to leave school and seek an engineering apprenticeship. Ended up at another Worcester Engineering Company but didn't stick it out and went in other directions.
My dad was a machine tool maker at Archdale.
Was that gearbox oil an EP grade oil? EP oils have a tendency to eat bronze and brass parts such as bearings. It is better to use heavy hydraulic oil which has additives that don't attack copper.
All that messing about with centre pop marks to get the cutter concentric with the first hole , conventional that would be done by keeping the spindle locked , take out the cutter , fit a drill chuck , small enough to pass through the hole and centre drill for the smaller cutter , or if the chuck is too big use a long series centre Drill , if you kept the spindle locked you should be able to put the second cutter though without the pin in any case . You say you can’t use white metal to fix the spindle , have you thought of resin, check out Belzona metal ,they have a very helpful technical department . Good luck.
Excellent workmanship Dom, John is very much the perfectionist Ranalah is in good hands. Cheers
T-shirts? Dom, the contacor is buzzing on the up/down. This is usually caused by wear or dirt on the faces of the soft iron around the coil. The mating surfaces that touch when it is energized just need flattening and cleaning
Just saw the website, Dom. Looks fantastic and I’m as excited as you are to watch it grow.
Deffo get some T-shirts done.
You could just drill the holes and machine reamer to final size at one setting, machine reamer quite easy to get . Adjustable machine reamers are available 0:30
You’ve just changed oil nipples for grease nipples be carful
Great that you are going to all this trouble to get the wheels of the Ranalah perfectly aligned but I wonder if it is really necessary. You would still be pushing a curved wheel up against a flat one even with a small misalignment so the resultant curve to the panel would be the same.
To drill the second hole why not turn up an extension that has an OD that matches the ID of the first hole. That will locate the second hole perfectly concentric with the first.
I basically did this, I made a sleeve it’s the brass bit you can see on the shaft while drilling the second hole
The suspense almost caused me a heart attack…i kept thinking “what if one is slightly off “ 🤪🤔😁
I think I'd use the flat surfaces as registers to maintain squareness between the two axes. Machine those flat and square first.
Another way would be to turn up a close fitting mandrel to protrude both ends of the top hole, support it on V-blocks, and clamp down
When raising and lowering the arm, i think you were using the interlock on the mechanical lock to stop/start the power, i suspect the contacts are not designed for that operation. I suggest you unlock using the lever, then raise/lower using the other control, which looks like it is designed to make & break contact under load.
As others have said, the handle you are using for feeding is a bit course, engage the power/fine feed by pulling the twin levers towards yourself. There will be a feed speed selector that has a position to use the fine feed handle under the head.
Enjoy the machine.
Baldric.
I’d like to see one of those extra miniature Ranalah’s on the website like a tradesman’s sample
I have 10 of them cast! I am just currently working on packaging for them, watch this space they won’t be far away!
I can remember my time as an apprentice toolmaker using a Radial drill. Very powerful.
I’d love a Ranalah vitreous enamel badge, no plastic, real enamel please. There are a few places that make them, you want one where the surface is polished flat, not hollow filled, cheers Dom, Love that drill!
The ranalah script or the illustration of a ranalah? I can’t decide?!
@@DominicChineas an illustration of the Ranalah with the name underneath please, it doesn’t need to be massive to support the detail needed 👍
Hey Don, this episode was just brilliant. The massive machine is well massive but doesn’t it do the hole cut so well.
I don’t know what the lifetime of that hole cutter is but maybe it would be a good idea to save wear on the long one by pre-cutting each time with the short one. What do you think?
Yeah that is not a bad idea, especially now that I have the short one!
Blimey Dom, that’s a piece of kit !!!, how about building a 1:1 model of one of the Bismarks engines as your next project now you’ve got that! 😁
Ordered some stickers to plaster over my workshop! I'd definitely buy a hoody, micro ranalah keyring, metal working hammers, and the pillar/stand you mentioned way back when... and probably anything else i could fit in a single garage shop 😂
Surely if you are just changing the drill bit or cutter to a smaller size all you need to do is leave the arm locked in that location or am i missing something
Yes I did that to keep it in line but the cutters need a little centre punch mark before you start drilling to keep it from wondering around
I don't think they do really. The point on the pilot helps for initial alignment but it's not rigid enough to affect the actual cutter.@@DominicChineas
I was surprised to see no cutting oil being used. I always thought it was mandatory.
Not with cast iron
Cast iron is usually machined without cutting oil. The carbon in the iron act as a lubricant…but make a filthy mess!
Not brave enough yet to use the drill feed eh dom . Worked one of those in the 80s when I was 18 . Great machine but boy they can really bite back if not careful !
These videos make my Sunday!
Glad to hear it! Thank you
Got my stickers through today @@DominicChineas, stuck them in the Landy! Thank you!
Dom, absolutely mesmerising, so much so that I forgot the 356, sorry. What else is the "mega drill" going to do?
That’s all the mega drill needs to do for now! Easy life for it haha
Olá amigo!!!
Trabalho perfeito!!!
Boa sorte sempre!!!
Pin badges would be great
17:30 Just mill away the plug with an end mill bit .. the continue cutting!
I did debate this! But thought it would be best to be patient!
I'd love to be able to buy a paperweight size model of the Ranelah cast just to have as an ornamen and support the channel
I have some cast!! But just working on packaging before I can release them
I would suggest drilling a LOT of practice holes before you go at that precious Ranalah
Hi Dom that must of been whale oil that came out of that sump lol im sure you'll figure it out yea.
Now all you have to do is put the car hoist back together
Can those holes not be made during the casting process? I know nothing about casting btw.
Yes but not accurately enough
Anyone complaining about it taking two years to build a website has obviously never had to drill a hole.
Hahaha!
Scary biscuits!
Frankly, I would source a universal boring head to drill those holes in the casting, less chance of chatter and drilling oversize.
Your new 'contraption' is called a radial drill. They are lovely to use - a word, if you dont mind, never cut dry. Use a soluble cutting fluid - plenty on-line - to keep the cutting edges of tools sharp.
It's cast iron.
Worked on one of these radial arm drills, off and on, for 23 years. Lots of people asking why you’re not using coolant. If you’ve had any engineering background you would know that using coolant with cast iron turns the swarf into an abrasive paste. Not recommended where you want to preserve the accuracy of your machine slides ! At a push you can sometimes use paraffin.
Yeah I was taught that with cast iron, the, and I simplify for the sake of comment length: "stuff's" in it, acts as the coolant.
Those 'grease nipples' may well have been oil nipples , if you use grease it will not lubricate as it should and block the oil ways with Grease. Try Lathes UK for a manual ?
They were oil nipples, they are supposed to be that shape, grease will cause excessive wear in time, the only guaranteed way to get it all out is to strip everything that's been incorrectly greased and clean it manually.
@@dutchgray86 I've mentioned the same point as you. They are often called oil zerks for lubricating with a pump action oil gun.
Agreed. Definitely oil nipples
@@howardosborne8647 Yea - Wanner made a really good gun - an essential on Myfords and the like. Using grease will destroy the bearing surfaces over time. The gloop out of the oil drain looked like grease that had made it's way in there - probably from a greased oil nipple overflow..
Watching Dom putting grease to those oil nipples made me cry. I have over 40 years maintaining and rebuilding all sorts of machine tools, the damage that I have seen due to using grease is heart breaking. If in doubt USE OIL! If it needs grease you will have to oil it more often. If it needs oil and you use grease, you will be replacing metal very soon. This is old British iron, if it leaks oil, it's working! Just ask a Triumph or BSA rider or a landrovr owner :)
Would love a 4ft radial in the shed, but alas no space. An Exploded Ranalah print poster would be cool.
Dom, as others have already mentioned those domed nipples are actually oiling points to be lubricated with a pump action oiler gun. They are often referred to as 'oil zerks'.
Grease will not lubricate those areas properly like proper slideway oil will.
The nipples that appeared worn are actually meant to be that shape. They are oil nipples, most lubrication points on large machinery is oil rather than grease. I carried out maintenance and repairs on workshop machinery for the last 30 years of my career.
There should be a lubrication chart on one of the brass plates on the radial drill, saying which oil or grease to use ( some points will use grease).
They will have probably all been superceded by modern equivalents, but a quick Google will help you out there.
I hope this helps. I'm thoroughly enjoying all the projects you've got on the go , along with Make it at Market. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much for the knowledge, I’m sure some grease will be better than nothing!
I appreciate the comments on make it at market, fingers crossed we can do another series this year!
Yes, any lubrication is better than none. They sure don't build machines like that anymore, 1952 and still as good as the day it was built.
No! Grease is not better than nothing. Use appropriate oil!
@@peterrehnstrom2867 What this man says Dominic! Grease risks blocking the oilways.
@@DominicChineas Unfortunately, that's not the case. Grease in machines tools where there is supposed to be oil is, well bad... lol. Grease holds chips, swarf, dust, grit, etc. and essentially turns into lapping compound, doing massive damage to close fitting sliding and rotating parts. Many of those fittings are going to be feeding shafts in plain bearings. Grease in those plain bearings is like starting the death clock for that old machine... You "might" be able to flush some of those areas with a lot of oil, but to properly fix it now is likely going to require disassembly. Honestly, substantial mistakes have been made and really should be addressed. I want to end this with something positive because I feel like im lecturing lol, you guys are great on video together, very fun to watch. Cheers.
I was an apprentice in the machine tool industry. You need to skim the base first to have a good reference surface else how do you ensure the horizontal bore is square?
Not brave enough yet to use the drill feed eh dom . Worked one of those in the 80s when I was 18 . Great machine but boy they can really bite back if not careful !
For the future, you might want to think about making a stepped flat drill.
Start with gauge plate long enough to reach through both holes.
On the lathe, turn the sides of the plate for the diameters of the two holes, making the small one long enough to go through the bottom.
Heat treat to harden.
Then grind cutting edges at the end and the step at the big end.
Using this, you will always have the holes inline.
A long counterbore, basically.
Dear Dom
Yes, those are oil nipples NOT grease nipples. Several companies make an "oil gun" for Myford lathes. Even their newest machines still use oil fittings like this, so you can get a new item that will work on your drill.
You might be in for a rebuild on that machine Dom. If you pumped those oil ways full of grease your in trouble. That was a huge mistake!!! Oil zerks Dom not grease nipples. They are very different. But you got that hole drilled. So that's a start.
I’ve learnt that! Thank you,
I doubt we have ruined the entire machine but I’ll take the advice on board thank you
Love to see that beauty come back to life!
1 - Maybe think about drilling the smaller diameter hole through both pieces as the first step. That way you know the lower part will be in line with the upper hole and you don't have to worry about things shifting or adding that other step of center punching it. As rigid as the drill is, I have no doubt that it could sink the larger annular cutter into the upper bracket without a bother. Make sense? Go all the way through with the smaller cutter, then switch to the larger cutter for that final movement, insuring that everything is naturally aligned.
2 - To get the next hole drilled 90º to the holes you've already made..... I would use a mag drill, not the big ol' beauty you just restored. Make some pins that will fit snugly into the vertical holes. To those pins, weld a flat plate that's at least 1/4" thick and as large as your mag drill, in a vertical orientation, so it can hold your mag drill in position to drill the horizontal hole. That way you know everything will line up just how you want. It would be a lot easier and less complex than trying to finagle the Ranalah around, dealing with hundreds of pounds of iron that could tip or fall or otherwise draw blood.
I don't see any way to easily hold the Ranalah in the big drill while also being able to reference the location of the two holes that you need to use as a reference. You could build all sorts of things that'd hold the Ranalah in the machine, but how do you get it so that the holes you've already drilled are in the correct orientation with the Big Ol' drill? Yeah, that'd be super-tricky, so the best bet is to just use the two holes you just made as the point of attachment for a stand-off plate your mag drill can clamp to. Quick and simple and far more economical than trying to build something to hold the whole casting!
Seems amag drill could have been more practical, less expensive, and taken up less for space if it could have been used to do this job. I could be mistaken about this. Nevertheless, you all made a fun and interesting video and I thank you. I apologize if I am wrong about the mag drill method.
I did try the mag drill in a previous episode!
Be careful if you swing the head too far without fastening it down the whole thing. Can fall over been there when I first started work as a YTS in the 80s 🤭
Ouch!!
Boys and their toys 😢😮😅😊❤❤❤❤❤❤. Thanks for the show.Nick one arm 👴🏻💪🏼🏴
I love your new Radial Drill !
What a machine it’s sad that the previous owner allowed it to go so long without proper maintenance.
I’m glad it’s in the hands of someone now who seems to have a passion for it.
I have to confess tho I stopped watching when I saw the “oil nipples” being changed for “grease nipples” iv spent countless hours of my life cleaning grease out of places it shouldn’t have been.
Grease and machine tools as a rule of thumb don’t mix as grease will 1 - collect chips and 2 - won’t reach all the way into all the areas that need lubrication and 3 - block any future attempts of oiling as the passages are plugged with grease !
( oil obviously is applied with no real pressure behind it due to the the design of most oil guns available )
Probably a few oil changes would be in order at short intervals due to the terrible condition of the old oil to flush it.
Lastly on a very important note these machines can kill in the blink of an eye as can any powerful spindle, I think it’s law in a workplace these need a “jet brake” thing that can stop the spindle in 1revolution when triggered , not saying you need to retro fit 1 but the absolute upmost respect and care is needed when operating this machine as it will literally kill you if it gets a hold of you.
I didn’t watch the full video but a note on gear box oils if there’s a sight glass say 1/4 the way up from the bottom it’s lightly exactly that just fill it 1/2,way. However some machines have sight glasses up high in the gear box to “show oil flow” so when the machine is off these will be empty and when running oil should be visible running just a thought if you’d not seen them it may not be immediately obvious what they are.
All the best with your fantastic new machine 👍🏻
The radial arm drill is a beast with all of the knob, levers and wheels. Watching you and Jon was like watching two kids in a candy store.
Yes I see other people have said the same thing they’re oil nipples not grease nipples use something like trans 250 or trans 160 Hope this helps Michael.
If you look at the comments from the previous video, the manufacturer commented and have manuals, spares and service details 👍🏻
I have seen! Brilliant news!
I would be interested in t shirts branded up with Doms like the ones you have worn in the past on your videos
Amazing machine! Could you have avoided making a centre finder as follows? Punch the centre for the top hole and start it with the large drill, making a scratch pass to locate the bit, then swap it out for the smaller bore and drill through both parts leaving a ring on the top part marking the outline of the larger hole. Swap the larger bit back in, locating it in the initial scratch cut. Then drill out the larger hole. Re merchandise: pencils. Can't get enough pencils. Even better if you can get Blackwing. Love the channel, thanks. G
Worth noting those are incredibly top heavy when you swing the arm around, needs really strong anchor bolts, much more than you would think.Have a habit of falling over.
If you have no idea what you are doing, leave the machine alone before it kills you. I have seen one of those cast steel cubes thrown off the radial drill when a three inch drill snapped, just missed killing two people as it flew across an alleyway. Also wear hairnets, as if you snag the rotating drill, it will tear your scalp off. Use proper Dormer drills, not drill bits designed for a portable drill.
Soo.....are you this rude, arrogant and patronising in real life.......!?!?
Yes, if you call it that. I used to be a Quality Manager in a Machine Shop, and seen some daft things done by machine operators. Big machines have large powerful motors, and do not take prisoners. @@andymccabe6712
Thanks Andy for the continued support! @andymccabe6712
I wired up a 3 ph socket in my workshop, that way you can just fit a 3 ph plug on your machines that are not regularly used, t saves a lot of wiring, and also prevents an overload on the circuit in the event that more than one machine is used. Chris B.
Dom it wasn't my intention to be rude and i don't think i was, i am trying to stop you from killing yourself which you do not seem to be taking on board. Plus my point is there are so many easy ways of doing a seemingly difficult job. Please stop trying to find rudeness where none is intended.
Thank you for explaining I appreciate it, I always appreciate people sharing there knowledge, trust me I don’t want to cause injury to myself or anyone else! We are being cautious, thank you
make your "T" nuts threaded as near to the width of the slots, tiddly 12mm will do, but just make your hold downs as big as possible for the slots.
My word but thats a fine bit of kit....
👍 stickers bought, will have prime position on sewing box😅
Perfect! Thank you!
Actually finished work an hour early to day and rushed home to my Happy place, pint of cider and Dom on youtube. Another great episode, even Wendy didn't disappoint haha
Thank you! Pint of cider sounds fantastic
Wow! That thing has more nipples than a Tamworth pig!
Stickers have been ordered and at least one of them will be going into my copy of your tools book!
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That's one heck of a spotweld cutter!
Have you thought about producing t shirts with the Ranalah logo on? I think it would be a good addition to the range, make it look like its a vintage shirt
I’d buy one of those too 👍🏻
Hi Dom & John.So Good to seeyou both working from nothing to a start well done to you both.
Roll on the next episode. Good luck to you both.
Just spotted a Ranalah on Facebook Market place for £5995...don't know if that's of interest to anyone? Large machine, 750kg
Radial drill or jig borer... but like your name.. MEGADRILL! gona use that from now on in the workshop haha
I love my original Ranalah, but one thing that quirks me is that “Ranalah” is only cast on one side. Because of this I have to have the machine oriented so that the Ranalah words greet me every morning when I walk through the workshop door. How about OCD special version please with Ranalah on both sides? 😊…… ps I realise this would completely require a new casting pattern. Just saying. 😂. Cheers, Matt
Expanding on the other viewer's comment about video titles... It can be difficult for someone coming to a YT channel part-way through a project to find the related videos and navigate through them in the correct order. [I've encountered this on a number of channels.] So, with your many projects, Dom, it would be helpful to mention which one is featured as part of the title, even if it starts in a slightly sensationalistic manner! (Might also help your only-interested-in-the-Porsche fans to avoid the other varied content that you produce!)
Can't comment about the engineering or the machine tool, but this time, especially, I was getting rather anxious about your approach to getting the drill working. The comments on the previous video contained masses of leads for discovering how to use and maintain this beast, and I was dismayed to hear that you still hadn't obtained a manual, nor, as far as I could tell, fastened it to the floor -- as strongly advised by many people. Your 'can-do' approach (and rueful recovery from mistakes) is usually refreshing and entertaining, but this time it felt like you were taking unnecessary risks in order to make progress. We don't want you getting hurt -- please take more time and more precautions, and show us a different project if progress hasn't been made. We won't mind, really!
Thetes a mix of oil and grease ports on that machine, hope you can clear out all the lubrication feeds for the sliding parts.
Just ordered the stickers for my workshop. Very exciting. I don't do metal work at all but really enjoy these videos 😂
Awesome! Thank you!
Radial arm drills MUST be be securely bolted to the foundation, to prevent overturning if the arm is swung out sideways.
Did you need to make a center punch? Surely if the machine set up isn't changed, (obviously vertically to change the bit) then would it be in line already. Just a thought as I've never used such a machine. Good work though, keep it up mate
Captivating footage again Dom. I particularly like the bit where John is repeating your checks, not believing that you'd already done them! And the sudden lifting of the drill bed as you troubleshoot the electrical problem correctly. Brilliant and Keep em coming !
You should have got the bed levelled to the axis of the pillar and the drill should be grouted to the floor of workshop (elf and safety) as you could tip the radial drill over with weight of workpiece.bottle jacks made from box tube and boiler plate and some decent sized screws and locknuts. You also need a good selection of morse tapers for adapting to drills.
Maybe lay off the Pot Bob.
Your thinking will improve and you wont ruin any more stuff .
Do not put grease in oil nipples. You're making yourself a maintenance nightmare. You will have to disassemble all those parts to clean the grease out. It will not lubricate like oil and will block oil from getting where it needs to be.
Hi try centre your top hole drill to one 1/3 down then change your call bit for the small hole drill all the way through to your bottom hole then come back and finish your top hole if you know what I mean!!
Line boring.............should have subbed it out to 'SNOWBALL ENGINEERING'.
Brilliant guy, not the greatest communicator but great heavy-ish engineering.
Thought your viewers may like.
I think we did ok? Why should I have subbed it out?! I am trying to keep costs down as much as possible
Some retro styled, sew-on patches would be really neat! That is a beast of a machine!!
awesome tool, PS if you didn't know, these big Radial arm drills have an auto feed, like the screw cutting feed on lathes, so to do these holes single handed, you can set the feed, get the quill close, prepare the oil can, then engage the feed clutch, these also have stoppers in some models, which declutch this feed gear when the depth you set is reached.
The elevation motor wont operate with the lock leaver down. Also the head will remain in the same position while the lock is on (as long as the brakes are adjusted correctly) so drill your first hole, change cutters and drill your second hole, they will be in line, that is what the machine is designed to do. you may need to drill a smaller hole with a standard drill and enlarge with a reamer to get a more precise hole. they are a beautiful machine, a joy and a beauty to behold!!
Stamp the cut out sections now and infuture with “Ranalah” sell them on your site. Great paper weight ? 😂
Time to make a wall plaque with 'Step by Step' operating instructions. Considering how you move from one project to another quite regularly, you will, no doubt, forget some small lever combination and have to fiddle with the 'Beast' till you re-discover it... A binder with 'Settings and Lube Schedules' will save a lot of time and reduce wear on your 'new' shop tool...
Stickers ordered… letting my mind wander, I came up with Ranalah rolling pins as a suggestion: pastry rollers leaving an array of Ranalah machines impressed in the dough. 🤣
More sensibly, pin badges, water bottles, cups (both ceramic and antispill travel types), hats and t-shirts are all things I would consider buying.
Asquith. Brilliant machines. Last forever.
Well done Dom and John,slow and steady wins the race. Thanks for the video.👍👍
Surely if the 2 holes are concentric then, providing the machine setup hasn’t changed, the smaller diameter drill will already be perfectly aligned.
I think the problem is, that they want a center mark in the middle of the lower surface to register with the center punch of the annular cutter, and that needs to be centered relative to the bore in the upper part. That's why he made a giant center punch out of the tailstock center. To reach down there and create a dimple.
In the past couple of weeks I've binge-watched nearly every one of Dom's videos, I've been glued to them. Well done Dom and John, really good stuff 👍😊
Dom, you guys have done a fantastic job!! As long as you’re making forward progress you’re doing good.
My son and I started a business where we’re producing a dirt bike part and it’s crazy how much work we’ve had to pour into it, hard to know how much it takes till you’ve done such a job.
Thanks for sharing your experience, it’s been a great inspiration for me.
He loves his angle grinder,
He does!