It sure gives the impression that the feed is opposite to what it actually is. I am sometimes amazed at how far away from what I set out to do I sometimes get when things go sideways. I often catch myself singing "There's a hole in the bucket dear Liza" at those times. Ken
That sure was an unusual job Tom, but worked out OK. Sorry your week went pear shaped. No one hates you Tom, you're too nice a guy. All the best . Cheers Nobby
G'day Tom. It was great speaking with you on the phone yesterday. So this is auger you were telling me about. I can definitely see the big old "whoop" in the shaft. Hey, can't you just leave the carriage parked near the chuck and let the spiral pass by one at time (I'm joking LOL). Cheers, Aaron.
Nice work - hope your next week improves for you! Thanks for showing us the auger. A shop I worked at made a lot of those. Whoever made that didn’t do bad but the ends are a bit wobbly. Looking good after you gave it some attention though. 👍👍🍔
Hey Stuart. Yeah the shop that made it did a decent job. It just needed to be machined and it would have been nice to have a larger solid shaft where the bearing goes so I could have machined it to run concentric with the auger body. The shaft was 1.250 and the bearing ID was the same. No extra meat there.
I run into that ALL the time. Everyone thinks you weld stuff together and that it stays straight. You’d have only needed a little bit of stock on those ends and they’d have cleaned up all nice and straight. Maybe next time! Was really great footage of the carriage traversing the bed next to the spiral. 👍
Thanks for a peek into some of the work that you do for the industry and town where you live. I'll bet that short little video took you 10 times longer to make. Thanks for the video.
Nice job Tom short video nessary some times as for looking for bits around the shed some days its like playing Hide n Seek catch you no the next one Cheers
I am not sure how the bearing gets mounted, but if I had to guess I would say yes. It would have been nice to have an oversized shaft so I could turn it true and down to dimension. The shaft OD was 1.250 and the bearing ID was the same, so no meat there to work with. Just a little sanding so the bearing could slide on.
the auger is bowed a little. I trim them in the trough were its rubbing. because the gap is now bigger where it didn't need to be cut. most times Ill cut the stitch weld on the flight to relax it a bit. and stitch weld the other side to pull it back straight. . but all that is field work , your in house.
Tom, whoever built that auger didn't know what they were doing. The flighting should be put onto the pipe and tack welded on the one end. You then pull the flighting on the other end until it becomes tight onto the pipe. I always used "come a longs" to do this. Then you weld the flighting onto the pipe in several places and cut the excess flighting off. It also looks like the person that made this welded the flighting onto the pipe all the way which is a no no. By stretching the flighting tight onto the shaft it reduces the diameter of the flighting to the correct size and it won't rub onto the tube, which im assuming is why they sent it to you to take some off the diameter. Hope this makes sense and it's nothing you did wrong. I have reflighted as well as made many augers in my time.
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It sure gives the impression that the feed is opposite to what it actually is. I am sometimes amazed at how far away from what I set out to do I sometimes get when things go sideways. I often catch myself singing "There's a hole in the bucket dear Liza" at those times. Ken
Hey Ken. So far it has just been stuff for me, but sure is discouraging going backwards instead of forwards some days.
That's a wobbly one ! Their bearing housings might flog out . Still , most cases you can only do what they want . Good one , Cheers Tom . 👍
Yep. 🙂
That must have been a real strain for their machine. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
Not really Harold. I just had to take it easy on the cut depth and feed rate.
That sure was an unusual job Tom, but worked out OK. Sorry your week went pear shaped. No one hates you Tom, you're too nice a guy. All the best . Cheers Nobby
Thanks Nobby. It was an odd job so I figured you guys would like to see it.
Nothing like fixing stuff that never was quite right. 😎
I know you are all too familiar with that.
Hi Ton, that’s a rather screwy job.. Nicely done 👍
Ha you can say that again.
G'day Tom. It was great speaking with you on the phone yesterday. So this is auger you were telling me about. I can definitely see the big old "whoop" in the shaft. Hey, can't you just leave the carriage parked near the chuck and let the spiral pass by one at time (I'm joking LOL). Cheers, Aaron.
Yep. Good to catch up and this is the one.
Great off the cuff video Tom, real life asap job. Manual machinists will always be needed. Cheers Tony
Thanks Tony. Yeah it is nice to have regular customers that know they can bring me a part and get it fixed for them ASAP.
Nice work - hope your next week improves for you! Thanks for showing us the auger. A shop I worked at made a lot of those. Whoever made that didn’t do bad but the ends are a bit wobbly. Looking good after you gave it some attention though. 👍👍🍔
Hey Stuart. Yeah the shop that made it did a decent job. It just needed to be machined and it would have been nice to have a larger solid shaft where the bearing goes so I could have machined it to run concentric with the auger body. The shaft was 1.250 and the bearing ID was the same. No extra meat there.
I run into that ALL the time. Everyone thinks you weld stuff together and that it stays straight. You’d have only needed a little bit of stock on those ends and they’d have cleaned up all nice and straight. Maybe next time!
Was really great footage of the carriage traversing the bed next to the spiral. 👍
Happy days Tom, that shaft looked screwed 😂, hope your keeping well buddy, thanks for sharing
very good job my friend Tom,,thanks for your time
Thanks for watching Michel.
Thanks for a peek into some of the work that you do for the industry and town where you live. I'll bet that short little video took you 10 times longer to make. Thanks for the video.
Your welcome Jim and thanks for your support.
Gday Tom, I know the feeling to well when nothing goes to plan😂, great job mate, cheers
Yeah I swear. I took like 5 steps backwards before I took a step forward. Of course there is nothing you can do about it except grin and bear it.
You took the false and made it true. Cool project.
Thanks Robert. I was really being cautious to stay clear of the spinning spiral of death there.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for sharing Tom
I appreciate your support. 🙏
Great video . I hated repairing those things. P & G broke or bent them every month .
Nice job Tom short video nessary some times as for looking for bits around the shed some days its like playing Hide n Seek catch you no the next one Cheers
Don't you just hate those days when it seems you are going backwards?
That was cool!
Dont you think that solid bar is going to influence how the screw will turn?
I am not sure how the bearing gets mounted, but if I had to guess I would say yes. It would have been nice to have an oversized shaft so I could turn it true and down to dimension. The shaft OD was 1.250 and the bearing ID was the same, so no meat there to work with. Just a little sanding so the bearing could slide on.
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Got to get those paying jobs done before you can play in your shop. LOL
So true. I can keep the lights on this month.
Intermittent cut... What intermittent cut. It cut all the way from one end to the other. LOL
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the auger is bowed a little. I trim them in the trough were its rubbing. because the gap is now bigger where it didn't need to be cut. most times Ill cut the stitch weld on the flight to relax it a bit. and stitch weld the other side to pull it back straight. . but all that is field work , your in house.
Hey Doug. Yeah that Schedule 80 pipe was not running true.
Tom, whoever built that auger didn't know what they were doing. The flighting should be put onto the pipe and tack welded on the one end. You then pull the flighting on the other end until it becomes tight onto the pipe. I always used "come a longs" to do this. Then you weld the flighting onto the pipe in several places and cut the excess flighting off. It also looks like the person that made this welded the flighting onto the pipe all the way which is a no no. By stretching the flighting tight onto the shaft it reduces the diameter of the flighting to the correct size and it won't rub onto the tube, which im assuming is why they sent it to you to take some off the diameter. Hope this makes sense and it's nothing you did wrong. I have reflighted as well as made many augers in my time.
way too much weld on it. I'm a 35-year millwright and have seen all kinds cob and half a$$ work.
Hey Paul. Thanks for your comment. Yeah it was fully welded and I know all that heat affected the pipe straightness and the flighting.