17-12-2012, 03:52 PM
Hi,
Global warming arrived in the valley yesterday; I was allowed to go into the garage without being soaked; snowed on; frozen or being blown around and even worked with the doors wide open; what's the world coming to; I couldn't even moan about the weather.
I had a lump of very heavy gauge box section steel it being 4" x 2" and looked perfect to use as a motor/clutch mounting base so I set to. Normally I take my time and like to use the hacksaw for cutting flat bar stock but this time I put it through the big Startrite band-saw. One end of the box section needed sealing with a thick metal plate which was cut out and welded into position taking great care to ensure it bedded flush otherwise alignment problems could arise later. Next two lengths of flat bar were cut and each end drilled for the pillow block securing set screws and nuts then these were carefully aligned and welded into place.
I need a new welding mask as I had difficulty seeing where I was welding but I hadn't time to hang around so did the best I could then fettled the welds using a small angle grinder. By now the garage smelled like a boiler makers shop.
The sealed end requires drilling to secure the clutch mounting to but this will have to wait as I need a 9mm x 1.5mm die to run the new thread on the counter-shaft end then I can fully align the pillow blocks and clutch to give the drilling positions. I'm holding the clutch mounting in position in the picture having cut it's back-plate to length. More work is still needed on this mounting but it's a big step forward. One end remains open as access for an extension and socket is required. Once completed it will look much better with a decent paint job.
I think this mounting will be robust enough for a 1.5HP motor?
Before it got dark I even managed to pressure wash the patio. I wish all days were as perfect as this had been.
Kind regards, Col.
Global warming arrived in the valley yesterday; I was allowed to go into the garage without being soaked; snowed on; frozen or being blown around and even worked with the doors wide open; what's the world coming to; I couldn't even moan about the weather.
I had a lump of very heavy gauge box section steel it being 4" x 2" and looked perfect to use as a motor/clutch mounting base so I set to. Normally I take my time and like to use the hacksaw for cutting flat bar stock but this time I put it through the big Startrite band-saw. One end of the box section needed sealing with a thick metal plate which was cut out and welded into position taking great care to ensure it bedded flush otherwise alignment problems could arise later. Next two lengths of flat bar were cut and each end drilled for the pillow block securing set screws and nuts then these were carefully aligned and welded into place.
I need a new welding mask as I had difficulty seeing where I was welding but I hadn't time to hang around so did the best I could then fettled the welds using a small angle grinder. By now the garage smelled like a boiler makers shop.
The sealed end requires drilling to secure the clutch mounting to but this will have to wait as I need a 9mm x 1.5mm die to run the new thread on the counter-shaft end then I can fully align the pillow blocks and clutch to give the drilling positions. I'm holding the clutch mounting in position in the picture having cut it's back-plate to length. More work is still needed on this mounting but it's a big step forward. One end remains open as access for an extension and socket is required. Once completed it will look much better with a decent paint job.
I think this mounting will be robust enough for a 1.5HP motor?
Before it got dark I even managed to pressure wash the patio. I wish all days were as perfect as this had been.
Kind regards, Col.
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