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Boice Crane restoration/conversion
- Thread starter SubtleHustle
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Ok, so working on a mechanical fix for the guide blade assembly. The first attempt resulted in a broke drill bit, stuck in the workpiece. 
Just finished laying out the second attempt. Made a few modifications, from the first attempt.
Now gotta get ready for my football game, then going to get back at it.
My idea is to mill a flat, on the part of the assembly that accepts this workpiece(the broken area), then drill/tap 2 x 6-32 cap screws to attach the two.
I will also mill flat, the angled part of accepting piece(shown in PREV pic), in order to accommodate the 2 cap screws. That's the plan anyways. More to come...
Just finished laying out the second attempt. Made a few modifications, from the first attempt.
Now gotta get ready for my football game, then going to get back at it.
My idea is to mill a flat, on the part of the assembly that accepts this workpiece(the broken area), then drill/tap 2 x 6-32 cap screws to attach the two.
I will also mill flat, the angled part of accepting piece(shown in PREV pic), in order to accommodate the 2 cap screws. That's the plan anyways. More to come...
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Happy New Year Friends!!!
Well, I finally got her blade guides all fixed up!
Not the prettiest job, but at least she's back in commission. Had to redesign my repair a few times, but that damned thing ain't going nowhere now! Now, I just gotta keep an eye on the bent piece of Zamak, opposite the part I just replaced....guess I'll just wait to cross that bridge, for now. Anyways, thanks for tagging along!
Well, I finally got her blade guides all fixed up!
Not the prettiest job, but at least she's back in commission. Had to redesign my repair a few times, but that damned thing ain't going nowhere now! Now, I just gotta keep an eye on the bent piece of Zamak, opposite the part I just replaced....guess I'll just wait to cross that bridge, for now. Anyways, thanks for tagging along!
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Seems we were doing the same thing around the same time. Fun experience. I have an funny addendum, if you're interested I'll share...just figured it our last night.
Seems we were doing the same thing around the same time. Fun experience. I have an funny addendum, if you're interested I'll share...just figured it our last night.