also considering a brace/gusset where the cross brace meets the vertical support...it would be shaped so as not to be in the way of the largest turning diameter, but be as large as possible...will determine if it is needed once the modified machine is completely reassembled...joe
On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 8:54:09 PM UTC-5, joe biunno wrote: > > starting a separate discussion regarding enlarging the turning capacity > of my legacy, as i have decided to proceed with this project...although, i > am still a bit nervous about this mod...what you are looking at are the > prototypes of the vertical supports and the cross braces...the vertical > supports were easy enough...some 2" X 3". cold rolled steel is a very nice > match...the width is the same as the legacy piece, the depth about 3/16" > deeper than the legacy piece, but that does not matter... and leaving it a > full, rectangular tube will only make the whole support stronger...i cut > the legacy support in such a way that if i need to lengthen the vertical > slot(where the bed support brace attaches), i can always do that later once > i mock everything up...this work was a simple cut and weld procedure...the > cross brace was done in a similar fashion but i had to cut a section out of > the 2 X 3 tubing lengthwise and weld it back together again, so it matched > the width of the brace...a bit more work than the support, but it came out > well...everything goes back together as legacy originally intended it to > do...a bit relieved these two pieces came out as well as they did, but it > took more time than i anticipated and with many more pieces i have left to > do, this is going to be a longer project than i originally thought...any > and all comments welcome...and you all can save the "joe, you must be > crazy" comments, as i already know that!...thanks...joe...forgot to > mention...the photos are a before and after...and the added pieces of new > metal are 8" long each > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
