Hi again, Thought I would post more on the splitter. The rear of the ram started out as a it of 280 mm diameter mild steel billot. It was machined in the lathe, witch took a bit of time but was worth the effort to do. The radius was done free hand as you couldn't form it as it is too big.
The next thing was to mill and bore the end for the hydraulic fittings and mounting pin.
The finished item.
The cylinder was next, I had to face both ends square and clean up the tube. The tube is 190 od x 160 id.
I had to think about this one as it was as long as my lathe, so I made up some manderals to hold it in place to be faced. Worked like a treat.
More soon.
Howard
Hello Again, been a while but back into building again. This time it is assembling the ram and painting it. Started by putting the rod into the milling machine and clamping it onto the table so I could put the piston on and the locking nut. Once I had done that I loctited the locking nut and prepared to put the front guide on. Since the rod had a hole in it I made a plug to fit in, so I could slide the guide over it with out damaging the rod seal. This was made out of acetal and put in ready for the fit. The guide was lubed up and slide straight on with out any probs.
The next thing was to clean the tube and oil and lube it up for the back mount. The back mount was lubed and lifted into position. It went in no probs.
The rod assembly was then lifted by our forklift ready for insertion into the tube. The rod assembly was leveled as was the fork lift frame to male sure the rod went in straight and true.
The ram was then assembled and a couple of temporary stay bolts were put in to make sure all was tight.
All went well and went in perfect, so I pleased with that. The ram was then lifted onto a couple of stands and cleaned down ready for priming. After cleaning I primed the ram and left it to dry for a couple of days.
I will go in tomorrow and test mount it and see what it looks like.
More soon.
Howard
Hello once more, just thought I would post some more on progress with my splitter. Managed to put a top coat on my ram and went for a red colour. Need to put another couple of coats on but will do that when it wams up a bit
I then test mounted the ram into the frame to see what it looks like. Went in no probs and will leave it there till it is time to recoat it, also solves where to store.
Hopefully the muffler assembly will turn up this week so I can mount the motor and put the pump on, we will see.
More soon.
Howard
