+Graham Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Been saving the life of another accident victim today. This poor EQ5 was toppled over on its tripod with a million to one result. The RA axis shaft snapped off completely at the point it joins the mount head. Careful surgery involved the manufacture of a threaded insert. The broken ends of the castings were machined back to smooth. The insert was then screwed into place reuniting the shaft with the mount head. The whole thing was then put back into the lathe and bored out to allow the use of the polar scope. Can you see the join ??? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 The horror Nice job graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Looks a good job Graham, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Blimey - that's a good clean fix - nice one Graham - let's hope this advertises your skills and brings in more work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Very impressive. Another great save Graham. Can you play Cricket by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Well done Graham, Is that the guy I put you on to? If it was he was talking about binning it and saving for a new mount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Thanks everyone. It was a bit of a challenge but that's what make life interesting. Andy yup this is the mount. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwm891 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Probably better than it started life - nice one Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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