Update time:
So its been a while since last update and not a lot has progressed really.
But after being contacted by a member here to sort out a keg adaptor for them it has kicked my brain back into still making mode instead of just work mode.
To be fair though, being in still making mode is actually more beneficial to my work as it makes me push jobs through faster so that i can work on my own stuff.
So here is what i made for the member here:
Now what this is, is a reducing bush of sorts to convert a U type keg connection down to a 1"BSPT fitting.
The fitting should finish fairly flush to the end of the adaptor so that there is no pooling when being used as a keg drain, and on the sample fitting i had in the workshop it did this nicely.
So after i had made that over a few days of spare moments in the workshop we had a large job come into the shop for our CNC mills.
Beauty i thought this will give me heaps of time to fiddle with still stuff.
BZZZT, WRONG!!Silly me was able to reduce the cycle time down to under 8mins for one part and just over 4mins for the other, effectively meaning that i spent the whole day just changing material over in the machine vices.
So that ruined my day.
But the following day i got the 1st year apprentice involved in changing the parts and de-burring (he needs the practice anyway), which gave me a bit of time to think with my hands.
So i cut some short 108mm lengths of 2" copper pipe and split them down one side so that i could flatten them into my new bubble plates.
Probably should have taken photos of the steps just so that it gives you something to look at instead of a wall of text.
Next time maybe.
So with my cut and hand flattened pipe i wandered over to our bearing press to make it flat.
After it was nice and flat i played mock-ups with the 4" ferrule and 55mm bubble caps i purchased from 5star on special.
Once i had decided where i wanted everything i scribbed it into my copper "plate" and i came out like this:
Ive gone over the scratches in MSpaint because the camera didnt really pick them up.
The measurements up to are for the Riser and Down Commer respectively.
My plan with the plates is to make them 106mm in diameter which is the measurement i got from the ID of the sealing groove on a 4" ferrule, so i wont need extra seals (in theory).
They should just sit nicely on the inside ledge of the ferrule, which means that will be using ferrules instead of easy flanges for my bubble modules at least.
Seeing as my boss is going on holidays soon i hope to be able to get a bit more done this week.
I might even take more photos this time.