[PSUBS-MAILIST] Flood valve repaired.

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

 Hi James, you are one determined guy.  That had to be a real bugger, in that tight space.  Hank
    On Monday, June 7, 2021, 11:35:37 PM MDT, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  
 
 Hey James
Why did you have to do that? 

Rick
On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 1:53 AM James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Hi Sean,
Yes, i did have cutting fluid on, you might not have seen it, but it was definitly there.  Warren Bestobell Trefolex, the green stuff.  
Definitly had to peck at it, i turned it about 20 degrees, then back.  Took ages.  
But, its done and all seems good.  Thanks for the tips all.

Regards
James

On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 at 12:23, Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Glad you got it sorted. I don't know how much experience you have working with dies, but I have found that you always want to use a cutting / tapping fluid with them to lubricate the cut. That 2" die has a lot of flutes, so it may be less of an issue, but with a lot of smaller taps and dies I find they have a tendency to bind if I don't peck it by e.g. repeatedly advancing 1 turn, then backing off 1/2 turn etc. to facilitate clearing the chips.

Sean


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On Jun. 7, 2021, 01:45, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles < personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Hi all,If anyone is interested, I managed to re thread the 2” flood valve.  It was very difficult.The camera battery went flat as I tested the fit of the valve, but it goes on 4 turns now just hand tight, so much better.  Might get another turn with ptfe and the wrench.Regards Jameshttps://youtu.be/cZlKWu04mVQ

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