Hydraulic Thumb for the Kubota BX25-D

[randu]

Thanks Paul, I'll dig right into it.
Randy

 

[Kubota_Man]

Paul I get the feeling you are holding back about what you really think about the cost of the LP 3rd function switch

I have said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again "WOW". The total package from start to finish. The cover was the icing on the cake.

Very nice Sir. You are building a BX the way I knew the BX could be.

 

[Wildfire]

Paul I get the feeling you are holding back about what you really think about the cost of the LP 3rd function switch

I have said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again "WOW". The total package from start to finish. The cover was the icing on the cake.

Very nice Sir. You are building a BX the way I knew the BX could be.

Thank you my friend. Oh ya. It rotted my socks to know they wanted almost $500. for that switch

Until people start to complain companies will continue to act this way and it's not fair the way it is now.

I really like the BX but I need to make it my own if you know what I mean.

Yesterday I put grease fittings in the grapple. Yup. It came with none

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyLtnt8Eqi4

 

[Kubota_Man]

After watching the video Paul and your portion about the milling machine.......I think your Wifey would like you get this milling machine so she doesn't have that much to clean up

 

[1coolbanana]

Gotta say.........AWESOME work, great ideas, your workshop is also to die for.
Great videos and thanks so much for going to so much trouble to make it for us

But...your weather Im not so keen on

 

[Dan_R_42]

Once again Paul - AWESOME...

One question about the switch box mount. You mentioned you were going to use 3 set screws. The finished product appears to have 2 screws. Did you find that it was very secure with 2 screws and eliminated the 3rd ?

Your work is so awesome I always try to pay attention to all your details...

 

[Lil Foot]

After watching the video Paul and your portion about the milling machine.......I think your Wifey would like you get this milling machine so she doesn't have that much to clean up

Man, I thought my Servo Micromill was small!

 

[Wildfire]

After watching the video Paul and your portion about the milling machine.......I think your Wifey would like you get this milling machine so she doesn't have that much to clean up

Oh ya. Wifey wouldn't mind cleaning that one for sure . I'd like to own one like that. Very cool

Gotta say.........AWESOME work, great ideas, your workshop is also to die for.
Great videos and thanks so much for going to so much trouble to make it for us

But...your weather Im not so keen on

Hey your welcome and thank YOU for watching them. I'm uploading a new video tonight. It's about adding a fuel filter assembly from a Grand L to a BX25-D. It's 65 minutes long
We got four loads of snow on the way for the next six days.

Once again Paul - AWESOME...

One question about the switch box mount. You mentioned you were going to use 3 set screws. The finished product appears to have 2 screws. Did you find that it was very secure with 2 screws and eliminated the 3rd ?

Your work is so awesome I always try to pay attention to all your details...

Thanks Dan. Man you got a good eye. Yes my intentions was to put three set screws in the switch box but after putting in two of the I new it was enough and the third wasn't needed.
I appreciate your kind words. Thank you very much.

Man, I thought my Servo Micromill was small!

It is small

 

[Lil Foot]

It is small

Yeah, not much good for hoggin', but that's what the V-mill is for. Did a lot of tiny, fine stuff with an identical one when I was in research; vacuum metal deposition masks in SS & Berylium Copper, (before photolith was around) wee little stainless u-joints, (for .020 shafting) & gas orifices…… drilled some 17-4PH stainless gas restricter orifices .013 diameter .400 deep, and some more .006 diameter .125 deep.
Think I've still got some of those drills bits in one of my tool boxes….

 

[skeets]

Foot I aint got a clue what you just said but Im impressed, I think

 

[Kubota_Man]

Foot I aint got a clue what you just said but Im impressed, I think

Me neither

 

[Lil Foot]

Foot I aint got a clue what you just said but Im impressed, I think

Me neither

LMAO….. Thanks guys, probably sounds more impressive than it is, but I will admit that drilling holes that small, that deep in 17-4PH Stainless was a cast iron bitch….. the average human hair usually runs .003 to .008 in diameter.

 

[1coolbanana]

LMAO….. Thanks guys, probably sounds more impressive than it is, but I will admit that drilling holes that small, that deep in 17-4PH Stainless was a cast iron bitch….. the average human hair usually runs .003 to .008 in diameter.

I know what you mean Lil Foot, I use these drills for jets

Hair from certain parts of the anatomy of certain ethnicities can even get up to 0.012"

 

[Lil Foot]

Hair from certain parts of the anatomy of certain ethnicities can even get up to 0.012"

Brings to mind that old standard machining unit of measurement, the RCH.

 

[1coolbanana]

Brings to mind that old standard machining unit of measurement, the RCH.

We use different standards here in OZ for small units, like the poofteenth, beezdick and the FH

 

[tthorkil]

Brings to mind that old standard machining unit of measurement, the RCH.

So does anyone have the specs of Red vs Blonde vs Brunette?

 

[bandaidmd]

Thank you my friend. Oh ya. It rotted my socks to know they wanted almost $500. for that switch

Until people start to complain companies will continue to act this way and it's not fair the way it is now.

I really like the BX but I need to make it my own if you know what I mean.

Yesterday I put grease fittings in the grapple. Yup. It came with none

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyLtnt8Eqi4

Hey paul 2 more storm fronts coming thru this week headed up the coast to you.

I have a question on threading , it would be really nice to have a lathe to hold my tap straight.lol
The question is how far do you go before backing up (chip busting?) is it different for different size threads. Threading with a die is where i usually end up with a mishapen or broken thread somewhere along the thread run.

 

[Wildfire]

Hey paul 2 more storm fronts coming thru this week headed up the coast to you.

I have a question on threading , it would be really nice to have a lathe to hold my tap straight.lol
The question is how far do you go before backing up (chip busting?) is it different for different size threads. Threading with a die is where i usually end up with a mishapen or broken thread somewhere along the thread run.

I think winter is here to stay
I usually go 2-3 revolutions before I back out again. Some people go less than that but I'm a little impatient lol. I like to keep the cutting fluid on the thread as well. That's the real trick to a good thread in my opinion.

 

[ipz2222]

Paul, my Dad is the only person I have ever heard called there wife, "wifey".

 

[Wildfire]

Paul, my Dad is the only person I have ever heard called there wife, "wifey".

I use that as her video name. Most of the time I call her "Mudder"