Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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To replace the bent hydraulic rams on my Jones+Shipman 540 surface grinder, I need to machine up some new ones.
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00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Mail time
01:07 - Disassembly
05:06 - I hate taper pins
07:36 - Panel beating the splash guard
08:21 - Mailtime
11:45 - Machining the rod ends
12:42 - Grinding a threading tool
14:34 - Annealing the rod ends
17:20 - Reassembly
19:02 - Mailtime
20:09 - Lubricating the surface grinder
23:35 - Installing the ram
27:53 - Testing