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thanks for all the replys very interesting, gary

hi, looking at pictures of marine steam engines I notice that few of them has fly ball governors fitted. why is this and how is the speed governed. gary

thanks again Jason, the object in the first photo came with the engine but I cant see that it fits anywhere its made of brass

it was used to drive a dynamo at a local granite polishing works which started mid 1800s and closed 1950. the base is 31" x 5 1/2 the bore is2 3/4 and stroke is 5" it is 21 1/2" from base to top of governor, the flywheel is 22 1/4" as you can see there is only one bearing for the flywheel , what type of support would it have had at the other end. gary

Edited By JasonB on 30/12/2019 16:18:50

thanks Jason, will look that up

hi folks, been thinking about the lister junior kit as supplied by engineers emporium. has any member built one looking for any advice on it.

the two ronnies sold fork handles or was that four candles

the two ronnies sold fork handles or was that four candles

you hit the nail in the head there brian, read the instructions. to many people willing to critise products without sdudying the instructions, they expect the tool to work perfectly every time with very little input from themselves. gary

a used drill doctor off ebay works for me great tool. gary

thanks lads, looks like it will be ok. yes clive it has a 8f powerfeed just now, the motor is good but the controls and circuit board seen better days. gary

hi, does anyone know if one of the after market power feed units will fit a series 2 bridgeport spcial, it has an 11" wide table. it is for the x axis. worried that the bolt holes might not match the casting supplied. gary

bought a series 2 bridgeport special today complete with collets, vice, rotary table and 3 axis DRO . its a big heavy beast ! the table feed and DRO are 110 volt so no problem, will let my sparky mate worry about the 3 phase- single phase wiring. gary

hi clive, i went on to youtube and searched for colchester factory. that worked for me. hows the bees doing. gary.

ok, thanks thanks for reply jez.

hi anyone own a semco milling machine, are they any good?

turn a ball out of stainless or aluminium and polish it ? gary

i used ronseal diamond hard on my floor and found that it is not very durable . gary

hi roy, i live in boddam near peterhead. no clubs or courses that i know of but you will get plenty help on this forum.och aye gary

the broch = fraseburgh = puddlestinker haha