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I had a CO about 6 or 7 years ago and it was pants. The centers didn't line up and the had to provide a centering device in order to set the machine true. Hopefully they have improved it now. The Sheerline is out of my price range unfortunately. As it is I need to sell a couple of my 3D printers to finance the project.

Hi, I am thinking of getting a little Peatol lathe for playing about on in the house, I have an old airing cupboard which will house one nicely. Are Peatol Machine Tools still trading? I have been tying to make contact for a couple of weeks but no answer to phone or email. Are there another UK outlets?

All the best,

Nick...

Ok, thanks I will look in to it. I didn't mention the name as not sure about promoting commercial suppliers.

Hi, I was going to buy a set fo castings from a chap in the midlands. What is the risk in using castings? It would be far easier for someone of my limited experience to use castings. I was thinking of lifting the foundation ring and drain plug by 3/8" and shortening the firebox pro rata to accomodate the grate.

Many thanks for your reply,

Nick.

Hi, I am about to pull the trigger on the 2 inch scale Dairy Engine but before I d I need a little advice. According to the drawings it would be impossible to fit the grate, which is 3 3/4 inches in diameter, into a space only 3 5/32 diameter. the written notes say the grate sits on top of the boiler feet but I cannot see how. If anyone has built one of these little engines, some guidance would be well received, or in fact any advice at all would be most helpful. I have attached the relevant parts of the drawing...

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Hi, Just had a phone call from Graham at BSME, His website has been down for maintainance and is now up and running again.....

Hi, I have read the last few posts and to my mind, building the indexer from scratch, so to speak, has been a fun and interesting experience, I learn't a bit about Arduinos, I learn't a bit about programming and about stepper motors, drivers etc. It didn't work as expected, but with a little research on t'internet and some help from the good folks on this forum, it now works a treat and I can cut the gears for my Aermotor build. I would not have enjoyed the experience any where near as much had I just bought one. For those of us who are new to black magic, (ie the mysterious world of digital machinery) constructing such a device is educational and satisfying when it all falls into place and does as it should. Minor failures are part and parcel of our hobby, as, at the end of the day, hobby it is, and it can be as much or as little as we want it to be. So for those that shy away from electronics, have a go, you will be surprised, for those that don't, buy a ready made unit, or keep the brain cells excercised and carry on with indexing plates......

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Edited By Nick Clarke 2 on 09/02/2017 05:49:26

Hello Jason, many thanks. Now, next question, how do I remove/edit a post?

Hi, a question for admin, haw can I merge two accounts? I lost my hotmail account through hackers a while back now and changed my email, I also have a model boats account, when I tried to change model engineer email to my current one, it would not allow me to do so, saying that email is in use by another person, I logged in with my MB details, and now seem to have 2 accounts.

Many thanks in advance,

Nick.