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Scary stuff.......

does anyone know where to get the switch gear for the stop / panic bar mentioned.....

I think I'd like to make two--one for the mill and the other for the lathe

have OOgled it but I only find rubbish...

many thanks Frank

Hi Guy's...my two pence worth....

I keep a aerosol can of carb cleaner handy £3-5.....good for all delicate cleaning especially down blind holes...

MIND UR EYES it stings like crazy......a quick blow with an air line leaves it clean and dry.....ready for what ever u need and perfect for Locktite......

a bit like Tricoethylene, can u remember that.....sorry about the spelling.....

out of interest this product is still available at DIY centre's here in France ( by the gallon) I think it's banned in the UK or u need a licence to use it.....

Frank

Dear, bogit fixit and run...from a fellow of the hack it weld school of economic repairs.......

any chance of a photo please....

Frank

salutations ohhhh masterful one......with much forlock touching......hahaha...

cheers Frank

Hi and thanks for the reply....

ur both correct, how I found that old posting I just don't know...wonder how he got on.....?

this getting old is crap and sleep what's that...!!!!! hahaha.....

tried to find him and ask but no luck there either....oh well....

I'm glad there's some body out there to keep us on the straight and narrow....

gonna try the afternoon nap trick......so much to do, so little time....

cheers Frank

Hi and thanks Neil, wondered how to do it....

Frank

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 29/10/2014 14:44:55

Hi, same as oomph lumpa

had a similar problem with a 12" metal cutting bandsaw…… was as new when I bought it…..it always cut at a slight angle….well a not so cheap Taiwan machine… change the blade a few times (came in the same box)…..still the same…..

was not so bothered on the cheap materials, mind u whats cheap now ???????

when cutting I drown it in sud's…… then had to cut a lot 4" bar - 316 ST/ST…..blxxdy hopeless…..

as a last resort I bought a couple of new high quality blades….bingo now cuts straight……the old one's were still sharp but I guess the set of the teeth was out on one side……!!

I was actually thinking of getting rid of the beast and buy a proper machine and sod the money….

feeling better now, I'll spend some of the money on a few more toy's….a DRO etc….

Frank in France

Frank in France…..

Hi guy's, I'm sure I saw a post on " difficult lube problem on a camshaft" 28.10.014…..

and I can't find it…have an idea I'd like to forward…..was I dreaming….?

thanks Frank in France

HI guy's .....vely interesting , with a German accent....

I just love this forum......

for a nut's and bolts kinda guy I think I need to go back to SKOOOL.....

where do u learn this stuff...? ..must read up......am I the only one...?

for somebody who has just mastered attachments all this is mind blowing.....

good luck and thanks for the interesting post.....

Frank in France

HI guy's,

yep tough out there now for bikes at a fair prices…….I'd luv a Velo Thruxton or a G8 Match, even a Goldie…..

for info, when the 750 Suzuki came out we called it a "KETTLE" here………nice bike….

I always wanted a 4cyl Indian to go with my Scout……. (highest price is now $90,000)…..a wreck is around

£20-25,000 and more than 10,000 to fix it…….

so am in the middle of building my own……

4cyl NSuU1000 eng, Bmw R60 g/box and trans…..

will fabricate my own frame and wheels / hubs etc and it'll still cost around £8 - 10,000, excluding my time…..but it'll be fun, have the look and go around the world……can't say to much…er indoors…hahaha…...

part of my bucket list is to DHL it to NY, ride it to Sturgis via Daytona Beach and then on to S/ Calif where I used to live…..then back to Crete……

have already driven back from Calif via the southern route in a 1950's Morris J pick-up…that was fun…..

who said retirement was boring…..hahaha…….working harder now than ever….....

Cheers Frank in France…...

Hi guy's, thanks one and all…Paul the photo's were great...

can't understand why they all seem to have this trouble…..I'd have thought this design prob would have been fixed early on…….

I'll have one go at repairing it, if it breaks again I'll go the John Stevenson route…..any chance of a photo John….

it was because I to have a lot of boring to do and thought perhaps I'd get a better finish when on auto feed…..

thanks again...

Frank in France…..

HI out there,

anyone pulled a stepped pulley "J" head quill feed to bits......

I dont want to tear everything down, are there any short cuts ?

been looking for a manual on the net...can anyone recommend anything better than a parts manual.....it does help but not quite all the info I need......

my quill won't power feed....been this way since I bought it.....there are no horrible noises at any time......

the quill up/down selector works and when the machine is running the drive collar that would be behind the fine feed crank wheel does turn and if u grab it tight it still turns...again no funny noises.....I guess the woodruff key or the drive gear is stripped.....

any help with used parts...have checked out in the US and new stuff is very expensive............

hope somebody can help....

many thanks Frank in France

Hi Mr Saxalby,

what a lovely job.....

as for the pipe do u need to have the elbow to make it look correct.......I think ur allowed a little freedom with the design there here....as per usual any fractures would be around any of the joints....less joints less problems....

If it were mine I make the pipe in one piece and allow enough material for a loop in the design, even a slightly longer elbow would help......

it depends if u can do it ur-self..?,...it's not so hard....do u have the tube benders....?.....if it were bigger u could blank off one end and fill with sand....annealing first of course.....have u many more to fabricate..?

personally if u are worried find ur-self a friendly Hydraulic engineers they have all the necc equipment to shape it any way u wish...no kinks or ripples.....remember they normally work with steel or stainless......they are used to working with delicate materials and they are aware of keeping it looking a smart job....

wish luck....more photos please....like ur work...what a brilliant forum......

Frank in France

HI guy's.....would like to add my 2 pennyworth..if I can...

1. I have just recently pulled my 1925 Citroen to bits and can 99.9% say that the road spring/axles have never been out of it and the thinner nut were on the outside....!!!!

2. from memory can't remember the correct name but when we built wind-turbines we relied on this to keep nut's tight.....no not lock-tite....well not all the time ....hahaha...

the idea is that the length of the stud (thats the distance between tightening faces) should be no less than 5 times the diameter of the stud------so torquing to the engineering standard for the given stud size creates enough stretch in the stud to keep the nut from loosening....

cheers Frank in France

Hi out there,

anybody used the "Lumiweld" low temp welding for ally kit.....

Fluxed or un-fluxed rods whats best.......I have an oxy/accet plant and quite used to welding - brazing of steels but never ally......

I would normally just get a company to do the job but I don't live in the UK, so I'll have to have a go myself.......

the job is to modify a ally casting ( avery flat timing cover, (1960's NSU) and to extend the timing case for a repositioned timing chain tensioner.....the extension is about the size of a Swan-vesta match box, pre fabricated from 4-6mm ally plate.....

any experiences ?

thanks for any help...Frank in France....

HI all,

any chance of the ISBN no of the G.H.Thomas book please.....

many thanks Frank in France

HI Dennis, try south essex fastener's...they are on the webb.....

I get a lot of my weired stuff from them and small quantity no problem......and they post....

frank in france

Hi all. DMB is quite correct.....

better yet find somebody who's got the stuff and willing to help / use / train the newbie in all things oily ......

I have had a few thru my place in the past.....it only takes an hour - day for them 2 find out if it's for them......and I only have just a few skill's......

I usually have something that's not so important to make.....and they can always bring a bit of scrap for a job they want for themselves.....

I quite like giving something back.....WE all needed some help in the past.....

we must b pro-active in pointing them into joining up forum's like this....

besides it's a two way street, especially when we need a new machine moved for example....always good to have somebody out there...

where I live locally (200 kilometer radious)....there's nobody I know with anything but the odd drill press......

there's always time for a chat and a coffee......

for example, when I lived in the States about 20 blokes turned up to help a guy put up a small barn...took most of the day......the women turned up for lunch bringing all kinds of good food......then at the end of the day a damm great Bar B Q....brilliant day for everybody......I made a friend for life.....who sadly has just passed on....

it's always good to help others......and to pass on the skills we have learned....this old world will b a sad place in 50 /100 years......dread to think of it.....

so to finish, the more of us out there the better it'll b for all thing's oily.....we must all stick together....

Frank in France