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Hi Ian, just a thought.....

what about one of those cheap and cheerful Chinese tipped cutters......thinking, don't laugh...

what about putting it in a drill press then touch it with a 4" grinder to get the angle whilst it's spinning then just grind back the back edge...there'll only be a few to do......I'm sure it'll do as a throw away...

get lucky....Frank in France.......

Hi Ian, again.....

check out "Trend", they sell there own and other ally cutter's.....

sorry can't do more as I only have a tablet at the moment and I need some new eye's....hahaha'''

get luck, Frank in France....

Hi Ian,

try www.freud.com or co.uk (or google it), I think they were in Hamel Hampstead.....they do various cutters for Ally and wood...don't remember them being mad expensive....

they do have a good on-line catalogue.....If u get stuck I do have a couple of other places to try but I'm not at home to get the details......but home soon, just ask if u need them.....

get lucky...

Frank in France

Hi one and all,

we keep about forty chicken's...10 ducks and 12 geese......

can't wait for the spring, new chickens start to lay double yoker's for a week or two...mmmm........and they are not always large....

but I prefer the duck eggs for breakfast....I only eat the goose egg's in an omelette as it's just to much on it's own.....

just the odd time you can get an egg with no shell, now that feel's weird.....

When I lived in Africa occasionally you'd get offered an Ostrich egg......

Frank in France

HI, looking to find "Lathejack"

saw a photo of an old English two-stroke engine......from a mower ??

I have an engine very similar for spares etc.....

Totally FREE......next time I'm in the UK, Essex and south east or Manchester

could deliver -meet up.....

No reply's, it will be junked because I'm moving.....

thanks Frank in France

Thanks, moderator,

precis to the point and just perfect....many thanks....all ready in touch with one of the advertisers from this site.....

a great site and glad to be a member....

Frank in France

HI, hope this is the correct place for this question.....

have a manual J head Bridgeport.....thinking about fitting a 2 axis DRO.....

never really wanted too but have to move with the times I guess.....

not sure even about going the whole hog to upgrade to cnc.....

electronics is a TABOO subject.....

so there is a optical and a linear system, any preferences out there for either...

and what about the CNC route which will take care of everything...?

I just don't know......help with idea's would b nice....

thanks Frank in France....

HI again,

I did try the search function on the forum, sorry I wasted ur time......

Very pleased with the results tho.......quite liked the thread cutting arrangement on the u tube video....

yes I know I'm sad...hahaha...

thanks again..Frank in France........just started the learning curve......

Hi out there......

Decided to treat myself to a 30mm dia polishing spindle.....

I have the shaft and bearings and a good friend just donated a 3hp, 3phase motor....

so need to make the tapered threads, any idea's or just taper the shaft and

cut the threads by hand...drudgery.....??

many thanks Frank in France...

Many thanks....Frank in France..

Hi, can anyone help with an instruction book or copy of same for:-

Ritchmond Midgley +Sutcliffe of Leeds....

mine is fully adjustable from vert thru horiz and varying degree's,

fitted with a 51/2" tree jaw chuck....

have tried the usual search engines but no luck yet....

many thanks Frank Horton...

HI guy's

happy 2 report that the adjustment to the slop in the cross slide was an easy fix.....

on my machine ..on the cross slide in the middle there are 2 Allen screw's with a tiny grub screw between them.....the center screw controls a wedge that when u screw it in, the grub screw forces the wedge between the 1/2 nut's.......

it doe's get rid of the free play but for me it did tighten the cross slide at the extremity of travel....but who care's.....

as alway's thanks 4 the help....

Frank in France...

Frank in France,

Good morning out there.....Help please.....

1 I need to adjust the cross slide nut's (to much free play) on the above machine, looked in the parts book but not much help....any idea's.......

2 I'm just fed up with the original 3 jaw chuck, (only holds on the back of the jaw's) would like a new one.....I'm scared of buying without a recomend and all this talk of getting a duffer after spending loads. So can anyone recomend a make and if they make something accurate....I don't mind where in the world it come's from and price is not everything but as a hobbyist I can't afford a £1000 for a six jaw.....a good used one would be OK its just got to be accurate as poss.....

I know perhaps I should get used to a 4 jaw but I'm not that fast at alignment as I'm always in a rush for something.....

many thanks Frank

Frank in France

Good morning, well it is. the sun's up and the bird's are singing...just has to goodstart to the day....

My question......I need to make some thru studding for a motor cycle engine, (I have only one for a sample) these thread into the cranck-case, thru the cylinder barrel's (4) and then hold the head down.....reason for stainless they are highly visual and u can't get cadmium done any more !!......so what would be the best grade to use...they are 250mm x 10mm long....also..This same engine, 1/2 of the big end nut's are missing...the same question as above but can I buy the hex bar the correct grade so I only have to thread and part it off ? where can it be bought ?....thread size 8mm x 0.75....

This engine has a max RPM of 4000, so it's a little important to get this one correct...

Well thanks in advance.....I find this a liitle embarrasing to keep asking question's, I hope one day I can help someone else......as alway's u guy's are a mind full of info.......what a great forum.....

thanks Frank

I have now decided to go down the en16 / 36 route...but can any body recomend a place to go for Nitride coating....

I've have tried a few but they will only batch work.....

many thanks Frank

Hi Out there.......

can anyone recomend a firm in the UK to TiN coat some steel shafts.....thats the yellow stuff that is also on twist drills...

many thanks Frank in France

HI Guy's ...I've a few old drill press's bought used and the chuck's used to work loose after a while....

I used 222 Locktight or screw - lock to keep them together.....clean the chuck and its mating face...just a couple of drops of the fluid, hand fit...spin to check for run out...once ur satisfied place a block of wood under the chuck and hang a weight on the operation arm to keep the chuck tight...overnight shoud do it......one of mine was real bad, had tram lines in it, used a little extra fine valve grinding paste to lap it in, a good clean up and Locktite...it's never come of.......only do this if u'll never want the chuck off again say for say MT drill bits....

Frank in France

Hi Nigel,

mine's a square head....bit like me ......

how right u are, I did find the chuck jaw's gripping at the back...so I held an accurate ring on the inside so that the jaws were locked and cleaned them up with a tipped v/heavy boring tool...it didn't need much......this did seem to improve the parting of but not by much......I now part way turn off the jobs untill I get scared and then finish the job with a hack-saw.....if it the stub is still a bit thick I do it with the chuck spinning slowly.......

does anybody know the machine no's to find out if I have an early machine or not.....

Have checked the turning torque of the chuck - in neautral (between gears) and it takes about 3 - 5lbs / ft to get it moving so by my reckoning theres enough preload on the bearing to eliminate the chuck shakes.....

I'm afraid there's nobody else here to ask, where I live in France, my house is the last chance saloon.....thats unless there's anybody around Bordaux on the forum......if there is let me know, my wife bake a good cake and the kettle is always on !!!!!!

I'll have a look at the Bison chuck.......

does anybody have a copy of "screwcutting in the Lathe" by Martin Cleeve. they want to sell ??

thanks for ur time and trouble......Frank

Hey thanks. the collective knowlege u guy's have is better than Google, I'm amazed...

many thanks Frank