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Good evening,

anyone know of a substitute material very similar to Bakerlite.....

I need to fabricate a few items, Horn buttons switch knobs etc for an old car...

Nylon just doesn't look or feel right......would prefer muddy black in color but

"Beggers can't be choosers"

many thanks Frank

Hi I have a 1920, 35HP car with a poorley gearbox....need to replace the case hardened layshaft......

first the repair must be able to be good for 5,000 miles per year for at least five years......this is no museum piece......

the gears run submerged in oil and the gear set has heavy bronze bushings..

can I use silver steel as is..??........have read the threads on hardening and seems to be a very complicated subjuct......if it needs to be hardened and tempered I woud do the machineing of oilways and location flats first the after the heat treatment have it centerless ground.....how much over size for the grinding....the original shaft is 19mm dia....and is there anyne able to do it or recomend anywhere..??.....

many thanks Frank

OK, I've had enough of this threading by hand, just done a dozen m14x2 bolts (30mm thread length) in st / st.....

so now the new dumb questions :-

1. Have looked at the Cov / D / heads and there are some listed at 3/4 and 1inch, I'm guessing that this is the max thread size that'll go thru ??

2. will say M1.25 thread chaser / cutters cut threads on m6 - m12 using one cutter set or do u need individual cutters for each diameter bolt ??

many thanks Frank

Thanks Thor.......have looked at all those atachements.....would like to see them in the flesh and under power (setting up)......looked at quite a lot of stuff on U-Tube as well and have decided to go down the small three jaw chuck route in the tail stock.....will take a chance on the slowest speed.....I.shall make a drive plate and tube so that it can be mounted it in a collet chuck assy.....(like the idea of a bit of safety, it will spin if there's a problem)....I think the other stuff u recomend might want some setting up - beside I have good HSS dies...I just need to turn up a die-stock holder for the chuck......it all for 4 of those an 6 of another bolt......I guess those atachement would be good for the large dia. stuff or threading bar....

I'm prepared to take a calculated risk.

many thanks Frank

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many thanks Frank

Hi, thanks for taking the time to reply....all time is valuable....

have joined the Colchester forum....no replies yet...

No I havent used a bar in the chuck - will do tomorrow.....

the jaws look real good but will inspect tomorrow (in general the machine has not done a lot of work)

as for the chuck spinning freely (in a false neutral) I'd say there was no drag...ie. bearing pre-load....

my machine no. F2/70869..is there a work-shop repair manual on-line ??

will let u know......many thanks gentlemen.....

Frank cloggs

many thanks, Frank Cloggs

Enjoy ur BP......Frank Horton

Hi again, sorry should have said, the shakle pins are running in bronze bushings ...

the pin diameter is 16mm......Living in France bolts tend to run at about 4 / 5 times the price of the UK and this sorof size would have to be ordered, therefore I think it best to buy bar stock........which I'llprobably get from the UK direct...

many thanks Frank

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Hi I'm a newbie to this forum, hello and here goes.....

I need to turn some leaf spring pins for a 1930's Citroen, I always have some mild steel but I think I should be useing something better....the finish size will be 16mmX150 long....

can someone explain simply the characteristics of the steel I might use,

ie.....soft, won't take shock's in shear, better to use ???? etc etc...I dont have the facilities or the skill to harden steel......this won't be used for everyday transport but dont' want them to break either.....

many thanks Frank