Member postings for Rik Shaw

Hello David and welcome. Sounds like you have a busy and enjoyable retirement all planned out., hope its a long one. I popped over to Sutter Creek via Google Earth for a quick nose. It all looks so different from here in the UK but I could live there anytime. Love the Cheese Shoppe.

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I yawned a lot and switched channel half way through.

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(but we DID enjoyed "Grandpa's Great Escape" )

Edited By Rik Shaw on 09/01/2018 10:10:37

I once made a 3/8" (if memory serve right) acme tap for clearing out after single point threading on a new bronze cross slide nut for an old Grayson lathe refurbish. It managed OK but was not easy. It would NEVER have removed the lot in one go. No, not never!

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Because of itchy dry skin round me ankles I need to apply cream daily. Because I cannot get down there to do it I use a 12" long plastic dish washing aid which has a foam pad attached to the end. This gives me enough extra reach to do the job. Today I found the foam pad was partially detached so I stuck it back on with HAFIX superglue and held it in place with my thumb. Two second later I felt a searing burn on my thumb and dropped the handle with a yelp.

I never knew that stuff like this generated THAT much heat as it cures - lesson learnt.

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Ken - You asked for opinions - here's mine:

I would have NO objection seeing your ad in the classifieds given the small scale of your ops. It seems wholly appropriate that any one on this forum looking for the sort of help that you offer should find it in the classifieds - end of!.

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Dominoes?

Murray - I am not deeply into astronomy but a friend who is once told me years ago that it was best if contemplating a reflector / mirrored type for hobby use to go for one of minimum 7" diameter. Maybe the more knowledgeable “gazers” around here can offer more up to date tips.

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Just idly gazing out at the garden and contemplating the extra 4" or so of white "insulation" on the roof of the workshop - brrrrr!

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Martin - The Grayson was my first lathe back in the eighties. It was worn out but I pulled all the stops out on a refurb carried out on "someone else's" machinery which entailed making a new headstock spindle, remachining cross slide/ top slide and fitting new gibs. Remade cross slide acme screw thread and nut (made, hardened and ground an acme tap in HSS for the bronze nut) Re-machined tailstock and made and fitted new spindle. Final job was to skim the bed.

Was a lovely little lathe when finished and I was very sad when I had to sell it to help finance the divorce which followed.

But life moves on and I am pleased that I have now got a bigger one

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Not tonight but Friday afternoon 3.30 a doc from 1930 where someone fits an Austin car engine in a yacht and floats their way between Rye and the Lizzard. We have Sky so its channel 343.

Thanks to Bill Dawes for bringing this channel to our notice.

Rik

Edited By Rik Shaw on 29/11/2017 18:30:39

"5A has a tubular trunk guide"

Correct, next time I’ll have to look at the photos more closely.

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I've got one. It's a 5a.

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I have read Stewart Hart's current thread on his Beam Compass (nice work Stewart) and I intended to post this on that thread as there are some similarities but although related, I think it might have smacked of highjack hence this new thread.>>

I "rescued" this fine example of British instrument making a few years back at a local boot sale - £2 if memory serves right. I'll never use it but it is such a lovely example of instrument making that I thought it might evoke some memories for chaps hereabouts if I posted photos of it.>>

Anyone who has used one will recognize it as a Planimeter and this one was made by ALLBRIT.>>

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Only two types I know of are the split adjustable die designed for cutting a thread from scratch or a solid die nut - more suited to cleaning up or finishing an existing thread.

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Edited By Rik Shaw on 20/11/2017 08:59:58

Just spotted the front cover of a computer mag in a newsagent this morning urging readers to dump windows and use free Chrome OS instead. Must admit I did not know there was such an animal.

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The preferred method way back was to quench in water that had a layer of sperm whale oil floating on top.

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Seems like a reasonable buy. I might just give myself a Christmas present subject to a bit of reading up.Thanks for bringing it to the attention of the "club".

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If I was contemplating spending that much I would never rely on photos for a second hand lathe. Best to inspect in person and if your lathe experience is zero, try and take someone with you who knows lathes and will know what to look for wear wise. Also, you will give yourself a better chance of picking up a good second hand machine if you can broaden your search criteria re: make and model.

Good luck in your search.

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I am convinced that the sole future energy source for mankind will be from that big golden ball in the sky. Solar panels are just our first crude attempt at harnessing this free energy. Watch this space - you ain't seen nothing yet!

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I still can't get the archive on my tablet!

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