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Hammerite was Amyl Acetate which if breathed in could really make you float. . . . like. . . . .man. . . you know. . . It's true that as with many paints the H &S Gestapo have dictated that we may no longer be put at risk by the effects of their constituents. . . .like . . . . . man. . . ..

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I wonder how many bikers take the mag and never complain about anything that gets published? In addition I will support the premise that all of it is engineering like wot we do and if I find the odd paragraph containing usefull information somewhere in an article that on the whole holds no interest for me, then that is something else which I would not have had if the "uninteresting" article had not been published. Keep it up Neil! As for you lot moaning about an article thats not come from the printers yet, just wait and see. Some of you may find at least some of it useful. Those of you that take a blinkered view of what Neil should publish maybe should get a different mag. CSB (common sense brigade) 1. Luddites 0.

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Ah! Lesson learned and food for thought provided. Aspirations to improve accuracy of Chester 626 mill spindle given a boost. Many thanks.

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Taking into account that 0.01mm is less than four tenths of a thou, exactly how accurate do these spindles need to be?, or am I missing something? All educational replies are most welcome. I love to live and learn. Thank you.

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It's deffinitely an ML7 and I would venture to say no more than 45 years old. See if you can find the serial number, iff I'm right about the age it will be stamped on the rear of the bed shear at the tailstock end of the lathe.

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Hi Martin, try and adjust the thrust collars on your leadscrew so that you have no more than two or three thou of logitudinal play.

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No Neil, but we certainly do. Possibly.

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As long as full PPE is worn and health and safety is followed they can even have an unfair crack of the whip.

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Hmmmmm? Wish I could afford to sue myself for enough dosh to retire on. Note to self; accidentally cut yourself next time metalplay occurs. ... . . . er. . . . I think.

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Blame 'er indoors for allowing me workshop time. Sorted! Blinkin female tribe. It's all their fault.

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Note to self. . . Don't get miffed tribally or singularly, just cut metal.

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Jerry, thanks for your interesting post. We live and learn. Regarding what happened to formulations if it's anything to do with the EU they have probably been banned. I buy enamel paint from a company called Stokes in sheffield and their paint and certain types, eg Zinc Chromate primer, either no longer exist or have been modified so much they are unrecognisable in comparison. I am currently using a tin of enamel gloss and it's like painting with jelly. It also takes forever to dry, unlike in the "good old days"

Regards,

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Hi Steamer, the myford paint is nothing more than an air drying brushing enamel which was colour mixed to be just off the standard RAL codes. If your customer can find the nearest RAL number and it will satisfy his needs he can have, as I do, a litre of the stuff mixed up for less than half the price "MYFORD" charges for a 250ml tin. I'm just embarking on an ML7 refurb which will be painted in RAL 5021 Water Blue, which is the colour used for electic motors. Its not as bright as Aqua but not as bland as Myford grey.

all the best,

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BOING! said Florence.

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Loving every minute of it. This is proper stuff like some of the things wot I do! And the satisfaction of a job well done is the cherry on top.

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I'm using this method now to do 5/8" x 14 BSF for a topslide tee nut to anchor me new warco QCTP onto me 1236 lathe by using a 7/16" BSW tap. Jolly good in the absence of the correct tap to thread it by hand.

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Yes Dave, I also had a good chat with Derek and a nice demo of drill grinding, so I'm inspired to get the castings out and continue the build, especially as im running out of sharp endmills!

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Brian, you are right in thinking the centre screw makes that much difference. In fact on a decent quality split die the adjusting screws can make a difference between a thread which is too large to enter the nut and one which is too small to be of any usefull mechanical strength and all this without causing the die to break in two. Cheap dies are sometimes not even hardened let alone tempered for correct use and I have known them to have no relief whatsoever thus causing binding problems and chewed up threads.

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Yeah right! I met you yesterday so based on that I'm about 18.

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Yes Pete, I remember some of the "weapons"which were the norm in the metalwork classes of the sixties. I also remember our metalwork teacher, Derek Redfearn, an imposing figure with redish hair and thick eyebrows which curled up and gave him the apearance of the Devil. I remember he didn't "teach" us metalwork, he absolutely frightened it into us! Those were the days.

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