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I take it you are talking about the actual books themselves? I have picked up many of them from Amazon for less than 99p plus £2.50 postage (well the sellers have to make money somehow, I know the post is only 90p)

As for the "CD version" this torrent has been available for a while looking at it's history so the guy selling them on 'bay is just taking advantage of people's ignorance.

However - I would also point out that the Torrent file or this CD/DVD are pdf scans. I would bet that either the font is unreadable, the pictures unrecognisable or both. Not something I would really want to struggle through.
On this occasion I will stick to my books and decline this 'bayers kind invitation to waste my money on something that isn't his nor has he paid for it.

According to Hallbauer the F60/2 is a grease gun?

graham.

"Skill is what we all need whatever our field, not paper qualifications "

Throw a bit of common sense into the equation and you have someone who could really achieve something world class.

graham.

It was John, the only explanation I have is that when I switched the motor on that little bit of surge was enough for some component to call it a day.

You have spare boards.. veeery interresting Doktor

I was really surprised to find the number of machines these are installed to. And then to discover "Oh yes, they do that". So matter of fact! But you know, Chester have worked hard to address the needs of the "less spendy" customer and I really believe they are getting there. Their Open Days are a step in the right direction and there is no doubt whatsoever I will be at their next one. I bought a machine vice at a terrific discount last one and I am eyeing up one of their more industrial sized polishing machines for a specific job.

graham.

I can tell you right now that it will have been the wrong size!

Just reporting back on the outcome of this.

Apparently, and this is a known issue, the board in this machine is the KB Speed Controller which seems to be in use in a bewildering array of these Chinese Origin machines. There is a good reason replacements are freely available.

Anyhow, Chester repaired it within the week and even though the machine was technically out of warranty and no longer their problem they asked only for a very, very modest "contribution". I think I paid for the biscuits in the canteen today. Can't fault them really, it was right after an annual shutdown and they really didn't have to do the work for (almost) free and after another very frustrating day with an EX-supplier I am pleased I bought this particular brand of machine and I will be buying more of their kit in future.

Just as well really as my workshop is full of Chester Kit

graham.

You are forgetting Hardware Abstraction Layer <wink>

not that I know anything about these things.

graham.

And therein lies the issue.

Instead of telling said parent to "prove it" and the judicious use of that Russian word finishing with OFF, they immediately fold.

If I was a parent there I would be sorely tempted to sue the school for discriminating against and disadvantaging my child. Just for the hell of it.

graham.

(who fortunately has no children in any sort of "education" establishment and therefore suffers none of the angst of today's thinking parent)

I have a Carbolite, it goes up to 1100 deg C. It was in a friends shed, the ordinary common or garden garden shed, not a real shed and the relay had broken. He said I could have it if I could fix it and here we are!

I am mid way through building a forge which will go to 1400-1600 deg.C and I will let you know how I get on with that as I go along. It will be Propane powered. This next week I will be ordering up some Green sand as I have a project for all of this.

OSB board is not the best but the floor is concrete and molten metal and concrete just do not mix well. I have become cautious in my old age

graham.

Edited By Oompa Lumpa on 12/01/2014 20:17:55

I would like to reply to this separately.

Yesterday I endured one of those patronising radio programes where a bunch of well meaning "experts" and "specialists" had gathered to discuss a (new?) social problem.

That of young kids (I use the term advisedly) sitting at home in front of their Playstations and X-Boxes. Wringing their hands in anguish they were. Oh woe, woe, what are we to do. The youth of today, they are so misguided, what can we possibly do? Oh woe!

It is of course self same muppets who created the "National Curriculum" (AKA the death of education as we know it) and the absurd Health and Safety rules that has reduced interaction to the level of very distant observation with a convoluted nonsensical explanation that nobody understands.

Very recently on this forum I read the account of one person whose whole class had to be evacuated by ambulance to the local hospital. Now, I don't know how many people were hurt or how badly. I am not for one second suggesting that there was anything good about this but I firmly believe that it would not be the end of the world if we exposed the youth of today to at least a little bit of risk.

Can you imagine this today? Bloody hell. The writs would bury the local education authority under a mountain of paperwork - would take them six months to dig their way out. So this then brings me to my next point - the parents. A person of my aquaintance (a Primary School teacher) recently told me that the "education system" had realised they might have made a mistake and they were not allowing the children to be adventurous so a new policy has been formulated to allow the children to play with wheels, pieces of wood, and so on and build go-carts or whatever they could create.

So - what happens? The parents, up in arms that little Jimmy might scrape his knee or something, sends him to school with a note: "My son/daughter is expressly forbidden to play with scooter/go-cart/bicycle wheel".
So for the next twelve months, little Jimmy has to sit on the side and not be involved in the class at all during "creative time".

It has all gone to Hell in a Handbag and I just have no answers.

graham.

Edited By Oompa Lumpa on 12/01/2014 19:32:39

Well, as I threatened, I melted down the aluminium I had marked as scrap today, this was the result:

" How does one positively tell the difference between brass, gunmetal, phosphor bronze and other forms of bronze? Probably an oft asked question and I have found that machining it will supply some answers...eg.brass will "chip" as well as gunmetal but phosphor bronze turns out long strings like steel."

This has puzzled me too. With wood I am pretty good and can usually tell at a quick glance, Brass, Bronze, Aluminium Bronze, Phosphor Bronze and Gunmetal though, a real challenge.

Very helpful tip there though with the chip form.

graham.

Go here:

**LINK**

Save you a load of hassle.

Having had a quick look it appears they are having issues with the whole site.

Edited By Oompa Lumpa on 11/01/2014 18:48:57

Very good John, I like your thinking

Hi guys, thanks for the comments.

Firstly, it is not a Firegrate, it is a Firegrate Set - Poker, Tongs, Toasting Fork and stand, it is solid brass and it is also early 1900's. If it was worth anything I wouldn't be cavalier with it, it isn't, I will

Sisal mop to start with it is then. I will do a before and after

Well you didn't think I was going to sit there with a tin of Brasso did you?

graham.

So, because I now have a workshop for metal, it naturally follows that the Brass Firegrate set which my good lady prizes can now be cleaned.

By Me.

Now!

Now that I have volunteered for the job - how should I begin to get the brass clean? Ideally I would like to give it a good soak in something to get rid of the most of the ingrained tarnish, then I am going to have to set to with a polishing mop. Mop and soap (abrasive) I have, but I am looking for an easy way out here

graham.

Well I have ordered one anyway so it should be here Tues/Weds.

I set up a piece of bar in the four jaw yesterday and had it centred pretty quickly, then using the other Glanze turning tool I had it down to .5003 thou in no time.

Bearing in mind that this was the first time I had used this whole combination I was extremely pleased with myself. For someone who is on the tools day in, day out this really is just something you do. For someone who hasn't done this in twenty years it was a small achievement with major satisfaction value

With respect Paul, you have unwanted "adware" on your computer and frankly, if you are using Norton, I am not surprised. It is your computer that is "infested".

For the record, Norton does not flag up any malware, only virus problems (if it can manage to find any that is!).

Download Malwarebytes from HERE install it and run lt.

graham.

I will investigate this Castrol Ilocut as I have only three litres of Rotabroach left. Should really have bought more when I was offered it as it worked out at £3 a litre!

With regard to the WD40. As a newcomer here I didn't think i was really in a position to tell people what to do regarding WD40 but you have discovered something that I have known for a long time. WD40 is anhydrous, it attracts water, moisture. I would rather use cooking fat than use this as a rust preventer.

If you must use a protective surfaceant THIS is the stuff I recommend it is T9 Beoshield developed by Boeing for their aircraft. Not cheap though.

graham.

No worries Gary, it did make me smile though so worthwhile!

Hi Ian, yes, it should be straightforward enough but I have to balance "creativity" with "productivity" and it just isn't easy

graham.