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Another method in Alibre, is to Loft using two rectangles and four 3D Guide curves (straight lines in this case). These guide curves connect each corner (Vertex ?) of the first rectangle, to the corresponding twisted corner on the second rectangle.

Note that this may not work in versions earlier than V25.

Edited By Nick Hughes on 29/04/2023 10:52:28

These are the smallest I could find after a 5 min search:-

ebay 9/64" Thackery Washer

Not listed directly on BA Bolts Ltd website (that I could find) for some reason though.

All I did to help refine the search, was to add M3 to the start of your "search term", but still had to sift through quite a bit of dross.

Edit:- found the listing , but still does not include 9/64"

BA Bolts Limited

Edited By Nick Hughes on 16/04/2023 14:54:36

Just in case it's keeping you awake at night :-

Opie Oils

I've used Opie for quite a few years now, as they tend to stock some "out of the ordinary" oils and greases.

Edited By Nick Hughes on 27/03/2023 20:46:04

Not quite correct, Tallow is still used today:-

Might be worth asking here, as the original poster is still active on there:-

**LINK**

Edited By Nick Hughes on 07/03/2023 12:06:15

Do you have a manual?

Ward 2DS, 3DS, 2CA & 3CA Capstan Lathe Manual

I've used and can recommend these guys :-

Belting Online

This is a link to a copy of a Dumore Toolpost Grinder manual in my Dropbox account for you to download and should help:-

Dumore Manual

Nick.

Edit. This will be deleted from my Dropbox account at some point, to free up some space, but can be added again in the future if required.

Edited By Nick Hughes on 01/02/2023 17:06:33

Any help? :-

Going through the same process with the GWR Castle Class by Peter Rich.

Just correct as you see fit, modifying the easiest part to alter further down the line, in case this change causes another problem.

Also triple check everything around any issue you find, before modifying parts, as there could be an accumulation of small errors in other area, causing the problem (in your screen shot, there is also interference between the Crosshead slot and Connecting Rod side face).

For the 1/32" interference:-

Is there an offset in the Combination lever and if so, have you modelled it in the correct direction, or possibly mixed up the LH and RH parts in your assembly?

Nick.

Edited By Nick Hughes on 15/01/2023 14:08:01

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(Beaten to it by Clives post)

Edited By Nick Hughes on 03/01/2023 13:34:47

Old worn out files are also another good source of material

Edit:- Suppose I should mention (before the pedants start) anneal first, file or grind away the teeth, produce the form required, then re- harden and temper.

Edited By Nick Hughes on 01/01/2023 21:25:14

Started to change my CNC mill control system over to my Christmas/Birthday present (to myself) of Centroid Acorn, from Mach4 and Smooth Stepper.

Did the software today and will start on the hardware tomorrow.

Edited By Nick Hughes on 01/01/2023 21:36:44

I use the Wera Kraftform Micro :- Wera

Available from Amazon and others in the UK.

If you go on to the Reeves 2000 Website and have a look at the 5" Gauge Prairie, you can view the individual drawings in low resolution.The far right drawing of the bottom row of four, has the brake gear. This should point you in the right direction.

Nick

Have you tried here?

The Nipple Shop

The last one is a plain LH Threaded stud, for the early Plunger A series, as shown in this diagram:-

**LINK**

Is this what you're looking for?

BSA A50/A65 LH Footrest Stud

or

Unit Singles

or

Draganfly Motorcycles

Edited By Nick Hughes on 06/11/2022 15:47:03

H Joseph,

It is more to do with the CAM side, rather than the CAD design and Alibre will still be my primary CAD.

I used to use MecSoft AlibreCAM, that ran within Alibre Design, but due to various reasons, this was lagging behind in development compared to their other CAM offerings.

They eventually discontinued AlibreCAM and because I had current maintenance, I was offered the free option to transfer my licence over to their stand alone VisualCAD/CAM. I took this option, so that I could have access to all the enhancements not available in AlibreCAM.

Although quite a Good CAD program, I have found VisualCAD too limiting when working with imported models, preparing them for CAM.

Alibre also has very limited surface modelling functions, so Rhino overcomes this limitation.

Edited By Nick Hughes on 04/10/2022 09:42:08

Bought and installed Rhino7 (Also transferred my MecSoft VisualCAM licence over to MecSoft RhinoCam).

After a few years of using Alibre Design, mainly to re-draw and correct the errors that i have found in the Peter Rich Castle Class drawings, as I slowly progress through the build (Shot of the almost complete Chassis CAD below), I expect another even steeper and frustrating learning curve ahead!