Member postings for thaiguzzi

Thanx for the suggestions, yes i could make one, yes the Vertex is expensive and both the above are suitable.

However,

i like that Alpha original purely because it is classic Brit tooling and i'm into that sort of stuff.

Another would be a genuine between centres crank aligner like HD used or a larger J&S bench centres.

Bump.

Another month, another bump.

Anyone?

And this is what a shear tool does on a shaper;

All Heavyweight Stainless Steel.

Edited By thaiguzzi on 28/06/2019 05:57:00

4 jaw SC chuck - i'm with the majority on this one - can't see the point.

On my Boxford ('Mercan 9 x22" i like bigger is better (and cooler). Minimum 3/8", preferably 1/2" sq HSS.

Pain in the ar#e grinding the initial shape, but once there it's only ever a quick touch up or hone.

And i don't get on with the no name Chinesium stuff - better NOS - S/H Brit/Euro/US brand names.

Two words.

Just don't.

Concur, i think they call it a tough crowd....

ISO 68 hydraulic oil from auto factors, designed for tractor rear axles and gearboxes.

6 quid for 5 litres.

Hi Hopper,

i thought most of those HD type truing stands just used centres, but in that pic of yours above, it has small rollers or bearings adjacent.

What gives?

Double check rpm on the original motor.

A/B/C's prolly a common number, but the VSL's ran an unusual 960 rpm motor.

Fine if you have carbide milling cutters - i don't. All my milling cutters are HSS.

A linisher with an Al/Ox belt as i said earlier will do the job faster and cheaper than a mill & having to buy carbide.

Getting to the exact stuff, once finished, use the T&CG.

??

I'll stick to my Al/Ox belt linisher for roughing out 5/8 and 3/4" sq HSS blanks thank you...

Re the OP, no.

Lovely machines, always liked them.

Nice resto, kudos.

Only thing that put me off them is the lack of fine feed on the quill.

Regards, happy M1 Senior owner with the quill feed vertical head.

Edited By thaiguzzi on 27/05/2019 14:40:56

Er, thats governments, corporations and corruption. In SE Asia.

I was talking about vandalism in Britain.

Like for example, when i lived there, my 10 y/o non descript 1500 quid Merc parked outside my 2 bedroomed terraced house on the street had it's Star motif snapped off 3 times and keyed once. Meanwhile a newer 4 grand non descript Ford or Vauxhall was never touched.

Ditto my Moto Guzzi - keyed tank.

Why is their a class thing that exists in the UK that likes to damage stuff that they "presume" belongs to somebody posher?

Ditto, outdoor keep fit stuff for adults, playground stuff for kids, if it's not nailed down it's nicked, if it is nailed down, it's vandalized.

This stuff does not happen in Europe.

By the way i drove that beloved manual Merc in my oily greasy overalls to & fro from work.

I have travelled the world and spent considerable time in most European countries excluding Skandinavia.

IMHO, wanton vandalism ie destruction of actual property rather than graffitti etc is pretty much a unique British thing.

I have not seen mindless violence/property destruction on a remotely similar scale anywhere in Western Europe.

Another British disease?

Bump.

If anybody sees or hears of one of these for sale, please pm me.

Mucho appreciated.

Like button pressed.

I have a Creusen linisher, ie not cheap and very well made. I had a large stock of brand name belts purchased when i moved out here to TH in 2003. 10-12 years later all of them had the same problem you describe.

No matter what i tried, stapling, superglue, hot glue under a press, nothing worked.

So i have a lot of stock of thick backed al/ox strips for hand held use.

Purchased a new batch last year, and hey presto, perfect belts, perfect linishing.

Buy new.

Bit late to the playroom,

my shear tools are as shown in the American books and google images, with a curved face. Will try and get a pic up.