Member postings for Mick Henshall

Bob--my wife is exactly thr same with a bread knife, do they do it on pupose do you think just to get us blokes to do summat in the kitchen?

Mick

Peter that Spider looks just what I need, I'm going to have to make one of those-brilliant

Mick

David I shall be really interested to follow this thread as I to have a warco WM14, I have hands like chimpanzees feet and I find accurately using the dials awkward so this looks to be good upgrade

Regards Mick

Did anyone watch "Hugh's War on Waste" on the telly? Makes you think don't it ?

Mick

I have read this thread with some interest and growing anger, if there is a minority who are not happy with the way this forum is run well I say sod off and form your own forum and you can argue amongst yourselves. For myself I think it was great just the way it was and I say a BIG THANKYOU to Neil and the moderators for giving up their time to provide us with this forum----end of rant

Mick

Good advice Norman ZZZzzzz!!! Hic

Mick

I'm having a good day-whilst rehanging my front room curtains managed to knock me 32" smart tv over and trash the screen, also broke a topslide casting where it bolts to cross slide on my shaper, I have a leak in the roof of outside store and I can't find the source, and I just cleared the living room ready to decorate I think I'going to quit while I'm ahead (sound of cans being opened)

Mick

Many moons ago we had a small worktop fridge which was powered by paraffin, was a cracker if adjusted right it would freeze stuff,don't know if they can still be got

Mick

Basically if your arms hurt its too high if your back hurts its too low, sorry if that sounds flippant but machines and vices can be raised quite easily if bench is too low, if its too high then shorten the legs

Mick.

One further thought-carbon dioxide is released trees etc breathe it in and put oxygen back in the atmosphere if we hadn't chopped dowm great swathes of rain forest and native woodlands a balance could be reached plus as I understand it more oxygen is pumped out by certain forms of plankton than all the remaining forested areas that are left, one day the human race will kill the planet

Mick

Ain't breeding brilliant, perhaps we ought to look at all the electrical appliances we all use at home seems to me the number is increasing all the time this is modern technology for you, never worked out how coal a naturally produced fuel cannot be burn't safely bring back steam

Mick

Also uses a car fuel pump to deliver soogy which doesn't always perform (the pump that is)but a splodge of cutting oil works pretty well

Mick

Here is a couple of pics of mine,also a parvaleux geared motor giving 50 strokes pm,uses an ordinary hacksaw blade cutting on the back stroke, done good service chopping so far up to 2"bms takes its time but saves a lot of backache

I have also made HH's end mill jig/lining tool for engraving dials/dividing head and various jigs for sharpening lathe tools etc. Harolds web site is excellent his instructions clear with no waffle and I am a dedicated fan. Chris as already mentioned make his end mill jig and get sharpening there is a lot of machining techniques to learn as you progress

Mick

Cheers Nick just ordered mask from Axminster should do nicely

Mick

Seems I should take more care of them, I have previously used hot water instead of warm which can leave glasses misty its the same with my bird feeders, tried the warm/washing up liquid/air dry method and they are better but I shall have to get new ones as they are well scratched

Thanks Mick

Thanks gents--a few things to try there, I have a couple of specs and I'm afraid they get put down wherever I am working, David has a good point about that-I'll have to be more careful- I do like the hair shampoo method but will try the washing up liquid first ( mainly cus I ain't got much hair )

Cheers Mick

I have tried washing up liquid and glass cleaner just endsup smeared, I must be doing something wrong I spose

Mick

Like most of us I do try to use these when machining, unfortunately being blind in one eye I am finding it difficult to keep these clean and clear so I can see through them, I presume they are made from some sort of plastic which just seem to smear when cleaned anyone got any suggestions of a good cleaning method or a good make of safety glasses or material for guards

Mick

Give it a chance Boiler you may be pleasantly surprised, I also have an ancient Adcock & Shipley horizontal which is also used as a big lathe and a horizontal end miller, gotta make the most of what we have

Mick