Member postings for Jesse Hancock 1

Hopper: After writing my little rant on the Enfield / BSA comments I googled Royal Enfield 250 Crusader and wound up reading of one man's experience on the self same bike I owned. If you want search the YEW EM GEE site this guy made me laugh so much it took about five minutes to read the post really very funny. You may get a treat as to C15'S.

In answer to the BSA posts: When young I too begged my dad to sign for an RE 250 Crusader Sports. All I remember him saying was "OK But I'll make sure you pay payments on the HP." Lots of finger wagging.

Biggest mistake of my young life. The bike looked great but was a very nasty lemon. It leaked oil (Typical Enfield) It smoked like a two stroke and of course wouldn't pull your hat off power wise. The chains were worn out. Maintenance of the cables took a couple of days if you did it right ie Disconnect tape them on the end to form a funnel, raise the end as high and as straight as you can, fill with oil. Leave until the oil penetrated the the cable completely.

It was always difficult to get on the stand which was a cast alloy affair. This broke and I was thrown over the bike trying to save it. The tank was dented and badge were smashed. In truth I could write a book. I had mates with C15's and they were just a tad better as they didn't throw as much oil away.

Long story short after about a year buying new clutch pieces and replacing a lot of other consumables, light bulbs were always blowing, I put it on the stand, covered it over and went and bought a Honda CB72 rough finish on frames etc but never missed a beat. Replaced that with another Honda a 500 four. Later I had a couple of VFR 400cc Honda's. Jap Two strokes would walk it in a straight line but Honda's were good all round.

Well it's just amazing how many different names BSA managed to call the C15. If in doubt add derivative at the end of C15 to be sure you cover all possibilities.

Edited By Jesse Hancock 1 on 16/06/2015 23:34:54

Roger: Nice one mate. It seems most searches rely on terminology and it's just a case of varying your search or not as with this one.

I always remember the two Ronnies and the search for the fork-handles as opposed to four candles.

There's many a slip twix cup and lip.

The sort of compressor I remember in the sixties were usually of V twin cylinder design and would supply the whole factory with 100psi of compressed air mostly to clean and clear chippings and swarf from all the machine tool beds and components being made.

They were large. Stand close to one and you could feel the concrete under your feet throbbing. Hence the need to isolate their existence to the nether regions of the factory and not to mention the noise. Hissing, farting and whining, Elf and Safety would have had a field day.

I remember a compressor of this sort being moved to feeder road in Bristol, where it tried to bury it's self. They don't call the area St Philips Marsh for nothing and so the compressor had degassed the boggy ground beneath it and then sank into the slurry it had made. Similar to vibrating concrete to exclude voids.

However I haven't seen any for sale here lately. Possibly try India where they might still be working.

Nitae: I also have a micrometer with revolving numbers and I think as long as it's treated with respect should last as well as any other micrometer. As pointed out no batteries to buy either.

Alan: In my experience slip gauges were kept solely for calibration (masters) and since these were the standard for all other moving gauges (Verniers micrometers and height gauges) they were kept just for that job. It would have been impracticable to leave loose slips on the shop floor as they could be lost or easily damaged. This of course applies to model engineers in their shops.

That's not to say that various specially made go no-go, plugs and slips weren't chained at strategic points on the production line and used to check the fit of critical parts because they were.

Not trying to provoke argument here since if you are young and have gecko fingers why not use slips where you can. Personally I find them too fiddly these days and if not kept in pristine condition they won't stack either. Then again feeler gauges are cheap by comparison to slips.

That'll be the borrowers then Neil. Or suspect magnets???

Edited By Jesse Hancock 1 on 08/06/2015 22:25:02

To get you started google albion three speed gear box and see if you can find your model. I just did and there's loads of detailed exploded drawings on line. The corks look okay to me but gently scratch your finger nail over the corks to see if they are burnt/carbonated. If they are burnt you'll have to get hold of a motor cycle repair shop and see if they stock corks. Or you could carefully cut them out of cork floor tiles and sand them down if too thick. Let me know if you have any luck.

The sprocket looks ready to come off to me. Perhaps a wash in diesel and wriggle it off in your hand Eric may be right about ridges. I've tapped them out using two spanners across a couple of bits of wood but I don't want to advocate bad practice.

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I can well understand since I have a few bucket loads of tools, an extra Milling machine, Blah, Blah, Blah. Who was that said calculate how long it should take and multiply by two? Make that ten. Some people loose themselves just tuning their machines and never make sod all. Others make models but most (beginners) just make a mess. I know I do.

Ahhh You'll be fine just don't expect too much from it. The "Star" certainly prettier than standard C15.

Cor blimey yeah I remember my old man carrying that tape in the car back in the fifties. It got him out of a few tight corners back then. eg split radiator hoses and cracked rubber wiring. Wrap it round your thumb joints when handling bricks. As a temporary fix it was great.

He used to make palms from old inner tubes as well when brick laying.

Edited By Jesse Hancock 1 on 08/06/2015 09:59:39

Niko, one day I will think of an idea that someone hasn't already thought of.

Michael Poole : you me and everyone else on here. I never cease to be amazed when reading old books and mags just how much I think I have discovered only to find it's already been done, put on a shelf, dusted and forgotten.

Marketing is the way to go. Think vacuum ads on the box/slab. Nothings changed since it was invented, not even the patter. Refined perhaps but still the same and yet from the add you would think it was something new.

Edited By Jesse Hancock 1 on 08/06/2015 09:22:03

Second thoughts on delivery problems are that I think many of the Sellers on line rely on other Companies for stock and don't in reality hold much stock of their own. Stock = dead money.

I thought you had misspelled arceuro for a moment but it would seem to be a very cunning gadget after all.

Very good love vehicles from the turn of the century. I'm still in the stage of gathering information about the Holt gun tractor. There's only the engine to worry about as far as castings are concerned but first I need to settle on a scale size. Difficult since I can't find out whether there are any full size ones in England which are on view to the public and okay to photograph.

Nice one George.

I will admit I too get a bit twitchy waiting having used the net. It's that feeling someone may have scammed you that heightens the senses and seems to lengthen the t-i-m-e waiting. Recently I cancelled an order as it was taking more than the advertised "By return post" assurance on the site. I think a salesman contacted me by phone saying that there was a seven day lead time for the item. I answered honestly that I hadn't noticed that on the site at the time.

Why not say there is a delay when stocks run out instead of waiting for someone to cancel?

It's a pity they didn't advise me the situation as I still want one. Now of course it's up to me to visit the Bank and get a statement to see if I've had my money back. More unnecessary aggravation.

Please refer the local shops closing thread. It still stands I'm afraid.

Edited By Jesse Hancock 1 on 06/06/2015 12:33:15

I would have thought the skill is in the use of scissors to cut the 3D print to the proper shape. Or did he use origami?

I'm convinced that you should do as Michael G says and buy both.

I have a three jaw and oddly most of the work I seem to want to do is rectangular.

At the moment I have drilled three holes 120 degrees to be in the middle of the other slots but drilled holes don't move so I'm in danger of making it into a Polyphon disc.

I understand the need for cheap television programs which fill up time. I'm not going to name them all but DIY is generally one theme. Challenge Tommy, the one where they blitz a house to "surprise or help" the owner, The Salvager. They have people who run about collecting stuff to build into the project. It just so happens that there are scrap items in the yard which suite the projects! Better still those willing suppliers who give stuff away or sell at knock down prices. Try that yourself and you are more likely to be arrested for trespass than anything.

The Salvager in my opinion buys perfectly good and usable stuff and then turns it into junk fit only for the scrap heap. When watching the "Salvager" I can't help wonder how he has managed to stay alive and in one piece for so long!

Robbo is partly right but it's more like the presenters and staff that get the lions share. Not to mention the TV station/channel raking in their ads money.

Be that as it may the worst aspect by far is IMHO is how often they repeat the programs. It's bad enough having to watch rolling news where the items can be repeated half a dozen times before the end of the "NEWS?" but to run to same old programs every six months is a darn cheek. I can't wait for them to drop the License then I can stop wasting money.

Forgot: The weather forecast. Come on unless there's two feet of snow who's going to change what they are doing? People like farmers and Yachtsmen who need to know listen to it on the radio.

Personally I look out the window.

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