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Member postings for UJ Newton

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Thread: methylated spirits
06/02/2015 21:05:35
Ha ha..I burn them..Being in catering I get paid to..Utterley ridiculous!
Glad about meths though..I m sure I cam build burner and tank lot cheaper than buying a gas one..Fumes arent the same either
06/02/2015 20:33:09
Ha ha..I burn them..Being in catering I get paid to..Utterley ridiculous!
Glad about meths though..I m sure I cam build burner and tank lot cheaper than buying a gas one..Fumes arent the same either
06/02/2015 18:01:35
Ok Thanks Martin..whichsolder do you use?
06/02/2015 17:34:43
Crikey,thats warm ..think I might just buy a gas burner ..Thanks Mike
06/02/2015 16:51:18
Want to soft solder a meths burner for a very small boiler but am not sure which soft solder to use..Spent long enough on internet to write a thesis on meths !but still dont know what temperature it burns at!
Thread: rivetting
31/01/2015 13:40:05
Thank you very much
31/01/2015 10:08:23
I want to rivet thin brass sheet for a 16 mil narrow guage size loco body but am not sure of the practicalities..I thought of making a flat drill but for 1/16 rivets,maybe not..
Wonder if anyone could tell me what the thinnest brass I could use to drill without damaging it.
Thank you Jonathon
Thread: Scams on ebay
23/01/2015 08:39:17
I got caught once ,fortunately not much money involved, awaiting delivery of something I saw it on anorher seller site already sold..What annoyed me most was my negative feedback never appeared..How do they do that?
I had a bit of a fright again when having won a first class little Flexispeed miller from an equally first class seller I saw the same machine on Tony Griffiths lathe site..The seller had put them there not the other way round!
Thread: atraction engine
07/01/2015 10:20:22
just had a very useful pm from a PYRTE buider.Minor problems which are being seen to and a lot cheaper than a Minnie..Just as well really I ve run out of storage space..Most of my workshop is still under the bed on a narrowboat..Might put a shed on the roof next
Thread: Motor for Flexispeed Lathe
06/01/2015 20:18:23
Ah .yes..100 w it is!
06/01/2015 19:52:13
I ve got a Flexispeed horizontal mill and an older singer sewing machine motor(1 kw approx) I assume then they would also pair up?
Thread: atraction engine
06/01/2015 17:32:59
Thanks Jason..I was misinformed about prices ! A minnie it is..Jonathon
06/01/2015 16:47:38
A change from which lathe should I buy-which traction engine should I build?I had thought of the PYRTE but dont want to get involved until everything is tried and tested..
The PYRTE proncipal is what I m looking for though where I can buy, hopefully cheaper,and easy to machine gunmetal etc instead of cast iron
.I wonder if any of the Hobbystore engines would be suitable..Thank you
Thread: union lathe
23/12/2014 21:45:05
phone up a museum which has belt driven machines and ask..I m trying to be a volunteer at Stretham Old Engine but I think they are all on holiday at the moment..Cambridge Museum of Technology might be easier
23/12/2014 21:39:49
2parts lard 1part cod liver oil..you need proper raw lard not the stuff wrapped in packs..See Practical machinist forum..
Could try canvas belt..still buy it
23/12/2014 19:58:05
I sure you will get enough info from people on the forum but there is a first rate book abouts belts and belting by Stationary Engine Magazine..
Thread: 0 MT
18/12/2014 20:05:59
Thats very good..Wish my little lathe did tapers!I was wondering about cutting the top off, leaving the narrow part the right lenght then welding a little blank on and use a die for the thread..Then I realised I need a straight shank with a 0mt to get it in the lathe chuck to turn it .I m on the trail of a short one..
Thread: Slender rod turning for 8BA Studs
18/12/2014 15:46:20
For a steady I use a knurling tool with the knurled rollers replaced..
Thread: 0 MT
16/12/2014 18:33:09
I ve been told Sherline,Cowells and Unimat arent proper 0 mt..they ve been altered..I phoned the firms and they told me! I suppose it stops people buying cheaper ones from other firms just like camera firms uesd to do with films..
I wonder if I buy a dead centre , which is available, is it going to be possible to turn the end down on this mini mini lathe and use a die on it..It s tool steel?
Thread: Heating a workshop.
14/12/2014 20:32:37
dave..I m not Chris and there is nothing in my inbox!
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