Member postings for David Standing 1

That's a workshop activity I haven't explored yet

I thought Brian needed advice on quiet way to run his engine, these posts are deviating from his question. I to would like some good suggestions, the steam cleaner which I have in the shed and never used, will now be tried out.

Bob.

From a dealer, fitted with all the gizmos, £ 4,495 today.

Is there a problem with 'old transformer oil' ?

Just a bit.

Like if you do not know what it is.

IF it is PCB ( how will you know ?) then truly you will not be doing mankind a favour by throwing it on the ground.

One day it will reach the water table and the results can be dire.

Equally, if you don't wear protective gear ,breathing it, or getting it on your skin is not good news.

Just look up Seveso for what it can do.

Not so, it often means oil free, diaphragm pumps don't have a sump with oil in, all the rotation is dealt with by sealed bearings and there is no piston, they're far noisier than conventional compressors and have a far shorter service life

Two days ago went into the shed and was surprised to see a blooming great hornet sitting on the window blind. He looked as if he was of the 'if he says it's Tuesday, it's Tuesday" variety. So I was all kind and considerate, captured him, took him outside and let him fly off.

Today I went in the shed and he's back in there, looking all mean and stroppy. Well, it might be a him, it might be a her, it might be him or it might be one of his mates. Whatever way, I was none to thrilled at the thought hornets might be considering my shed to be a good place to hang out in, so this time he came to an untimely end. I hear they eat bees so was OK doing that - I like bees.

Just hope there's not a hornets nest nearby; hornets I can do without.

Chris

Edited By ChrisH on 20/05/2018 21:30:51

Even on an oil-free type?

All down to how you interpret what that means.

Really depends on who's in the team and what qualification they have, could just as well be one of the factory inspectors or a bloke in Warco's warehouse.

Likewise all the machines are supplied with a test cert as this mill is question was, nothing in Warco's statement to say where the test certificate originates from or how trueful it may be

I have read most of this thread with interest having a warco lathe and toolco mill. I agree with most of the views expressed by the original poster i.e. he has a right to a machine that is totally in specification. What i don't agree with is the claims made by suppliers that that skilled engineers test each machine and fill in a test sheet that shows the results when in fact the tests are "switch on and check it runs".