Member postings for David Standing 1

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... and that is essentially what I find 'interesting'

[ neither company admits 'assembled' ]

Comparing the two statements, it is difficult to see how both of them can be true.

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MichaelG.

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My apologies for drifting off-topic, but I continue to find this assertion [from Dave's linked page] 'interesting'

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The only manual lathe you can buy which is still truly Made in Britain

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MichaelG.

£8900 + vat for a new Boxford and they put cheap crappy hand wheels on the machine!

Posted by JasonB on 11/01/2019 07:36:59:

Despite him saying to me before he left that he may not be able to WhatsApp me from China which is his preferred method of communication he has managed to sneak out some video of ARC's secret testing of the new UVEX safety wear that they are now stocking buy walking the length of the great wall, looks a long way to the Sieg factory! This was the only still I could get from his video as the rest of the time his leg was shaking too much doing Elvis impressions.

He also asked me to urge you to take advantage of the large amount of stock that has now been reduced and listed under Clearance Items on ARC's site. This is to make way for all the goodies he can manage to sneak through customs in his large suitcase when he returns - if you can't beat them join them

Simple answer would be … whoever buys a drone has to register it with the CAA with it's serial #, model #, name & address of the owner. These drones are usually operable within a 1or 2 kilometres of the control system ( apart from industrial / film / TV production models ) so should one be 'captured' then the authorities only have to look within that radius to locate the owner …?. Just my two pence worth.

George.

I know mine needs adjusting, just havnt done it yet. Wouldnt I be right in thinking that before any adjustments are made between the column and base the table gibs need to be adjusted to be pretty well spot on or as close as..? Any badly adjusted gibs could have the table high or low or not horizontal from one end to the other or am I wrong..?

Ok Andrew., I'll just buy one less packet of biscuits a day that should cover it, everything costs just depends how much you want it, my electric costs about £1-50 a day

Mick 🇬🇧

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No, David ... I specifically meant lapping

Although, yes, the geometry of the two processes is similar

MichaelG.

Barnabas,

There is a traditional lapping technique, used by 'scientific instrument makers' and watchmakers, that might suit your need to finish the faceplate on the watchmaker's lathe.

Sorry, I can't remember the fancy name for it

Basically, the workpiece [i.e. your new faceplate] is rotated by the lathe spindle, whilst a cup-like lap is rotated on an auxilliary spindle on a parallel, but offset, axis ... the combined effect is to produce a near perfectly flat face, with swirl-lines [like a Catherine Wheel firework] just visible.

This is easily configured using a compound slide, plus vertical slide with a spindle; but I'm sure you could 'jury rig' something to use a Dremel tool, or similar. .... Most of the settings are non-critical: Only the relative alignment of the axes is important, and that can be tweaked 'til you see the right result.

Hopefully this rather laboured description will set you thinking, or perhaps someone will recognise the technique and offer a link to a video ...

Meanwhile; you should find a lot of useful information in this book: **LINK**

http://www.opensourcemachinetools.org/archive-manuals/watch_makers_lathe.pdf

MichaelG.

Does it have a clutch?