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If it was me I would have left the disc's still in the bar, turned it to size on the lathe for the length of the total number of disc required + a mounting spigot + parting allowance.

Bored though all for your bearing size.

Make a steel tee shaped plug to fill the bore for the table tailstock.

Then mounted it on your table as you have only with the spigot in the chuck to save marking the outside finish. Cut all the slots at once. Which means you only have 2 set overs to get the four slots right and not 8?

Going back to the lathe, part off each disc etc.

HMS Victory is still in commission with the RN as flagship of the 1st Sea Lord, Chatham will have to wait till she's paid off.

BTW you can bits of the Victory made from the good bits of rotten & replaced timbers.

4" x 19" from Bulgaria by Mashstroy C210T on Lathes .co an easy search BTW.

£1500 in 1995 !!!

I believe the Virginia is big for it's gauge, but never seem to sell for very much on Station Rd.

I imagine it's all about club rolling stock coupling height, the extra inch would be due to requiring legs dangling on raised track and therefore everything is lower to the track?

Superheaters have been known to leak, they are usually removable.

I'm not sure a £1000 difference is worth the quill. Prices have gone more than a little silly just now.

I was refused co2 at the Coventry depot about 5 years ago

BOC will not rent cylinders to private individuals.

I believe I saw Helen from Western Steam demo'ing soldering a boiler with a BOC Porta Pac at the Meriden show a good 5 years ago or longer. She made it look very easy.

Which would be quite handy for a metric German naval vessel crew.

Makes you wonder about the story.

Don't forget that as that head stands the head gasket will blow between bores 2 and 3

Edited By Dave Halford on 18/10/2021 11:09:22

If it was born with a 3 pulley drive it probably needed it.

You may find the gearbox very lossy and it's got a heck of a bed for a bench top lathe. With a 14" swing it's more like 3hp territory.

As this unit has a tank.

Is the tank fill valve good?

Last time you used it did it vent pressure (unloader valve) on motor switch off?

It might be if the pump output tube is still under tank pressure the pump is shuddering because it's being braked hard by back pressure from the tank when the motor is turned off.

Just guessing mind you all my comps have been piston or constant bleed without a tank.

The traditional substitute for ivory was bone, safest to get from a local butcher I wouldn't trust the pet shop ones.

It'll be fine till you put a pipe on the nozzle, then things may get 'interesting'. Just test it on a10M extension lead.

Have you tried to match the MT0 spindle taper to a chuck?

Or a piece of Rockwool - roof insulation that's blowlamp flame proof.

The steering wheel play could also be the top bush in the steering column.

It wouldn't be news without a dash of jeopardy.

I have a napp on a chair, it's more comfortable than a phone