Member postings for Clive India

I'm with you Dave. It's dried out. People always suggest the complicated stuff first.

It might.
In my case it won't affect my decision at all.
There are pictures of the wreck available and my interest goes as far as looking at them, no more than that.

The naievety of breakfast TV presenters abounds again - today Ms Diamond was suggesting there should be a release button inside so they could all get out and float to the surface! Shame nobody thought of it

MECH have been discussing this subject recently here

Come on folks, this whole thing is getting beyond the pale. The OP said he had experienced confusion when raising this elsewhere - this forum can only have added to the confusion.
Can we just say "yes, it is a good option providing it is used responsibly?"
SOD - let's be polite and say your last post was simply unhelpful. I think moderators are there to be helpful.

Nice one Dave.

I have edited my post to emphasise the max speed on the VFD was set to the normal running speed of the motor and that it was the standard 3 phase motor fitted to the machine from new. It had never had a VFD fitted.

I didn't have an objective to squeeze any more out of the machine - just to make it easier to use.

Yes, you can get any answer you want - including here.
John Haine makes a good point - leading me to saying "it's best to listen to someone who has done it, rather than armchair pontificators."
So, here is what I did. I bought a longbed S7 on an industrial cabinet with EDIT: the standard Myford 3 phase motor.
I chose to keep the 3 phase motor, rather than changing to a single phase motor because I saw the advantages of the features of a VFD - mostly variable speed but other advantages like programmable soft-start etc.
I bought a VFD and fitted it inside, using the controls for start/stop and direction, already on the control panel, just fitting the speed control next to them. EDIT: I set the VFD to give the same max motor speed as the motor rating.
Peter Green makes a good point about cooling at low motor speeds - if you want to do a lot of it, and I mean a lot, then add some motor cooling.
This has worked fine for over 5 years, and I like it.
Note: if you have nerdish tendencies, wanting to constantly make adjustments to the VFD (perfectly fine), it is better to put it outside.
Other methods are available.

Edited By Clive India on 12/05/2023 11:08:31

At last - the whole thing is brought into proportion.
Also, you can put off the whole thing until tomorrow while you build up the enthusiasm by saying you have put the battery on charge.

I find gravel gives a better return on investment than a mower - and releases time for the workshop.

I'm sure Woke Central will be interested in this, but advice is, never buy a mower that your wife can't completely handle without any reference to oneself.

Exactly Stuart. Agree. Spot on. Thank you very much for the clarity.

Edited By Clive India on 10/04/2023 13:42:04

Sturdy old wooden workbence/table with sheet steel on top. Extra support as necessary from vertical tube?

OR

this baby with added tubular vertical support as required

Edited By Clive India on 13/03/2023 10:21:02

No longer valid - he has posted a picture

Before you can argue whether a Myford is an industrial lathe, you might have to define what an industrial lathe is?
I have a Myford - I don't care whether anyone thinks it's an industrial lathe, but I can see a Harrison is better.

Proof of the pudding is soon found if you try and buy one. You soon find a good quality second hand Myford but good quality Harrisons are rare - mainly because they've been used to death in industry.

Edited By Clive India on 03/03/2023 08:46:54

Depends on what you mean by an electric steam engine. Seems to have been taken here as a loco with an electrically heated boiler - in which case I think it is extremely unlikely.

I have seen a 5in. gauge Mallard outline loco with all the action in the tender e.g. battery, motors etc. - if that meets your needs?

Think you could be right. I wonder why they don't solve the real problem and develop something as good as the others?
I just wish I had the balls to dump windows altogether - I'm near enough sure anything is better - just don't get convinced enough to invest the time to jump.
I think the real solution lies in teccies realising we want something which works every time and not mess about. I want to be focussed on what I'm doing - not the quirkiness of the software.

I've been really close to going Apple several times though - the price/advantage ratio put me off.

Nice one Dell.
Just get on and use it.

I don't have any DRO's on my lathe, but I do have DROs

However, does it matter what you call them - as long as you can remember which axis is which?

Different thing of course if you are into CNC.

Wakey, wakey....
Harrogate MEEE

Yes! Certainly is.
Being a suspicious type, could this be a cunning plan to enable them to get grants to up their profile?
I've seen other heritage attractions include educational facilities in order to get grants.
It could be an unintentional outcome if there was not enough of the original stuff left to make it interesting.
It's not quite the same if you say "this is where an engine used to be" or, if moved, "this is the old engine from"
Or, are they attracting attention to what could happen in order to raise funds to keep it where it is and build extra.
Let's just hope they know what they're doing.

Since everyone is too polite to say it - these are crap and you should all throw them in the bin and start again with something new.

It's at Harrogate.

The organisers staged it at Harrogate then doncaster and now back to Harrogate

Doncaster continues as a racecourse - what it was designed for and which it does very well