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Thread: What did you do today (2015)
20/06/2015 22:51:02
Ed
is the QCTP fitted to a WM180 ? - if so any problems (it looks rather like the ArcEuro supplied Piston) - even as an absolute beginner on the lathe the 4way post is already my least favourite item

Edited By Frances IoM on 20/06/2015 22:53:35

Thread: swarf!
20/06/2015 17:19:20
buy a cheap pair of safety shoes (eg from Screwfix, Wickes etc who often have them at low prices) and leave then just inside the workshop door with a mat at door (green is very good for showing up metal to wipe shoes on) + like all good Japanese change your shoes as you enter the sanctum of the workshop (if clogs were still available at sensible price I'd suggest these)
Thread: Soft end MT mandrels - soft att the way through ?
18/06/2015 16:50:28
there is a comment in latest MEW #230 page 9 re softening an ARC supplied taper by baking for 30min at full temp [unspecified ?250 deg C] in oven
Thread: What did you do today (2015)
18/06/2015 10:51:18
depends on where you downloaded from - many at one time reputable sites seem to have been taken over by certain USA based companies (eg Sourceforge) who now happily scam the unwary by packaging unwanted 'help' bars etc with the wanted software (usually in the slightly more reputable ones there is a well hidden box to just download the single program you want to meet their legal requirements to the software creator) - as for Yahoo well it's just one level above scammer - my own suggestion is that if the software worked on XP then you have a good chance of it working under Wine on Linux (eg Mint, Debian tho be wary of Ubuntu as Canonical now default to spyware included tho this is easily turned off) and the repository for Debian is free of such scamming techniques

Thread: Pop up ad on home page
16/06/2015 23:22:47
I'm surprised that it was seen - on Firefox (well certainly on Linux can't speak for other walled gardened O/S's) they are blocked by default - also there are several useful extensions eg No Script, Adblocker + request policy (blocks material from sites other than original web page - eg most of the trackers etc) make web browsing much less of a gamble as to what malware you may pick up (one believable statistic is that some 40% of Windoze machines are infected with malware or similar)
15/06/2015 22:20:35
no pop up here - firefox + noscript works wonders - I usually browse with images switched off as avoids various tracking schemes as well as saving bandwidth

Edited By Frances IoM on 15/06/2015 22:21:44

Thread: Safety glasses for spectacle wearers.
14/06/2015 17:06:17
I wear a plastic safety 'overspecs' whilst milling etc - similar ones are GBP 1.39 from screwfix
you can get specialist safety glasses (material + how much surround safety depends somewhat on the style + 'glass' provided (I have a brother who is an optician - just try a smaller opticians with info as to just what you are trying to protect from though these are quite expensive.

Edited By Frances IoM on 14/06/2015 17:06:46

Edited By Frances IoM on 14/06/2015 17:08:02

Thread: Warco Tools
05/06/2015 17:30:09
No delivery is actually free - if you drive to Warco, buy at their shop/showroom and take away then price is lower - I'm sure other suppliers that state free delivery operate similar schemes - there are however some significant gripes eg some suppliers charge extra even for Royal Mail delivery to Isle of Man even tho there is no difference in cost between such postage to Iom and the UK, though if carriers are involved the short sea crossing would seem to impose significant costs.
Thread: Chester H80 band saw capacity
03/06/2015 20:23:56
Sorry forgot - suspect if you try to widen gap between supports you will run into problems with forcing the sawblade into too tight an angle coming off the guide wheel - I think the short length blade is already close to its twist limit as set
03/06/2015 20:19:48
I looked at an auto off switch for the H80 - decided easiest was to replace the M10 (with a small head)which acts as landing ground for the saw by an insulating 20mm dia plastic rod (acetal?) with an M10 thread and an small M8 set in upper end - by using a circuit formed by frame(+ saw) + the head of the upper set screw could use a low voltage relay to switch off a mains relay thus tripping the no volt switch - looked at the no volt switch fitted but couldn't see any easy way get to internal wiring to break the holding current for that switch (which is in effect a self held relay)- didn't fancy trying to fit a mains rated micro-switch which would be easiest but cable needs protection and needs careful placement to operate when blade has dropped below the clam -

Putting the relays in a box with controlled 13A socket on side in a box with a jackplug low voltage connection also allows same box to be used as a foot operated off switch for other equipment when not used for saw as the mains relay can switch 10A

Edited By Frances IoM on 03/06/2015 20:51:59

03/06/2015 18:00:45
if you look at photo then the saw mechanism rotates in a horizontal plane about the socket head directly under the rh end of the red line thus for an angled cut the stock must be narrower (eg 45deg means 70mm wide max
Thread: Simple DC speed control
03/06/2015 17:20:31
I have used but so far only so far in a trial setting the Maplin controller with a 12V wiper motor of unknown vintage given me by local scap dealer - it seems to be ok with driving it from a 12V (ex computer) supply
Thread: Chester H80 band saw capacity
03/06/2015 17:13:28
I have one - will cut 100 x 6 or similar but not much wider - catch is that as widen the cut the sawblade tends to move even more away from vertical
For price charged it's fine and saves much effort but the method of fixing blade verticaly could do with improvement - mine didn't appreciate cutting stainless when a lower speed + some means of suppling cutting fluid would be needed - the weld on blade gave!
Thread: Glass Optical or Magnetic scales
01/06/2015 08:15:38
Thanks paul - catch is the SX1 is really at the toy end of the spectrum though I think should be able to do what I want albeit rather slowly - there is little room to actualy fix any scales that I can see - the wire driven one recommended on this thread might well be worthwhile investigating as I suspect the lack of rigidity of the samll mill makes searching for high accuracy unfruitful - my background is in realtime computing so I can probably handle any display module etc
31/05/2015 14:37:28
I have a Sieg SX1l (ex ArcEuro) and am interested in fitting some form of DRO - any comments on how (especially the Z axis) and any experience with the cheaper DRO suppilied by eg ArcEuro -
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