Member postings for Chris Evans 6

Welcome along Alan, any thoughts on what you would like to make ?

Hi Paul,

I am in Kings Bromley so close to you. PM me if you still require any help.

Nice car, I may even have seen it at Curborough I only live three miles away. I have helped build a few kit cars but never one of my own. I did build a few sporting trials cars and one for the long distance events loosely based on a Dellow.

I have not looked at mine for 20 or more years but think it is a very early edition of around 1912/1913. A more useful book for me is "Fowlers" engineers book, my edition is from 1933, with the internet I would not consider buying any more paper books now I am in my twilight years.

I run my lathe from a Transwave static inverter, it is OK but I wish I had spent the money and gone the rotary route.

Hi Malcolm, my sloper has mirrors. I would not ride without them, done 5 Banbury runs now.

Welcome along Malcolm from another old bike tinkerer, pre-war bikes for me.

They walk amongst us......

Welcome along Graham, we all learn from each other on here.

Welcome along Jim from another Bridgeport user. Where are you in the world ?

Radii can be achieved with a boring head and also by calculating many intersection points. The maths are square root of radius squared minus distance moved squared. easy with a CAD package but not essential.

Radii can be achieved with a boring head and also by calculating many intersection points. The maths are square root of radius squared minus distance moved squared. easy with a CAD package but not essential.

Once stripped and cleaned I use regular applications of black waxoil on series land rover leaf springs.

Welcome along Gary, you will find a real breadth of knowledge on here. I have not been to a speedway for years but at one time it was once or twice a week. Chris

Thank goodness that cnc put an end to standing for hours using a "Tree" boring head. I gave mine away.

I have used aids for 20 + years and the NHS aids outperform any expensive private aids I have tried.

Plus one for an audiology check and update the program.

Mouse, where abouts are you located ? If close to me in the Midlands I could give you a run through of using this type of set up.

Chris.

For hobby use these old style mills lack spindle speed for small cutters.

Impressive kit and loads of space.

I agree, most of what I do is OK to a couple of thou (nuts/bolts/studs etc) I worked in some very high end toolrooms but we only chased the tenths accuracy when really needed.