Member postings for Chris Evans 6

I know nothing about the RDG offering but can say I am pleased with my Vortex 10" HV. ( I assume the 6" version to be similar) I use it a lot and can pick it up on my own. I also have a 14" rotary that takes a lot of forward planning to use. No fun clearing the path through the workshop for the wheeled table it lives on to get to the mill.

My first trials bike was a bit later than yours a Sprite with 197 Villiers. That to was transported with a Morris 1000 pick up. I sold the Sprite and bought a Bultaco, much easier to ride, after a few years I switched to a "Beamish Suzuki" with the Whitlock frame because riders with them where winning most local trials. I just could not get on with the bike and gave up trials.

Welcome along, an area will certainly help. There may be a club with track local to you.

RIP Peter, I was re-reading my copy of Ken Sprayson's book over the weekend with a few pictures of peter at the TT shown in it.

Welcome along, enjoy the machinery when it arrives.

Before using the number 10 drill use a slightly smaller Stub Drill. The shorter drill and stiffness will help.

If you have the space and budget a Bridgeport is nice. The downside is most are worn out beyond sensible reconditioning.

Plus 1 for the "Acid" brushes. I buy the 30 or 40 at a time and they last well. For bigger brushing jobs lathe/mill cleaning I tend to demote used paint brushes from the household painting jobs when they have seen a bit of work.

A timely reminder to revamp my garage/workshop. I first laid it out to leave space for pulling my Land Rovers apart. Retirement and the realization that I could afford the old motorcycles or the Land Rovers but not both. The bikes won my affections, first love and all that.

Accumate for me. Three bikes so all get a one week stint on the charger. I do use my bikes in the winter but if the roads are really messy it means the Yamaha gets out to play,the pre-war stuff is to precious.

I made a backplate for somebody a few years ago. Memory tells me 75mm. I have been known to be wrong though.

I made a backplate for somebody a few years ago. Memory tells me 75mm. I have been known to be wrong though.

My Pratt Burnerd 160mm chuck was well worn and new jaws are around £170. If I had replaced the jaws the scroll may have been past it's bet. I bought a Zither (Indian made ? ) chuck from ARC for around £115. It runs truer than any three jaw has a right to. The downside is a very poor notchy feel when winding the chuck key but a few years on all still runs well.

I can't help you but welcome to the forum.

I should have been a bit wiser with the words. The bike was given to me as payment for the grass cutting.

It did however start a love affair with motorcycles that is still my passion.

Many thanks for sharing the pictures, I really enjoyed them.

At age 15 the old guy next door gave me a 98cc Excelsior for cutting his grass every week. Great fun over the fields and canal towpaths. Just before my 16th birthday I bought an ex WD G3 Matchless 350 for £8. Apprentice toolmaker wages didn't really run to running a bike so I still had to do odd jobs for people. 18 months trouble free and I sold the bike for £15 to fund my first Norton, a Dommie 88 for £40 (did I ever pay Mom back ?)

I am now 72 and have never been without a bike, I commuted by bike most of my working life doing over 200 miles a week. Now I cover around 1500 miles a year on old vintage hand change bikes but still have the faithful Yamaha that carried me to work for over 20 years.

So nice to see praise given where it is due.

Welcome along. I concur re questions above. What do you envisage using the lathe for ?

Hello "L" welcome to the forum. I have no answer for you but am sure someone will be along soon.