Member postings for Andy Sproule

Hi I know there are a few on here who work at old fly reels and was wondering if it would be possible to get in contact.What I’m going to do is replace the agate on a Hardy perfect.

Thanks for all the replies tried to drill the underside of the tool holder drills including cobalt hardly marked it.

Hi,I have a boxford 280 lathe with a Bison dickson type toolpost.I was going to try parting off with the blade upsidedown and the chuck running clockwise but the holders can't be risen to centre height any ideas how this could be done?

Hi folks thank you for replies.I should have said it was er32 and the od was 100mm.

Edited By Andy Sproule on 17/12/2020 19:41:27

Hi has anyone bought one of these and could tell this diameter marked on pic.Tried seller but no luck.

Edited By JasonB on 13/12/2020 17:20:15

Thank you for all replies a great help.

Hi,I have a spare D1-3 back plate which fits my boxford I want to mount an er32 collet chuck to it could anyone advise the best method.One of the pics is the er32 chuck which I've been looking at but haven't bought yet.

Thanks for all the replies plenty of food for thought.So if I plump for mig only for now what machine do you recommend Clarke 135te turbo seems to be very popular.

Hi,I'm thinking of buying a mig welder I can stick weld and have done a little tig.I have never done mig but it looks fairly straight forward.I have a large full bottle of argon and the hoses and so on to do tig.I have seen on the auction site that you can get a welder that does both mig and tig has anyone go one of these and are they any good,if not which mig would you recomment for infrequent hobby use?

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Yes theSeimec is run by the inverter.No pilot motor.Which control gear?Everything on lathe,mill and bandsaw work just like if they plugged into mails three phase.

Emgee all I do is flick the switch on the mill or bandsaw and it changes speed.

Hi guys .w ell that generated a bit of discussion.I'm only a hobbist and built the rotary inverter myself.I run a bandsaw and a mill with two speed motors with the inverter.I was told at the time that a VFD would have problems running and two speed motor and would be expensive to buy.

Thanks for all the replies I will get a power meter as well.So I hooked up a clamp on ammeter the inverter while idling is drawing 2.6 amps.When I turn the lathe on it draws 5.6amps and when I do a heavy cut its 6.4 amps

Hi,I have a rotary phase converter with a three horse motor which I use to run a boxford 280 lathe which has a two horse motor can anyone tell me even roughly how much this set up costs to run?

Thanks for that Tim.

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Thanks for reply I have always stopped the machine but seen this guy doing it with the machine running and wondered what you guys thought?

Hi.on a boxford 280 at the headstock the direction lever for the lead screw and the speed levers for the lead screw does the machine have to be turned off to change them?The powerfeed leavers on the apron does the motor have to be turned off to change them?

Will check that out thank you.

Has anyone taken one of these apart unscrewed the top end took out spring but plunger wont come out though it slides up and down.