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Thanks for the advice so far everyone. The roof has been heavily damaged by ivy and I feel it is well beyond simple repairs. My plan is to remove the tiles, re-felt and fit a dry verge. The pictures below show the condition.

Thanks. I have read though lots of old posts and I have a general idea how to tackle most of the work. I still have many questions specific to me though.

Hi guys, I have just moved into a new house which has a large double garage which I am going to use as a workshop. The space is great but unfortunately it needs way more work than I realized. (Thanks ivy)🙄 The garage is a single skin of red brick with a concrete tiled apex roof.

Before I fill it with tools and machinery I would like to redo the roof. I also want to insulate the ceiling and walls. The floor might need leveling too. I am not a builder so I have many questions, which I am hoping you guys can answer along the way! 😉

First questions -

which membrane/sarking would be best to use under the tiles?

How difficult is it to fit a velux type window?

Would 50mm of insulation with a 1 inch air gap be enough to keep the chill off?

Edited By Hollowpoint on 27/09/2023 08:38:19

Edited By Hollowpoint on 27/09/2023 09:01:18

That's nice matey. 👍 I would like to make one of those for my Cowells lathe.

I use isopropyl or thinners for cleaning. Thinners is better but the fumes are potent.

I fitted a small Chinese collet chuck to my Cowells lathe. I made the backplate myself from scratch, making every effort to minimize runout I ended up with just under 0.02mm. I hoped for less but it's good enough for my needs.

I wouldn't have thought the t-nuts are a problem if they are tight.

However I would bet my life savings you have a rigidity problem somewhere.

It might be your chuck!

I had a lathe with similar problems and it took me forever to pin down the problem! In old lathes you sometimes get a problem where the jaws are worn leading to the part not being held properly, this is commonly referred to as "bell mouthed jaws". Now your lathe doesn't appear to be old, and neither was mine. Unfortunately it seems some of the Chinese chucks suffer from poor quality control.

Remove the chuck from the lathe and clamp a piece of round bar in it. Hold the chuck up to the light and look through the back opening. If you can see any slivers of light between the jaws and the bar you have problems.

Another test is to clamp a piece of round bar stock in the chuck and run a dial indicator over it, then push on the bar stock to see if there is significant movement.

They seem to fetch around £500-600 on ebay for an average one with the milling head. Expect a bit more if yours is basically unused. 🙂

THIS should fit. 🙂

Raglan

Dore Westbury

Tom Senior E type

Hobbymat BFE 65

I have a U3, I think they are nylon, they are a bit stiffer than I would expect from bog standard nylon so perhaps some kind of fibre reinforced nylon? I've seen the same stuff used in RC cars and gears.

I would use brass, I don't know how to explain, but aluminium can be a bit "gummy" when used in such a way. The surface of the metal being so soft that it can sort of smush and foul up. Probably depends on grade.

They aren't complex parts so why not make and try both? Or if you are feeling a bit more experimental you could try an idea I had a while ago of using ball bearings. The idea being you could then tighten the "gibs" almost as much as you want without causing too much friction.

How about a Hobbymat milling machine? About the same price, size and weight (probably) of a Dore Westbury.

I think you might be right. For that type of boring head or line boring. Thanks.

Since your workshop has a small footprint my advice would be to use your vertical space well. Don't be tempted to make a shadow board for example, that meter of space will only hold the contents of a small tool box which is wasteful. In the same space you could have 3-4 bisley style cabinets with several layers of draws which will hold hundreds of items. Think of your space as a kitchen, work surfaces, draws and cupboards. 🙂

I have to say I am a bit perplexed. You are all entitled to your opinions but personally I would like to see my taxes spent on British products.

And we wonder why all our industry has disappeared. 🙄

That really is a mad post.

You recommend a Chinese lathe despite not having one, basing your opinion on the fact that our homes are filled with other completely unrelated Chinese stuff and disregard a service engineers opinion based on assumptions he may be old and bitter? 🤨

Oh sorry, I thought the op would want something that actually works and doesn't need new electronics every week. 🙄