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You could convert to one 18650 lithium ion cell 9or even bigger if mounted carefully/separately. Slightly less voltage, but likely satisfactory operation. Very good if the cell has a bms to prevent over-charge and over-depletion.

Typical of rehargeable batteries. The weakest cell of the battery is likely to get drained completely by the others continuing to perform. Nickel metal hydride cells do not like to be run down to zero volts and then fail or do not recharge properly, so the downward cycle continues, often exacerbated by charging the other cells to an over-voltage situation( if recharged in series), which is also not good for them.

Swapping in a new cell is likely to repeat the downward spiral, but all good fun.

The last of his 18 posts was some time ago. Possibly better to PM him and see if the message gets read?

There was no completion to this thread in 2013, so it may have been a soft casting - or may not.

Certainly, in the US, there seems to be a burgeoning market for expertly reconditioned industrial machines of a bygone era. As long as they do the job required, they are often considered as far better value than a new machine - from wherever it may be sourced.

Properly aged (and heavier castings) seem to ‘rule OK’ where quality is concerned.

And the main downside of ‘conventional’ milling is likely that of tool wear. The initial cutting edge engagement is very close to zero depth of cut and can reduce tool life by rubbing - especially if the operator is at all ‘overly shy’ of providing a sufficient feed rate.

Yes. One can use a lathe without a top slide. After all, one likely needs to remove said part, if using a milling attachment. Think laterally, outside the box - or something equivalent.

Turn the camera round? A very simple solution (unless the pic is then upside down!).

Only buy banggood if you can afford to throw them away if they turn out to be rubbish. Cutting tools are not too bad a risk but taking a chance on morse taper tooling might be very expensive if, as I found (before it actually damaged the Morse socket), the taper was not a recognised Morse angle - it rattled!

Their customer service was about zero on a scale of 0-100, too.

Unless one can cut from the other side, of course?

On my first lathe, the power feed was the same drive train as the manual, only easier and more consistent.

With the Raglan LJ, I never used the manual long travel - firstly, it was not the most robust part of the apron and, ,secondly, why not use the separate (from the leadscrew) power feed provided? No point in having power feed and wearing out the leadscrew instead!

I see no reason to change for the 5”.

Top slide is where it gets put when it needs changing - and there it remains until I need it at another angle. On the first lathe, the long travel power feed was so imprecise that I often left the top slide set exactly parallel.

So, no real fixed ideas - I just use it as best suited for the job and machine! Why have fixed ideas when flexibility is better?

Apart from no cable restraint, not even ‘legal’ - as the conductors are only covered with a single layer of insulation.

Potentially a dangerous installation.

My advice for any hyped-up claims is to read the review carefully. Within on thous does not necessarily mean square. It might have been a lucky sample - only one in how many?

Your old saw might well have cut far more accurately if it had been set up properly. They are all much of a muchness, if built to a price and your machine may be recoverable for far less money than shelling out for new.

Your money, your choice, as always. Good luck with your decision.

But don’t forget you might need to change the drawbar in the vertical head - without un-tramming it - if the machine has a knee.

“BUY BOTH’

Or just collect the ’hot air’ from the beans, and use that as a fuel.

I use a Nortel Minor and a 5l oxycon with propane. Works a treat but not too portable.

That vise looks to be far too small for that shaper! Especially with the shaper in manual form! Perhaps just robust enough to prevent it being ripped away on the power stroke.

I want one, too.​

Edited to ask if the down-feed is gravity, somehow, or manumatic?

Edited By not done it yet on 11/03/2018 12:11:03

Foreign body trapped in mechanism? Or lubrication?

Edited By not done it yet on 11/03/2018 10:35:46

Yes, some. But I rely on facts, not fiction, for statistics.

Even then, we know there are lies, damn lies and statistics.

Can someone tell me how many drug ‘users’ there are these days, compared to a few decades ago? That alone might tell us something. How long did it take to educate people that smoking cigarettes was likely affecting their health? Let’s leave out all those already addicted before the dangers were not known - as many of them are simply ‘lost causes’.

Yes, there are some smart youngsters out there, but there is a large minority that are not so smart. And don’t try telling me that ‘doing drugs’ is clever.

With all the scams going on out there, why do people still get conned? Likely living longer and dementure is catching out more of us!

Soap manufactures climbed on the band wagon back in the 50/60s and now we have a plethora of ‘soap’ operas taking up useful space on the goggle box. Some out there even think that ‘reality programmes’ reflect reality.... whatever next!

Two things come to mind. Use of steel cutters and any contact with salt. Neither are good for stainless steel and either might have exacerbated the rusting.

Doesn’t appear that 416 was the best choice of material.

The army is having a ‘practise exercise’. It has only taken them a week to organise it, mind.