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I am building the Doug Hewson Pansy, I have used 8 BA for the buffer beam brackets, brake hangers, platform support, tank supports, there is a lot of 8BA in the frames.

The cylinder and strechers, I used 3 mm countersink hex socket bolts, and filled them. felt theses needed a bit more strength.

Started in Jan 2019, it has just finished. Approx every other issues of M.E.

So there is a lot of articles. There are drawings and parts which can be obtained from Steam workshop.

The front gear box, is bolts and dowls, and can be removed, pulls forward. The head stock is bolted to the main bed, (then lifts up) I removed mine the first time I moved it. The bed on its own, remove the saddle as well. it is still very heavy, but managable.

The manual explains how to realinge the head. it is not too difficult

I guess you have a metric lathe, so it will cut metric threads.

My guess is, you are confusing metric and imperial threads. they are different thing in how they are defined.

5/8 BSW has a thread pitch of 11 TPI (threads per inch), which is approx. a pitch of 2.309 mm.

Maybe a setting of 2.3 mm pitch may be close enough for what you want, depends how long the thread is and how accurate you need the thread to be.

If you wish to cut imperrial threads on a metric lathe you will need a conversion gear set in the change wheel set, and you will have to keep the saddle engage to the lead srew and reverse the drive after each pass.

Do not know if you can get more change wheels for your lathe.

I did have an e mail conversation with him in May, after some GWR drain cocks, he appears to have stopped making things, guess he is retiring.

Neil

There is metric and imperial taper pins, metric is 1 in 50, imperial is 1 in 48, so you need to make sure the reamer matches the pin.

Neil

I have a bantam Mk1 800, the threaded foot is just to adjustment to stop it rocking on the floor, you can bolt it too the floor, but it is quite happy with no bolts, it is not going to go anywhere.

I have mine on some old paving flags to get a bit more height, as it is a bit low for me.

Neil

Try Rapid on Line, the are on the web, and deal with normal people, and sensble prices.