Member postings for Curtis Rutter

I'm in the process (hopefully!) have just requested a quote for the pcnc 770 shipped

I'll get a picture tomorrow now and post it, thanks for all the options so far!

im struggling to remove a snapped bolt with my extractor stud. The bolt is in really tight and I can't get enough grip with out it slipping on my adjustable spanner, the end is square, any good tips to remove it?

Sounds like a good idea to me!

Hi Ian. Have just purchased a house in Warboys, NW Cambs. Anyone local??

Edited By Curtis Rutter on 28/04/2017 11:38:46

Found out today everything has gone through on a new house. Looks like I'm moving to Cambridgeshire. The wife's excited about planning the new rooms etc. I've given her carte Blanche on condition that I can do whatever I want with the garage which is approx 1.5 times the size of a normal uk single garage.....New workshop here I come.

its for a lathe, its the M-DRO 3 axis

yea, the instructions look pretty clear, always better to have an extra pair of hands and eyes though!

Could do with a spare set of hands and some pointers installing DRO. I'm in Ware, East Hertfordshire.

Looks like a chuck backplate to me

Have just completed the Fusion 360 CAD for engineers course. Shame I don't have a mill otherwise I would of actually built the finished item for my Nephew!

No it doesn't

Shame your not in Hertfordshire there's a good course I'm currently undertaking, I started with watching copious you tube videos before purchasing a lathe then getting confidence up at the course and asking questions here

Edited By Curtis Rutter on 12/04/2017 08:48:03

Have sent you a message

Thanks for all the tips, also looking at a spindle locking handle, would come in handy for tapping and threading

having now acquired a independent 4 jaw chuck, Im somewhat perplexed on how to remove the current 3 jaw chuck from my Myford ML7. There's lots of hints on removing a stuck 3 jaw chuck but nowhere can I find the "official" way to remove it under normal circumstances, i.e. Where it's not stuck on and the manual hasn't shed any light.

Hi, where abouts in London are you?

I stand corrected, just went to the workshop....it's red

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but mine is an original 1960's ML7 that's not had any work and it's grey.

well done that man, must have a good employer .

George.

TBH it's due to the unions getting involved and having our job role re-banded (NHS employee) which has been debated for years! Like most employees in the NHS at times you feel like just another number or bum on seat to make figures look good

The next project I'm looking at making requires letters to be put onto rings. I was thinking of punching these but wondered if anyone had any better ideas as the rings that would need punching are going to be a bit on the thin side