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Probably better to use These on HMEM's site, Julius de Waals cad tends to be inaccurate and not build tested, just my own personal view

Roger

Here are some photos of the grease (oil) nipples showing the reason why I need 1/4" angle drive in ones.

This photo below is of the front of the saddle just below the crossslide handle:

This one is of the top front of the saddle nearest the tailstock, difficult to photo but there are 2 here:

And the last is of the top back of the saddle and is the hole furthest in:

I don't want to drill out and thread for the next size up as I don't want to risk getting cast iron swarf into the oil ways.

Roger

No probs Nigel, I'll take some pics of what my issue is tomorrow

"With that, you largely remove the worry about tightness of fit, and you may be able to make a suitable set of oilers more easily than trying to modify bought ones."

I've already said that they are for oiling about 7 posts above, I didn't imply grease just that that is what they are called.

The problem with the metric ones are that the 6mm is too small and the next size up (8mm) is way too big even to trim down.

Again they need a straight on connection and yet another pump gun

It really is a requirement for preferably 90 degree or 65 degree max angled lubricators.

Roger

They are called Grease nipples but are also used as oil lubricators, at least on my venerable lathe as original fittings

Roger

I have messaged Kingfisher but their box quantity is 2,000! they do say they do smaller box quantites but how small? Harrison don't do angled in 1/4"

There is a good reason why I need angled ones and that is I don't have a straight in access to these positions so no chance of redrilling and threading for them, turning 5/16" ones down is an option but I just thought I'd see if I could get the correct ones first.

Regards

Roger

Thanks for the reply Martin but read the title please, I stated drive in, threaded ones are not an option.

Regards

Roger

I have a need for 5 of the above for my Denham Junior lathe, I've searched on Google and only found 1 trade only supplier that has them (i have contacted them in hope) but does anyone have some or know of a supplier or even a work around?

Thanks

Roger

Edited By Rockingdodge on 14/01/2023 15:50:56

I purchased an air fryer online from the brands' website last weekend, I was notified by EVRI that they had the parcel on Monday and gave the tracking number, at 09:48 a message appeared on their tracking stating there was a delay and it would be delivered asapp, it got delivered on Friday!

Our delivery man explained the reason, the delivery of air fryers had been locked in the secure area until the manager came back off holiday as there had been a spate of air fryers going missing, early xmas presents from the warehouse staff maybe?

Roger

Edited By Rockingdodge on 14/11/2022 11:07:29

Nice one, always good when a plan comes together

Mine was more than paid for when my mini mill sold for asking price.

It's based on the Made By Dad design Lindsay. It is really solid but I had to play with the dimensions a bit to get the belt to fit.

This is in my hobby workshop Robert, here's a couple of photos of a resistance test between the vfd earth and a fixing bolt and the sander table.

vfd earth to motor fixing bolt.

vfd earth to sander table.

The whole belt sander will be bolted through a steel base which is earth bonded to an earth running round the workshop and back to the mains.

Roger

No it's a cast box with full continuity to the motor and also into the sander its bolted to.

I'm using it on a 72" x 2" belt sander, I doubt it'll be running more than 10 to 15 mins max at a time.

Roger

I'm currently wiring this motor to a vfd and my query is there are 2 thin blue wires ending in a small connector as below, in the top left hand corner, are these for temperature sensing? otherwise what are they?

Thanks

Roger

I've been running my chinese diesel air heater on kerosene bought at the pump into 25 litres cans, last lot cost me 50p per litre and I buy 99 litres at a time, why 99 litres? 100 liters or above require a form declaring usage to be filled in). I've found that the glow plug and combustion chamber remains clean and I'm probably into the low 400 ltrs now.

It takes the chill off and the shop remains dry as now condensate is produced.

Roger

I have the same m/c and an ER32 collet chuck, I use the ball bearing type collet chuck and find I can put the m/c into it lowest speed and tighten the chuck onto the cutter and its fine for machining, also loosen it the same way. My chuck body also has flats on it if I need to use them but are very rarely used.

Roger