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I've got 3, one 220 x 220 x 200mm filament printer plus an Elegoo Mars and Saturn resin printers, all very very useful.

Roger

Edited By Rockingdodge on 11/12/2020 17:17:59

Oh ok, just had to do it

T & J Fish and the Bowl

Sorry Michael, I cannot condone cruelty to birds

Hahaha, nice one Michael, if that isn't a typo 'Pocketmogs' maybe he's accessing the dark side where cats reign supreme! (avoiding fishes currently)

Hmmm, just checked my Pocketmags and I have the standard end of mag 'please consider sub' message, the same as on all my other subscriptions.

As far as not being able to copy/paste items from the mag I'm able to snip parts of page or convert up to 2 pages at a time to pdf quite happily so maybe this is an Aussie thing!

I see you've only done 6 posts all about one magazine, maybe this forum/hobby isn't for you, possibly one that does rant management?

As far as the rest of your message I decline to reply to your warped views.

Hi Phil,

crylics are a different kettle of fish inasmuch they dry much faster and tend not to have as glossy finish as oil based. use of extenders help to control drying time.

Around here you can't get bulk deliveries unless you have central heating tanks, my supply is a 39 mile round trip but I can put up with that with getting 120 ltrs for £50 and it's also cheap diesel so I fill the car up as well! It's a 2 or 3 year trip after all!

My 7 x 5 Metre workshop stands about 3.5 m high at the apex and is lined with 100mm insulation in the roof and 50mm in the walls. I have a diesel night heater, purchased on Ebay, which I run on kerosene, much cheaper and cleaner than diesel!

Main heater

Controller

Exhauster outlet insulated from the timber

100ltrs of kerosene, this will last me 2 to 3 years.

I turn this on when I get up (if I'm workshopping), walk the dogs and have brekkie and by that time the chill is taken off and it's comfortable to work in even if the outside temp is wee below zero.

Only downside is that the metal and machinery is cold to the touch but I have ways around that .

If I need it warmer for painting I just ramp up the heater and leave it on overnight, at less than 50p per ltr it doesn't break the piggy bank.

Roger

.Hi Neil,

MEW arrived this morning and ME 3653 arrived yesterday but the digital versions are not showing on Pocketmags!

Any reason why? Only asking as I normally receive these a week before the paper copy.

Roger

Haha, no that's a Modav Fairey Hunstman for restoration but I do have a Billing Boats Rainbow fishing cutter static kit to convert, must get my skates on and get it done

Posted by Dave Halford on 23/11/2020 17:41:54:

So have I missed something and this drill does not have a MT extractor slot in the spindle?

Yes you missed the lot and I really wished it had

I have ordered one from Arc Euro and it should be with me by tomorrow, Emma @ Meddings replied to me today regarding spares for the drill, they only had a s/h safety guard carrier @ too much money so I'll make my own.

Regards

Roger

Hi Joe, welcome,

That begs a number of questions:

What do you want the lathe for?

How much can you afford bearing in mind an appreciable outlay in lathe tooling and other kit?

How much room do you have?

No doubt others will be along with their input soon

Regards

Roger

Edited By Rockingdodge on 24/11/2020 16:31:51

Well, what a surprise, I received an email from Emma @ Meddings machine tools this morning. I now know my machine was born in May 1954 so I was about 2 1/2 then!

I cleaned up the taper and put the 10th indicator and could see no discernable run-out or bearing wear, good enough for me.

Roger

Woohoo! success

I made a couple of wedges after seeing the price of commercial items and orft it jolly well popped.

The top taper measured approx:

and the bottom:

So it seems to be in the realms of a J6 taper.

Now to give myself a heart attack and see how much a half inch keyless chuck is going to cost Santa!

Thanks for all your help and advice, much appreciated.

Roger

Hmmm, doesn't explain why I can't find the things I just put down though , nice mouse tidier though.

Roger

As promised here is a couple of photos from inside the chuck. Do they help with identifying if it's a taper or a screwed chuck?

Regards

Roger (floundering )

Michael

What are you carping on about? You're being a bit of a clownfish now , no disrespect intended but I'm struggling now 

Edited By Rockingdodge on 21/11/2020 11:16:46

Oh Michael, we're having a whale of a time.

G'dnite

Roger

Haha, sweet but shouldn't it be "By the power of this dessicated coconut ... battered or breaded"?

Brian H

I think you're right but I will wait for Meddings for a couple of days but I'll take a photo right inside the chuck and post it as I'm sure that it is the end of the spindle that can be seen.

Roger

As requested:

I can get better pics of the inside tomorrow if they help.

"

I only claimed the prize for identifying the machine, but will forego that

... please feel free to cremate the goldfish by burning the coconut.

As a bonus, I will mention that Meddings is still trading, and has a website : **LINK**

https://www.meddings.co.uk

They may be able to advise ...

MichaelG."

Thanks Michael, any words you wish said at the cremation?

I have sent an email to Meddings in the hope of a parts list or manual as they do still stock certain wear parts, not the quill though.

Regards

Roger

I replaced my m/c fuses with quality resettable fuses, soo much easier

Roger

Yep but I don't know if it's on a taper or threaded!

There is no readable id on the chuck. I have a number of chucks available but until I can remove it I don't know what fits. I can't attempt to remove it until I know the form of attachment in case I cause irreparable damage.