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I made a mould out of aluminium and melted some pieces from a round bar of HDPE in it to make some 2" square blocks.

Used a gas torch to heat the mould and feed in small pieces of the bar. A bit crude but it worked OK. Did it outdoors as it was a smelly job.

There is a video online from the ARW channel making a powered electric/air extruder for bottle caps. Probably 5 years ago if I recall.

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Hello Raymond. Welcome to the forum. What are your interests ? Lots of info' here for you.

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Maybe someone at the Pallot steam & general museum may be able to help.

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They run naked Steve so not for general viewing or a pretty sight. But much more fun than trying to keep up withh this thread.

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Edited By Oldiron on 05/01/2023 18:56:27

Looks like a nice job Roderick. Should last for many a year. The other half keeps on at me to get a 3D printer but I have resisted so far.

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Thats also why I never show the pixies in the treadmill powering my shop. LoL

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This whole post seems to me to be a very good reason not to post any workshop or build videos on this forum.

Seems to me even if you have a cable or pipe out of true or a seemingly non complient clamping on a workpiece it will bring down the wroth of some people on you.

Just my 2 pence worth on the subject.

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Hi Bob, This post may help.

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I have a couple of 221's. Gready I know but I do collect Starrett tools. You can still get many of the spare parts from Starrett.

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Hi welcome back to the hobby. If you are looking for something small for occasional use any of the small Sieg based machines will all work to a reasonable standard depending on the operator. There is a small Sieg in the ads on this page cheap if you want to try one out.

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Go to a chemist, you can probably get Lemsip capsules. My wife got a couple of packs last week as she is always needing them through the winter.

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Edited By Oldiron on 02/01/2023 15:37:22

Adding 10 to 15% of pump diesel will help with the lubrication and aid better running. Adding oil will produce more smoke than you may want and will probably clog up the injectors. I did this when running my Ssangyong 4x4 on chip oil with no problems after 25,000 miles.

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Hi Happy New Year to you and yours also.

You are welcome to download these ME screw charts from my Dropbox.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7iqptzsm5ih5rpq/ChartC.pdf?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/087q9vz0vj4v4rk/ChartB.pdf?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ukly5cjm7t07x1b/ChartA.pdf?dl=0PBSP9501865001

I hope they are what you need.

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I used lamp extended nipples when making QCTP holders as I was too lazy to thread them on the lathe. I bought a box of 20, 60 x 10 x 1. They were available in brass or steel.

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Even liveaboard sailing boats arriving in Australia have to have their hulls cleaned prior to arrival and are routinely inspected for "foreign" marine growth during the "quarantine " period..

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It really is best to start a new post when asking questions. Your question was not "on the subject" as the OP was asking about taper on a new lathe.

It saves a lot of messing about trying to seperate 2 questions and the myriad of answers that ensue

Also when people search for a particular answer to a question it will not be hiding in a post with a totally different title.

Anywho I hope you get the answer to your problem.

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Thankyou for that PatJ. Very interesting. Downloaded and ran ok on Win10 Pro

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Sorry cannot answer your question on the DRO. BUT I would be more concerned about keeping any machinery or precision tooling in a damp garage. You may be better off spending a bit of cash on insulation & damp proofing your garage.

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And a Merry Xmas & Happy New Year to you Neil and to all those involved in keeping the forum & magazine going. Not forgetting all our helpful members world wide.

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