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Its always good when things come to fruition. Enjoy your lathe May it give you many happy hours as mine does me.

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Just take a ride around your nearest industrial estae and look for a sheet metal or fabrication shop. You dont get anything unless you ask. Somebody will point you in the right direction. You could search online for local fabricators and call them and ask. If you were near Corby I could get a local firm to bend it for you. Which ever way you do it it needs to be neat. Good luck.

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I have a Amtech 20556 model. The soldering tip is unscrewed to use the "blowlamp". When the tip is screwed on the whole blowlamp/tip assembly is pushed forward against a spring by thumb pressure. A flame is then used to light the burner through a hole in the side. The assembly is them released backwards slowly to get the flame into the correct place to heat the tip. If moved too quickly the flame will go out. So I find leaving the tip assembly in the forward position for a minute for the flame to stabilize and preheat slightly does the trick. Excellent little soldering iron that I find very usefull.

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Many people melt aluminium and end up with excellent results without any degassing. Depends on how good your original scrap is. I did a piece of 50mm x 125mm 2 weeks a go and machined it yesterday and it looks great. Use good known stock (not cans) Ali wheels & extrusions are excellent for the job. Dont overheat it when casting.

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If you cannot find them stack some on a mandrel/bolt and turn the required amount off. I know its a pain but quicker than sarching for and awaiting delivery.

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A couple of years ago I bought a few different indexable tip holders from a sale at an engineering works. They came with a couple of 125mm long right angle torx spanners. All of the screws holding the tips in were so tight I had to drill most of the heads off and resort to Mole grips to remove the screws. The screws really do not need to be very tight. The little plastic flag on the torx tool only needs a little thumb and finger pressure to get to the correct torque setting.

+1 for JB Cutting Tools. Jenny has always been helpful when contacted. I bought quite a few indexable tips from her at the MMEE on the Friday.

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Hi Jack welcome to the forum. I am an avid fan of the Tehachapi railcam. Some very impressive trains haul them selves up and down that track.

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Does your spindle have a 3MT taper in the bore ? RDG do a 3mt to er40 collet holder.

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Nor have I Bill. Never fancied it and dont like fast food in general. I also refuse to eat in the street for any reason.

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Been through this today with BT for a friend. He lives in a "notspot" so texts are very difficult to get. But BT although they admit reception is bad in his area still insisted on texting a code to him so he could confirm his identity. The code never arrived so that job has stalled untill he takes his laptop & phone to another location to complete the process.

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What you should and should not do is a matter for conjecture. Many people use an endmill in a drill chuck to flat bottom a bore. I for one when I was a kid used endmills in a drill press to modify many toys etc as I was not allowed to use the mill. I always made sure my father was not around though. I never had one come loose. I watched a video today of a machinist in the far east using a large lathe as a milling machine. He used an endmill in a Jacobs chuck to mill out a slot in some material. That went ok. Myford, Boxford and many other companies supplied milling attachments for their lathes. They probably knew full well that the chuck would be used with an endmill. I can understand your concern but maybe a read of the article would have shed some light on the situation.

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Glad you made it Noel. We were glad to make your aquaintance. Nice to put a face to a name.

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My wife who is also an engineer was also taken aback by the level of workmanship on that model. We enjoyed a good day there and only bought a few bits & pieces.

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If only cruise liners were as clean that one. Not a bit of fluff muck or dust in sight.

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Never hide under a stone Peter you are of no use there. I am in a similar position at nearly 75. Been retired from a full time job for almost 20 years. Worked part time 2 days a week for about 5 years after that. I also was lucky to be able financially to not need to work after my 55th birthday. Not regreted it once. I still wonder sometimes how I ever had time to work at all. I still seem to be in demand from the younger family members for advise, repairs & part making. Health wise only a few niggles so far. I just take it day to day and enjoy what I have whilst I have it.

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Nigel. The flap on top of the headstock is supposed to be hinged. It is there so you can oil the backgear shaft.

I just have 6 small squares of 1/8" insertion rubber under the pads on my AUD. No need for anymore.

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Most times you get a blue 5% discount card on purchases. This can be used almost indefinitely on later purchases.

I have been using mine for about 5 years. Not sure if it is transferable.

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Latesy update from Amazon regarding this problem.So now it appears they think I am outside of the UK. After several robochat calls 6 emails & 2 hours on the phone this is the answer I got from them today.

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Thank you for providing screenshot.

I am sorry to hear that you are facing issue in placing the order.

Firstly, please accept my sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused by this.

I'm sorry but we can't send Milwaukee 48-22-1934 Trapezoidal Blade Rounded Pack of 5 , Red to Northants, NNXX-XXX, United Kingdom. When you shop at Amazon from outside of mainland UK, messaging at checkout or on the product detail page will let you know whether an item can be delivered to you. To determine your location we'll use your default 1-Click delivery address when you're signed in to your account and 1-Click has been set up; otherwise, we'll use your IP address.

To add or change your default delivery address, go to "Manage Address Book" in the Your Account section of the website. Scroll down to the address you want to make default and click "Click here to make this your 1-Click default address".

Age-restricted bladed products can't be delivered outside mainland UK & Northern Ireland.

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They have however given me a £10 gift voucher to use on another purchase.

So I really tried Ian but sorry looks like I cannot buy this for you. I have sent another email asking how they decided that I live elsewhere other than the UK. So I still live in hope. And no I do not run a VPN.

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They are coming from UK. I spoke to Amazon and they have an age restriction on that item. Should be lifted soon.

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Edited By Oldiron on 06/10/2022 18:07:14