Member postings for lee stevenson

hi all the kind folk who commented on my thread with condolences, very generous offers and most importantly the access to information from people in the know.

Tooling has to take a back seat for now as My mind has been else where since The fire i now have 10'000 jobs to do.

Unfortunately the setback i face has had a knock on effect to my time and budget to engineering but defiantly not knocked my spirit or dedication.

I was lucky the fire extinguisher saved the day and fire only claimed my hoarding of electronic tools and my components stock. The bodged mini cnc router needs rebuilding but the motorbikes remained untouched thank jeesuss.

The shed is toasted so ive bagged a £21 fleabay bargain 8x6" shed that i have dismantle move and re-assemble temporarily on my patio while i get recovered tomorrow . Probably in the bloody snow aswell

Meanwhile in the other shed my lathe ( similar to a myford ml4 ) is still not bolted to the bench much to my dismay . however if somebody could put 10 days in next for me week it'll be done in the next 3 days.

Just one more bit of good fortune to share is my phone decided to do a self destruct sequence so i'm using my wife's phone for photos and she lives for that device so i have not had chance to get anywhere near it to upload any photos yet.

please Bear with me i will be back on track soon .

Lee

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

Firstly i'd like to say sorry for the delayed reply everyone i will explain why shortly.

Wow as my first thread on here i was not expecting the overwhelming positive response i have recieved .This has really brightened me up because im a self taught hobbyist and often ask questions but most go un awnsered .

It seems clear from the response hss is the way to go so thats that ! . I like "not dont it yet" comment about buyiny a set of cutters and replicating them from blanks this seems logical to me and will give this method a go.. However if my tool cutting skills match up to my drill sharpening i'm screwed . It is now time to get a bench grinder which will be nice as i only got a bench yesterday .

The reason for a late reply is whilst installing my workbench in my toolshop ( its not really a toolshop its a coal shed outside my house but i can dream) My lovely missus had left the shed unattended whilst the log burner was roaring and it caught fire All my electronics tools , my bodged up homemade cnc and drone bits are now a melted puddle of god knows what

If someone could direct me how to ill post photos of the damage

The moral of the story is dont keep all your tools in one basket