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Firstly, how to post pictures can be found here

Secondly, I wouldn't advise attempting any sort of restoration - not as easy as it sounds (to do it properly) and could ruin it completely.

Rob

Still showing as available for collection at my local branch, so might be worth checking near you if you want one. And there's apparently a free accessory set you can claim from Bosch too.

Rob

If you're interested in diesel start-up procedures, Talking Pictures TV (Freeview channel 82) are showing the training film Driving the Train (1959) on 5th October at 05:40. Bit early, but set the recorder! They are running a season of British Transport films at the moment.

Rob

I'll be there, and I'm bringing a vaguely interested friend who, I hope, may become more interested after seeing what's what.

Oh, got my drill bits too - what's the minimum size you can handle, Noel?

Rob

That's a thing of beauty, congratulations!

Rob

Another YouTuber I found in the last week or so is Jonesey Makes - seems to be mainly constructing workshop tools from Hemingway kits, nice clear videos, good audio.

Rob

Thanks Clive - there's always a catch

Rob

There's a listing on Ebay at the moment for The Electronics Handbook at a very reasonable Buy It Now price - almost tempted to buy it myself as an investment, looking at the others listed at very unreasonably high prices.

Rob

No idea if it might be suitable, but I picked up a 12 volt oil pump from Lidl a while ago. Designed primarily to empty a sump via a pipe inserted down the dipstick tube.

Rob

If you have a look here, you will find that the file sketch_A.par has to be downloaded as a zip file - which could then be extracted to wherever you like. The training files that come as standard with the installation seem to default to C:\Program Files\Siemens\Solid Edge 2022\Training so that is probably as good a place as any.

It would seem best to start at the beginning of the tutorials and work completely through them in order, rather than popping in and out and choosing bits that seem to cover what you want to do. I don't think there are any short-cuts to the learning process, unfortunately.

Rob

Links to https://docs.plm.automation.siemens.com/data_services/resources/se/2020/se_help/training/en_US/xid1012412/index.html?goto=activity_sketching_part1.html

I get the feeling that the first line of instructions - in this case "Open a part file" is more like a title and tells you what you are about to do, the subsequent lines give you the actual step by step instructions on how it is achieved.

Possibly could be better written.

Rob

I always put a couple of nuts on the bolt - same size as the head, obviously, so there's no tendency for it to tip. They don't have to be tightened up, just get the flats aligned. Of course, this depend whether the finished length you are aiming for will allow for this.

Rob

Lots available on EBay, search "watch spring pin". Oddly, you can get 360 of them for only double the price of two!

Rob

Just to digress slightly, you might find the Lancaster oval bore rifling system of interest. Bit of a write-up to be found here.

Rob

Links to https://collegehillarsenal.com/British-Lancasters-Patent-Oval-Bore-Sappers-Miners-Carbine

+1 for Lumiweld, not sure if the rods are still available though - I picked them up at a show many years ago. Used for various repairs on bikes and odd machinery items, always successful, if not particularly neat, there is some skill involved in getting results like the demos.

Rob

Apt choice of words

It's not everyday you get to see your own insides on a screen in real time.

Rob

Edited By Grindstone Cowboy on 15/09/2022 09:59:30

Thanks Joseph, the vertical outlet / draining back when not running was exactly the sort of thing I was imagining. Hadn't thought of the sponge, though, great idea.

Rob

Thanks Bill, that's the sort of thing I was thinking about. The pressure cooker is a good idea too.

Rob

Do they create much suction? Just musing on whether one would be suitable for de-aerating epoxy resin in a suitably sealed container.

A small reservoir on the output side could be arranged to let some lubricant drain back into the workings, possibly?

Rob

Eek! Surely not swivelled?

Rob