Member postings for Dr. MC Black

I have a Print and Digital subscription to Model Engineers' Workshop

I received an email message on my computer telling me that I could read the June issue so I opened "Pocket Mags" on my iPad to do so.

Pocket Magazines, on my iPad, will only allow me to read May 2021 - Issue 303.

I can't see any way of closing that and opening Issue 304.

What am I doing wrong, please?

I hope that you, your colleagues and your family are, and will remain, safe and well.

MC

This problem with OFF LIST messages that "br" is experiencing confirm my long held belief that computers work by Witchcraft!

I have now received an email message from "br" and replied by email.

It's always sad when somebody gives up a long established hobby.

I hope that you and your families are, and will remain, safe and well.

Yours very sincerely,

MC

Dear Bill

I'm sending this in the open forum.

I was taught to be cautious at University so I have created a unique email address that you can contact me with.

It's [email protected]

I received hundreds of spam messages so sending you one for you to contact me is a risk I'm prepared to take!

I look forward to hearing from you and thank you, in anticipation, for your interest.

I hope that you and your family are, and will remain, safe and well.

Yours very sincerely,

MC Black

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

I have sent Bill ("br" three messages using this system and my SENT box tells me that he has NOT been able to read any of them!

I'm NOT very adept at all this computer stuff.

With best wishes and thanks again.

MC

Thank you

But rather than receive a notification that there's a message, it would be far simpler if the message just arrived in my INBOX and to which I could reply by email.

Your view may differ!

With best wishes and thanks again.

MC

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

It's unintuitive to have to look for SENT messages in the INBOX - but I fund them.

Does everybody know how to find messages sent to them? It would be a lot easier if they just arrived in one's email client!

With best wishes and thanks again.

MC

Dear Bill

I have tried sending another message using the "Message Member" link

I don't understand what I've done incorrectly.

I have spent a long time trying to find a link to the messages that I've sent - but there's only a tab marked INBOX.

With best wishes and thanks again.

MC

Thank you for taking the time to respond -- but I don't have a six jaw chuck.

I have never seen them advertised for the Taig/Peatol Lathe.

MC

Very many thanks for being persistent

I hope that I have sent you a message OFF LIST (but I have little faith in computer technology!)

With best wishes and thanks again.

MC

Zoro sell the same nut spinners at around £2.50 each - see: **LINK**

But they are out of stock on the 4BA size - which is what started me on this topic.

I live in hope that somebody will be offering a 4BA nut spinner at a comparable on Ebay. In the meantime, I can use a 1/4" screwdriver bit handle having started the nut on the thread so the magnet doesn't take control!

Very many thanks for all comments

MC

Many other subscribers have indicated that 4BA is 1/4 inch AF.

I'm sorry to appear dense but exactly which dimension of an 4BA nut is 0.498", please?

MC

Very many thanks for your prompt, helpful and courteous response.

In my view, Companies should make the postage charge for small orders visible next to where it advertises "Free delivery for orders over..."

This exemplifies what I wrote about something fitting in a "Large Letter" for less than a pound!

With best wishes and thanks again.

MC

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

That sounds like the voice of experience!

Any suggestions as to how to remove the magnet, please?

I was taught to be cautious at University !

Postage costs within the UK are NOT unreasonable but the "P+P" charges made by some sellers ARE, in my view, way too high.

I don't think it's fair to charge £5.00 postage for something that will fit in a "Large Letter" and could be sent for less than a pound.

And I don't want something that I've bought for a pound or two to be delivered by somebody in a White Van.

I have bought things from the far east in the past but only very cheap items. Sometimes, I've abandoned the project by the time the item has arrived.

I am currently thinking of buying some electric candles for another (theatrical) project but there's insufficient information as to whether it will prove suitable so, even though the postage will be less than petrol, I'm thinking of visiting the seller's premises to actually try the various candles in the chamberstick. Since I've NOT used my car for 14 months, it will do it good to have a run of 100 miles. Since I have a Blue Badge, I am rarely required to pay to park.

I appreciate that many readers will disagree with my views but please do NOT attempt to persuade me to change them.

I hope that you and your families are, and will remain, safe and well.

MC

Edited By Dr. MC Black on 12/05/2021 09:53:04

Thank you for taking the time to write.

I tried to find the cost of delivery for orders under £17.50 but failed!

I was thinking of a "screwdriver shape" nut spinner. I do not think that the extra torque provided by a T-shaped handle would be needed for 4BA nuts.

With best wishes and thanks again.

MC

I'm looking out for a 1/4 screwdriver bit handle at a reasonable price since it's been shown that 4BA is almost exactly 1/4" AF.

I tried looking for 1/4" Nut spinners - but I think it would be easier to buy Hen's Teeth

With best wishes and thanks again.

MC

Very many thanks to everybody for their comments

I will manage with a 1/4" Screwdriver Bit handle for the time being.

The cost of postage often makes buying things from Ebay uneconomic - apart from NOT knowing if any descriptions are fair and accurate.

I recently bought a book from an overseas bookseller - although he described it as "Acceptable" many of the pages had been scribbled on and I told him that a fair description would be "Poor". The stress of doing this has convinced me to be VERY cautious about buying anything by Mail Order from anywhere, especially from overseas.

Thank you for taking the time to post.

Actually the nuts are smaller than the 1/4 driver.

The BA-bolts data is interesting - on both of the sites for which links are provided, the figures are in inches - but I was told years ago that BA is actually defined in Metric.

When I find useful data, I like to print it, laminate and keep in workshop. Sadly both the tables are NOT in an easily printable format.

With best wishes and thanks again.

MC

I have tried using a 1/4" screwdriver bit handle but the 4BA nuts do NOT seem to be a consistent size. Some fit but others do not, even though they all have a 4BA thread.

Can anybody tell me what size Cap head screws have a 1/4" socket in the head, please?

I have tried both; Chronos does NOT sell nut drivers and Model Fixings do NOT have BA sizes in their range - only metric.

But Very many thanks for the suggestion.