Member postings for larry phelan 1

Many thanks to everyone for such speedy replys.

I was called away by "A Higher Authority", and have just got back.

I am lucky in that my spindle will take 40mm, so overhang is not a problem,

I will attack that job tomorrow morning [Higher Authority willing ]

Dave, I know exactly how you feel about those brambles, I had to attack mine this year, was like the rain forest ,some of them 10 ft long and they fought back.

Be brave ! When it comes to getting rid of them, I just put a match to them some Sunday morning as an offering to the Sun God !

Please excuse my double post stubby fingers !

I need to turn a recess in the end of a bar of 40mm dia. The recess needs to be 30mm x6mm deep.

What type of tool bit or cutter do I need and how should I go about it ?

I will have to produce a number of these. I think they are intended to with some form of supports

I need to turn a recess 30mm x 6mm deep in the ends of a bar 40mm dia and I have a number of these to do.

What kind of toolbit or cutter do I need and how do I begin ?

All ideas welcome

Time was not wasted, just an experience. See how much you have learned from it ?

Have not had that experience myself ,but have made plenty of cock-ups along the way.

It,s all part of the learning curve [that,s what I tell myself anyway ] and it is never time wasted.

At least you are now back on track, more than I can say, most of the time !, my scrap box gets bigger by the day.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!!!

Brian,

I for one hope that you continue to bother, since I have found you to be both courteous and helpful in the past.

Sad to say, I have experienced the same thing ,although not from Members of this Forum. People simply don't bother to say Thanks !

As my Mother used to say "Once they get their arse covered, they forget where they came from"

Hi Lee,

All I can say is that "You are a better man than me ,Gunga DIN" !

Just wondering, why did he not part off with the tool, why the hacksaw?

Also, too much old talk.

Have tried water based paints, both spray and brush/roller applied and was not impressed by any of them.

I used to spray paint cabinet doors ect some years ago using cellulose thinners, with very good results.

Then water based spray paint came along, supposed to be just as good, far from it ! Takes ages to dry and the finish is not nearly as good plus the interval between coats is too long.

As a bonus, it also costs more ! I think the water must be collected from Holy wells.

Don't know about the belt sander, but I have bought two sets of their HSS drill sets, one for the workshop and one for the toolbox, and I cannot say I have found anything wrong with them.

Bought them some four years ago, broke some of the smaller ones [it happens ], still using the rest, just touch them up from time to time. OK for the price.

Bought one of their 4 1/2" angle grinders about 14 years ago, still using that !

Much too good for the fire !

There used to be many saw doctors in Dublin years ago, now I don't think there are any left. Indeed there are very few small workshops of any kind left.

It,s difficult to understand how someone could "misplace" or "lose" a 3 jaw chuck. I don't think even I could manage that,and I can and do lose many things.

I bought a chuck at one of Chester,s Open Day,s some years ago, which turned out to have mismatched jaws.

Brought it back next time I was over, they were un able to find the missing jaw but gave me a set of jaws to machine myself. I think they called them soft jaws ?. As I recall, there were two sets of jaws with the chuck, but only one set was faulty. In point of fact a new chuck is not all that dear and will last you a long long time. I think I would use that one as a paper wt, Dont waste your time with it. I hope the previos owner took more care of the lathe than of the chucks ect.

As an aside; I bought my 6" vise about 1975 and paid £12 for it. The jaws are now showing their age [have done some heavy work in that time ] so I decided to think about buying new jaws for it. Having seen the price,I am now having second thoughts !

A new set of jaws can be mine for only £68 !+ p p !

Needless to say ,I am in no great rush to buy.

Any ideas anyone ?

And I thought I was bad ??? That makes me feel MUCH BETTER !!

I have a Chester Craftsman gap bed lathe and have no problem with it.

I seem to remember removing the gap piece once, many moons ago to do some job.

I don't think I have ever removed it since, never had the need to, but it is useful to have and it cost nothing extra.

So, I would say, go for it, better to be looking at it than looking for it !

The Craftsman is a good all-round machine, not tool-room, but can still handle fair sized work

I think the Warco machine is very similar.

The chances are it,s better than the new one I bought some years ago !

Ega, I like that one ! I really do !

High speed steel is cheap, simple to shape, cuts well and goes a long, long way !

I am still using some I bought years ago.

No need to spend silly money buying fancy tools for simple work.

In the early 50.s I remember being told by one of my teachers not to worry too much about this "Metric System", since it will never catch on here !

To say he was lacking in foresight would be an understatement.

I use both systems but would have to say that the Metric one is the more logical. There is little or no relation between units in the English system, you have only to look at it to see this, some of the units are just crazy, either linier or weight. Area is even worse.

Like another Member, I tend to use whichever is more suitable for the job in hand, but you are wasting your time talking to young people about feet and inches or yards or perches, never mind square ones !

Like it or lump it Metric is here to stay, so might be time to think about changing your road signs the last reminder of the way things used to be.

There is a company in England who still supply parts for old Primus stoves plus other makes.

I came across them some years ago but cannot recall their name. I think I simply typed in "Spare parts for Primus stoves" and this place showed up

Have you tried using one of those prickers used by welders to clear their Oxy tips ?