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Unless you are a business or professional, yes.

Possesion of any of the restricted chemicals is also an offence, even if you have had them for years.

The EPP regulatons only apply to the general public, not commercial or professional users.

A lot of drain cleaners and similar products have changed their formulation as a result so take care, the same name product you used to use may not be the same, check before use.

Technically it's now illegal to pour the acid out of a battery and use it for other applications. While the EPP law will potentially make prosecutions easier, like gun and knife laws I think it is unlikely to ahve significant impact on criminal users.

Robert G8RPI.

You should report it for theft of your listing IP. Strangely ebay seem more likely to respond to that.

This guy does seem to be a lot more creative in his listings.

Robert G8RPI.

This one looks OK

www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637200519/angle-grinder-stand

Cast base so a bit sturdier than the presssed seel ones like this /www.machinemart.co.uk/p/einhell-ts-230-angle-grinder-stand which costs more. I've not used either model.

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Edited By Robert Atkinson 2 on 10/01/2021 12:19:24

One problelm I have with the repair shop is the keepingof "trade secrets" particuarly regarding materials. Maybe they are worried about advertiing but it would be nice to know at least what type of product they are using for specific jobs.

As has been said it's entertainment. I've had direct knowledge of a some TV productions and unfortunatly the director and producers think the average viewer is not interested in, or unable to understand, the "technical bits" so concentrate on shots of things being hit with hammers etc. I was actually in one show that had been pitched as promoting engineering.During filming they took a lot of footage of detail work, technical explanations etc. In the end 99% of this was left on the cutting room floor and the final product had the celebrity host (who hardly appeared during the week of filming) getting most of it wrong. TV production is also a time machine, things can be shown out of sequence, compressed or expanded. The show I refer to was a "3 day challenge" that actually took a whole week. The final competion had one team heavily handicapped and another significantly aided so the producers got the close result they wanted. Thankfully that show only lasted one series.

Robert G8RPI.

MichaelG,

That s my point, If a small trader is below the VAT threshold (£85,000) they may now be at a 20% (plus fees) disadvantage when using ebay or other OMP.

Robert G8RPI.

Another thing adding confusion is the new e-commerce rules. Under these a online market place (OMP) e.g.eBay, will be responsible for collecting the VAT. They appear to already be doing this.

If importing directly there should be no import VAT under £135.
I'm pretty sure some sellers will take advantage though.

The eBay guidance also say that in some cases (they don't say what) they will collect VAT on items sold by UK sellers who are not VAT registered! Does this mean 20% on private seller items? Who knows. It does look like HMRC are going to get a lot more income.

Last question, are the ads on the forum an OMP??

Robert G8RPI.

Here is an interesting twist, If Ebay are the "seller" in the UK then as a retail outlet the advertised price should include VAT. Ebay don't let VAT registered sellers advertised ex-VAT (ebay maks fees on the VAT) So why should they. Even worse if they are collecting VAT "on behalf" of a UK non VAT registered seller.
I don't think that this has been properly though out and may not be correct. Watch this space.

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I'm pretty sure it is from a mid to late ML1/2/3/4. It's not a a ML7 or 10 for certain.

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Very nice! well done.

See his thread

https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=170208

Robert G8RPI.

Hi Adrian,
If you want to help another Forum member, John is looking for a bullwheel and you won't need that one See:

https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=170138

Robert G8RPI.

What brown wires?
What about the two blue wires on the Stator?

I'm not sure how you can tell what wire is what unless you are psychic. Even if we knew the motor make and model the wire colours could change during production lifespan. I can't even tell for sure what the winding colours in the photo are.
As a minimum the windings need a proper isulation test, all the crimps need re-making (which will probably make them too short) and ALL existing wiring replaced and connected correctly. I'm pretty sure the OP is nor equipped do do all that. No work done previously by someone who used yellow/green wire for live and neutral connections can be trusted.

A new motor is cheap compared to the time required never mind the cost of the workshop burning down or someone being killed or injured by electric shock. Even a minor shock around running machinery can cause uncontrolable movement of body parts into moving parts or sharp tools.

Tha old, probably worn out motor / can of worms is not worth repairing. I have the knowledge, tools, parts and test equipment required and I would not even atempt to repair that motor if it was mine. I think it is irresponsible to give the OP advice other than to get a professional to look at it.

Robert G8RPI.

That link is old. 3rd Dec, latestes notice I was referring to was dared 22nd Dec.

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OMG! that is a bit of a mess. If you have not worked with AC motors before you really need professional or experienced help to make that safe, Ther are too many issues to even start explaining. To be honest a new motor would be the best approach. Depending how much use, and the type of work, you will give the lathe it would be worth considering a 3 phase motor and VFD. They can be bought as a package for the Myford 7 series.

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The test I suggested, resistance between Earth pin and Live and Neutral tied together will detect both live and neutral faults.

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SOD and NDIY have pretty much covered it, but I have an additional comment / question.

Do you have access to any kind of test meter? While an insulation tester "megger" is required to do a proper test, a multimeter on resistance will show any gross faults.
With the lathe unplugged but swtitches set to run and the meter set to it's highest resisance range check the resisance between tha earth pin and both live and neutal pins connected together. Any reading less than 1 megaohm is cause for concern.

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Having suffered a couple of finger injuries including traumatic amputation through the bone, I can assure all that it is something to avoid.
One of the worst non-accident thngs I've seen was an older engineer facing off th end of a bit od 20mm tube in a lathe, polishing the outside with a strip of emery cloth. He then wrapped the cloth round his finger and stuck it inside the still turning tube. I didn't dare say anything until he pulled it out lest I distracted him. Once his finger was out I hit the E-stop and asked him to think about what he had done. He went white as a sheet and took the rest of the afternoon off.

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Thread drift (again) but analog meters like the AVO 8 (I have the GPO version of the SEI Selectest Super 50 which is similar) do have a couple of advanages that have not been mentioned:

They are good for assessing changing voltages because A. they average faster changes and B. your eye and brain can average slowly changing ones. DMM just give random numbers.

They are good when making manual adjustments o circuits. The visual feedback is almost immediate.

Some DMMs have bargraph displays that help in these situations but the implementaton and usefullness varies considerably, even from good manufacturers. Quite a lot of digital power meters and the Fluke 8920 TRMS digital voltmeter still have analog displays to assist with adjustments. Have more digital meter than analog but there is still a place for both in a well equipped workshop. If the only choice was the quality large scale analog like an AVO 8 / Super 50 or a cheap ebay/maplin/screwfix DMM I'd take the analog everytime.

Note as well that the midscale accuracy of the AVO / Super 8 is similar to a basic 31/2 digit DMM.

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It looks to me that things have changed very recently. You have to make sure you are looking at the latest info. The .gov site does not remove much old data Mitchael's link seems to be the most recent guidance and the summary in para 2.3 says it all. You should now not pay VAT or Duty on items under £135 purchashed from abroad.
This has changed from when I last looked a few weeks ago when anything, except gifts up to £39, would be liable for VAT at import. It's a big change.

HMRC convincing off-shore companies to register for VAT and charge VAT at source is another issue. There was big purge of non UK/EU sellers on ebay recently who had registered for VAT, charged it to customersbut not paid HMRC.

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