Member postings for Pete White

Onshape works for me, I did not like Freecad probably due to it crashing often, for whatever reason.

Free version fully working version for "home use". Good documentation and plenty more available with a google search.

Pete

Edited By Pete White on 04/10/2023 09:19:09

Thats good David, you can ask for advice but you don't have to take it, good luck.

Pete

I don't want to know, but do you know? is it 20 or25 mm dia holes that you want to produce.

Edited By Pete White on 28/09/2023 11:21:51

Double post again, I am losing it! Tryin to multi task posting and eating my cereal? Went to check post for errors and did not find it so posted again, sorry.

Edited By Pete White on 19/09/2023 08:35:55

I am not sure that it matters what the thead is, Ed has measured the internal size and the pitch can be carefully counted, thread form can be estimated? So there is enough information to start screwing until a nice fit is achieved to my mind?

We are not needing high precision engineering and with a bit of glue the job would be a good un....or could it be a 3D printing project?

Pete

Double post, think the micro wave oven took the wiffi out? 

Edited By Pete White on 18/09/2023 19:41:31

Fully agree, on this spendid forum, with load of very techincal help, things are very often over thought sometimes?

My referance to Gripfill, have a look on Screwfix or wherever, to my my mind was a realistic solution, especially with ragging up the pole. As I said, to me there are far more important things to do than whittle about what the tread is, its a support for a bird feeder, plastic or ali, we dont know. As usual we are asked to find a solution without the full facts, its still a bird feeder support.

Pete

All this thought and planning just to be able to " possible to but replacement chuchs " ?

Have you already got the replacement chucks and presumably other fitting, or will you have to source them?

Is there any room to make an andapter, which you could do yourself on the lathe?

We try to be a helpful forum solving peoples problems that often they don't have?

My guess is that this "project" won't happen, but what do I know? But good luck with it Andy

Pete

Redsetter beat me to it, lol

Edited By Pete White on 18/09/2023 11:50:50

Grip fill of similar came to my mind, but I am a Philistine with to many jobs to get on with. lol

Pete

Looks ok if it is accurate ? .....does it have a compliance certificate? lol

Regardind engineer, we don't want to be known as the nanny state forum, do we.

Rules are made for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men?

Another old chesnut the just surfaced

There are old pilots and bold pitots, but there are no old bold pilots?

Think on.......

Pete

Edited By Pete White on 09/09/2023 18:31:22

As Noel said a hydralic test would be a very good idea. I have stopped using my compresser similar to this and resort to a lidl offering.

Old one came from a scapyard 50+ years go, lived though first 10 years and then got frit lol and had it tested but that was over 40 years ago. I don't use it anyone being wise "now" lol. Need to sell the new pump and motor, only forty years old. Don't need loads of compressed air these days.

Stay safe !

Pete

Edited By Pete White on 07/09/2023 09:41:17

I didn't think the base of the mill was that big, don't know, you have a machine and an alley way to measure accurately.

"about 30” same as the base", need to be accurate here I think.

As often happens we don't get the full exact information to help. The pipe? proper measurement?, who owns what? your skill level?

Good Luck Again,

Pete

I didn't think the base of the mill was that big, don't know, you have a machine and an alley way to measure accurately.

"about 30” same as the base", need to be accurate here I think.

Good Luck Again,

Pete

I 've just got to know lol , how wide is the alley way.

Good Luck

Pete

Yes but there is a good chance that alot of them will have woken up grumpy lol

Pete

So taking the motor out or removing the column will not help then?

I have moved mine twice, as it was, once from the original factory to my first workshop and then to present workshop, never even considered going technical? Rollers and blocks winced onto a plant trailer ?

Its nuts and bolts, as it was made, should not be over technical ?

Don't over think it lol.

Others may have more advice akin to present days, not moved mine for 35 years, son in laws problem next time, skip lifter next to the melting pot maybe lol

Pete

I have been there .

Have you tried Onshape? Free for us if non profit, web based but not a problem for me, works quick on my simple efforts, not sure about complex ones. Does it for me

Just looked it has an explode feature?

Pete

Edited By Pete White on 03/09/2023 12:17:33

You're working much too hard on a time-waster; Mother Nature always wins in the end. Throw the fork away and move permanently into your workshop. It's a safe space where only good things happen.

Dave

Very true, .........though not sure about safe and only good things happen? lol

This last 15 years working a large garden things have got progessively harder, rain no rain, excessive heat, loads of pigeons, butterflies, slugs, flys of all colours, old muscles ...etc etc. I have given up and taken Dave's advice , going to get myself a "train set" as well.

Gardening was never like this, 50 years ago with 1/2 and acre and a Fergy 20, a 410 and spray made it easier, but were accepted then!

Pete

Yes, so am I.

I used to say a picure is worth a thousand words, not always true I have decided.

Pete

Not quite what you asked, but usually there are bargin Myford ML8 woodturning lathes on ebay, £100 and upward ?

Just an idea?

Pete