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Thread: unknown thread of this tap
27/01/2022 16:50:16

Can anyone identify the fine thread on this tap, it's 5/8 X 56 NSVT

I can't find any ref to NSVT other than a medical condition frownthread.jpg

Thread: four way toolpost with ratchet
27/01/2022 16:33:22

I've had this toolpost for a while, it came with some engineering items I bought a while back. I've not seen one quite like this before as it has a ratchet underneath, presumably to auto align at each turn of the toolpost. It's made for a small lathe.

I think there must be a special topslide to activate the rathchet? Has anyone got one of these and can perhaps show the other part?ratchet toolpost.jpg?

Thread: Another Scam
22/01/2022 10:42:17

I wonder how they would have continued if you had given them your address, probably turn up and argue on the doorstep that you have been paid.

Thread: Endless Repeats
18/01/2022 14:22:42

The BBC is a s guilty as hell! it wastes a discusting amount of licence payers money, I worked on BBC scenery for 18 years so know what goes on. Should the licence payers pay for the food & drink of staff members via subsidised canteens etc.?

All food and drink on location is provided free to everyone on site from dawn to dusk, and it's not egg & chips and burgers either as it's all gourmet food. After filming ends they throw a big champagne party to celebrate.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds on taxi's and hotel bookings that were never used. hundreds of thousands on flowers for the TV centre foyer and exec offices etc.

At least they got stopped from paying ludicrous salaries to such people as Anne Robinson and her weakest link who got 18 million for a three year contract!

Thread: reversing a single phase motor
16/01/2022 19:51:39
Posted by Brian Morehen on 16/01/2022 18:56:52:

Swapping Your Brown and Blue led roun has only reversed the incomeing polarity on motor. You earthe is blocking the view of motor leads . To reverse the motor you need toreverse the start windings This looks like the Blue and Yellow leads that need to be changed round . The earth lead is restricking view;

Bee.M

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You haven't read my post properly Brian, the fifth one down from the top where I have written :-

The fix is to simply swap the blue & yellow wires which not only made it run clockwise but also it seems to run better as it seemed slow & sluggish before.

15/01/2022 20:08:52
Posted by J Hancock on 15/01/2022 15:05:16:

Is the rest of the motor as dirty as the bit we can see ?

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The motor is very clean, what you see inside the wire terminal box was a thin layer of sawdust which I have now brushed out

15/01/2022 20:05:35
Posted by old mart on 15/01/2022 19:27:26:

I would swap the incoming live and neutral wires from the mains lead, brown to A and blue to 7.

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Doing that makes no difference

 

Edited By vic newey on 15/01/2022 20:05:59

15/01/2022 17:36:17

Thanks for the replies, I've sorted it now but some of the advice on those links is somewhat confusing

One says :- Myford suggest that "AZ" terminal is connected to the AC live and the "A" terminal is connected to the AC neutral (if they are exchanged, then the motor would simply go in reverse). As mine is already in reverse I swapped the leads back AZ to neutral and A to live but it still ran in reverse.

The fix is to simply swap the blue & yellow wires which not only made it run clockwise but also it seems to run better as it seemed slow & sluggish before.

15/01/2022 14:24:59

A motor that came with a south Bend lathe is running backwards, I think it requires two wires to be swapped round but just checking first.

Live power in goes to the central pair in Blue, which do I switch to make the motor go clockwise?wiring.jpg

Thread: Speed Camera Flashes?
27/12/2021 11:52:44

Why would you deliberately set the cruise control to break the law?

Thread: Hello, from the States
24/12/2021 10:09:59

Welcome Jim, for street lamp Look under 12th scale street lamps as under miniature/dollhouse items

Thread: Testing Medieval Gunpowder
22/12/2021 19:45:16

As a one time collector of muzzle loaders I took great interest in gunpowder. In the very early days the dry ingredients were mixed together and and poured into barrels, during transport by cart the vibration used to start separating the ingredients into layers, when they arrived at their destination they were considerably weakened unless fully remixed. The answer came with corned powder which was mixed wet and and then ground up so the grains were not only uniform in size also more powerful and stable.

A big problem for muzzle loaders of all sizes but more so for hand guns was fouling inside the touch hole which had to be constantly pricked out as it rapidly became blocked up with burnt residue so you got a flash in the pan but no discharge

Thread: 2021 Christmas Cracker-ish humour
20/12/2021 09:18:42

What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common? Same middle name.
I was horrified when my wife told me that my six-year-old son wasn't actually mine. Apparently I need to pay more attention during school pick-up.
What is the opposite of a croissant? A happy uncle.
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims.
Which branch of the military accepts toddlers? The infantry.
Did you know you can actually listen to the blood in your veins? You just have to listen varicosely.
Though I enjoy the sport, I could never date a tennis player. Love means nothing to them.
I have a joke about time travel, but I'm not gonna share it. You guys didn't like it.
What's the opposite of irony? Wrinkly.
I was kidnapped by mimes once. They did unspeakable things to me.
Got a PS5 for my little brother. Best trade I've ever done!
What do the movies Titanic and The Sixth Sense have in common? Icy dead people.
I finally decided to sell my vacuum cleaner. All it was doing was gathering dust!
When you die, what part of the body dies last? The pupils…they dilate.
A friend of mine went bald years ago, but still carries around an old comb. He just can't part with it.
You know there's no official training for trash collectors? They just pick things up as they go along.
I'm thinking of a career where I estimate crowd sizes at different outdoor events. I wonder how many people are in that field.
What do you call a woman who sets fire to all her bills? Bernadette.
Did you hear how the zombie bodybuilder hurt his back? He was dead-lifting.
I saw Usain Bolt sprinting around the track shouting, "Why did the chicken cross the road!?" It was a running joke.
Where does the General keep his armies? In his sleevies.
How does a squid go into battle? Well-armed.
What's the best thing about Switzerland? I don't know, but their flag is a huge plus.
Where do you find a cow with no legs? Right where you left it.
A bear walks into a restaurant. He tells his waiter, "I want a grilled…cheese." The waiter says, "What's with the pause?" "Whaddya mean?" the bear replies. "I'm a bear!"
What's E.T. short for? Because he's got little legs.
What do you call a Frenchman wearing sandals? Phillipe Phillope.
Never criticize someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you'll be a mile away, and you'll have their shoes.
Two men meet on opposite sides of a river. One shouts to the other, "I need you to help me get to the other side!" The other guy replies, "You're on the other side!"
What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One is really heavy, and the other is a little lighter.
What did the mayonnaise say when the refrigerator door was opened? Close the door, I'm dressing.
"I stand corrected!" said the man in the orthopedic shoes.
I used to be addicted to soap. But I'm clean now.
What did the left eye say to the right eye? Between you and me, something smells.
Why is England the wettest country? Because the queen has reigned there for decades.
It's hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs. They always take things so literally.
What do you call it when Batman skips church? Christian Bale.
A guy goes to a pet store to buy a goldfish. The salesman asks him, "Do you want an aquarium?" The guy responds, "I don't care what star sign it is!"
What do you call bears with no ears? B–
What's a foot long and slippery? A slipper.
Exaggerations have become an epidemic. They went up by a million percent last year.
And God said to John, "Come forth and you shall be granted eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.
I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did. Not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
What's the difference between a golfer and a skydiver? A golfer goes *whack* "darn" and a skydiver goes "darn" *whack.*
They all laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now! Wait…
Two cows are grazing in a field. One cow says to the other, "You ever worry about that mad cow disease?" The other cow says, "Why would I care? I'm a helicopter!"
I told my physical therapist that I broke my arm in two places. He told me to stop going to those places.
What did the swordfish say to the marlin? You're looking sharp.
How do you make holy water? You boil the hell out of it.
Will glass coffins be a success? Remains to be seen.
I was wondering why the ball was getting bigger, then it hit me.
Two windmills are standing in a wind farm. One asks, "What's your favorite kind of music?" The other says, "I'm a big metal fan."
Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now.
What do you call a bee that can't make up its mind? A maybe.
Hear about the new restaurant called Karma? There's no menu—you get what you deserve.
Is it ignorance or apathy that's destroying the world today? I don't know, and I don't really care.
What do you call the wife of a hippie? A Mississippi.

Thread: EMCO Maximat Super 11 Operating Manual
17/12/2021 14:00:41

Is this not what you are looking for? EMCO Maximat Super 11 lathe manual  it's a PDF download

Edited By vic newey on 17/12/2021 14:02:53

Thread: Machining Plastic
16/12/2021 10:46:22

My attempt at making little drawer knobs from black plastic rod worked well, I was amazed at the type of swarf it produced and it piled up like giant Brillo pads all over the place

Thread: Hello from Bromsgrove
14/12/2021 20:46:58

Welcome to the forum, if you want the bandsaw for metal then why not consider making a bench top power hacksaw similar to Kennedy ones such as mine, much quieter than a bandsaw as well

Thread: WIN-10 Query
13/12/2021 14:06:33
Posted by Nigel Graham 2 on 13/12/2021 13:37:08:

Vic -

Your Virgin phone service: is the data link by fibre but accompanied by a metal wire for the power then? At the moment I think the BT lines are fibre to the distribution cabinets in the street, and those have either an electrical supply from the exchnage or a local supply perhaps with back-up batteries.

In the original system the home phone used 50V d.c. plus superimposed 75V a.c. ring-tone (I think that way round) with decoupling capacitors to separate them in the phone itself. These were from the exchange. What we are all going to have to do if the home 'phone cannot be supplied from the exchange or cabinet, is keep a portable 'phone, of any sort, charged and if a power cut occurs, use it only as necessary.

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Looking at the cable on the outside wall where it comes out the ground it's a dual cable with a double and a single cable moulded together, the single is the phone and the double presumably internet & TV. I would have thought Open Reach would have adopted the same system with a double cable.

 

 

Edited By vic newey on 13/12/2021 14:06:55

13/12/2021 09:47:44
Posted by Nigel Graham 2 on 12/12/2021 23:19:31:

There is in a further point to consider. BT insists it will change everyone's phone-line from copper to glass-fibre in the next few years, meaning having to replace all land-line 'phones with ones powered from the domestic mains. Well, powered until the same power-cut that stops your PC, portable 'phone or lap-top charger, lighting, heating.... I would hope it won't need work in conjunction with a computer, though.

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I'm confused by what you said there, we have fibre internet via Virgin and if we get a power cut the phone still works

Thread: Import duty/tax/VAT
23/11/2021 14:30:59
Posted by Dave Halford on 23/11/2021 12:28:48:

It's clear there is no excise duty under £135, but that includes postage. Then they add VAT to that total.

So if the items and postage cost cost less than £135 it's just 20% vat

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If the part is coming via Royal mail then it's plus £8 handling fee

 

Edited By vic newey on 23/11/2021 14:31:33

Thread: Vintage voltage
20/11/2021 11:07:11

Apart from the cost of the batteries it makes you wonder why EV cars are so expensive. No engine, no clutch, no fuel tank, no conventional gearbox, no radiator etc. All these replaced by an electric motor and it's electronics.

So deducting the cost of all those items should cover a good part of the battery cost to balance out the cost

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