Member postings for Lee Rogers

Try a pilot hole no larger than the web on the next drill , it will reduce the tendancy to grab and pull in, and don't spare the cutting fluid. I've also heard that stopping occasionally and cooling the job helps reduce the grabbing. Cutwell do drills with a modified profile for bronze can't say I've used one though.

Who cares if it's safe or not? It looks brilliant. Got me thinking along the same lines , ships wheel for my Admiralty Drummond.

Check the bed for wear , once an ML 10 bed is worn it is scrap , no bed refinish is possible.. Whereas the 7 bed can be re ground (at great cost )

Two very different lathes . A good M Type is well up to any job an ML7 will do and more. The 3 1/2 inch treadle is a lovely thing but nothing like the rigidity of an M. Still , Got to love a Drummond whatever it is.

RDG do them but currently out of stock. Maybe a phonecall could shed some light on when available.

I'm a regular on a sea fishing forum that's been ''updated'' recently with the result it's lost it's character and general ambience. This forum works for me , the quality of posts and the feedback given is generally very good . Like a lot of my tools it's a bit outdated but theres many a safe journey made on an old bike.

A socket with a through bore , threaded rod, long bolts ., lots of washers , plumbing fittings, you name it. In short have a rummage through the biscuit tin of hope and expectation, the tools you need are likely to be there.

I'll add to this by saying do not ever press 1 . It is likely to connect you to a premium rate number at £20 a min.

You could do worse than look at the latest youtube by Mr Crispin. Not your average tuber , RR trained toolmaker and highly reccommended.

Nah ! ML7s a toy. You'd need a Drummond M Type for that job.

Yes Drummond . Note the double bed.

I remember sometime in the late 60s our village blacksmith recall that many years previously he had repaired the watermill gear with inserts made from Holly. The individual teeth were trimmed to fit the rim . I guess the logic was that the frame of the big gear was made of timber with a bit of resilliance but the teeth were hard wearing and easy to replace. Other than that it sounds like this lad is going to build a nice little bonfire.

I use them all the time , never a problem. Imperial end mills etc get a quick measure with the digital calipers just to see theres no brain failure and away you go. I can't think of a good reason to buy both metric and imperial sets.

Is it actually a mill? Machines that small and that heavily built are usually jig boring machines. Just my tanners worth so pitch in whoever cares to contradict.

You're spot on there, I note that you have 2 and that's good as the yield isn't great. Newbies will also note that you need oven space the size 2 breeze blocks just for the birds.

Ancient Rome was guarded by the Capitoline geese but it was more to do with the racket they made than ability to attack .

The walking stick advice is correct . Face the geese and swing it left to right repeatedly in long slow arcs at their head height or a bit lower. Geese know that their long necks are vulnerable to damage and will back off . I use this technique with swans when fishing , never fails. Even a long stalk of grass or reed will have them on the run.

Pellets work well , the best ones are made by Webley and Scott who also provide a suitable applicator.

Finaly some professional advice from my ch-effing days. Apple sauce , roast spuds and peas.

So you import direct bypassing the retailers in the UK , dodge some tax and avoid the retailers profit margin. Lovely ! If you don't support the likes of ARC, Warco etc they will disappear . Which of you will be the first to start crying like a baby bird at feeding time because your local school or hospital has been shut down through lack of funds? Who will post an epic tale about a lathe that arrived broken and you can't get your money back? Finally someone winging about how it's a disgrace that China owns us lock stock and barrel. Use some grey cells ,please.

Something that I've mentioned before in the context of bed warping is that cast iron behaves very like chipboard . Tight hole close to an edge , in goes a screw , result bulge on the edge.

Welcome . A good set of ready to go HSS tools is your starting point , not too many , a set of 4 of 6 will get you started and beyond. If your learning you'll just find a world of pain with insert tools . Not that the Drummond cant handle them if used appropriatly just that it's task up from the basics. The lathes.co.uk site also has some general basic how to pages , well worth a read. Have a look at the Drummond Myford group on FB friendly bunch and a wealth of Drummond knowledge.