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Dishwasher tablets are strongly alkaline and will dissolve aluminium and its alloys.

Try cellulose thinners and a toothbrush.

NGK: M4

Champion: 8-32 UNC

Not exactly a "drop in" for my Myford 254 both in terms of the space available and the connexions, but I do know what you mean.

As Mike says, 3-phase squirrel cage motors are widespread for a good reason.

Perhaps it is an oddly shaped anvil?

Yes and no.

Yes: you can turn down the wick of a more powerful motor, but the smaller motor's output is fixed.

No: it has to fit physically in the available space.

There isn't a lot to go wrong in a 3-phase motor.

I tend to buy the best that I can afford - it generally works out cheaper in the long run.

AFAIK, my VFD can apply a brake, but what I have on my Myford 254+ is a DC injection brake. At some stage, the transformer had let go in a spectacular fashion, but all sorted now. The electrics are anything but simple. The duration of application can be adjusted, but the braking force is limited by a resistor in series with the winding. I could make it fiercer, but the kinetic energy of the spindle, chuck and workpiece has to go somewhere.

IIRC, under PUWER 98 most woodworking machines are allowed 10 sec to stop.

Edited By Chris Pearson 1 on 18/08/2023 18:28:34

How many of you have an emergency stop switch and brake on your lathe?

(Mine stops in 2 sec, which is 33 revolutions at 2,000 rpm.)

Not quite!

The requirements for the four nations of the UK vary.

Bear in mind that the supply to the house may come in through an outbuilding.

New circuits and new consumer units are notifiable work, so either you pay to have the work notified personally and then tested or you employ a registered electrician (who can then notify for a couple of quid) instead.

It used to be relatively easy to become a registered electrician, but since last year, in effect, you have to do an apprenticeship.

I witnessed that in (IIRC) Richmond, Yorks 30-odd years ago. My first thought was that a gas cylinder had gone up in the hardware store, but it was the baker next door. The clue was the loaves strewn amongst the glass splinters in t'middle of the road.

Or was it Ripon: my brain is fading.

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That's hopeless. It doesn't take much skill to turn up an appropriate length of brass rod to fit the fuse holder. (Which is what a chum of mine did to avoid blowing the BS 1362 fuse on start-up.)

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I have never been a fan of the replace a blown fuse and keep fingers crossed strategy.

In your case, two fuses have blown. You have a problem. Find it and fix it!

I tend to agree with Andrew. I am not sure what you would do with a wobbly headstock, but one could cope with excessive backlash in the cross-slide.

Incidentally when I first met the great man, Mrs P asked him how he made his living. He simply said, "I am a watch maker."

Well-spotted: you are correct. I got confused. It should be 1/3 oz (or 0.35 oz on my scales).

(For some reason, I was thinking of 35 g. )

JD2 and I have very similar recipes and I too find that a home made loaf, which I keep in the fridge, lasts well. It certainly does not go stale or mouldy. Mrs P eats little bread and we have an "empty nest", so it has to last well.

I now use Granary-style flour from Shipton Mill - they were the only people who supplied me when flour supplies dried up in 2020 so I have stuck with them.

1 lb 4 oz "granary" flour.

4 oz white bread flour.

1 1/4 oz salt.

2 tablespoons olive oil.

4 teaspoons Dove's yeast (no additives).

14 fl oz water.

Sponge the yeast with some water and (white) flour in a plant propagator. Grease and line your tin in the mean time. Put all ingredients in a suitable bowl and mix. Knead for 10 minutes. Put in tin in propagator until risen - usually 45 min.

Meanwhile, heat oven to 220 deg C. !0 minutes at 220 deg C and then 25 min at 180 deg C.

Job done!

ETA: using a bread maker is as bad as using a CNC machine.

Edited By Chris Pearson 1 on 04/08/2023 20:25:03

That was quick!

I couldn't agree more. 'Tis worse with the pieces of meat in their plastic prisons (part recyclable, part not).

Last time I went to France (2020, within a whisker of the COVID lockdown) I noticed that paper bags were commonplace.

I haven't bought a bag (of any sort) since the 5 p charge came in, which shows how unnecessary they are (as well as how mean I am).

So he was an RM recruit, but no green lid = not a Royal Marine; although he is a veteran.

If he was an officer, he will be in the RN/RM officers' list.

If you want to mix and match heads, look no further than a Myford 254. The change wheel studs are BSF/Whit as is the tool post nut; the bolt which secures the drive belt and change wheel cover, and the carriage lock are 1/2" AF; the rest are metric.

Edited By Chris Pearson 1 on 27/07/2023 18:26:48

No, not when you are a robot.