Member postings for Jouke van der Veen

Dutch former aircraft company Fokker introduced and succesfully applied adhesive bonding of aluminium structures.

Cleaning and surface preparation prior to bonding was essential.

Adhesive bonding was not the cause of their bankrupt 😉.

I appear to have an account for Stoomgroep Holland forum onderstoom.nl.

I have not been there since a long time.

Therefore it must be so quiet there.

But I am now logged in again.

How can I find your contribution there so that I can blow some Dutch steam into it?

I appear to have an account for Stoomgroep Holland forum onderdtoom.nl.

I have not been there since a long time.

Therefore it must be so quiet there.

But I am now logged in again.

How can I find your contribution there so that I can blow some Dutch steam into it?

Noel,

I live close to the German border, in Almelo.

The Netherlands are small and I estimate the distance to Alphen is approx. 150kms. So not so far from here.

Nothing to do for You concerning Stoomgroep Holland?

Noel,

It is very quiet in The Netherlands, despite the 17 million people and all things going on (corona, elections, etc.) 😉.

I am a Dutchman, what can I do for You concerning Stoomgroep Holland?

I am not a current member of the Stoomgroep Holland forum.

Regards,

Jouke

What about electrically connecting the metal swan neck to your machine? Your machine is certainly earthed and so the swan neck. It gives a better protection and it will not harm.

Edited By Jouke van der Veen on 26/02/2021 10:53:23

Just some additional info:

As a Dutch student in applied physics I spent half a year in Cranfield, almost in your backyard I now recognize.

This was almost 50 years ago (1972) when I was a trainee at BHRA located at the airfield. I lived on the campus of the Cranfield Institute of Technology. A long time ago.

Gerhard,

Thank you for your information. I think this qctp set will be good enough for me. Some people find it to simple but it should work on a C5 I understand.

I had a quick look at Donnersbachkogel. Very impressive!

Gerhard,

I recognize the qctp on your lathe. I do not have one. Could you recommend the type shown for the Emco C5?

Gerhard,

Your equipment appears to be OK! And a nice and clean working area.

Your Emco C5 is from the same year as mine.

The nut you show in the first photo is not the nut I mean.

The cross slide is operated by the handwheel in front of the saddle. The short spindle of this wheel sticks in a thread in the saddle.

I expect that the saddle you show also has thread direct in the sadldle itself and is not fitted with an adjustable nut.

If there is an adjustable nut then you can observe this by looking from beneath behind the handwheel.

Does your cross slide have much backlash?

Gerhard,

There is a topic in this forum about how to place photos in an album, etc.

As far as I know Emco changed the design from 1985 on. Earlier lathes had no replaceable nut. This is also explained that way in the manual. But I may be wrong. You can find year of manufacturing punched in the bed, just in front of where to attach the milling column.
Of course you could/can replace the old design saddle by a new design. That is what I did for my lathe.

My milling column is now on a second bed with the old design saddle with worn thread on it.

Welcome Gerhard,

It appears that you worked much more and made nice models with your Emco Compact 5 than I did. I bought in 2009 an Emco C5 which was msnufactured in 1982. I read that you bought yours about mid 80’s. Was it manufactured before1985 or later?

The lathes from before 1985 have no adjustable and replaceable split nut in the saddle. I am still underway to solve the problem with a worn thread in the saddle. You can find some of my proposals elsewhere in this forum.

Regards,

Jouke

Cycling might be a good sport to save your knees. But cycling on public roads could be a bit dangerous. And I know: cycling in The Netherlands is more convenient than in Great Britain. At least, you can exercise on a home trainer, which is not bad at all.

Edited By Jouke van der Veen on 30/01/2021 19:46:03

I have the strong feeling that E H&H also act as a distributor to sellers in Western Europa but I am not sure.

Emco C5 spare parts etc. can also be bought at Emco Holz & Hobby in Austria.

Nice and effective workshop!
With a lot of machinery and professional models.

The only thing still missing at least in the pictures) is a door to get in and out😉.

Jouke

Alex,

Did you remove your topic about twist of Unimat 3 support?

Would a ballscrew be more accurate (less backlash) than a trapezoidal spindle with a (spring loaded) anti-backlash nut?

Gentlemen,

Thank you, I think you are quite right.

I had the feeling that they were used together with the Emcostar. And perhaps the previous owner did but we will never know.

Your research capabilities are better than mine!