Member postings for Mark Easingwood

Hello,

Bottom right are mortise chisels and bits, for making mortises in timber, not cheap for quality ones.

The two items above them, are yokes/adapters, to fit the chisels to a pillar drill.

Mark.

Which in practical terms means you can leave a flu' on 24/7 for free!

Well I rent an Industrial Unit from the local authority, it's lit with twin 8 ft fluorescents, via spinning disc meters.

The lights certainly spin the discs, and cost more to run, than much of my industrial woodworking machinery!

Kayfast of Wakefield have them. Also available in their Ebay shop.

This should take you there.

Hello,

I haven't used a Logan Mount Cutter, but I have a Longridge one. You are advised, by Longridge, to always place a "SprintMat" under the Mount Board you are cutting. This is a specialy made board, designed to save the blade, stop it wandering off course and stop the Mount Board from breaking out. Does the Logan one not use a similar sacrificial board?

Mark.

If you are anywhere near Driffield in East Yorkshire I can fix you up with Some MDF, from my Joinery Manufacturing Business. Usually plenty of offcuts around.

Mark.

As said above, also have a look here, PC Henderson Door Tracks, these are one of the main suppliers of sliding door tracks,

Mark.

I ain't no plumber, but starting with cold pipes, ie heating off for a while, the pipe that heats up first should be the flow, and the still cold one the return. If using thermostatic valves on the radiator, most modern ones work on either flow or return. Or try asking the fella that did the job.

Mark

Evening,

ICE = In Car Entertainment

I think the Rawlplug tool is for use in an electric drill, from before many folks had a hammer drill. Probably slow rotation and hammer action, to mimic using the fully mandraulic version!!!

I am pretty sure the milling cutter is for use on timber, have seen a set recently, might be called “Shaper Craft” or some such. Fitting goes in electric drill and cutter goes in that, bit like the Rawlplug tool.

The box it is in, is a fishing tackle box, as sold by Woolworths, “down street”about 40 years ago.

Mark.

Hello,

I have no experience of these mini routers, but I am doubtful that they would have enough power to do what you are suggesting, up to 50 times a day. In industry today, I expect they would be produced on automatic lathes, or CNC routers. In the past they would probably be produced using an overhead router, such as a Wadkin LS. Using appropriate jigs. (Used mine today, only to cut plastic tho!)

Handheld woodworking routers run at around 20,000 rpm, and are rated at around 1000-2000 watts. I use a 2000 watt router, with ½ inch cutter, ½ inch depth of cut to rout softwood staircase strings. In hardwood ¼ inch depth of cut is more comfortable. The downside of routers are noise and dust. The dust goes everywhere, as Frances said, and the high pitched noise, annoys everyone.

As HowardT said, a handheld router inverted in a table, and suitable jigs would do what you want, Bandsawing first will save a lot of strain and dust, and will mean you only need one pass around the outside. Both MDF and softwood will leave you a sanding challenge.

Using real wood, will mean routing against the grain, in two of the four quarters, leaving a rough finish, the less close grained your timber, the worse it will be. Sanding the edges of MDF is tricky, as the fibre ends tend to flick back and forth as you sand, it's a bit like sanding the bristles on a scrubbing brush!!

Turning the blanks on a lathe, would allow for sanding the edges at the same time.

You also have to work out how to hold your blank, whatever machine you use, as you are machining through 360 degrees, clamps are a nuisance. You can use a couple of wood screws, if the holes don't matter, otherwise you are into vacuum chucks, and more expense.

Wadkin LS

Wadkin LS Operating Guide

The operating guide, probably from the 1950's or 60's, has lots of information on jigs etc, including Tap and Die box making, my favourites are the jigs for spectacles.

Mark.

If it's any help, these people sell glass tubing etc.

Tuffnel Glass

Just found them on Youtube too.

Video

They used to be a in an industrial unit near me, making gifts, teaching classes and making fancy laboratory glass specials, nice people.

Hello,

As you are fairly new to machining, may I suggest that acquiring a few good books may help, if you haven't already got some that is. The first item in this book is how to make tee nuts, widely available for £6 or so.

There are also two new books on Milling and turning advertised top left of this forum.

Mark.

edit: Top right I mean.

Edited By Mark Easingwood on 21/02/2021 12:28:08

Good Afternoon Mr King,

Many thanks for my prizes, which I received a couple of days ago. I will find them most useful.

Cheers,

Mark.

Hello,

The item I have circled looks like a "cap iron" from a plane, (woodwork), probably a very well made plane, as used in cabinet/furniture making. If you find the plane, and it's by a good maker, it may be worth a few bob.

Welcome, Calum.

Woodwork is my day job. I haven't yet got a round tuit, as far as true model engineering is concerned.

The vast array of topics on this site is why I keep reading most of the posts. A genuine fount of accumulated knowledge.

I subscribe to MEW, as my interests were more about machinery and tooling, although the more time I spend on here the more I am getting interested in model engines.

You can't please all of the people all of the time, but most of the folks on here seem pleased most of the time, including me.

Mark.

Probably not a scammer, active Limited company since 2009, accounts filed up to date, genuine VAT number. Ebay account name is same as Company Secretary.

Limited companies, and VAT numbers, are easy to check out on Companies House website.

Scammers should be called out, but got to be careful not to libel genuine people./companies If libel is the right word.

Edited By JasonB on 07/01/2021 09:34:38

Awesome, and metronomically mesmerising.

Please do, I'm feeling guilty for spoiling the fun.

Well I was clueless until you mentioned woodwork, so honours shared I think.

Following on from Jason's woodwork clue, shanks for the cutters for a hand router, i.e. a Record 071?

Edited By Mark Easingwood on 23/12/2020 19:20:40

If your looking for a cartridge based glue, "Stixall," made by Everbuild, is a current trade favourite.