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From a miriad of answers, i have decided to have a go at some measurements to see the difference of tightening 1 keyhole & doing all 3. I guess the best way will be using a torque wrench to make sure each jaw gets the same tension.

The next would be to see the difference to the workpiece, maybe using 2 different diameter pieces to make it fair.

I have already started to take some dims but found my wonderful griptru bernard chuck has moved somewhat since i last set it up. That maybe from a big jamup i had while trying to part some stainless steel. So the 1st thing is to try & get it running true 1st.

I will video all the results & hope it gives a definitive answer once & for all. Although i doubt it will because everyone has a different chuck with different results.

I also need to check my bearing clearances as you all know a Myford has a tapered bush at the chuck end & bearings at the rear. These may also need checking as i noticed that if i pulled on the chuck face i got a slight variation on the DTI. Meaning maybe the bearing clearance needs adjusting since i rebuilt the head.

If you own a Myford or any lathe that has a tapered brass/ bronze front bush. Which many lathes have , will know that you will always have a very slight movement of the chuck, over a lathe with say tapered bearings at each end. Not quite a achilles heal but something to bear in mind.

Steve.

Well from all the feedback here, it would seem a good idea to give each key hole a nip.

Thanks for all the replies to my question.

Steve.

No Bountyboy i was refering to the main lathe chuck which is a Bernard griptru, that came with the lathe.

No old iron i was meaning the main lathe chuck , not a tailstock drill chuck.

Steve.

Well that is food for thought guys. I do have the Griptru & have never had any issues by just tightening 1 keyhole.

Steve.

Hi guys. As the description & lots of members on here know i am a bit stupid, Some don't.

So the question is when i watch youtube video's, lots of tubers when using a 3 jaw chuck. They put in a piece of stock & then tighten the work with the key. Then rotate & tighten again , then rotate another 3rd & again. Why ????. I never do this. I know the chuck is a scroll device so why would i want to rotate & TIGHTEN ALL 3 KEY HOLES.

So please answer honestly am i stupid or maybe i am missing something. Please correct me if i am wrong.

Steve.

Yes read books. Yes watch youtube etc. But put a piece of soft material in the chuck & take gentle cuts.

By all means before this, look at videos of operations of a lathe. But with a little & gentle trial & error you will find out how easy it is to turn a piece of metal.

It is a great hobby to delve into & as long as you take care with the safety side of things, you will get a feeling of satisfaction from your efforts.

I would recommend you look up things like using a lathe on youtube. You will soon see what you need to do without buying books from folk hoping to sell a product.

This in no way is knocking any of the editors on this site. I am sure their books are great. Never read any, so do not know. Just take it easy & you will reap the benefits from it.

If you want to see some good youtube video's then look up Jason B. He has some great vids on turning metal.

Just don't look up my steviegtr channel as it gets a mediocre response from this forum.

Regards.

Steve.

I did a video of anodising without battery acid. But it still cost quite a bit to get set up if just starting out. Shame you did not know someone who would do it for you.

Steve.

I got mine 2 years ago from Myford near halifx. Not expensive & good quality.

Steve.

What a lucky boy Rob is. That looks very nice. Looks well made too.

Just looked at your last post. You could put a thermostat close to the inverter to control the fans. You may find they hardly ever come on.

Steve.

In the 80's i did Electrical installation work for a Company called Nestle. There engineers had Autocad installed on 2 Computers. This was before Windows. It used DOS 5.1 from memory. It ran using a dongle to stop copywrite. Using a Puck on a board with the various electrical & engineering symbols on it. No-one could actually get there heads around the system. I asked if i could help & they let me have a look at the system. I 1st copied the program & then took it home & worked on de dongling the system , which i did after a few days.

All i can say is that Cad program sorfware has so many commands. It is simple , but also very complicated to use. There are literally 1000's of commands. Best of luck guys.

A friend who ran classes at a college rang me & asked a question of a particular command. It was to do with a interupting a circle at a specific point. He looked up to me as a genius with Cad. It was a few years after i had stopped using it. I could not answer the simple question.

So guys if you are going to use Cad , keep at it as you get rusty very quick. Especially if you are an old F-rt like me.

Steve.,

I go for Paraffin Alan. Or Turps.

Steve.

The last 2 iphones i had could fly. I threw them out the window.

Steve.

10mtrs is fine. As long as nothing around is higher. Easy to fly back or sideways to hit if so.

I survey the area & set a height above the highest point.

With 4k you will get stunning clear shots & photo,s.

The ones I did on hol over the sea are very clear at around that height.

Steve.

Hi Michael. The Drone used in my Holiday vids was a DJI Mini 2. Under 250 grams. 4K 30 video. The controller is like a playstation controller. It takes your smart phone at the top & that is your viewing area.

You can switch midflight between photo or video. It has 2 times zoom. The Gimble on them is rocksteady. The video i posted was in Fuerteventura & it's always very windy there. Over 20mph but the Drone copes well with winds up to 22mph.

It is very easy to fly after a few tries at your local field. As usual i bought mine 2nd hand & has been great.

Not the cheapest Drone but very good. The Mini3 has just come onto the market & is even better with 4K 60, & has a 1/1.3" x 1.7 lens.

The other good thing about the DJI is the batteries are smart. Lithium polymer. If you have them fully charged & don't use the Drone for a whil the batteries automatically drop to 90%. After a few weeks of not using they drop further to i think 60%. So the batteries will have a long life.

I took the simple test online without much knowledge & passed. So i do have my flyer id & drone i.d. But it is not actually needed for under 250Grams weight. With those you can fly over buildings / over people . But not over crowds. The app tells you when it is safe to fly I.E how many Satellites it's picked up & return to home has been set. Any flight paths where you should not fly. It even brings up a Google map on the screen. You can toggle between the camera & the map to see where you are.

In Conclusion they are an amazing little Drone , as i am sure some others are too. I think Autel do a nice one.

It turned into a bit of a Hobby for me & so far no regrets buying it. They must be the ultimate tool for surveying building walls , brickwork, windows & roofs. Or even area's. Flight time is around half an hr per battery. Height unlimited but regs say 400 ft max. Distance . Some guys on you tube fly them up to around 4 miles & back. Not legally though.

Hope this is of some help.

Steve.

Well Sir you are more than welcome.

Since posting this video i have had,,, The items you bought were stolen. MMMM . Were they really. You have bought junk & will have to buy twice. & lots of other c**p.

Yes C**P.

All the items i buy from booties & autojumbles are top quality items. Not cheap import stuff.

Unless the Albright chucks are no good , or the Micrometres made by moore & write & Mitutoyo. Spelling error possible.

I am a registered buyer on a well known liquidation sale site too. I buy a lot of tooling from those sites. I cannot name them for obvious reasons. But the gear i buy is for nothing & worth a small fortune. It is not stolen. Or maybe it is , as i steal it for not much money.

An example is a Mitutoyo 18" height gauge series 570 digital. Also a 18" vernier scale Mitutoyo height gauge. These were bougt for £34 for both. After cleaning & repainting they are as new. Look them up. Probably in the region of £400.

It is easy to knock others for buying cheap. Not sure why.

I please employ you guys who are so negative to stay that way. So we who are not can still grab the bargains.

Steve.

Edited By JasonB on 14/05/2022 20:04:01

Have a look at Ades workshop on Youtube . He is doing one now. Along with a lot of other upgrades.

Steve.

Hi & welcome Andrew. What machines do you have. Just being nosy.

Steve.

I too have used that method on a Renault alloy sump , that had hit a brick. It was a proper mess. But those rods worked well & it never leaked oil.

Steve.

A very nice collection there. .

Steve.