Member postings for Steviegtr

I helped strip one down to build a camper using many of the parts .The internals are nailed from behind. Literaly has to be destroyed to strip. Big job but not impossible. Anything can be done.

Steve.

I did not find an stock short in size other than the actual casting. But did use stainless M6 for the adjusters etc. The fingers i used some Phosphur bronze to make. But only because i had some. Probably nothing wrong with the Brass supplied.

I did make the sensitive knurling tool & the stock supplied with that was just enough.

Steve.

Hello Andrew. I also wanted to use the TS light vertical, but there was a tad less room than i would have liked. My fault as i fitted the Z axis drive & that lost me around 1 1/2" of height. If i had not wanted to use a long series drill it would have been fine. The lathe method was quite easy to set up once i got my head into gear. My only wish is that i had not used a long series drill to plunge all the way through the 2 axis. Re fixing to the bed 4 times i think would have been better. The long drill did wonder a little.

I did not machine the 4 sides before hand because there was very little wiggle room in those castings. If they had been a little bigger all round , there would have been room do do as you suggest. I still think machining the back face was an advantage because it gave me a reference for all the measurements if that makes sense.

I can only assume your castings will be the same & i struggled to get the dimensions shown on the drawings.

Don't get me wrong it is just a comment & if i had known this beforehand i would still build the kit.

As you will have seen it turned out very well. Not perfect by any means. I have used it twice already & amazing as i have never needed one before. I only built it to do the YouTube video's of the build. I probably spent more time thinking than doing. But at least that minimises some silly mistakes, of which i still make (A little).

Don't hesitate if you need any more info. Also surely some other forum members will have built this item & could give you comments or info on there build.

Steve.

& I thought i was nuts.

This video just popped up on my YouTube screan. It was posted 3 months ago so maybe you have already had a link from a member to it. If not here it is.

I think the video is Dutch.

Steve.

Hi Hopper. The complete build is here part 1 of many. If you find it a bit boring just skip through. It turned out fantastic. Already used it on another project & I'm sure once i get used to it then a bonus for the workshop.

Steve.

Hi Samuel. I have a large amount of HSS Clarkson cutters which are very good. I also have a large amount of solid carbide cutters bought in a large batch from a user that was packing in or so told. These are of extreme quality. Swiss tech & Merlin brand of which i would never have considered buying seperately as they are so expensive. I guess i got lucky with the purchase. I also got at the same time some 50mm & 63mm facemils with carbide inserts. My Milling machine is a Tom Senior which is not a mini mill, but neither is it a large machine. My experience & i have quite a bit from doing many projects is that the carbide is only to be described as fantastic.

You will get a variety of answers from others i am sure. That is just my experience of using them. I would not even think of selling them. They will last far longer than HSS. Unfortunately i am not aware that you can resharpen the carbide cuttters but may stand corrected on that comment. All my cutters are either 2-3 or 4 flute. I have no experience of using 6 flute.

I will say at times when machining soft materials like alloy & brass that i get as good if not better results from using HSS. Quite a few of my HSS cutters are now getting blunt & need a resharpen which i have no way of doing at the moment.

Sizes. I have sizes from around 2mm through to 16mm also some very large ones that i have no collets for.

Hope this helps Samuel. P.S do not drop the Carbide on a hard surface. Ask me how i know.

Steve.

Hello Neil. I wonder if you could take this thread down or lock it. I can now see that it is pretty futile to post this sort of thing on the Model Egineers site.

Thank you.

Steve.

Agree. Pretty much in the background now.

S.

Point taken. Maybe not post it here when done. 

Steve.

Edited By Steviegtr on 10/01/2023 00:41:59

Hi guys & gals. I am looking for a used 240v to 3 ph inverter to do a complete series on how to connect a 3 phase motor to a single phase inverter. To the hams a (VFD) Anything around 0.38kw to 0.5kw will do the job. This is because i have a spare 0.38 kw motor & have been asked by quite a few people to do this video for them. Larger i suppose would do too. This will include how to make a small control panel to use with it if required. I had lots of these when i retired & foolishly sold them at car booties for next to nothing.

As everyone knows this would be quite volotile to post on this forum. But i am going to at some point. For the Rocket scientist's out there please do not comment. I have had a lot of interest from my subscribers to do this because it frightens the living daylights out of some guys when the word 3 phase is mentioned.

This will be from safely using the correct type of cheaply obtainable terminals . To connecting correctly. To using the proper type of SY cable . Earthing will be important. Do i need a remote panel as lots of folk say yes. No you do not. Some question asked were can i switch the inverter from forward to backward without causing damage. The answer is of course you can many time a minute. Me & my company built many control panels that required a piece of equipment to run back & forth at different speeds. I designed in autocad & priced +built many of these such panels. They ran for many years with little or no trouble.

When i eventually do this series, all i ask is that a few members refrain from negative comments which will spoil it for the many that will benefit from my experience. commenting which usually gets the thread deleted. Just the the 3 of you. As I know you 3 are superior to to anyone else on the forum & would spoil what could be a learning curve to those who fear fitting a new motor to there machine.

There are more than you think. Don't be afraid guys it is very easy & after a little bit of programming which SOD, Robert & NDIY will walk you through will run perfectly. Keep an eye out for the vid.

Steve.

Has anyone thrown synthetic fuel into this yet. F1 seem to have it now. Or is that just as dirty .

Steve.

Sorry Mr moderator but i do not have clue on what you saying or implying. Please be more explicit.

Technology plonked. tested he appears to be no fool but faulty logic. Transposed means he is a fool. Why on earth would i want to research a heater before i bought it. Tomorrow i plan to go to Tesco to buy a new kettle, but hold on i cannot do that until i have researched it. What clap trap are you implying good sir. which part of,, I am thinking of installing a Chinese diesel heater in my workshop is anything to do with the above. So strange that most of my video's get good comments. But from this forum just a few members (3) give such negative ones. A bit odd. Sorry i know you were or some of you were in a previous life some sort of Cefax or Oracles. But really. Times have moved on. They even have colour television now & in 4K. I know i have a 55" one in the room. Am i rich no i spent most of my money on toys. Big boys toys & enjoy them. 

Before i bought my present car i did a lot of research as i always do. I wanted something reliable , fast, cheap to insure, cheap to run so i bought a new car. I researched & looked at Ferrari, Lamborgini, Porsche(had one crap) Mclaren. I settled on one that was so much cheaper & more reliable The F-Type R AWD 5.0.  £630 tax. 25MPG on a good day. A fortune to insure & stupidly fast. So i thought i had done well. At least one of my requirements was met. 200MPH , it's mine.

What has that to do with a heater well read on. I looked for something cheap to run in these days of rising costs & to save a few quid to tax the car. I found one on ebay. Win Win guys. Cheaper than the competitors & probably just as reliable so why pay Ferrari money when a Jag is just as good. 

Just an edit. For you to imply i am a fool would imply that you think you are of a higher intellect than me. Otherwise how would you know i was a fool. said the teacher to the student. So on top of the above what makes you of a higher intelect than I. RSVP.

Take care & stay safe.

Steve.

Edited By Steviegtr on 07/01/2023 03:38:44

Edited By Steviegtr on 07/01/2023 03:48:00

Robert just a quicky probably the last post on this thread but I was slightly confused with the quote about a badly fitted (totally enclosed steel ventilated power supply) with mixed voltages. Fastened to a steel wall. It's fed from a fused 5A supply at 230v. The output for the heater is 12V D.C The heater takes approximately 9Amps for the glow plug for probably a minute. Then once fired it feeds the oil pump & fan. Everything is 12 Volts D.C. Running current is negligible All terminals are covered with a terminal cover & all the terminals have proper terminal crimps on them Facilitated with proper Compression ratchet crimpers. Please can you explain something i have obviously doing incorrectly for the last 50 years, so i might contact all the Blue chip companies to let them know there could be a problem. Oh & thanks for becoming a youtube member & commenting on my channel Robert. Or is it George. Anyway thanks for helping grow my bad channel it all helps.

Steve.

Mine is an SWA cable fed from a 45A rcbo in the house. Earth by armouring & 1 spare core of the 3 core cable. Also a ground rod at the side of the garage connected to the garage steelwork. Not so much for protection , but for my antenna's for the Yaesu ham radio equipment to try & stop stray signals. Done i a previous post. It did not help.

Steve.

Great remark Old iron. I totally agree with you. I think it has run itself dry.

Steve.

Eyup Dave. I guess time will tell. Maybe i will revisit the thread or start another in a year or so on how did it fair.

Steve.

Mnn now that is an idea??

Steve.

Don't show that as you would be in deep water . I bet they have no workboots on either.

Steve

Edited By Steviegtr on 05/01/2023 18:12:17

A 3 pin plug. Huh mine is only 2 pin. The earath is just stuck in the ground. (not really)

Steve.