Member postings for Mike Hurley

Not necessarily the tool I'm afraid, more likely your technique. It is difficult to get right ( how do I know that) but lots of practice and the correct application will get you there. Plenty of discussions on here about good methods if you do a search.

Regards Mike

Yes, thats the very same type I saw on the program (it was Yellow also). Thanks.

Wouldlike to see a 'runner' though

regards Mike

Edited By Mike Hurley on 23/03/2023 11:06:28

Coincidently, was watching 'Dickinsons real deal' on TV yesterday and a lady bought in quite a reasonably sized model of Rocket complete with tender. It was apparently a live steam version although it had a bits missing, didn't look as if it would be too bad after a bit of TLC.

The odd thing was they said it was a 'Hornby' model - I never knew they made live steam models?

It only sold for about £40 I think. You might find it of interest if you could see it on whatever TV catchup service you might have if any.

regards Mike

Interesting Simon, but to be honest I can't remember the last time I had one - my Gmail spam filter just seems to work! Anything that did sneak through would tend to stand out like a sore thumb!

Now, about the £1Million prize you have won, just let me have you account number and PIN so I can credit you

Been there, done that, tried to blame atmospheric pollution - that didn't wash! Put self in dog-house.

Welcome to the forum Thomas, plenty of friendly useful info on here.

Unfortunately your comment ' I am interested in purchasing a lathe' is one that appears here regularly and there is no simple answer as it depends on a hundred and one factors - such as £ available, space available, your skills, size and type of 'parts' you which to repair etc etc.

Suggest you go to the home page and half way down there is a search box - put in 'basic lathe type' or 'beginner lathe suggestions' etc or something similar, and you will find masses of info and previous answers to questions similar to this.

All the best, Mike

I might have thought more needlecraft / sewing / lacemaking. Stuffing soft toys?

I've seen the 'bear ladies' on Repair shop use long wires to stuff wadding etc. 'Rolling pin' to flatten felt etc.

A very random guess though to be honest.

No Guarantee but try West Bromwich Fasteners in the midlands - huge range and sell small quants via their trade counter. Have had loads of oddments from them in the past. Worth an enquiry if you're stuck.

All the best

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You seem to have made a cracking job of that. Pat on the back time - keep up the good work

regards Mike

Welcome Phil. You'll certainly find answers to any and all questions here as the chaps are really helpful with years of experience and expertise. You'll also get some smiles and useful information about non-technical matters, usually good tempered! - a pleasant way to spend a little time on a frosty morning when you need to put off going into a cold workshop.

Not into M/Cs myself but there are many on the forum who are and have seen numerous interesting discussions. I'm retired which has both advantages & disadvantages, but being able to immerse yourself in a hobby such as this will make it a more pleasant experience and definately stop the brain from atrophying.

All the best. Mike

Does the front bezel screw onto the main body? Note the small semi cicular cutout in it that may be there for use by some kind of pin spanner across it? It doesn't look as if that is there as a zero-setting adjustment for the scale as it wouldn't seem very easy to use in normal operation.

Edited By Mike Hurley on 05/03/2023 12:20:00

I think that the idea was so that when the chain was not in tension, the links remained in a better 'linear' sequence rahter than sagging too much. The purpose being that whe tension was applied, there was considerably less 'snap' which could otherwise result in sudden failure.

It would also tend to resist the 'figure of 8' necking of links under extreme strain

regards

Yes, but as I said, ' its for a temporary village project & the budget is low', so I wouldn't have thought the expense would be justified

p.s. Acrylic spray paint works fine on balloons.

Edited By Mike Hurley on 05/03/2023 11:48:13

Its not too clear to me how large the finished item is to be? life sized, 12 ins tall ? If big, the the photoshop printed backgrounds are a non starter, also papier mache and plster would reuire a lot of material and time / effort whereas as its for a temporary village project & the budget is low you can't expect miracles - to my way of thinking the balloon suggestions seem to be promising, quick, cheap and with a bit of care should look ok.

Can you clarify final size?

Agree with everyone else - don't use grease! For normal purposes (i.e. non-industrial) any reasonable light / medium oil will do, I bought a can (aerosol) of slideway oil years ago for a few £ and it still feels as heavy now as when I bought it - so a little goes a long way. But generally, I wouldn't get too uptight about it.

Yes, needs must. I'm still in awe of the work by these chaps. However, in reality, I must assume that a 'reconditioned' item like this will have a limited life afterwards. In no way can a guy (no matter how experienced) with some old calipers get the dimensions correct to the nearest thou / micron or whatever the original design space of the affected part was, which will result in an inefficent engine proboably using excess oil and poor MPG. Is a weld ever going to be 100% as strong as original solid material no matter how well done?

MTBF? probably low

Yes, I know the many stories of .the 'old guy' in 'our factory' who could do this, that and the other by eye at 100 paces while standing on one leg etc etc but most are folklore. Experience is very important, and i'm not decrying the 'old guy' in any way as they often have years of sound practical knowledge that is important to be passed on to the younsters.

I still think these crankshaft guys are pretty cool though!

+1 for that video. Clear & concise - must have a look at some of his others when time permits

Mike

Fascinating and a bit humbling, how these guys do such a job with limited resources, just a boat load of skill and experience.

Bet you Microsoft quietly reinstall it at the next major upgrade though!

That looks remarkably similar to the Warco unit I bought & fitted a couple of years back, Might be worth checking out

Regards Mike.