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I have had a reply to my Pocketmags email and can now see allmy mags

Bob

I can only see May 2022 on Pocket mags my subscription is from Nov 2021 to Nov 2022 and all the old issues I had in my old subscription. I have emailed Pocketmags

Bob

Hi John

Thanks for the reply I will look into the articles

Thanks again

Bob

Hi All

I have now some time on my hands now and I am thinking of a motor convertion for this shaper. Has any one any ideas on how to go about it. (I dont believe in reinventing the wheel). If someone has done this mod can you show some pics or drawings.

Thanks in advance.

Bob

Hi Ian

thank you for those kind words. I have used the machine a couple of times now and found it excellent.

I have a copy of the Delmar course and found it to be very instructive.

I also have a downloaded copy of the Bradley book. (I was not going to pay £147 for the printed version.)

Thanks

Bob

well they pulled mine off

My dad had the same problem he swore by useing a pan of boiling onions to clear his nose

Bob

Hi Chas thats what I have been doing up until this purchase.

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Hi Simon

Thanks for that

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Hi Simon

things like the bottom of the lubricator (body to stand), engine cylinder ,engine frame etc. Can I ask did you make your gears or buy the Meccano ones.

Thanks

Bob

Damn Microsoft spell checker

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Brian I take it that was before Covid?

Thanks for that Dusty

All the best

Bob

Hi there I thought this information might be useful to others.

I recently bought an ER20 collet adapter for my Myford Super 7 lathe from RDG Tools. The box contains a threaded adapter for the lathe mandrill, a collet body and a collet nut.

What you are supposed to do is screw the adapter to the lathe mandrill then turn down the boss of the adapter to match the collet body (I also put a small relieve at the base of the register). I then screwed the body to the adapter and measured the run out.

I was getting 12 thou runout. I took the collet body off and measured the register it had less than half a thou runout.

I then refitted the body but did not fit the screws supplied with the kit. No runout. I then tightened the screws (carefully) and I got the 12 thou runout again. I then got three screws from my stock and fitted them, no runout. I then looked at the screws that came with the kit and noticed that the heads were not parallel with the threads. I throw them out. Job done and now less than .5 of a thou runout.

I just thought this maybe useful to someone else.

Bob

Thanks for that Brian. I just have been given FREE easy flo 40 so I thought I would use that.

Thanks

Bob

Could one of you help please would easy flo 40 silver solder be ok to use to solder up some parts for my Ellie build?

thanks

Bob

Thanks Harry

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Anybody know if Camden is open there web site says yes buit I cannot get an answer on the phone and there dont phone back.

Thanks

Bob

Hi Frank Thanks for the comments. I use Hammerite paint it can hide a lot of things. The knob that you talk about hits the leaver you cansee sticking out in picture 3 this limits the travel of the cross slide. there are 3 positons on the arm of the brown knob I havent worked out the distances yet.

If youneed any other info please let me know only too glad to help.Thanks

Bob

Hi All

Here are some pics of the shaper now. The cross feed return spring was broken so I have put an extrernal one on the right hand side of the machine. I still need to change the crossfeed leadscrew and nut . Then thoughts on motorizing the beast. Apart from the leadscew/nut this machine was built very well I have already cut a keyway with it. I am most chuffed with this buy.

and here are a couple of pics of my Piller tool and Versitile deviding head Of course to GHT's designs. I am just finishing the interior of the box.

Thanks for looking

Bob

Edited By Redpiperbob on 13/04/2020 09:46:20

I was asleep

Bob