Member postings for Circlip

"Don't know what you mean about orientation"

Yes Jason, you may be clever enough to get ALL your pikkies the right way up, but some can't easily achieve this with ONE. and the endless repeating of full posts don't arf cripple the band width. Pointed this out within the last couple of years by repeating the same thing on one posting, the following poster didn't appreciate my Sinicism by repeating ALL the clag. # Post numbers, far less boring than having to scroll through repeats. Have the same problem with TV at the moment.

Regards Ian.

Gary posts what he thinks is a frugal observation to save a couple of inserts which for a MODEL INGINEER seems a good saving on the pocket and then receives a "Tecky" explanation of what he's doing wrong and even though it's a balanced assembly with two cutting faces , I remark, tongue in cheek, the "Folly" of using a single cutting face?

In "Small" Engineering firms, the weapon of choice for removing big lumps would have been a shaper and despite the headlong rush for us Muddlers to try to emulate the latest industrial operations in a shed, I've never seen a multi inserted shaper tool.

As far as production machinists? perhaps we should rename the web site "Model and Production Engineering"

Regards Ian.

And don't even think of using a fly cutter.

Regards Ian.

" I'm happier to upload 30 photos straight from my phone or camera than have to go through and resize 30 before uploading as a batch. "

Heaven help us if that's adopted. The thought of so many photos at different orientations . The thought of 30 photos being repeated to reply to a post??????? and sorry Neil, the format of this forum has limped on for eleven years, one size fits all for MTM, the attitude being lump it or lump it. A reasonable search function would reveal MOST of the problems discussed are echoes.

Regards Ian.

Edited By Circlip on 13/11/2020 10:29:21

Same old same old from day one. No post ref numbers. A lot easier to quote a number instead of overloading posts with endless repeats of photo blocks. Quotation system is ridiculous and inability of some to orientate photos. Apart from these, no problem. Did take a looooooong time to sort text disappearing under adverts so not holding breath for any changes. "If it ain't broke don't fix it"? It limps along but the ability to add a splint relies on web designers ability.

Regards Ian.

Method I've always used. Clean mating surfaces, heat parts and using good old 60/40 Multicore, lightly coat surfaces. While still hot, wipe solder off with a piece of damp kitchen towel ensuring faces are fully coated but no thickness of excess solder. Clamp pieces together and reheat. Shouldn't be enough solder to squeeze out, If you've wrung slips together you get the idea.

Clamps? Vice with a couple of bits of wood to insulate heat drain, Heating media? Small blowlamp.

Regards Ian.

Edited By Circlip on 07/11/2020 11:59:06

Chinese telephones have a lot to answer for, Australian ones worse. Milking machines and fridges use this type of compressor.

Regards Ian.

Edited By Circlip on 07/11/2020 11:29:20

Do batteries come under "Essential supplies"? Sadly for those who only use electronic measuring and display devices, the ability to count more than twenty, without having to remove shoes, could be a problem. Surprising the number who were away from skool the day they did maffs.

Regards Ian.

2" x 3/4" laths spaced to suit on 3" x 1" battens, make whatever size you want.

Regards Ian.

Wot is firefox????

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Forgot to mention, ONLY collet for multi size gripping is the "Rubberflex" type.

Regards Ian.

Not acronyms but Telex speak. Years ago, when eldest joined HMSMs, only communication while at sea was the "Familygram", One sent at start of patrol and t'other on return. Now trying to get over the daily events in a maximum of twenty words is a bit difficult, Soooooooooooooooooo I reverted to telex speak, U instead of you etc. and even restricting the number of letters to fill a rectangular box means lots of info could be passed. The return gram was always the best and copies of it used to be passed to the crew to translate, Captain was in this one too.

Grumpy part. Got a phone call one morning from a sub/ltnt in Portsmouth. " We are not sending your F/G as it's written in code" and despite telling him exactly what I'd rote, "You're allowed twenty full words only". Had to explain to lad when he got back that the Captain and crews homecoming highlight had been crushed by stupidity.

Wonder if Sub/com had tried Enigma?

Oh yes, killer com was 56 words.

Regards Ian.

Edited By Circlip on 16/10/2020 11:41:37

Another throwback "must have" from industry. Must be one of the most abused items in the toy Ingineering hobby. "I can fit imperial items in my metric collets" ( or vicky verky ) and "it grips 15 - 14mm" Garbage, no, 15mm grips a 15mm shaft and NOT smaller or 9/16". What's difficult to understand that a bore of a specific diameter magically reduces? Bit like expecting an M6 die will cut M5 if you crush it down a bit. Extreme but you get the idea. If you're going to make dozens of studs of a specific diameter on a regular basis, fine buy a specific size collet, otherwise 3 or 4 jaw is ideal.

A few decades ago, school had two lathes in the Metalwork class. Big one was a Harrison (they were a couple of miles down the road at Cleckhuddersfax), and a Boxford (they also were not far away) Boxford had three collets, can't remember what the two bore sizes were but third was 1/2" square cos everyone made a centre punch from 1/2" square bar.

As previously mentioned, an Autolock clone and 6mm and 1/4" (one each) for Weldon cutters.

Regards Ian.

Edited By Circlip on 16/10/2020 11:10:36

Submarines are Boats, the rest are Targets.

Chris H. Re shut up and listen, I thought it was only my wife that does this.

And thanks to the inadequacies of THIS site in not having post numbers, those who insist in replying with at times, with total Photos and verse from the posting.

Regards Ian.

Have you noticed the differentiation between "Ingineers" and "Workers" on "How do they do it"?

Regards Ian.

And the inability for those who can cause Armageddon to start (American Presidents going back to the forties) by pressing the NEW QUE LAR button rather than the NEW CLEAR one. Many Brit presenters are falling into the trap. Americanism I've heard was sodder, as in sod off.

Regards Ian.

Bought an MT2 Autolock clone for my 4speed Emco head soon after purchase of same. Easy job to make Weldon "Adaptors" for both 6mm and 1/4" to screw into 1/2" chuck "Collet"

Can't beat positive cutter retention.

Regards Ian.

Edited By Circlip on 09/10/2020 10:18:13

"There used to be a DIY bearing regreasing tool"

John "Bogstandard" described one he made on "Madmodder" a few years ago.

Regards Ian.

Nearly sure "Marlco" had a version of the swing up on the market.

Regards Ian.