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Thread: true Space
21/08/2009 15:11:39
Although taught A-cad albeit quite a few years ago, Have downloaded Alibre and had a thrash about drawing simple things(Yea I know) and came to the conclusion that the "Spray Bar" type turning that took about an hour to draw with Alibre, would have taken about ten seconds using Crap - O - Cad (Blank sheet and pencil).
 
  If you're going to do a lot of drawing, and have the time to devote to the "Exotic" type packages, then they are fine, but I wonder how many think that having a bells and whistles drawing package makes them a "Designer" (OR Draughtsperson for that matter). Bit like DRO's make better mosheenists.
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: Hot air and stirling engines
21/08/2009 15:00:28
So ok., Morrisons might have been 99p and Farmfoods IS £1, but if you fancy a trip over to Donny, you can buy 12 packs for £9.50 Inc. Vat.,  Direct from the manufacturer.
20/08/2009 11:45:36
Thing is though since they stopped selling "Mayflower" Chinese curry sauce mix,lots of their customers have been a bit disgruntled. HOWEVER, after finding the manufacturers address, which happens to be in Doncaster, they have directed me to "Farmfoods" who also sell it. Surprising the number of Morrisons customers who have beaten a path to their doors.
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: Hss or Carbide Tooling?
20/08/2009 11:38:38
Isn't the Bonnelle a Quorn without castings?? The site you mention also sells other goodies to suit us, Reliable and TRUSTWORTHY too.
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: Really useful?
20/08/2009 11:31:26
Toolmakers vise I made as a slav--- Apprentice
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: Hot air and stirling engines
20/08/2009 11:28:55
Just been down to Morrisons today for the weekly shopping, Cor, the price hikes on food are realy something to make your eyes water. It's Ok for gorgeous Gordon to tell us we're in a recession, wish he'd tell the supermarkets this.
 
  Regards Ian.

Edited By Circlip on 20/08/2009 11:47:54

Thread: Hss or Carbide Tooling?
19/08/2009 13:27:27
Meyrick, I have total respect for your posting re Prof DH's exellent piece of tooling and the "Lesser" but not inferior tool and cutter grinders, but for the beginners, getting them to at least aknowledge they need a method of repeatably grinding a tool (Rather than going down the chuck away bits of industrial rejects) is a start. Must admit, that although brought up with the propper "Gear" when a "Child" in the toolroom, the only piece of equipment I would have sold my soul to own was the Christensen Drill grinder, oh to be able to sharpen No.80 drills again.
 
  Given that the Jigs sold for a few quid are good for use as a paper weight in the workshop, Harold has made quite a good fist of basically re-inventing, with improvements, a bit of jiggery work started by Duplex in 1948. If some of the newbies have the tenacity to stick out the foibles of weird and not to scale or erronious drawings, super, but with the best will in the world, without making tooling to make tooling to make tooling, a Quorn is a long way down the must have list.
 
  Regards  Ian.

Edited By Circlip on 19/08/2009 13:36:23

Edited By Circlip on 19/08/2009 13:37:05

Thread: Metric vs Imperial - Practical or Traditional?
18/08/2009 19:08:53
Ahh, but it doesn't seem as much to stick 2P on a litre as 10P on a Gallon
Thread: Hss or Carbide Tooling?
18/08/2009 12:23:46
ChrisH, go back to Peter Gain's reply re the H. Hall book. (Buy BOTH of them and get another FREE). You've already got a bench grinder and if you make the ADVANCED H. Hall fittings, you're Going to have at LEAST £350 change.
 
  If you have any Yorkshire blood in you it's a no brainer.
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: Metric vs Imperial - Practical or Traditional?
17/08/2009 20:56:31
Yes Ian, sheets of Stainless we ordered at one point were 3mm thick and 2440 x 1220.
 
  When I cultivated concrete in my garden to act as a landing pad for four motorcycles at the time, I got a good deal on some 2ft x 1ft concrete flags. A few years later, the 600 x 300 to repair a couple look a real dogs dinner.
 
    Regards  another Ian.
Thread: Subscribers only
17/08/2009 13:17:27
Ditto to Chris's query.
 
  Ian.
Thread: Metric vs Imperial - Practical or Traditional?
17/08/2009 11:33:51
Sorry its-me, your Moderator name check is missing, perhaps one of the OFFICIAL moderators should have made a comment IF neccesary!
 
 The good ole imp/met debate will perpetuate while ever people have to go to the toilet. With all the reliance on DRO's, whats the problem?? If the drawing is in Metric, set the numbers and then press the convert button and vicky vercky.
 
  Had to become bi- sexual with numbers in the early sixties, initially it was freezing, but once in there we soon became accustomed to it.
 
  Had to become Tri- sexual with currency, but can still work it out WITHOUT an electronic number cruncher and I don't need a Till with pictures of the goods on the keys to be able to add up the cost of three pints, two bacardi and cokes and a packet of Pork Scratchings BEFORE the barmaid has squirted the first pint into a glass, and yes, sixty is a memory.
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: Diamomd tool holder
16/08/2009 11:53:28
Yes, the George Thomas article on the adjustable dials makes for good reading,but really you need to  supliment it with the graduating tool.
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: Vertical Slide
13/08/2009 19:44:33
My Boxford vertical was modified before I got it, the previous owner converted it to fit the tee slots on my Austrian Lathe, but it was done in a way that a suitable adapter could be remade.
 
  Regards  Ian.
Thread: DRO
13/08/2009 19:29:40
Handraulic ref was to the NON battery operated system of measuring David, seems we're loosing the ability to do anything that needs a thought process.
 
  Computer use for design would be fine and would have probably sorted the recent frame "Hiccup", only trouble is, getting the guy who's driving the puck to understand what he's designing and to be able to control the dimensioning system to logical sizes rather than the programme forcing it.
 
  Lot to be said for a sharp pencil ( OR a blunt one for that matter)
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: Northumberland locomotive additional dimension
12/08/2009 11:11:10
Sadly PeteW your nine year old has had to learn one of lifes lessons that you stupidly omitted to teach him. Not everyone WINS. Life is like that, if you want an easier hobby try knitting, at least you can pull back and start again or make it into something else.
 
  One thing I would suggest, pull out the instant designer CAD package on your computer and have a go at "Designing" even a simple engine let alone something as complex as a loco. I'm sure you must realise though, the designer didn't single your offspring out to make him start again. You should be thankful that he (Yer Sprog) WANTS to be involved, far more would rather kill Aliens.
 
  Regards Ian.
11/08/2009 12:12:05
Oh that all the ungratefull sods that witter could spend a week in a propper drawing office to see what happens in the REAL world instead of all being instant ex-spurts in the comfort of an armchair as "Hindsight Designers" Drawings that my lads had to manufacture parts to had been wrong for twenty YEARS from the D/O's of Full size loco's not damn TOYS.
 
  You've NEVER had it so good, life isn't perfect although to see some of the comments many seem to think THEY are. Your getting mods at the speed of electrons, it used to be a minimum of three or even four issues, I don't think Knitting patterns suffer from this, as competant knitters only take a few hours to prove/disprove a design. Having said that, haven't seen many cardigans pulling four or five adults behind it.
 
  Sorry for the rave Keith and David, you're STILL doing a great job, thanks from a GRATEFUL reader.
 
    Regards  Ian. 
Thread: To Web Master
08/08/2009 18:43:08
Keith and David, you're doing a fantastic job despite what you may think by SOME of the comments, sadly one of the downsides to a website is that it gives some the ability to moan faster.
 
    Nil Illigitum Lads.
 
    Regards  Ian.
Thread: Shed insulation
07/08/2009 12:19:54
And make a lattice type Duckboard to stand on, insulates yer feet from the cold AND swarf.
 
   Said swarf is easier to sweep up if it HASN'T been trampled and saves tears before bedtime on the bottom of yer shoes!
 
    Regards   Ian.
 
     And DON'T use a gas heater.

Edited By Circlip on 07/08/2009 12:20:50

Thread: Choosing a lthe
07/08/2009 12:05:57
You need to trawl one or two other muddle ingineering sites John, the same question has been asked so many times for many differing lathes, Honestly, I wouldn't give a Myford houseroom. Quite exstatic with my Austrian Maxi-Mat, even though some dilly before me couldn't read English, German OR French and tried to change the speed before the spindle had stopped and took 6MM of the edge of one of the big fibre gears in the head stock.
 
   Back to the Warco, first, NO affiliation whatsoever. Of the companies that first started the Myford rot by importing the then Taiwanese manufactured M/C tool toys for M/E's back in the 70's, Warco is one of the surviving names. The original kit was cheap but nevertheless raised storms of complaints from agrieved "bargain hunters" due to the quality, or lack of it. In all honesty, importing vast quantities of Taiwanese sand in the castings and having non-impregnated motor windings was a bit offside, but Warco took the complaints onboard and improved quality items started to come through. Then the Chinese mainland got involved, undercutting Taiwan and hey ho, here we go again, initial crap, then refined, so now we get back to a more stable marketplace.
 
  The 918 is sold by Warco, Axminster and Chester in different colours and slightly different specs so if you spot any other forii describing them, dig in and fill yer boots. Another place to read up on is the "Yahoo" sites where I'm sure there is an owners "Club" Buy what you want TO SUIT YOU, and don't be steered by snobbery. You only have to look on Fleebay to see what I mean, surprising how much tooling etc. is made specifically for "MYFORD"
 
     Regards  Ian.
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