Member postings for ChrisH

John - that's the trouble with women, no sense of priorities!

Thanks for leads chaps - certainly have some more to go at now!

Can anyone suggest a supplier of spur gears and internal gears suitable for model engines please?

I have looked at the HPC website but was wondering if there were any others suppliers around.

Chris

John,

What is the Alum trick, and what will get rid of a broken tap in ferrous material? Don't ask why I want to know!

Chris

Thanks for that Neil - why is is nothing ever easy? Or simple?

I would agree with Bandersnatch, 2mm is too much for just a wear problem, like he says, you'd have known about that degree of wear ages ago, sounds more like something has come undone or fallen off or similar, but I am sure it should be easy to fix. Mind you, I'm from the make-do-and-mend era, not the "oh, it's not one hundred percent, let's buy a new one" all too common these days!

Chris

Good enough reason Vic, hadn't thought of that angle but it makes sense. Yes please, more pictures if you can please, a picture is worth a thousand words and all that!

Chris

Pete, I stored my lathe, plus all my other garage/workshop stuff outside for two years following a house move before I could get my workshop in a fit state to move into. All the garage/workshop stuff was packed into boxes, the lathe had just been oiled prior to removal. All were placed on pallets so they were off the ground and covered with plastic sheeting. It all survived OK! Without the lathe rusting at all! In very rainy weather!

Oil the all parts well, make sure it is well off the ground and well covered. You should be OK.

Chris

Vic, very nice tool, looks the business! Just one query, was there a reason you made the bit where the HS tool bit is held thicker than the rest, or did it just come out like that?

Chris

Don't subscribe to the notion that to be an engineer one has to have a degree. When I was at sea in the Merchant Navy I don't think I ever met an engineer who had a degree but I met a load of very good engineers.

One day a guy with a degree in engineering came on a ship. His degree thesis had been on boilers. Whilst being shown round the engine room he asked what this huge piece of equipment was. The reply was "a boiler"............. Just shows that having a degree is not everything!

I used so-called permanent markers, but found they weren't so permanent as they rubbed off easily especially if there was any oil around.

I have been recommended etch primer spray paint - have found that works well, stays put, marks are clear, and is no problem to remove when required.

Brilliant day today! After a horrid day yesterday driving up to Cambridge from Farnham - 4 hours drive instead of 2 with gridlock on the M25, thunder and lightening and torrential rain -spent today at Duxford IWM. Full marks to the Memsahib and daughter for coming and enjoying it too. No planning, but it was a 'special events' day, in this case Merlin engines. They had two flying Spitfires and a ME109, which bizarrely had been re-engined with a Merlin engine. All took to the skies, one after the other, and gave displays, all excellent (including the ME109, much as it pains me to say so!), it was shivers down the back time when the Spit's were up.

They also had a Merlin engine with a single prop and a Griffin engine with a two contra-rotating props on static rigs that they fired up - the noise was beautiful!

Amongst all the wonderful aircraft on display it was super to get up close to a Lancaster bomber, and see my first B17 Flying Fortress in the flesh - I think the only airworthy one in the UK. As a it was a 'special day' we also got to walk through various passenger aircraft, from a Hermes to Concorde. Can't imagine how the pilots got into some of the cockpit seats, let alone fly them.

All in all, a brilliant Big Boys day out, all credit to my womenfolk who came along, endured the heat and humidity, and enjoyed the day out too. A really worthwhile place to visit, recommend it to all.

Heading up towards Scotland touring around in a CampingCar,as they are called in France, tomorrow; distilleries tours on the work list. Happy days!

Chris

I use varifocals, complete with reactolite built in and anti reflective coatings. Have had no problems at all except one which I will come to, and wearing them i find no bother at all, would not be without them. My wife has had a problem with hers, getting a double vision or halo effect over the top, but that might be due to the thickness of the lens for her.

The one problem I have had is with the reactolite. I not very often go welding, but when I do it is outside. Now my welding was never the best but I have found that using my usual glasses I really struggle as I cannot see what I am doing as the darkened reactolite due to bright outdoor light combined with the welding glass means all is very dark indeed. I have just got new glasses, plus a spare pair without the reactolite for when 'working'. I have yet to try welding with them, but am hopeful I will be able to see a bit more. Bit like Clive's comment seeing his bees I suppose!

Chris

A good afternoon in the shed. Cleaned the lathe, then packed two corners up so it runs true enough for me - 0.005mm (or naff all thou) in 90mm, made a cylinder square and four 25mm dia x 5mm thick washers for clamping on the mill purposes.

Plus we have learned how to score runs in the Test again, now all we have to do is learn how to take wickets, but Rome wasn't built in a day.

Time for a shower, a beer or two and do another barbie.

Chris

Did the link to see what the "tax payers money is actually generating" - what a confirmation of the total waste of money in wind power. Always thought them a waste of time, when you want electricity because it is cold in winter then the cold is usually because of a high pressure area sitting over us, which means no wind and hence no power, when the wind does blow then if too much the windy genny is stopped to save it from catching fire, blowing up, self destructing, whatever, complete waste of time and money as well as a blight on the countryside, usually in what was a place of "outstanding natural beauty". Never mind, it has made the PC brain dead pollies happy.

So endth todays rant!

Rik,

Where DO you go to get these 'finds' ? Are you based in the South West?

Chris

I like a biscuit I do, especially with currents in it!

Chris

When I was training 50 + years ago, the standard clearance to aim at on a bearing was given as 1 thou/inch diameter, not 1 thou/inch diameter plus 1.5 thou. This would make a big difference in clearance on the size of shafts we are talking here.

Hope this helps you Allan.

Chris

Neil, you can't possibly try to moderate this thread, you have your sanity to think about.

Here at the Happy Farm Rest Home for Distressed Gentle Folk, we don't know what's going on most of the time. We like it better that way, helps us get through the day.

Chris

Now really miffed - only pressed the "Add Posting" button once and got two posts and a moan. Victor Meldrew, where are you when you're needed?