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Thread: MT2 collet slipping
07/02/2011 09:48:38
Can you clarify whether slippage is at the MT2 taper or is it the end mill slipping in the collet?
Thread: help with seeing
08/09/2010 17:59:28
You could look at:
 
https://www.glassesuk.co.uk/acatalog/index.html
 
They do prescription safety specs: single vision, bifocal and varifocal
 
I have a pair with plain lens and flip down close lens which works well, giving full field a view. Down side they are a bit heavy and top heavy with lens flipped up!
 
 Makes one feel ones age....

Thread: Small Arms models
01/09/2010 16:02:34
Amazing to think that 50+ years ago one of the workshop projects at prep school was to make and fire a miniature canon(bout 6'' long). Now we hardly dare speak of such things...
Thread: Prescription Safety Specs
26/01/2010 10:06:19
I bought some from http://www.safetyspecs.co.uk. Great advantage for me was a pair that have plain lenses and a flip up/down reading lens. Work really well as long as you do not need long lenses aswell. Only drawback is increased weight on the nose(like clip on sunglasses)and cost at about £80.
 
Brian
Thread: bonded crankshaft
17/01/2010 16:10:30
Using a large font is not shouting, but using capital letters/upper case is.
 
Entries are much more readable if typed in upper and lower case, a space is added after a full stop and an extra line added between paragraphs. Good old fashioned punctuation is nice aswell!
 
Brian
Thread: Workshop Heating
15/01/2010 11:27:47
There is an anti corrosion product caled ACF-50 which many motorcyclists etc swear by. See:
 
www.acf-50.co.uk/
 
It is available on ebay at around £14.
 
Brian
07/01/2010 14:28:15
I use a portable gas heater in my garage workshop - just have it on while i'm playing and have had no problem with condensation/rust. I assume the air volume is relevant, also a large metal garage door makes a good 'condenser' and I assume sweats first! Also this heater only provides local, mainly radiant, heat and probably has little effect on overall garage temperature.
 
Brian
Thread: Rear mounting parting-off tools
12/10/2009 14:02:10
If you put lathe in reverse and turn parting tool the other way up, does this have the same effect as rear mounting? Seems the geometry would be the same!
 
Brian
Thread: Milling collet arbor jammed in milling machine
22/09/2009 10:47:05
Does that explain the' physicists' behind David (amongst others)!!
 
Brian
17/09/2009 17:36:58
Right or wrong, should I (lightly) oil/grease the taper before fitting?
 
As a newbie I thought this a 'good idea'...
 
Brian
Thread: Subscription number going AWOL?
29/08/2009 20:06:11
Same here! Have to 'save' every time!
 
Brian
Thread: Movable lathe
23/08/2009 20:44:25
Many thanks for suggestions. Plenty of ideas, but wil keep it fixed for time being...
 
Brian
20/08/2009 20:46:10
I am rearranging my workshop(new mill coming so space has to be 'created').
 
I would like to be able to position my lathe in such a way that it can be easily moved out of the way should the need arise(it's a garage workshop and other 'machinery' needs access at different times.
 
The lathe - a Chester Comet -  is on its own stand and could be mounted on castors, but I feel this would lead to stability problems and so on...What I need is some sort of wheel arrangement that could be screwed down to the floor when needed and then retracted.
 
Anyone have any suggestions? I doubt it is a unique problem!
 
Brian
Thread: Engineering Course at Eastleigh College, Hampshire
13/08/2009 16:26:55
If only I wasn't in N.Yorkshire....
 
Anyone know if Redcar & Cleveland are running courses again?
 
Brian
Thread: Beginners' projects
31/07/2009 22:58:57
Dave
Many thanks. I have this book and will take the plunge soon!
In fact I see this series of articles has just begun in latest issue of ME - must have missed it when I had a brouse!
Brian
29/07/2009 14:30:17
Where will I find this series?  Is it on the website or in one of the mags? I have a 10V kit and would welcome the guidance...
 
Brian
Thread: Lathe height?
02/07/2009 17:59:51
Having recently aquired a Chester Comet with reccommended stand, I am surprised to find the working height of the lathe is only 1metre(spindle height).
This seems a little low to me(I am 5'7'').
 
Are there any reccommendations for the correct height?
 
Brian
Thread: Nuts and bolts
23/05/2009 09:52:25
Many thanks! Emkay are just what I need.
21/05/2009 15:19:42
Can anyone suggest a good online supplier of nuts and bolts. I often seem to need just a few of one size and don't want to buy in quantity.
www.ebolt.co.uk are good for stainless. I need someone similar for HT etc!
 
Thread: Material Suppliers
20/05/2009 23:31:42
If you want to buy online I can recommend:
 
http://www.nogginend.com/
 
Prompt and friendly service.
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