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I believe I posted my recommendation of PR88 some time ago - good for everything except wet work for which there is or was a Rozalex product.

Swarf, Mostly!

Thanks for the tip which I will try.

The platen does, of course, have a cover but it is white. I wonder why black is better in this case.

I don't know about Russian moles but Vise Grips and Mole Wrenches release in opposite ways.

Another brand with self-explanatory name is "Metrinch"

This extract from an old Bedford catalogue may be helpful:

Sorry about the bleed-through from the reverse!

I was going to post that the wooden Marcos was epoxied together but perhaps they used Aerolite; it was certainly an ARL/Ciba Geigy product.

This sounds like the problem suffered by GHT; the answer, no doubt similar to yours, is in his book.

I think someone mentioned Nylatron. I have successfully used gears made from this material in a larger lathe.

I have had one of these for some time and recently "added" a flat as recommended by Joe Pieczynski of YouTube which makes the fingernail test more convenient - easy to make and accurate enough for most purposes.

Mine is sitting on the topslide but for the ML7 it will probably be best to use the cross slide or bed.

Thank you, gentlemen. I'll try again.

PS Having done so I see that, not for the first time, I didn't scroll down far enough; my earlier comment was based on clicking on the Apple link.

Edited By ega on 05/12/2018 17:10:03

Prudent step, but not necessarily proof against the Far East as the Brompton Bicycle Company found to their cost.

I would like to get it but it is only for Apple users!

Here is a suggestion from the late Cliff Bower:

An unattended chip pan was the means by which my mother twice set fire to her kitchen.

Clive Foster:

Did you mean "workshop language"? As in LBSC's "workshop Esperanto"?

I was one of the head scratchers, struggling to find a source for a particular Shell Vitrea oil which was said by the plate on the lathe to be "obtainable thoroughout the world"! Needless to say, I am now using a suitable hydraulic oil.

In the course of looking I gathered that Shell named their oils after kinds of shell; vitrea is a snail.

Bill York:

I believe that the lantern or American toolpost is "correct" for the SB: its principle is rather like the old Myford Quick Set tool boat.

I see from your album that you are making progress. Is that blue-grey the standard SB "color"?

I was surprised to read in the review in MEW 52 that the Quick Step Mill motor is only 60W; it does, of course, drive through a gearbox which would be less suitable for grinding than plain belt drive.

Edited By ega on 03/12/2018 15:25:42

As a standard bore Myford user, I would agree; but the extra spindle capacity is very handy and often avoids the accumulation of unusable short ends of material. The 1" bore makes sense as the typical 4" three jaw chuck passes this size.

I suspect that the steady, along with the faceplate and between-centres turning, are less used than they should be.

Thanks for this, Journeyman.

My phone was knocked out during a storm some years ago. When I rang the insurance company they seemed very sceptical about the idea that lightning was the cause but I never pursued a claim as the excess was more than the cost of repair/replacement.

Edited By ega on 02/12/2018 10:12:17

Question from an electrical ignoramus:

am I right in thinking that none of the above applies to a fibre phone connection eg Virgin?