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Member postings for KWIL

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Thread: To Web Master
03/02/2010 12:45:02
Cut and pasted the very long ebay URL in power hacksaws, worked straight away.
03/02/2010 12:42:10
I have just checked the above, NO problems using Firefox + XP
Thread: Tightening collets
03/02/2010 08:59:45
Chris,
 
I would not hold cutters in MT collets, I do use ER for cutters on small jobs.
 

02/02/2010 15:13:54
I have a full set of Imperial and Metric 2MT collets for my Myfords. They work without any problem for the designated size. As Ian SC says the tolerance to tight.. I also use drawbar 2MT and 3MT collets to hold a spigot for for centering on a faceplate.  ER series collets will hold a wider range of diameters quite succesfully. Personally I would never hold a cutter in any of them.
Thread: Granville Lathe Pains
31/01/2010 16:40:45
I had the same problem with a belt fraying, actually breaking up at the end of the lap joint.
Thread: To Web Master
30/01/2010 15:39:29
Ian,
 
Scroll is the roller on top of some mice , the [ctrl+scroll] allows you to change magnification.
Thread: Tongue in cheek
30/01/2010 10:20:07
Is there anything good that has come out of France? Maybe Michelin tyres but thay are not so good as they used to be.
Thread: To Web Master
29/01/2010 14:08:02
Ian 
 
Whe  you have large format have you tried [Ctrl+scroll] to change/reduce the format to normal?

Edited By KWIL on 29/01/2010 14:08:24

Thread: Tongue in cheek
29/01/2010 12:00:11
Does not matter what you measure in, so long as you say what the units they are. If you do not like metric or imperial, invent your own!
Thread: Is it worth the money
28/01/2010 09:46:36
I have seen boilers made by PT [SBW] at various exhibitions and up to sizes you would struggle to lift. Construction is solid and well carried out. The squareness of bushing and all finishing items were excellent. His boilers have also been seen unclad on various part completed locos, again at exhibitions and I have never heard any adverse comments.
 
It looks to me as though Mr Spencer, perhaps frustrated by his own efforts [unseen by us], has kicked this particular boiler around his own workshop floor judging by the before and after photos. I also suggest that if you photograph anything in strong cross lighting or closeup flash,  even the best will not look quite as good. It strikes me that the time to put up or shut up has long past.
Thread: Tongue in cheek
27/01/2010 16:55:41
We really must improve the accuracy here, surely it is 39.370118" = 1 Meter!! At least they kept BSP even if it is expressed in some ridiculous measurements.
Thread: Old lathe, chuck accuracy
27/01/2010 09:18:33
Mark, I for one would not buy a chuck of that origin.
26/01/2010 18:53:01
Mark, since the three holes are usually a clearance size it probably does not matter, but you can try moving around in 1/3.
Chris, I know about bump alignment but my chucks are better than that and again if it is bumpable then it can also get out of true again unless the bolts are very tight to prevent this.
 
Another thought since the chuck is old on Mark's machine, even if the body is running true, uneven wear on the scroll will throw the jaws out so that it may only run true at one daimeter setting only Make sure the back of the jaws are clean with no swarf trapped.
26/01/2010 15:48:15
Mark says that there are no marks that register the chuck with the back-plate. It is quite normal to have stepped backplate, the raised portion of which, if machined correctly locates the chuck body radially, this register needs to be carefully machine to a "dead" size fit. Thus ensuring that the body runs true.
 
Which make of chuck are we discussing and does it have a recess in the back face for the purposes of centring the chuck body?

Edited By KWIL on 26/01/2010 15:49:16

Thread: Milling Advice Needed
26/01/2010 12:25:40
Hugh,
 
See your messages re image of mill base.
 
K
Thread: Prescription Safety Specs
26/01/2010 09:10:27
The upside down varifocals that John H wanted used to be available and were known as "Pilot Specs".  Thety were need to be able to read the overhead switchgear in the aircraft cockpit. Alas they are long gone and not available unless someone knows better.
Thread: Tongue in cheek
25/01/2010 15:16:57
I thought it was the width of the roman chariot wheel tracks!
Thread: Tachometer design
22/01/2010 10:55:44
This has all been very interesting so far but unless some one comes up with a practical project suitable for a more general application,  that is where it will stay. As far as many readers who have the practical skills but not the specific design skills that have been discussed will be concerned, their interest will just cease.
Thread: cutting 6BA thread on bronze bar
21/01/2010 16:33:38
Rob,
 
Fortunately I made DAG Brown's add on metric quadrant to my Norton gearbox equipped Myford S7, as published in ME some time ago, so almost any thread and certainly all the BA etc are there for the asking.
 
K
21/01/2010 15:53:23
Light a fire?  How about screwcutting it, works every time! If you do not fancy a long screwcut then cut an short length and then heaven forbid, run the die onto it!!
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