Member postings for martin perman

Gentlemen,

Once again a resonably interesting post has turned into a barrack room brawl, does it always have to end this way and spoil everything. We all have our opinions whether right or wrong but dont spoil the post, do it somewhere else.

Martin P

Gentlemen,

Thank you all, Ive ordered a couple of books for bedtime reading.

Martin P

John and MichaelG,

Thank you for your rapid responses, I have had a quick look at both of your excellent suggestions but feel that they are well out of my league and I'm unlikely to ever use the wealth of information available.

Due to health reasons I've decided to have one more season with my current hobby, I've always been interested in clocks and recently, over the last year I have purchased two, a wall clock of undetermined make and age and a French carriage clock whose make and age I know. On Sunday my wife and I went to a local Antiques fair which we regularly attend and saw a couple who restore, repair and sell Mantel clocks which I took a great interest in and my wife got me to choose one as an early Birthday present so I now own a 1909 Seth Thomas model Kent Mantel clock and I feel I should now learn more about the maintenance and care of this lovely clock and my others past and future, there will be more

Would either of you know of books to assist me in their up keep.

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 20/02/2020 09:15:02

Good evening all,

Can anybody suggest a good magazine on vintage clocks please, I have a new interest, not to make one but to maintain and research histories.

Thanks,

Martin P

It would appear to me that the two vertical screws top and bottom would be the ones to adjust, dependant on wether you raise or lower that end by releasing one and adjusting the other.

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 19/02/2020 17:09:40

Sorry

Edited By martin perman on 19/02/2020 16:27:03

I've just had a look at a M&W els level and I can only see a vertical screw at one end and a horizontal screw at the other, am I correct.

Martin P

My wife and I live outside of Bedford and we have at least four pairs of Red Kites in the area and in the breeding season their young can be seen taking food from the parents whilst flying.

I'm currently preparing the new VFD and Motor for my lathe, I've built the panel and now need to mount it and the remote to the lathe, have to make a bush for the motor as its a smaller dia than the pulley hole otherwise going well.

Martin P

Sadly I have to disagree that your head is the safest place, many a time I've stood in a shop because I cant recall my card no, I have my own method of recording the number which doesnt involve pen and paper apart from the master kept at home.

Martin P

I did my engineering in metric and following employment but my hobby of stationary engines has me working in imperial as I did at school. The one thing I find in metric is there are less decimal points to work with than when using imperial.

Martin P

Can somebody explain why we buy timber as inch x inch x metres.

Martin P

It seems I hace the better half of all, if I placed a series of tools on the kitchen side and asked her to identify any of them she wouldnt have a clue what they were or how to use them, the only tools my wife knows about involve cooking, cleaning equipment is down to me because of her lack of mobility  

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 07/02/2020 14:46:53

I now have a question, I was told by MM that the shaft was 15 mm can somebody confirm that it is 16 mm, my new 3ph motor is 14 and I have to make a sleeve.

Martin P

John,

For less than £400 Transwave will supply you with a 3/4 hp 3ph motor, remote control and VFD.

Martin P

Boeing 737's under a different name, I hope they are not the latest Max versions

Martin P

John,

I will not be able to get to it until thursday but will scan all and send it to you.

Martin P

To answer your last comment I can hold tools but dont have a lot of coordination, put a knife in my right hand and I become dangerous

Martin P

When in the ATC we had .303 rifles whose bolt was on the right side, when I used one I sighted with my left eye,stock in my left shoulder and right hant supporting the barrel, all well until I had to reload as passing my arm and hand over the top to operare the bolt was not easy.

Martin p

Obviously the view point of a righthander

A friend of mine collected over 600 hundred adjustable spanners over the years, all different and from all over the world, and he had a left handed one, as a left hander myself life has been a pain, particularly with electric hand tools, that has to be endured but then we are supposed to be more artistic and creative.

Martin P