Member postings for martin perman

Dave,

Where abouts do you live, one of us might be near by and could tell you where to shop.

Martin P

I would buy what you need plus a few extra, if you buy a selection box you could end up with bolts and screws you may never use.

Martin P

Gentlemen,

I'm not poo pooing any of the above, I've just spent the last 40 years of my working life installing, commissioning, training and servicing machining centres, Robots, Automation, Injection moulding machines and machine tools all using PLC's, CNC etc they are all fantastic machines and can spit out repetative pieces by the thousand day in and day out but nobody is ever going to get me to understand why a home model engineer would ever want one to make one item, they were designed to make repetive items quicker and easier than several toolmakers could with lathes, mills, grinders and foundry's etc.

The enjoyment I get is to make something from nothing with the basics, you go into a jobbing shop today with CNC mills and lathes and you will find a couple of guys in front of computers writing out the programmes and dry running them and then they give the disc to the operator who loads the programme and presses the green button and minds the machine doesnt run out of material, wheres the fun in that.

Martin P

As stated in previous posts I have a bandsaw type power saw, it was given to me by a friend ten years ago and needed a lot of work as it had stood outside and was rusty and seized. Recently I fitted a new motor when I realised it was capable of being used as a vertical bandsaw, it was not possible to reverse the old non original motor, I have obtained a piece of 10mm aluminium plate to make a table and when done I will have a small vertical bandsaw looking for a new home giving me some space.

Near me is a saw company who are very helpful with advice and their blades are not badly priced for my saw.

Martin P

Gentlemen,

These posts give me cause to ask a simple question, I have used windows since I bought my first computer over forty years ago, I can honestly say I have never had an issues apart from replacing slow worn out computers and all new machines have had the latest software upgrades, on that note why do others have such issues as recorded here, I tinker but I'm no expert when it comes to computer functions so is it that I leave well alone and others fiddle that is the problem.

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 17/03/2019 14:04:29

We are still looking for a tiny object thousands of miles away going like the bat out of hell across a very dark sky, looking for St Pauls on a stationary, relative, object would be a very lot easier.

Martin P

My speed is a googled average for said objects, 5 km/second is still 18000 mile an hour so its still not hanging around.

Martin P

I would assume it would need a serious telescope to see it, if it passed half way that will be 119,000 miles away from earth travelling at 25 kilometers a second, 90000 kilometers an hour\56250 miles an hour.

Martin P

I regularly get updates from Microsoft and none have come via email, a message appears on screen update, now or later, I pick now if not busy it carries out update, reboots and done. Never had issues afterwards.

Martin P

Although interesting it would be a shame if the forum and magazine became more CNC orientated instead of day to day model engineering.

Martin P

Gentlemen,

I read in Flypast that a Westland Wessex 5 has been restored to flying condition and is about to join the airshow circuit in the UK.

Martin P

Neil,

As said before by me I'm logged on permanently, at night I turn my computer off and the next day I turn the laptop on again and I'm still logged in so certainly not time limited. The only time I have to log back in is when I clear my history which also clears my log ins.

Martin P

Gentlemen,

I assume that like me most of you have a vacuum in your workshops for tidying up.

I have a cheap Tesco's model which has disposable bags and I can get through them when busy machining so I've found away of making them reusable, I've bought a packet of paper binders which slip onto say twenty sheets of paper to form a hinge.

I cut the folded and glued bottom off my vacuum bags and slide the binder in its place so that when the bag is full I slide the binder off empty the bag and refit it to use the bag again.

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 07/03/2019 20:27:02

As Eric Morecambe used to say "right numbers but not necessarily in the right order"

Martin P

I've just reamed out a 1/2 inch hole and put a 1/2" dia piece of silver steel into the hole, it was a nice sliding fit, I've used Loctite 683 and the shaft is in there solid.

Martin P

I've just had a quick look for Hot Andy and found this.

https://www.stationroadsteam.com/hot-andy-hot-air-engine-stock-code-2757/

Martin P

Gentlemen,

My friend who owns the beam engine in the thread has found some information about the company, see below.

Just quick update on Beam Andy.

Adaptors (engineering) Ltd of 94-110 Tower Hamlets Road day job seems to have been making hydraulic hose fittings and they had a little mascot on their company note paper called "Andy Adaptor". Why they went into model engineering in the late 1970's, I have no idea but the result was Beam Andy, the grasshopper steam engine and Hot Andy a hot air engine.

They also had a crack at selling home computers - setting up a computer division "when they found one of their employees was interested in computers" according to a 1983 article in Personal Computer News, so seem to have been a pretty enterprising lot.

Not long after this, the London site was redeveloped and company moved to Salisbury. I can find no more save that it was dissolved at some point after 1991.

Finding this sort of thing out pleases me and I hope is of some interest to you!

Arrived to find RAF Cranwell heaving with parked cars and a very low cloud base, it rained all the way up but wasnt when we got there, bang on 15:15 all nine came in from the south in Diamond Nine with a Hawk on their port side obviously for taking pictures, sadly the idiot behind the camera didnt allow the camera time to focus so picture not perfect.

Just had permission from Management so Son In Law and myself will take the 84 mile dash up the A1

Martin P

The weather has dragged out loads of PPL flyers today, the sky above my house has been very busy today.

Martin P