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Thread: christmas presents
27/12/2010 16:59:08
A lined furry hat with earmuffs from my daughter. Apparently she had heard that it was cold in my garage cum workshop! (Or is workshop cum garage?) Anyway, thanks Dawn.
 
Otherwise, to borrow and modify something Tubal Cain once said, my Christmas stocking was not properly filled!
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw.
Thread: Footplate Experience Recommendations
27/12/2010 16:52:47
I have no experience of these matters, but did notice that the A1 Steam website - the one that deals with Tornado - does talk about the possibilities of Driver Experience Courses.

Now how many people would like a chance to experience the very latest steam locomotive!

Regards,

Peter G. Shaw
Thread: Late delivery of magazines due to adverse weather
27/12/2010 16:47:16
From my reading of the situation there are number of places where the distribution is possibly going wrong. There is Royal Mail which is being used for subscription distribution, there is whoever/whatever addresses the envelopes and there is the printers.There may be other groups involved. However many groups of people are involved, it does appear that somewhere, someone or something (for I do not rule a computer problem) is not doing their/it's job properly and what it needs is a high level investigation from within My Hobby Store.
 
As has been said, it isn't really due to the bad weather because a lot of stuff is getting through and being delivered by the delivery posties. As an example, I had to help my grandson sort out an internet ordering problem he had on his mother's Christmas present. The present was re-ordered on Tuesday before Christmas but as the website said that Royal Mail had abandoned guaranteed next day delivery, we ordered the next fastest - normal 1st class delivery. The present arrived Friday am! Which to my mind does indeed suggest it's not likely to be due to bad weather. (The problem, by the way, was the grandson's fault, no-one elses.)
 
The comment about other mailing companies using Royal Mail for the final leg is valid for small items such as magazines. Which does indeed create problems if it is the final leg of the delivery chain that's going wrong.
 
David Clark asks who should they use? Now there is, I understand, either one or two wholesale delivery companies who deliver magazines & newspapers to newsagents and the like. These companies have, as I understand it, carved up the country between them effectively stifling competition and creating effective monopolies. (Effective here does not refer to their efficiency!) Unfortunately, it has been my experience over the years that one of these companies appears to not care about making good and correct deliveries to the newsagents with the result that on a number of occasions, all or part of the weekends newspapers have gone missing at my local newsagent. On travelling to the nearest filling station, which also sells newspapers, the missing newspapers have always been there present and correct. As you may gather, there is no way that I could even begin to recommend this particular company.
 
I fear we are between a rock and a hard place which is why I am suggesting that a high level investigation from My Hobby Stores is needed.
 
Regards,
 
Peter G.Shaw 
 
 
Thread: Surface Rusting in Workshop
27/12/2010 12:06:44
Like Keith I have used WD40 in the past and it certainly worked, but it's rather messy and smelly.
 
A few years ago I bought a couple of 10W small selfregulating heaters for the lathe and this has also worked well plus it has the benefit that the lathe never seems cold. For the miller, I have used one heater, but whilst on the lathe they were bolted to the inside of the bed, on the miller, it relies on a push fit slab of aluminium in the base, possibly not the best idea. I also keep the lathe and milling machine covered by cloth when not in use and this I think also helps retain heat.
 
The downside of course is expense: the lathe, nominally a total of 20W is actually running at 36W. I haven't measured the miller, but would expect something similar, eg a single 10W heater running at about 18W.
 
Strangely, the vertical drill does not have a heater, yet doesn't suffer from rust on it's shiny parts - the column and the chuck. Explain that!
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw 
Thread: Merry Christmas from Model Engineer Magazine
24/12/2010 12:46:28
Definitely reciprocated, and also to all readers, especially those who spend so much time passing on their knowledge.
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw
 
(who is one of the lucky recipients of such knowledge)
Thread: Which slideway oil is best?
22/12/2010 21:17:06
I have some Rocol Ultraglide which I think I bought from RS. It certainly does seem to make a difference, buts that's all I can say because that's all I know - if that makes sense.
 
I don't use it on the saddle to bed slides because there is provision by means of an oiling point for ordinary oil which appears to be spread onto the sliding parts by the plastic strips preventing swarf getting under the saddle.
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw 
Thread: Late delivery of magazines due to adverse weather
20/12/2010 22:12:00
Yes, well now. I have been ordering left right and centre to avoid the VAT increase, and I only started last week. There are only two outstanding items left, mind you one's a really heavy one, and the other was only ordered 3 days ago. I've used Axminster, Machine Mart,  Hemingway, CES and Greenwoods. So I don't understand why Royal Mail are not delivering. And what happened to the missing mags, eg MEW 171? Perhaps they need a good dose of privatisation!
 
Peter G. Shaw
Thread: Chuck Salvage?
20/12/2010 13:28:43
Diesel is reputed to be very searching as well, but I've never tried it. Also the black penetrating fluids do work eventually. Finally, there is always the old standby - blowlamp. After all, you've not got anything to lose, and don't forget that your car servicing dealer is more than happy to take the blowlamp (acetylene torch) to anything rusted up on your pride and joy.
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw
 
Thread: HSS tool inserts
20/12/2010 13:23:00
It is my intention to braze bits of HSS onto ms, mainly because a) TCT and I don't seem to get on all that well; and b) I want cranked tools to get the cutting point in front of the 4-way tool block. I've already done one that I use on aluminium - when I can remember that it - and in readiness I've bought a couple of 5" lengths of HSS which I will cut up using an angle grinder with a metal cutting blade.
 
Regards,

Peter G. Shaw
Thread: issue 171
20/12/2010 13:18:10
Pleased to report that my subscription copy of MEW172 arrived this morning. Cockermouth area.
 
(David, you can stand down now!)

Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw
Thread: Gear cutting
18/12/2010 13:16:51
Hi,
 
I would just like to advise that there some amendments to the first issue of Ivan Law's book. See ME 06.05.88 page 528, 01.07.88 page 17, and 15.06.90 page 744.
 
Looking through my book, I also have pencilled references to: ME 3903 16.08.91 page 192 and ME 3905 20.09.91 page 337, plus the "W" dimension for both 20° and 30° pressure angles changed to 4mm. All of these pencilled references are in Chapter 12 Making Gear Cutters.
 
Of course, my book is the first issue: it is quite possible that a later edition may have these changes incorporated.
 
Regards
 
Peter G. Shaw
 
Thread: issue 171
17/12/2010 12:12:31
Thanks for that David, I'll keep a watching brief then.
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw
16/12/2010 21:03:11
Bit of confusion here chaps. MikeK may well be on a different continent, but Michael Kilpatrick 1 is only a few miles away from AndyP. Unfortunately Michael K. has signed of as "Mike". Anyway, moving hastily on...............
 
David Clark 1,
 
Michael Kilpatrick 1 is in South Cumbria, whilst Mark Dickinson and myself are in North Cumbria. Also, my official copy of Issue 171 hasn't yet turned up. (Thanks once again for the specially posted copy.) All of which still suggests that there is something odd going on. Furthermore, Issue 172 hasn't yet turned up and it's due in the shops tomorrow. I do hope this one isn't going to go missing as well. Mind you, I do accept that it's rapidly approaching Christmas, and there has been, with more to come, snow & ice,  but cards, other stuff and junk mail is still arriving, but some parcels are now in delay. So please take this as an advance warning of possible non-delivery.
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw
Thread: Horses for Courses
12/12/2010 19:55:12
Going back to Wolfies original questions, I'm afraid there is only one answer.
 
Now, I'm not a metallurgist (spelling?) or a mechanical engineer, so like you I have had to start from rock bottom, and the way I did it, over 20 or so years, was to buy lots of books and read, read, read and even then read, eg Tubal Cain's book on Hardening, Tempering & Heat Treatment (WSP 1) is falling apart, partly due to the number of times I've read it, and partly, I think, because it probably wasn't made properly.
 
Having said that, how about Peter Wright's book,  Model Engineering - A Foundation Course. This book does go into what the various metals are, and what they are used for. Alex Weiss's book, Workshop Materials, WSP 30, is another which has some advice in it.
 
If you are financially disadvantaged, then perhaps you could try the library service - they may have some or all of them available, and if not, they can go inter-library, or even British Library, but be warned, these latter two will be expensive, possibly more than the book itself.
 
Good Luck, and enjoy the reading,
 
Peter G. Shaw
 
 
 

Thread: Spiralux Drill Grinding Attachment
12/12/2010 19:36:28
Can I just say to all those people having trouble using these jigs, that I have never had any problem at all using mine. Ok, I know that sounds bigheaded: it isn't meant to be, and I apologise for coming across like that. What I do, is to set the tool on the 59° mark, drop in the drill to be ground, set it up against the Lip Stop, which, by the way, I don't seem to need to adjust all that much, and grind away. Rotate the drill once, or maybe thrice as necessary or if necessary, and Robert is my fathers brother! (Actually my son, but that's another story.)
 
The point is that a nicely sharpened drill, even if it's not perfect, is a lot easier to use than a blunt one, and, it's possible to rescue broken ones provided they are not too broken. It's true to say that a) I ruin more drills by chuck slip than by breakages/blunt; and b) I haven't bought any large replacement drill bits for a long, long time. What I have done though, is to have one good set of imperial plus the remains of an imperial set, and a working set of metric and a good set of metric (which is what I mainly use). What this means is that I can sharpen at my leisure, or replace if too small to sharpen. It also means that I have good drills for use where better accuracy is required.
 
I use the side of a standard wheel. Ok, I know one didn't ought to, but I do, and if you have a look at page 32 of Tubal Cain's book, Drills, Taps And Dies (WSP12, you will find that Tubal Cain himself says it's ok as the forces are, or should be, very light. Indeed, he finishes the sentence "and I can assure you that no harm will come". He also says that the ideal is a cup wheel, but then points out that most grinders won't accommodate one. So, as far as I am concerned, if Tubal Cain says it's ok, then it's ok by me.
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw
 
 
11/12/2010 21:35:16
John & Sandy,
Herewith cover & page 1 of my Spiralux instructions. Apologies for the poor quality, the original is 4" x 6.5", scanned by a 1200dpi scanner at 150dpi into Paint Shop Pro, contrast increased and sharpened with the Unsharp mask, finally increased in size to 8" x 12" and then uploaded. I don't know how to make it larger in the forum.  Perhaps if you want a better copy, then we will have to do it by private email - [email protected], but not until Sunday pm at the earliest (going to collect my caravan tomorrow!)
 


 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw
11/12/2010 14:04:09
Hi,
 
I have a Spiralux device dating back many years - 15 to 20 or so. Now, TomK's first reference does indeed give more info on the drill angles than does my instructions, however, his second reference is at odds with both my instructions and my experience.
 
This reference gives approximate distances by which the drill point should protrude past the lip guide. My instructions state approximately 1/16" for all drills.
 
Also, the writer says it doesn't grind when rotating clockwise. I'm afraid that mine does, and other than a bit of overhanging metal (sorry, can't think of the correct term) on the cutting edges, it doesn't seem to do any harm. This overhanging metal is easily removed - by fingernail I seem to think - it's quite a while since I used it.
 
Also, the writer is correct in that small drills , say 3 to 4mm, can be very difficult to sharpen - the device doesn't seem particularly keen on them. Perhaps it's easier to simply replace anything up to 3 or 4mm.
 
Finally. I too have had the problem with the flute guide fixing screws - I used larger screws in the end.  And, I had to mount the 5" d/e grinder on blocks to get the height right, and also remove the wheel guard.
 
But, overall, it's a darn useful tool.
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw
Thread: You are going to the Model Engineer Exhibition aren't you?
08/12/2010 21:00:18
Unfortunately, it's a bit too far for me in West Cumbria. And no doubt rather expensive as well. So no, I won't be attending.

Even more unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the Harrogate Expo next year - clashes with something else.

 Oh well, there's always 2012.


Enjoy yourselves,

Peter G. Shaw

Thread: lathe belt
05/12/2010 14:03:44
Gordon A,
 
Thanks very much for your reply. As you may well realise, there do not appear to be very many owners of my machine, hence my interest.
 
Regards,

Peter G. Shaw
04/12/2010 11:00:38
Gordon A,
 
I'm intrigued about your Axminster 818 lathe and the narrow belt. Is this lathe the same as the Mashstroy C218T (refer to Mashstroy  on Lathes.co.uk for a picture)? If so, then like you, I used BSL/Brammer 2 weeks ago to get replacement belts. I hace the Warco 220 version, but I know Excel did sell the same lathe as the Excel 818.
 
On a more general basis, I have found in the past that BSL (as it was) have been very helpful indeed in obtaining and supplying drive belts, eg, it took three attempts to get the correct size for my drilling machine primarily because the old one was stretched too far.
 
Regards,
 
Peter G. Shaw 
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