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Thread: Amolco milling attachment
26/04/2011 22:05:41
Hi John,
Thans very much for your reply. I`ve PM`d you with a longer reply
 
Regards Alan
 
Thread: Where is Terry when you need him ?
24/04/2011 22:33:38
I did not realise the originals had different conflicting dimensions on them as I did not check for this as I have not come across the problem before.
 
Oh dear,
The number of times I`ve heard that as an excuse. When I was taught TD more years ago than I can remember, our teacher had a saying "dimensions dimensions" In those days you`d get a clip round yer lug ole if they were missing or wrong.
Though drawings for production are supposed to be checked & countersigned (at least they used to be) we still found errors in them. If they were our own draughtsmen we could go & take the p but if they were other manufacturers the hoops to jump through were many & long drawn out.
 
Terry, you`ve got my vote mate your article is needed
 
Graham, Your first paragraph echos an earlier post of mine made some time ago.
 
Alan
Thread: Amolco milling attachment
09/03/2011 21:48:46

A while ago I got one of these in excellent condition for a bargain price on flea bay. However there was one small problem. I have a Myford lathe & this one was either for a Boxford or Southbend. Not that I was bothered about this as the mounting foot could be machined to fit between the ways of the Myford. So into store it went until I had some time to do the job.

Now that time has come. The mounting foot (cast iron) has a slot machined in it with a clamp screw to hold the column. Screw removed & foot won`t come off.

There is no other obvious reason that I can see why it won`t come off. So before I apply “persuasion” I thought I`d ask our esteemed forum for their opinion. Anyone else had this problem ?

Alan
Thread: New Year's Resolutions
03/01/2011 20:14:21
Hi Steve
Nottingham and Stapleford Park are high on list to be used.
We have had a lot of visits recently.
regards david
 
Wots this got to do with THIS thread?????
 
Does the Ed know something we don`t?
Is the next Exhibitin going to be at one or other of these locations?
Is this a thread hijack attempt by our worthy editor or has he been at that potent Scottish brew over the last couple of days?
 
 
Slange va !!!
31/12/2010 21:11:12
I fully agree with Coalburner`s comments in his first paragraph & I`ve got a Trileva Myford as well. Yes there have been a lot of articles about Myfords & also additional tools or gadgets for them in both ME & MEW over the years. However there have also been non Myford attachments described.
 
 With a little bit of thought  even they can be adapted/altered/redesigned to suit a Myford AND THE CONVERSE also applies (after all we are engineer`s aren`t we?). The same applies to most things, the only probem is can your existing machinery cope with "larger projects"
 
I`m currently doing a repair to a very badly abused Super 7 long topslide that I bought for a fiver at a boot sale a few years ago which I was going to write up for MEW so I suppose I needn`t bother now. BUT how I am repairing it applies to any other tee slot on any other machine ie its the principle  or how too that counts not the fact that it happens to be a Myford part.
 
A Very Happy & Prosperous New Year to all & long may this forum continue.
Thread: Edgar Westbury powered hacksaw castings.
16/11/2010 00:44:13
I have an old 3 wheel Burgess bandsaw (Service mod. as per ME Vol 170 Iss 3944 & the Wilton Mod Vol 172 Iss 3962 embodied) & my own version of the Cochrane reciprocating Hacksaw ( original articles in ME. Volume 168 issue numbers 3920 & 3922 & the last part is in Volume 169 issue 3924)
My preference for most jobs is the Recip. as its just a case of putting the material in the vice with the length required projecting, switch on & b***** off & do something else as the saw will stop automatically via the microswitch when the cut is finished. The Burgess I mainly use for sheet metal cutting & small bar sizes as you have to feed the metal to the blade, hence my aversion to cutting large bar & also the throat depth is 12 " maximum or should that be 300mm in "new speak". Also if you "twist or angle" the blade it usually breaks!
I do know that the more modern 2 wheel bandsaws can cut on their own as well BUT when they first appeared on the market yonks ago there were so many comments & articles in ME on how to fix them they rather put me off buying one. However they seem to have improved over the years. 
Cut at an angle & waste material no way, unless the material needs to be cut at a specific angle for the job.
 AlanB
Thread: Model Mechanics
12/09/2010 23:20:50
Forgot to add that those blasted adverts on the RH side are overlapping the posts AGAIN. Pity they couldnt disappear instead of the really useful items.
12/09/2010 23:17:55
Yup, they`ve definitely gone just like a lot of other things that were in the archive. Probably some copyright hiccup !!
Alan
Thread: Copyright
28/08/2010 00:20:55
Isn`t National Geographic an American publisher ??  If so where was the test case held , UK or USA.
Alan
27/08/2010 21:59:53
Just had a read of bits the ACT mentioned in KWIL`s post. Chapter 11 (2) though it doesn`t mention model engineering it does mention the word "literary" which I "suppose" means written ie magazine or newspaper or novel. It also says "artistic" ( Para 17 clause 3) "copying also includes making a copy in 3 dimensions of a 2 dimensional work"
If thats the case anyone who makes a model or anything else from a plan or drawing is guilty of infringement of copyright !!  Which makes everybody on this forum who happens to be making something to a published design guilty !!
So the sooner all the magazines who encourage us to make things close down the better. Then we can all crawl back into our caves and contemplate our navels. Then I suppose some bright b****r will invent a thing called the wheel and we can all start all over again.
Sod it I`m away to make some swarf !!  
Thread: Removing a chuck...
13/08/2010 23:46:47
This is begining to sound like the long stand we used to send apprentices to get from stores. Happy days!!
Alan
12/08/2010 11:38:18
When i received the latest MEW that cover picture was the first thing i noticed then I found it repeated inside the mag. Is it a joke I thought, surely not? Like you Roy I held back from commenting & I agree with Bob re "putting on" a chuck with a strap wrench or any other means than by hand.
 
Alan
Thread: Continuing Articles
18/07/2010 00:09:29
Hi Chris
Agree with Ian. I stopped ME purely for this reason when MEW was first published as I thought that MEW provided a better & more constant or should that be complete follow on for the articles as most were spread over at most 2 to 3 issues except for one recently which seemed to go on &on & on. Wouldn`t have been so bad if I was interested in 3D modelling but as I cant afford the machine to make this type of item sorry but for me that was one big waste of space.
Alan
Thread: Setting up a new workshop
12/07/2010 00:28:12
Hi Terry,
 
My sincere commisserations on your disaster & deepest thanks from probably most of us on your warning. By the look of your pics though you`ve also been very lucky in that the blaze didn`t spread to your or your neighbour`s house.
Tomorrow I`m going to remove all the inflammable bottles & tins of various concoctions 7 propane cylinders which are in my workshop & put them in the steel cupboard I got years ago for that very purpose & never quite got round to doing. Then I`ll get son in law to check out the wiring as well ! So you have at least made me do something I should have done years ago.
As regards metrication, be aware that you just might be letting yourself in for a shock. It looks like you do a bit of car restoration? No problem on older british cars because 1/4 BSF is 1/4 BSF etc ie you know what you want & you can still get them, all be it a bit harder now than it used to be. 10mm Taps & dies Sir, certainly here they are that will be £x. Go home & use them & you might be lucky that the thread fits the item you need it for. Problem is that 10mm threads could be 10X1mm pitch or x1.25mm pitch or even 1.5mm pitch.  New 10mmx1mm brake pipe ends even need an 11mm spanner when theoriginal nuts have 10mm heads ! Hows that for simplification.
How do I know this ? Well No 1 son is restoring a Nissan 300 Zx sorts car, so you can guess who has been called in to supply the engineering requirments. So far it has cost over £200 for the assortment of taps & dies which he has needed not including the large set from a certain dealer which "will cover all your requirements Sir" As wotsisname says "My A***". Only useful thing in the set is the Thread gauge which does get a lot of use these days.
On the other hand I do like metric drills.
I`m also sure that you will be able to salvage some of your bits & pieces & put them back into use. Is that grinding rest really beyond repair ??
 
Best Regards  Alan 
Thread: Box for Rotary Table
21/05/2010 00:34:54
Bill,
I don`t know about Western Red Cedar but whatever you do NEVER EVER use OAK. Personally I`d stick to MDF, so far I haven`t seen any traces of rust from any of my MDF tool boxes or trays.
Alan
Thread: Model Engineer 4377
09/05/2010 00:23:11
When I was an apprentice in the late 50`s for our first 9 months we did basic engineering ie hacksawing, filing & drilling. No bright MS only ruddy great lumps of black MS bar. You soon learnt to saw close to the line (less to file later ! ) We were taught how to fit a handle to a file & great was the wrath that fell upon anyone who dared to use a file without a handle. Drilling holes, the rules were hold the job in  vice, roll up your overall sleeves & No neckties.
In another thread on the forum re chuck tightening we were also taught that with a drill chuck always tighten the chuck by using each of the chuck holes. That way a drill will never slip in the chuck jaws & score the drill body ( usually removing the drill size markings at the same time).
Only time I`ve used gloves is when i`ve been polishing something using my buffer but only because i know when I feel the heat through the gloves its time to put the job aside to let it cool down.
I`ve never previously used goggles when grinding or turning but  I`d be lost without my eyes so now I do as I like reading etc.
Alan    
Thread: Free Book Offer now on its way
25/04/2010 00:08:51
Well John you`re what I call b*****y lucky ! I`m still waiting for my free gift from last September !!  If I remember correctly it was supposed to be a digital caliper. Thank the Lord for Aldi`s & Lidl. It`s not the only one I haven`t received over the years. it might be because the person who pays for my subscription has a different address than I do but she has never received anything either except off course the next subsciption reminder !  There have been times I`ve thought offers are just a gimick but some people seem to receive them maybe I`m just unlucky. Fortunately I like the magazine in fact I stopped ME when MEW started as I was getting a bit fed up with ME & this one was much more interesting to me. 
And if that B****y popup popsup again I`ll pop it one.
 
Rant over (till the next time!)
Thread: Myford ML7 Tool Clamp Stud
19/03/2010 20:51:58
Sid,
I`ve just gone & checked the topslide again ie had a closer look at it. It`s not a bolt its a nut with a piece of studding rivetted into it & then ground flush on the underside. I managed to get the tips of a venier across the flats on the nut & they measure 0.817 inches across. He has also rounded off the nut corners. What he hasn`t done is ensure that the stud is truly vertical to the top surface of the slide. The stud protrudes 2.5 inches above the flat but is 0.125 inches out of plumb (vertically). I suppose the old Myford top clamp would have worked but the 4 way toolpost would never lie flat.
I suppose you could try 3x2BA Allen screws & try to "jack" out the old stud alternatively cut it off flush then drill out the rest then make a new round headed stud to fit.
Best off luck,  Alan
 
18/03/2010 21:49:28
Sid,
The 3 holes are for securing the ratchet for the 4 way tool holder. i`ve got another top slide as well but this one has 4 holes in it  one of which is on a slightly larger PCD than the other three. Haven`t a clue what its for. I`ve even got another myford one which has NO holes in it at all & someone has trimmed a bolthead down & forced that into the stud counterbore! Funny what some folk do to their lathes. I`m not worried about this though as I intend to make it into part of a vertical slide.
 
Regards
Thread: Ian Bradley's HoneDrill plans?
18/03/2010 21:36:42
See also ME Vol 136 Issue 3401 Page 920 to 923 for a 3" hone also powered by a vertical drill. Author Reilly.
 
Regards
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