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Silver Steel is a high carbon steel , ground to close tolerances, and supplied in 13 in lengths. It can be hardened and used for making cutting tools.

Norman

Edited By NJH on 28/11/2015 17:53:20

John

I bought the castings for that years ago but never got round to the drill bit. The tapping tool though I use all the time - very useful especially with those very small ( fragile and expensive !) taps.

Norman

Nick

That is fantastic ! ( In this case I mean the Bach - as well as your engineering progress of course!) I am very familiar with that Toccata and Fugue but the graphic gives a further indication of its complexity.

I have loved music, especially classical music, all my life but sadly never learned an instrument. A couple of years ago I decided to take some piano lessons so turned up weekly to torture the ears of a very nice lady teacher. She was very patient but I stopped after about a year - I realised that I was never going to pose a threat to Barenboim! I still tootle a bit each day and, with an electric piano and headphones, only I have to suffer!

Norman

I hesitate to disagree with these guys but I would hate to be without my drill press. I guess if you are in the workshop and concentrating on just one build that would be OK but I tend to do jobs in fits and starts. I might well be set up in the mill and then find an urgent need to drill a few holes in something else - maybe totally unrelated to my modelling interests. ( Perhaps an urgent request from higher management or a repair maybe - quickly accomplished on the drill).

What is more I often use the drill to make holes - dare I say it - in wood ! I don't want nasty chips all over my mill!

Norman

" ........a 25 year life time guarantee."

Well I guess it depends where you are in life - I think I would find a 25 year guarantee sufficient!

Norman

Well I guess the pen makers could say " Why do ME's spend time making models?" Whilst I have far too many projects already to go down the pen route they can be a thing of beauty. ( I must also say that I do like writing with a nice pen).

Have a look HERE at some of the blanks available to turn into works of art - or at least Xmas presents!

Norman

I would suggest that you try before you buy ( especially the cheaper models ).

Some time ago I had a project to make a clock and I thought a scroll saw would be useful for crossing out the wheels. I bought a cheaper model and in all honesty it was not suitable. It was very noisy, quite a lot of vibration and difficult to make accurate cuts. Luckily I practiced on spare pieces of brass and convinced myself that this was not the tool for the job. I bought a piercing saw and made a satisfactory job of the crossing out! I shoved the scroll saw into a cupboard where it languished until recently when my son needed something to cut thick cardboard for a work project he had. It did this OK but , as he lives in a flat, he was very bothered with the noise it made. Now mine WAS. a cheap model and maybe a better quality version would be better.

Hope you find something to help with your projects but my advice is to try it first.

Norman

PS

Looking back through the forum I see that I have posted on scroll saws before - and am consistent in my opinion! The only difference in this post is that my No 1 son has now found out that it doesn't work for him either.

Edited By NJH on 17/11/2015 23:26:49

Jason - that's really scary - it seems that you can read my mind - I thought it was only my wife that had that power!

I can see that giving the builder sole facility to post could avoid upsets ( caused by inappropriate / off topic etc comment) however imagine the frustration if you know that the path being followed will lead to disaster! Some folk will like interaction with their thread others will not tolerate it! All a bit academic for me as, with my rate of progress on projects, anyone following me would likely have taken up some other absorbing interest , like stick wittlin' , whilst they waited for me!

Norman

Stuart No 1 for the vertical engine and Stuart No 8 for the horizontal.

See HERE

Norman

There is, of course, the "Work in progress and Completed Items " where they appear now but I fully agree a thread for JUST build threads seems like a good idea to me. ( I'm sure there must be some snag that I've failed to foresee!)

Norman

Michael

For my ( only! ) attempt at cutting an escape wheel I ground up a cutter ( from a broken centre drill - always plenty of those to hand!) and fly cut it. OK your "teeth" are at right angles to the one I made but it should still be possible I feel.

Do let us see your progress!

Regards

Norman

Ha Tim

Thanks! They have recently built a link road near here - it is through a cutting and has very steep banks. I wondered how they would cut this - and now I know!

Norman

Well I've been a bit nonplussed by all this and have started, a couple of times, to make a response. Thank you Bill ( Cornish Jack) for so neatly encapsulating my thoughts!

I've not take Model Engineer for some time - although I do have a few models made - and in progress. I do, quite often, get Model Engineer's Workshop so I suppose that it is the PROCESS that interests me.

I value this forum as contact with others who have similar interests and as a place where I can always get the answer to ( pretty nearly) any snag I may encounter. We are pretty isolated here and so my view on the ME world is largely through these posts. I'm also quite happy to hear of the bees progress - my main interest there though is the end product on my toast!

For the OP - the idea of "Build Threads" does not excite me but, for those who do like them, then there is a section where they can reside as a build chronicle or reference for future builders. I'm unhappy though with the concept of not commenting on these threads - I would not now do so following the adverse reaction to comments, made by others, some time ago.

As far as the forum goes then my opinion is " If it aint broke then don't fix it!"

Norman

Richard

Check your in box - I have sent you a pm

Norman

Mick

Go back to bed and try again tomorrow!

Norman

Hi Chris - welcome!

If you look under Topics you will see the various subjects & threads. I guess you have seen the " what did you do today (2015) which does cover a wide field and contains quite a bit of banter - all good in my view as it " humanises" the forum. Just dive in and contribute!

Norman

..........or, of course, do as Jason says - I suspect that is the info. you were seeking !

( I'll go and get my puddin now - Blackberry and Apple crumble with custard!)

Edited By NJH on 08/11/2015 20:07:29

If you can, try opening the jaws fully and removing them. Get a thin punch/ screwdriver etc and rotate the scroll whilst "digging" with your chosen implement! With luck you will be able to "wind" the crud to the outside of the scroll and remove it. It may be best to remove the chuck from the lathe and lay it on its back on the bench.

Good luck - it worked for me!

Norman

PS  A good squirt of WD 40 to start will not go amiss.

Edited By NJH on 08/11/2015 15:12:22

" Someone in the village has installed an air source heat pump."

Oh dear Bazyle - guilty as charged I'm afraid - we have just installed one ! It has a largish fan and I guess it does produce some noise close by. In mitigation we are not close to other properties in the village. These pumps are quite popular here and several of our neighbours have them. It is early days but (I hope!) it will be the solution to our heating problems. Up to now we have been dependant on oil fired central heating (and big price swings) plus a woodturner - there is no gas out here in the sticks. It is, it seems, a different philosophy of heating - it is not hot but an even, comfortable, temperature throughout the house at all times.

( My wife also insists on an open bedroom window at night - we will see how that pans out in the colder weather!)

Norman

Ah

I have a copy! -

I might be prepared to knock off the 26p when I offer it for sale!

Norman

Michael

I too have just experienced our NHS at first hand (for some serious surgery) for the first time in my three score years and ten! Whilst I will not say that I enjoyed the experience I am very very impressed at the standard of treatment and care that I received. Whilst lying flat on my back and immobile I also noticed the good humour, care and patience of the nursing staff with even the most difficult of patients. Worth every penny they extract from me in tax I say. At present I'm told to take it easy so hey - who am I to argue!

I trust that your problems have a speedy and satisfactory outcome.

Norman

PS. So, to keep to the thread, "What did I do Today? " - not a blooming lot!