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"I heard from Stub Mandrel today.

He received an email from the lawyer of a deceased member of the Mandrel family, asking if he wanted to claim the estate.

Strangely the email address was for another Mandrel family member and did not contain any details of the solicitors involved aside from a name.

Nonetheless Stub awaits great riches for little effort."

I doubt that he will be interested - I understand that he now has a cushy retirement job paying some a handsome salary .....................

Signed

An anonymous well wisher

Alan you say that "I live 5 km from the closest shops" - not just in OZ then !

The nearest fuel ( and shops) to me is 10km away and I live in a rural , but by no means remote, part of Devon.

The greatest problem I can see with recharging is that the power infrastructure in general, and particularly in rural areas, is unlikely to be able to support the kind of demand made by recharging vehicle batteries. It's not just the requirement for building additional power stations but also the need to augment the whole of the distribution network.

Norman

Well I'm all for GMT / BST changes - adds a little variety and excitement into an otherwise dull schedule...........

Norman

Well they still have a comprehensive web presence see HERE

Let's hope they are still active!

Norman

Edited By NJH on 04/11/2017 14:46:23

Ah Clive

"I like a plain functional watch, no day/ date for me"

Just you wait!

With age I've found the date useful for some time but, increasingly, the day is becoming more useful too.

We live out in the sticks and nothing much marks the passing of time ( other than the seasons with the change of landscape) At one time one kept a track to see favourite TV progs but, with the advent of "YouView", pretty much everything is recorded and watched later. I know we go out for "supplies" on Mondays and Fridays so the day IS useful - without it we could starve!

Norman

Ah Clive

Another Omega man!

I had one as 21st birthday present - over 50years ago ( ! ) and it is still going strong ...... except that I keep forgetting to wind it.

For everyday use I have a battery operated Seiko which keeps perfect time and didn’t break the bank to buy ...........

I do still prefer the Omega though!

Norman

Hey Jim

BA stands for BRITISH Association none of yer newfangled European stuff here so forget the .81mm and embrace the (almost) perfect symmetry of 31.35!

Norman

Edited By NJH on 22/10/2017 13:42:41

Nige

This has been asked before and the concensus was that R8 was the better option unless you have a lot of MT items that you want to use . The R8 taper has the advantage of being self ejecting hence the “stuck” MT item does not occur ( with the need to belt the daylights out of it to release it - with the consequent risk to the bearings,!,)

Me - well I have a MT version - but the R8 was not available in the distant past when I bought it. If starting out now ( without the load of tooling I have accumulated ) I would choose R8.

Norman

Ps Yes seeing your last post the secret is not to be too “Macho” with the spanner !

Edited By NJH on 21/10/2017 16:06:36

I’m pretty relaxed about it - a replacement leadscrew for the S7 is about £120 - and I doubt that I will need one in the near future !

My interest is at the “small” end of things and BA sizes are the “norm” so taps & dies are the usual order of the day.

Norman

"Wear on the threading lead screw, for power feeding, is not an ideal situation " -

It's a valid point that, with the Myford, the leadscrew is used for powered feeds as well as for screw cutting - the question is though - how often do you use your lathe to cut screw threads ? In my case hardly ever. On the other hand powered cross and longitudinal feeds I use all the time.

Norman

Nice here in Devon ........... but then it usually is!

Norman

Hi Colin

Tailstock chuck / arbor ( and lots of other "stuff" ) see HERE

Good luck with your " swarf making" activities!

Norman

Ian

I think you will find that it is Axminster in Devon - the home of Axminster Power Tools. A net search for them will give you a view of all the goodies available and details of courses. I do go over there from time to time ........ but it can get expensive as I always seem to find something that I need!

Norman

Well my Son - Outlaw is a Martin Evans... not at all into metalwork BUT a VERY accomplished woodworker!

( as were my Father and Grandfather -......me? I worked in electronics / management as a career BUT got a retirement job in a mechanical workshop !.... overall a good and satisfying life.

Norman

Edited By NJH on 11/10/2017 17:42:44

Forget the PC and get an Apple ......... although, thinking about it, I seem to recall that an Apple was the cause of all mankind’s problems,😳

Norman

OUCH!

There is an old saying in flying circles that a good landing is one you can walk away from..... whilst a GREAT landing means you can use the aircraft again!

Norman

Well Martin

I certainly find a QCTP worthwhile - but to BE QuickChange you need a few holders - and I have a few!

Comment was also made about the "Tangential tool holder" - a good tool and useful for many jobs - you will see that I have one fitted to a boat for the QCTP. I also have a QCTP on a rear toolpost which is mostly used for an inverted parting off tool ( less traumatic than the usual front tool method!)

(OK I admit it I am a QCTP Fan!)

Norman

I agree let the vet see him - especially if you have not changed his diet recently.

We find a good quality dried food works best for our Staffie <---------- and we have a big enough garden for her to make her "deposits" there .......and we then carry out a regular clean up "poo patrol " - particularly before mowing the lawn!

Norman

When I moved from Oxford to Devon (17 years ago!) the removal firm were happy to shift my ML10, Mill/ Drill , work benches and loads of ME "stuff" as part of the move. All our "stuff" filled two lorries but the entrance to our new property is up a narrow lane. They brought a small lorry that could get up the lane and transferred all the "stuff" to this to ferry it to the house & workshop. The new house had a large double garage and, on the principle that cars are waterproof and could remain outside, I converted it into a nice workshop. I think getting a removal firm local to our NEW property was a good move - lots of narrow lanes and tight corners here and they new the score.

(Yes and 17 years later I'm still coming across "stuff" that I didn't remember that I had!) - I dare not think about another move.

Norman

Hey Jason

"I keep a tidy workshop "

But think of all the excitement and entertainment that you are missing!!

For ( many? of ) the rest of us every trip to the workshop is an adventure. We go out there and need a "widget" to carry out the work but can't remember just where we saw it last. There follows a search through all the likely ...then increasingly unlikely places - leading us through a comfortable adventure by revisiting all our previous workshop experiences. Many a happy hour can pass this way and, by the time we are through, we have completely forgotten what we went in there for anyway! Never mind the next time we go out there for a different purpose altogether it is sure to turn up........ then we will think " now I was looking for that the other day - I wonder what I needed it for........?

Norman

(Of course it may be just ME that operates like this ....... but do any of the rest of you recognise this pattern!)