Member postings for Peter Tucker

Hi Michael,

I keep a piece of blu-tack secreted about my machine for cleaning swarf from places like cap screw sockets.

Peter.

Bald tailed squirrels.

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Hi Ric,

My lath height to centre of chuck is 4’ 3¹/₂”, and to centre of hand wheel 3’ 7”. I find this convenient, but I am 4¹/₂" taller than you.

Hope this helps.

Peter.

Hi Matt,

Go with the ER collets.

Peter.

Hi Garry,

Have you taken the cap head screws out and looked in the scrw holes? Someone may have put the cap heads in to lock grub screws in position. Just a thought.

Peter.

Hi Bear,

I would bend them in the bench vice, making a tight bend with the hammer, remove any brusing with abrasive paper, and polish. Or you could cut, weld, grind, and polish.

Good luck.

Peter.

Hi Rod,

I have not routed either of these timbers however have machined others (hard and soft). Two flute tungesten carbide are best, must be sharp, and run at about 22,000 rpm.

Good luck.

Peter.

Hi Wolfie

Dig a pond and use the pump to run a fountain.

Peter.

Hi David,

Why not turn it from a piece of 2" galv pipe?

Peter.

Hi Wolfie,

Very nice, but have you used it and how good do you find it to work with.

All the best.

Peter.

Hi Alan,

I copy from "MS word" just Ctrl A, Ctrl C in word then activate the posting box and Ctrl V. Some times a popup asks if I want the word document cleaned up, I click ok. No problems so far.

Hope this helps.

Peter.

Hi Dismaldunc,

Drills of that size are best run fast, 3000 rpm would not be out of the way. Aluminium is a chewy, sticky metal a drill can jamb easily, use kerosine to lubricate when machining this.

Hope this helps.

Peter.

Hi Steve,

Have a look here microwave casting.

Hope this helps.

Peter.

Hi Ian,

I make tooling brazing carbide tips to pieces of steel. The thing you must do is grind off the TiN coating first ( the flux and braze will not wet this).

Good luck.

Peter.

Hi David,

I sugest the first 100 MEW on CD for all subscribers (UK and rest of world).

Peter.