Member postings for Trevor Drabble

James , The vice is 2 7/8"(74mm) wide x 4 1/4"(111mm) long [excluding handle] x 1 3/8"(35mm) deep and so would need mounting on a sub-table , and so probably not suitable for your needs . Can take and email pics if you decide you still interested . I also have another new and unused and boxed Toolmakers Vice 2 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 4 1/2" . Also , Arc do a tool vice , 130-040-04048 which you may find of interest .

James , l have a new and unused boxed Myford MA71 vice l got from the original Myford Nottingham company . If you are interested in it l could send you some pics For some unknown reason l can't now post pics into my albums from my tablet . Not sure of value , so will need to trawl net for an idea . Trevor.

Andrew , I should have a 2.5mm dia or 3.2mm dia nickle rod you can have for use with a stick welder if you feel it any good for you . Also , for O/A , have you tried Hobbyweld ? Trevor .

Have you seen the excellent range of Shield Technology products available from Arc ? No connection with company , but have used 3 of the 5 ST products with considerable success . Trevor.

Bob, Colloidal graphite is still available from Graphogen at around £20 per tube , but if you PM me your details l can supply you some of mine cos you dnt need a lot . It's main advantage is that it plasticisers the sufaces of the metal so that instead of the peaks being chopped off, the metal is deformed and moved down into the valleys . Trevor

Bert, H S Walsh and Sons ( 01959 543660 ) do a number of laser macines.

Michael , For what it's worth , l suffer similar problems to yourself and l have always been pleased with my Merino wool Sealskinz glove liners , which are frequently used on their own in mild/cold weather , and also their Extreme gloves .

Trevor.

Ricky , Believe the Cowells and small Sieg machines use 125 W - 150 W motors . Hope this helps . Trevor.

Sorry , that should read model surface warship association . DURR !

Floyd , Have you tried asking any of the model warship manufacturers such as say Deans Marine , Airfix or Fleetscale ? In addition there's also the Scale Model Warship Society . Trevor. 

Edited By Trevor Drabble on 31/07/2020 14:31:22

Hot wire foam cutter . Plenty on Amazon as your starter for 10 , or model aircraft suppliers such as say Leeds Model Shop ( no connection ) .

Trevor.

Michael,

I can supply you with a small bottle of Axminster Tools , Goo Gone , part number 477112 . If of interest , please PM me your details .

Trevor.

Cromwell Tools supply replacement jaws ( part no SEN 5671040K ) to suit their 100 m/m vice at £24.60/pr + VAT .

At the start of the indoor model section at the annual Lincolnshire Steam rally which is held in August , there's normally a chap with stall selling all manor of Meccano parts , including clockwork motors , which may be capable of being adapted . Although I don't have any contact details for him , maybe the show organisers , or even the local model engineering club , who also attend will .have.

Another option would be the Meccano Guild .

Meccanoman has a number of clockwork motors for sale . 

Hope this all helps.

Edited By Trevor Drabble on 07/05/2020 23:39:34

Mtronics in Yorkshire also have some interesting products in this area . Certainly not the cheapest but good and with after sales service too. No connection with company , just a satisfied customer .

Trevor.

Andrew , Have you tried talking with Irwin , the owner of Record , either for the spec or maybe even a complete replacement handle ?

Trevor .

Have previously used Cotel Mouldings of Burnley . Large range of industrial quality products . No connection with the company .

Mike ,

I am sure I've got a hard copy of the manual . I am not computer literate , but will try to take pics of it with my Amazon Fire tablet so I can email them to you if you would care to send me a PM with your email details .

Trevor.

I have used Kraus + Naimer switches successfully for a number of years . They have a huge number of switching options and have proved very reliable . Suggest you get out a qualified electrician to fully check out and test not only your existing installation a.s.a.p. but also to wire any replacement switch and then re-test once installed. . Hope this all helps .

Fizzy , In principle , l agree with you , assuming the boilers are designed and tested for a working pressure above 30 psi . Such pressure reversals is how both our porous load and instrument sterilisers worked every day . I would also wish to offer the following constructive comments ,

1) The end caps on the boilers are wrong . They should at least be flat ( depending on design calcs ) , or preferably convex , but certainly not concave as shown .

2) The steam header is wrong for effective balance . Rather than having a single central take off , there should be two teed take offs , each preferably spaced one third of the length along the header with each tee feeding a smaller short header , and then a single centrally placed teed feed to the engines .

Trevor