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Thread: Why are milling machines so b****y expensive
04/12/2011 11:26:19
Wolfie, my advice is decide what the biggest thing is that you may want to machine,then buy one twice as big.I bought a Warco WM16 and whilst it does all I ask of ti, I wish I had bought a bigger one.remember you can do small things on a big machine you can't do big things on a small machine!
 
Regards Pailo.
Thread: Drawing Quality
23/10/2011 16:25:01
You should have seen the drawings we used to get from Boeing they were full of errors!!
 
Regards Pailo.
Thread: Re-scaling a drawing
09/10/2011 12:56:51
Hi Steve,thanks for the reply.It is as I thought double all dimensions except angles.I wasn't sure about re-scaling the valve dimensions.
Regards Pailo.
09/10/2011 12:04:19
Hello to all,can anyone help me with an answer to this question.I am getting ready to start building a horizontal hit and miss engine from a set of drawings which I have aquired,I wish to build it twice the size of the drawings,so do I double the size of everything including the valve sizes?
 
Regards Pailo.
Thread: Collet Chuck set.
04/10/2011 20:19:23
Posted by Ed Duffner on 02/10/2011 01:26:42:
Hi Geoff,
 
I use(d) a rubber mallet on my WM-16 and find that I cannot loosen the drawbar with it even with moderately heavy blows and not having the drawbar overtightened in the first place. I may switch to an aluminim dolly and regular hammer or a nylon hammer.
 
Regards,
Ed.
Hi Ed,I have a WM16 mill,I use the self-ejecting method ie.wind the drawbar out of the chuck / collet against the drawbar retaining nut.
regards Pailo.
Thread: Fitting a backgear to a variable speed lathe.
05/09/2011 20:39:00
Thanks for the replies chaps,that settles it then next project coming up fit a backgear!
 
Regards Pailo.
04/09/2011 16:05:47
Hello all, I have been thinking about fitting a backgear to my Warco WM250 lathe,my thoughts were to increase the torque available at low revs.Anyone got any thoughts on the subject eg. pros, cons and practicality of this idea?
 
Regards Pailo.
Thread: mini mills - which is the best?
07/08/2011 10:43:30
Hi Tim,I have a Warco WM16 and find it quite pleasent to use like Mick with the WM14 I've had no real problems with it .One thing I would say is buy the biggest one that you can afford! But look at all available,most of the budget ones are made in the same factory but painted and badged up for the importer.
Pailo.
Thread: Washing machine drum bearings
17/07/2011 16:12:55
Hi all thanks for the replys,have got the bearings and seal kit £12.00 just got to find time to fit them.
 
Regards Pailo.
17/07/2011 13:29:30
Hi all. Has anyone had cause to replace the drum bearings on a washing machine? Just wondered what sort of job it is.Told SWMBO that I could do it in a couple of days!!
 
Regards Pailo.
Thread: I need a mill ? Manual or CNC??
10/07/2011 20:55:20
Hi John,thanks for the reply,I used a bit of A4 paper and trial and error until it ran quietly! I couldn't pulled it out through the rev counter hole becauseof the oil / grease guard round the drive gear.Incidently the origional guard doesn't keep the grease off the rev counter disc and pick up,so I fitted a plastic seal (a bit of cable sleeving) to the top and bottom of said guard,this seems to work.
 
Many thanks Pailo.
10/07/2011 09:51:40
Hi John,I have a question for you regarding your mill,it appears to be very similar to my Warco WM16 how do you set up the motor drive pinion clearance when you replace the motor mount plate after removing and refitting the motor?
 
Regards Pailo.
Thread: flip up toolholder
21/06/2011 17:13:32
Hi to all.
Just finished making this piece of kit,makes all the difference when cutting a thread it's so easy.Thanks for the info Chris.
 
Cheers Pailo.
19/06/2011 20:04:26
Hi Michael,thanks for that I was under the assumption that you set the slide over no matter what,this makes things a lot clearer,quicker and easier.
 
Thanks again Pailo.
19/06/2011 16:56:31
Hi all,just started making one of these little gizmos, one question do you still need to set the top slide over to half the thread angle or can you go straight in?
 
regards Pailo
Thread: WM250 screwcutting chart
18/06/2011 11:19:36
Thanks for the info chaps,have been wracking my brains as to what it stood for.I am thinking that they are the ones that have the key on them or are they plain spacers?
 
Regards Pailo.
17/06/2011 15:07:05
Hello all,can anyone shed some light on what the letter H stands for on the warco WM250 lathe Thread and feed chart? I am right in thinking that the L is the lead screw? Any answers gladly recieved.
Regards Pailo

Thread: This months MEW are 3 CNC features two too many
14/05/2011 16:39:19
As an add on from my previous post,surely CNC and automation has caused the lack of skilled engineers and fitters we have today. Whilst I was working in the aircraft industry for an airline as a technician I was shocked by the lack of basic skills with hand tools the second year apprentices had on leaving the company training school.These lads had just spent one year in the training school,most could not use a file and hacksaw properly,their thereoetical knowledge was good but ask them to cut out a plate for an insert skin repair and they would be stumped! One or two could make a good fist of it, but most of them had no chance of producing anything near acceptable. In my view basic hand skills are more important than the use of CNC. I am now employed by a general engineering company,we have no CNC the only automatic machine is a 1940's Ward capstan lathe used only for making valve guides for big diesels, everything else is manual.I have even had to learn how to re-white metal bearing for older machines (very satisfying) Having said all that I do have an interest in technology but in the right place.
 
Regards Pailo
 
14/05/2011 13:14:37
I stopped taking MEW because of all the CNC articles,it does not interest me one bit.OK CNC may have it's uses in industry but in the home workshop I fail to see its use.
Thread: Engineer's Blue
01/05/2011 21:03:48
Hi all, for layout dye I've been using felt tip pens,dismantled and the contents put into meths.Felt tips from my local Wilco stores at 90p for 4,much cheaper than commercial dye and many pretty colours.
Regards Pailo.
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