Member postings for Antony Price

Hi Thomas

If you “pm” me with your contact details, I’ll email you with all the copies of the articles I’ve managed to get hold of

Tony

Hi Bill

Old bank/credit/loyalty cards are also a good source of shim/packing

Tony

Hi Peter

I've just sent you a private message

Tony

Hi Carl

I’m trying to get in contact with you, but your public profile settings are not letting me. I have a spare copy of MEW 256. Contact me to sort out getting it to you

Tony

Hi Vivienne Please see my private message which I've just sent to you

Tony

Hi Martin

Where are you in the UK?

I have one, its from an M250 and I've also been advised it will fit an M300

I can easily do some photos for you. Measuring it up for some drawings, will take a bit longer

Send me a pm for contact details

Tony

Hi

My thanks to IanT, Thor and JohnF for their offers of help. I now have all the articles I was looking for. I’ve spent this afternoon, reading through the articles in preparation for the build. The castings etc I have are part machined, and it look like the work already done is to a high standard. I now need to understand the modifications that have been done to the original design and if I should/could incorporate them

I think my next job is to document the tooling that came with a Clarkson T+C grinder, I purchased 6 years ago with the intention of getting it up and running. It’s stayed in the corner since, and now I have this project, I think it is time to release both the money and the space.

Thank you to all the offers of help

Tony

Hi IanT

PM sent

Tony

Hi Rod

I'm in Leeds West Yorkshire

Tony

Hi

Is anybody able to help me with getting copies of the Model engineer article series on “Building the Stent Tool and Cutter Grinder” ? The Online archive doesn’t go back far enough. The table below confirms which year and volume the articles appeared in.

If you are able to help please private message me. I’d be happy to pay any reasonable costs for copying and posting.

Thanks

Tony

Year   Volume   Issue    Page

1991  167            3910     624

Blackgates Engineering. Getting started, construction: the main castings

Year   Volume   Issue    Page

1992   168           3912      44

The trickier operations. The dovetails

Year   Volume   Issue    Page

1992  168             3914     165

The smaller assemblies. The main feed assembly, picture on page 123

Year   Volume   Issue    Page

1992   168           3916      264

Cutting of the rack and pinion. The table traverse

Year   Volume   Issue    Page

1992   168           3918      393

Motor slide assembly, grinding spindle.

Year   Volume   Issue    Page

1992   168           3920      508

Drive arrangements. The motor and pulley assembly, the tool holders and guides

Year   Volume   Issue    Page

1992   168            3922     654

Tailstocks and final details. Conclusion

Edited By Antony Price on 24/06/2019 18:46:16

Re: machining experience (zero)... some thoughts

The SMEE run courses on “Basic Training for Model Engineers” , “Lathe Tool Grinding” and “Milling”. I’ve done the lathe tool grinding and milling courses both of which I found useful in raising my knowledge base

The SMEE run a Building a Simple Steam Engine (“The Polly Course). I haven’t done this one, but those that have give it a ”thumbs up” .

The bad news is that the Polly Course only runs one a year and has already started

Tony

Edited By Antony Price on 17/06/2019 09:46:17

Hi JB

I’ve just spent the last week sorting out my Harrison T300 lathe...I tried using the Rollie Dads method but found the accumulation of errors (taper adaptor, test bar etc) difficult to resolve, so went for levelling the lathe. Having levelled the lathe, I did a test piece and had an error of 1/1000” over about 6”. Tweaking the relevant lathe foot, now gives me no error over 6”

If you would like a recommendation: the level I used was a Moore And Wright Machinists Spirit Level. 12”/300mm. I found it perfect for the job required. My level was second hand, from the well known auction site. I’ve just checked and there is one currently available (buy it now £79.99)

Hope this helps

Tony

Hi BugBear

Googling brings up

24mm long “Metal Shelf Support PEGS Stud PIN PEG Kitchen Cabinet 5MM Hole” (Amazon)

At £2.63 including delivery would it e worth a punt to see if they are what you are looking for?

Tony

Hi David

I would another reference book along side “Screw cutting in the lathe” . For Christmas, I was given “The Gearing of lathes for Screwcutting “ (Crowood Metalworking Guides). It has two chapters “The Myford ML7 and Variants” and “The Myford ML7 with the David Machin Gearbox”. It has lots of detail and, in my opinion well worth the purchase price

Tony

Hi Bob!

Gods own Country... surely is Yorkshire?

Welcome from another GOC resident

Tony

Try http://www.kingston-engineering.co.uk/

Tony

Hi Rod and John

My thoughts!

Install a damp proof membrane under the slab

Minimum of 100mm/4”

Check out and agree the mix ratios prior to work being done. In my case what went in was a bit weak on the cement, which resulted in a dusty top layer

Tony

Hi Keith

Thanks for the prompt, I'll look into it next week. I'm hoping to attend the CuP Alloys on the Road 2018 Club night at Grimsby, on the 17th April. Hopefully I'll be able to say hello there?

Hi Fizzy

Thanks for the offer, I've sent you a private message

Regards

Tony

Hi

I’m hoping that somebody with brazing equipment is willing to help me! The door handle (see photos) is from a 1920’s building and suffered some metal fatigue. I’ve made a repair, which just needs silver soldering into the door handle boss. I’ve tried today with my “plumbers” blow torch, but I can’t get it hot enough to melt the silver solder. Is there somebody in the Yorkshire area (I live in Leeds) who has the correct kit and is willing to help me? The silver solder I’m using (CuP Alloys 455), has a melting point of 630C - 660C

Thanking in anticipation  Tony

Edited By Antony Price on 17/03/2018 17:20:12

Edited By Antony Price on 17/03/2018 17:40:51