Member postings for Tony Pratt 1

They {NASA} should be picking the best people for the job, seems obvious doesn't it? Our police force sorry service has dumbed down their entry standard and look where that has led.

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No hard hat, no high viz jacket, no steel toe cap boots, gloves ok if latex can't really see AND her hair is a massive no, no! Just a posed picture.

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Edited By Tony Pratt 1 on 23/01/2023 11:00:41

I remember as a young Vauxhall Motors apprentice in the 1970's, Pans People did a dance routine on the car production line. High excitement amongst all the teenage boys, oh those were the days!

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Hi Peter,

Have you any idea what the screws are used in or country of manufacture of the assembly?

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Thanks to Martin and Michael, I will have a go later!

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Hi Michael, can you please PM me how to do a single ‘link’ Thanks!

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This may be of interest to Myford 7 users? Sorry I don't know how to create a clickable link atm.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185739939673?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ZR7VZ-ALS5e&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=ZR7VZ-ALS5e&var&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY&fbclid=IwAR30wySaQmdstoLFreR3As5SeVmNtsGuTXS-ru-PCOU0Cc9EgcpN1xSHos8

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I don’t give Covid a 2nd thought these days. I am 68 and have taken every vaccine offered.

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We are assuming MM I think.

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Alibaba, Aliexpress and Banggood are I believe not manufacturers just shops so sourcing from them is a gamble? I do use cutters from Banggood and they seem OK, have a look at Drill Services, UK based and 'fairly' reasonable. Also are you a highly experienced machinist able to judge the quality of cutting tools and using the right speeds and feeds? Just asking

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As an engineer I would expect Phosphor Bronze or similar for its wear properties certainly not brass😉

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I think you can already buy them????

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Did Boxford really use Brass for the original nuts as per eBay ad?

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Andrew, your figures are about what I would expect of a drilling machine, shouldn't be too much of a problem. As SOD says above drilling isn't a high accuracy process.

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Where did that thought come from? 😉

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The old properly made ones are/would be solid carbon steel but god knows what crap some things are made of these days?

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The OP has a mill with dials, just crack on and get it done, 'a bit of a faff' is what engineering is about.

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Keith, because of your post I read the ad.

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Got to agree with Emgee on postal/courier insurance, the basic i.e. cheapest cover doesn't really give you much protection.

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Why did the donkeys in charge of Hermes think up the idea of changing the name to Evri, it has changed sweet FA?

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