Member postings for Harry Webster

I had a reply from the editor ME Diane but cannot reply to her address [email protected]. The error response was:

503 This mail server requires authentication when attempting to send to a non-local e-mail address. Please check your mail client settings or contact your administrator to verify that the domain or address is defined for this server.

I also tried the email address: [email protected] and had the response:

553 you are trying to use me [server-8.tower-33.messagelabs. com] as a relay, but I have not been configured to let you [74.125.82.43, mail-wm0-f43.google.com] do this. Please visit www.symanteccloud.com/troubleshooting for more details about this error message and instructions to resolve this issue. (#5.7.1)

So I am unable to reply to Diane's question. but for her information, the castings are still available.

Thanks,

Harry Webster

Thank you both Thor and Murray for your info. The vertical spindle has but a No 1 Morse taper to house whatever goes into it . If I get an ER series collet chuck with MT No1 , I fear that the total capacity of the machine ( 10 inches height . will be too little to do much work . If I am right , then I shall be limited to finding cutters with a No1 MT shank as a single unit. I shall give "Guhring" as Thor suggests. Many thanks for your help.

There may of course be many old cutters out there in the sheds of old timers unused nowadays owing to the growth of up to date systems like Clarkson et al . Perhap a wanted ad may be the answer ?

Thanks to my responder . A good nights kip has yielded the bright idea that the cutter has a taper shaft end . So it proved , and luckily I have a collection of sundry drills which I never expected to use and now they will come in handy.

However what I need is small cutters with taper ends . I have boxes of Clarkson type cutters which are only useful in the tailstock of the lathe. Does anyone one know if I can still get cutters with taper shanks . Thanks , Harry

The head looks as though it really belongs to the Senior machine . The machine is old I guess which although is flat belt driven has has very little use . The head has a spindle which has a bronze ring at the bottom from which protrudes a small cutting tool . No sign of a collet . I have taken off the threaded ring at the top. One uses a piece of 5/32 silver steel to undo . The spindle now seems to be held from coming out by 2 very small screws which will not yield to a small screwdriver . I would be happy to hear from anyone familiar with this old type Senior veritical head . Thanks for your reslponse .

Harry

I have a Senior mill which is both horizontal and can be converted to vertical cut with a small .head . The head has a short spindle with a bronze locking collar at the top and below is a smaill i/8 in cutter . There is no chuck and I cannot see how to remove the cutter before I even try to fix a larger tool somehow on to the spindle . Anyone out there with experience of the Senior mill with a vertical cutting option. I would be very grateful for your help . Many thanks .Harry

Hello Neil

I am a retired consultant engineer and years ago I built up a steam museum on a derelict Farm . We used to steam ploughing engines (model Fowlerss ) across a sand heap. And one of the exhibits was Harry Lee's steam yachts working with automatic valve taking charge . That was long long ago , but now I am not active and work has diminished , but I still have the remnants of the collection consisting mainly of unfinished potential prize winning exhibits . I would like these to go to good enthusiastic young model engineers to keep the spirit of the interest going into the future . Be pleased if my ad could be contacted by interested parties .

Happy to write more about my former collection , but as I am a bit prolix in my advance old age I promise not to overdo it . Thanks .Harry (I have the advert of the Stuart vintage Twin engin on the for sale section currently )

Hello Neil

I have noticed a change in the advert arrangements. I understand that you would like an intro from me , which is a very good idea. I am an ex loco designer, who in 1970 built a steam model museum on a farm in Oxfordshire . We raised steam and funds for charity. Now , a lifetime laterI am not able to do much on the lathe and my remnant collection of unfinished models need to go to younger hands.

May I continue to advertise ? I have passed on a lot of generously priced books and tools so far , but I am ruunning out of steam. Pleased to contibute with experiences of steam modelling any time .

Thanks . Harry

Edited By JasonB on 21/02/2017 13:07:01