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I have one of the old Dremel drills made in the USA. I bought it in 1980 and it is still going fine. I also have a Proxxon right angle drill bought in 2005 which is great for getting in awkward places, also still going fine,and an Aldi one with flexi drive bought in 2010 but i don't use that one too offten. If i were buying a new one now it would have to be a Proxxon.

Cheers Derek.

Anyone going on Saturday ? Cheers Derek.

Very nice work there John, can't wait to see the finished item in place. Cheers Derek.

50's 60's Rock'n'Roll, Jazz, Classics, Easy listening, all CD's it depends what i am doing or how i feel at any given time !!!! If i have mates round for a natter then it goes OFF,but i would no like to do without my music whe on my own. Cheers Derek. Bl**dy return key still won't work on this dammed site.     P.S.   I agree about the DJ drivel that's why i play CD's

Edited By magpie on 07/05/2013 17:36:45

Congratulations Fizzy & Plook i agree that they are great names. Best wishes to you both & the Plooket Cheers Derek.

My eldest is 44 (daughter) youngest 30 (son), eldest grandchild 18, youngest 3. I am happy to say that all my children have good jobs, and are far better off than the old fella who is on pension credit and nowt to hand out. So i think i am the exception to the rule. No complaints from me though. I hope your ordeal is soon over Fizzy, and you are soon a proud dad. Cheers Derek.

Sorry i can't help Alan, but i would like to point out to the opps of this site that i often have the same problem as Trevor (above). Using the compatability button only causes all kinds of other problems. It is not working now. Cheers Derek.

I would love to be able to make a clock like that. It makes my chunky efforts look very sad. Grand job that Glenn. Cheers Derek.

Hi PJ would a doming block do the job ? Using one of those would give you lots of sizes. Cheers Derek.

Thanks Ron,that realy is a very nice bit of work there. Did you make the machine heads (and gears) yourself ??? and what milling machine, and lathe do you have to do such grand work on ?

Cheers Derek.

I would like to see those pics Ron.

Cheers Derek.

Hi Ron welcome to the forum. Realy nice to see somthing like that for a change,i have sent the topic to a mate who is well into that sort of thing. Thanks for posting.

Cheers Derek.

Thanks for that Dave. I should have tried that ! I have had to hit that button sooooo many times on this dammed site i should have tried it first time i had the problem.

Woho it worked.

Cheers Derek.

P.S. What is IE 10 ?

Edited By magpie on 04/04/2013 22:50:31

I have been having the same problem Ian. The dammed thing will not let me drop the cursor down so i can sign of. I don't know what you would call it, but the thing on a typewriter that lets you start a new line, or on my keyboard the button that says "enter" stops working. ONLY ON THIS SITE. Here we go again. Cheers Derek. It's doing it now.

Try RDG i think they do that type of tool post in various sizes. I have no connection to RDG.

Edited By magpie on 02/04/2013 19:10:01

I made this for my clock (see photos) it's an indexing wheel for the hours cylinder. First turned to size,bored out a recess, used a ball end milling cutter to cut the "teeth" then rounded of the tops with a corner rounding cutter. The cylinder will then be held in place by a 8mm o/d ballrace rolling into each "tooth" in turn.

George, I never tilt the head on my mill, well locked at 90 deg to table, and like yourself i use a tilting vice if need be. RE the cable problem, i am fairly sure it was a Warco mill that had the problem. because the control box is fixed to the head and the cable exits at the rear, when the head is rotated there is a danger of slicing through the cable. Perhaps someone else who remembers the artical can enlighten us !!!!! As i said in a previous post, i just think it is somthing that anyone new to the hobby should be aware of. We don't need anyone going BANG before they get started.

Cheers Derek.

P.S. Looks like your mill will NOT have the problem.

Edited By magpie on 26/03/2013 18:24:11

Looking at the one on Ebay, i would think the problem with the mains cable is still there, so i hope you don't need to tilt the head.

Cheers Derek.

I recall a thread somewhere that highlighted a problem with the Warco mill. it would seem that should you wish to tilt the head at anytime there is a danger of slicing the mains cable in half. It may well be that the problem has been sorted, but i think folk should be made aware of this.

Cheers Derek.

The stand is home made, as is the workbench ,both made from scrap (we have a very good local scrapyard). I was not "suggesting" anything, i have no idea why the warco mill is more expensive, there could be very many reasons. I chose the Chester item not just on price, but also on the recomendation of a friend who has dealt with Chester UK for many years..Plus the company is only 25 miles away so if i do ever have any problems it should be easy to sort them out.

Cheers Derek.

P.S. it would seem you like putting words into peoples mouths, never a good idea on this site.