Member postings for Dalboy

Did that for the belt tensioner on my smaller bandsaw and it worked a treat.

I agree with this method have done it for years and find it does help a great deal as it is the build up of paint that make the replacing and removal of lids a pain.

Yes I agree silicon free.

The paste wax that I use which is for furniture has no silicon in it the name is Woodwax22 supplied by Chestnut products.

I know this may not work for some machines but thing like my bandsaw which has a cast table I give it a coat of paste wax and then buff it no only does it protect from rust but also helps with sliding things across it in my case at the moment mainly Wood. I also keep an electric greenhouse heater in the workshop to keep the temperature just above freezing and have not had any problems with any of my machines

Check the two wheels that includes the bearings have not worn. Clean the tyres if it has some and check them also for damage. When setting up the blade make sure it rides in the centre of the tyre this will keep the blade in the correct orientation for a square cut also make sure the guides are correctly set. As already stated try a new blade in case the old one has distorted. I may not be a model engineer yet but have had experience with bandsaws in general as I own two and run them both with no problems. Using mine for wood I quite often change blades for a specific job as I cut tree trunks with one of the blades

When i did an copper insert into some of my work i polished it and applied an sander sealer followed by an Acrylic satin finish it still looks as good today as the day I made it. I have cropped a picture hoping it came out OK. The dark patches are from where I heated the copper before beating it and polishing the high spots so it was intentional

These are the things I tell people when building any model when asked how do you build this or that.

As you say break it down into manageable parts like for example the cab and ignore the rest of the plans unless it is directly associated with the cab build and fitting

Nothing to do with model engineering as I am still reading about it for future times when I get some machines.

But i did do some turning for a small favour for my sister who wants a footstool with a storage box so managed to get the legs turned ready to start on the box part of the storage

Have to agree a very useful tool indeed.

Edited By Derek Lane 2 on 20/08/2018 16:20:41

I have found some great U tubers but luckily I am also able to know which are not worth watching. I think it is called common sense

Call me old fashioned but I still prefer paper copies of magazines and books, I find them easier to flip from page to page when reading an article. If I ever need a page for reference in the workshop I will scan and copy that page and use that saves the page getting dirty and when finished destroy the copy.

There is a woodworking disc going around that half of what is on it is just plans from the internet many are copyright material and the rest are what can be found for free some of them don't even have the complete plans.

Do I think it is wrong Yes

You want to see my wood pile even small pieces get put to use

The discussion about the hobby being in decline is one that has been asked on many forums of different hobbies. Where are the figures to show this or is it from personal experience. Looking around forums sometimes there are a limited amount of people participating but because of that it does not mean that a hobby is in decline. Time of year is another factor

How many people belong to clubs, forums or visit shows and also how many rather go into their garage/shed and just make something for their own enjoyment without joining any form of activity and do so for their own pleasure.

Visiting many of the rally fields there always seem a good number of steam powered vehicles(trains being one that is less so due to track availability unless it is a club)

Thank you for all the tips reference u tube I have found many which I have found most interesting. But I do enjoy a good old fashioned paper copy to read especially for bed time reading.

At present I am collecting some of the smaller hand tools many that I already have are from my days as a plant mechanic as well as some of the smaller ones from modelling model boats which is where my wanting to go into live steam.

How I ended up doing woodwork as a hobby I don't know and like model engineering the list of tools required seems to get longer rather than shorter.

As they say a long and slippery slope ahead

I already seem to be collecting pieces of metal purely for the use of practicing with

As a newbie and still learning questions like this are a bonus. I think I know the answer but will wait for the experienced among us to answer at least it will also help me in the future

Like most thing when you have added the acetone to the abs is that you would need to make a mould very similar to casting metal so that you can overfill as when the acetone evaporates as this is part of the volume of the mix. Also something worth thinking about is the mould material will the acetone attack it so some research into that is needed

This part is more for information rather than what should be used for ABS plastics. I have cast polyester resins to make pens in the past an example in the picture below.

As for the use of a vacuum vessel this will remove the air and would need to be left under vacuum until everything it cured. if the material being put into a chamber is fast setting for example this could cause air bubbles to be suspended in the mix if fast setting materials are used a pressure put would be a better option as this will reduce bubble size

Edited By Derek Lane 2 on 13/08/2018 09:04:39

I always find that good service should be publicized as long as the company involved it not directly trying to just advertise. I know that Ketan is a member here but that should not stop other members saying what kind of service they received. As very new member and looking to get into model engineering I find it good to know who to buy from and who not to.

Well done to all concerned.

Again thank you every one have been a little busy over the weekend with preparing for an event on saturday and out at it all day yesterday totally shattered.

Merlin thank you very much and I have sent a PM to you. I am down in Canterbury.

I will be looking at the Tubal Cain's book as well as the workshop series as I stated earlier

Edited By Derek Lane 2 on 13/08/2018 08:39:39

Just out of interest the Record Power wood lathes also had this type of oil function at the beginning of the day three drops of oil is required and is enough for running all day on and off if however continuous work is done they recommend a further few drops it can be seen just to the left of the chuck.

Thank you all Tubal Cain's book seems to be the fist one to get as well as the workshop series books as needed. Still got plenty to read in the one I have so will order some soon so as to have one ready for when I finish this one.

Not yet having any machines except my woodworking ones, I thought I would start by just having a read up on working with metals and the different techniques.

Which books are at the top of your list for a beginner to collect and read. As well as books that will always be useful. This includes reference books.

I already have Model Engineering a Foundation Course" by Peter Wright as well as a Zeus booklet which I used a lot in the plant mechanics roll.