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Noel could it be comsol or similar?

Try Clickmetal

I agree with Noel that it takes practice but if it was easy what's the point?

Seem to have hit a nerve there

The trouble with mot testers in garages is they feel pressurised by by the management to provide added income

In the past I have modified the tapered shaft of the oilers by changing the taper to a much finer one and leaving a step at the largest point and fitting an o ring to give positive shut off. I have done 4 so far 2 on an ml7 and two on main bearings of a marine steamer and they are both still working surprise surprise.

What's the matter with silver soldering cast iron?

Yes that's issue 34/35/36, by Mark Figes

Sorry but if you use a larger nose than the rivet you run the risk of raising the centre of the finished rivet and as far as raising knurl type marks on the mandrel it should not make any difference to its ejection as its supposed to be ejected from the rear of the gun.

Surely its the top of the insert that does the locating?

Maybe Brian ,I am trying to write another article at the moment and finding it quite hard work as pen and paper are not my forte. If this one goes OK I will give it a go.Hope you are well.

Or bolt it together with its proper fixings

My Hemingway one is good for at least 6 inches and I don’t have trouble with the handwheel

Doh sorry its been a long day.

If your lathe is metric only cut a 1 mm pitch it will fit especially the number of threads you need, it will be finished before you’ve filled in an online order .

What a super idea makes you wonder how it had been missed for so long, well done.

The system that Roderick J uses is similar to the one used by Clarkson for their MT 2 collet chucks which had a fine thread at the rear of the collet chuck, the drawbar is tightened and the the nut is tightened by hand up to the machine spindle adding stiffness to the collet chuck as Clarkson thought the MT 2 spindle a little flimsy for big cuts. I use this nut in a similar way to Roderick. I also use the same system as Roderick on my sherline mill.

A ring at the rear of the job would help as would filling the bore with a plug.

Plus one for superglue I have used it and it works well (keep cool).

can’t you screwcut it?