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Can’t you just measure the pod? And as for the register it’s not the size that matters it’s the FIT!

Lubricate with chicken fat!!

With the size of most model parts sanding would surely out of the question and the system of painting wet on wet ensures coats stick to one another.

Philip , I think you will find they are walnut shells commonly used to tumble parts.

Make a long top hat bushing so that it sticks out beyond the gear cover (easier to spanner the nut), also make the spindle portion about an inch long and a good fit in the spindle so it rotates nicely not wobbling about and setting up an unwanted vibration.

surely it must be easier to form your shapes in 01 then harden and polish and then temper?

oversize guide is the way to go it only needs to be a few thou and Colphos 90 is the stuff to use.

I make mine with a slitting saw using a cross drilling jig that’s mounted on the crosslide, it only takes a few minutes and if you use an 1/8 saw you can go either side to get your 210.

Hollow point, I notice in your pics that you say that the left and centre keys are cowells but they are different shapes, the one in the centre looks like Jacobs pattern. If the one on the left is correct it can’t be that difficult to copy especially as you need 3 and several other people as well. The body of key with the teeth could be separate to the spigot which could be fitted with loctite later. Just a suggestion.

I'm with fowlers fury, have just bored a redwing cal for a friend with angle plate on crosslide and did it with 21mm b/c boring bar as per GHT and worked perfectly . well worth the time and effort.

Possibly screw cutting tools

Must be lucky then, haven't broken one in 30 years too b----dy expensive!!

That's a nice bit of toolmaking Craig

How do you manage to break a commercially made T slot cutter???

I suspect that if you put 100kg on it you would have a hard job to move it over a rough surface and as for having deeply treaded tyres ,what makes the difference none of the wheels are drivers. Instead of a rubbish sales pitch it would have been better to attend English lessons.

That gauge looks unfinished, I have the brown & Sharpe version that must be about 60 years old and it is a joy to use all the sizes are beautifully ground. Is it possible its hooky?

On the boat we just leave it for 20 mins and put together, no leaks so far!!!

Floating Reamer holder as well!!!

Suggest you trawl the sherline website

Is it possible to open up the original threaded hole and fit a top hat bush with two screws (a la ML7) and fit it with 2 ba screws.