Member postings for bernard towers

I phoned peter (Peatol) last week and ordered quite a bit of stuff, just waiting for it to arrive.

Jason, thanks for the info but £25 for 6 inches is a bit rich for me!

Unfortunately googling those bs numbers brings up zilch

Have reached the point where the crankshaft is next but not sure of best material to use, machinability, wear etc. American builders seem to favour 1144 stressproof steel but am having difficulty finding a European equivalent. Any help will be gratefully received.

Ndiy, The grey bits are definitely Super7 I am standing beside one at the moment!

Hello Nick, I also have one and use it regularly it is much modified with epycyclic saddle travel ,dro’s and Dti’s. I have also made a tailstock turret ( Stevenson Trophy 3rd place) which makes multiple small parts a doddle. If you need any photos pm me.

Looking at your video and the mismatched colours of your lathe I would suspect mismatched / worn parts that have been used to build it, possibly a bent clutch shaft as mentioned earlier. If you made your location known maybe somebody local to you could help?

Edited By bernard towers on 02/01/2021 09:27:55

Yes Henry beat me to it, wouldn’t be without mine not so many ball handles!!!

Get yourself a Zeus book

I have had a nut t link belt on my S7 for nearly 20 years with no trouble or vibration which is more than can be said for a std v belt which if left for a short time gets a set in it which gives you the vibrations.

Have to say that John and Clive’s are just the same as mine and it worked very well and as they say not difficult to make.

Bill, Mine are 1/4sq punches and they are held in a George Thomas holder

I have recently bought 1 mm sets from Pryor and use them in a jig and they are all perfectly aligned. When I bought them I asked about alignment and they assured me they were perfect and they were.

Phil have look at ever hardware.com they have chart with blank sizes

Martin, you admit it will be the odd job so why would you buy a commercial tool post grinder for £xxx when as people have said before it can be done another way. Myself I use a circular mag chuck and a dremel or my tool post miller with a wheel attached. I use it for grinding gear blanks and washers and with the measuring gear that I have I cannot find any runout on thickness. just make sure to protect your lathe. Also see mew article on grinding chuck jaws, informative and it works!

Good job they don't come to the county where I live!!

Sorry Andrew but if you are using a 5.3 mm drill for m6 tapping I would hate to see your percentage of engagement figures!

Mark, From my original request for info in April 2019 I decided to go the Ben Fleming route but have to admit that I have not achieved very much, just collected a few components and done a little on the hardware so perhaps I’d better join that club!

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Google spring tap guide you will be spoilt for choice

As I have a small mill (raglan) commercial coax indicators are far too long so made my own. The first one is my own design and the second is from an image from the net. Both work really well and making them fit close to the machine spindle saving even more space