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Stub Mandrel, there is not named which brand is the lathe..

My Sieg lathe has 2 mm lead screw, MJ-358 has 1,5 mm lead screw and Emco Unimat 3 has 1 mm lead screw.

To learn out pitch of lead screw: Place the caliper ruler between the head stock and the cross slice, then rotate the lead screw one turn while you are reading how much is the mm or inches the pitch of the lead screw.

Hi, here is the drawings of the drain cocks in millimetre for "non imperial" engineer **LINK**

Svarven, i do not have the drawnings of the draincocks. I can make a drawings to you if you want.

In case you has not imperial treads for drain cocks, use M4 treads in the cylinder and make own drain cock, it is not difficult. I did with my Stuart D10 with ownmade drain cocks since the draincocks is not cheap to order from UK due toll tax.

Edited By Jens Eirik Skogstad on 31/03/2013 20:38:40

Diesel engine???? No, the engine is powered by air pressure. Also you can see the timing gear is 1:1 gear ratio... 

Edited By Jens Eirik Skogstad on 23/03/2013 22:06:27

Thanks for tips..

Keith, Phil, thanks a lot.. i learned the 3" Southworth boiler feed pump cost £28, not expensive compared to a Stuart boiler feed pump who cost £73.50. I am planning to order the set and plan. I need to have boiler feed pump in my tugboat.

Dear all folks!

I searched after the website after the Southworth simplex vertical boiler feed pump who is smallest, there is no website available. Out of business???

Have someone the plan of the Southworth vertical boiler feed pump then i can make the boiler feed pump?

Cheers

Edited By Jens Eirik Skogstad on 16/03/2013 21:44:53

You can whisk the sauce with steam engine while you are pressure cooking the food.

Lots of questions and no answers from Chris Beck .. Chris, come with photo and explain more clearly and understanding so we may assist you.

Not only cheap products of cast iron will break the casting error. A close friend of mine worked for Sabb Motor A / S (marine engine factory in Bergen) told me ... he had problems with balancing the flywheel when he drilled the balancing holes in the flywheel to get the correct balance. The flywheel was hollow inside cause of casting defects.

Edited By Jens Eirik Skogstad on 24/02/2013 20:20:32

This method Thor recommend can lead to inaccurate distance between holes. Recommended to use indexing head table. The other method: use gear wheel as "indexing plate".

Edited By Jens Eirik Skogstad on 19/02/2013 21:36:05

Boat shop is selling the preservative oil for boat engine against rust when the boat is stored away in winter period.

I has Stuart steam engine. After use, i am using pressure air to drive out water via drain cocks and adding the preservative oil inside via steam pipe to steam engine and spread preservative oil around inside steam engine while the steam engine is handcranked. Let the drain cocks be open to ventilate the cylinders/steam chest.

The poor man's tool works as well as expensive tools. With knowledge and good job, you get a wonderful result of your craft.

Wait a little, it is not common with 40 treads in 5/16" water gauge, mostly used 5/16"x32 as here: **LINK**

Maybe you must replace the old bushings at the boiler to the new bushings with 5/16"x32 to use the watergauge with 5/16"x32.

There is treaded 5/32" and 1/8" for water gauge, why mot make an adapter to make connection between boiler and water level gauge?

I has a set of adjustable reamers. I had never regretted to own the adjustable reamer. It is very practical when you need to adjust the hole in the shaft with adjustable reamer or adjusting the bearing size for the rotating shaft to example..

To preventing chatter depenting on material, use cuttingfluid + slow rotating speed by hand (never use power by the lathe or drillpress!)

Thanks, I am living in Bergen.

PS: I lived and crowed in Trondheim in 18 year due school for deaf in Trondheim, also i came from Kirkenes.

Edited By Jens Eirik Skogstad on 06/02/2013 21:08:47

Edited By Jens Eirik Skogstad on 06/02/2013 21:12:31

Scroll down and see the pic of the small drill chuck for small drill in this **LINK**

TOS is Czech product, also Czech is in East Europe.

**LINK**

I has used the TOS Trenčín lathe at Upper secondary school in 1986-88, sturdy and good lathe.

Alan Smith 6...

The Burnerd chucks is not available in Norway. The Burnerd chucks is often mounted at Myford lathes who was sold in Norway. We has some dealer who is importing the TOS chuck, ask Albert E.Olsen (google it..) about they can order the TOS chuck for you. Better to buy from UK due cheap lathe equipments + customer fee.