Member postings for Jo

Yes there seems to be a bit of confusion here where employees of the website owners are now apearing left right and centre as "moderators". In my view this is not correct and degrading the excellent work that the likes of JasonB and John Stevenson are doing for us out of the goodness of their hearts.

On other forums there is a clearer distinction made between owners/employees and moderators, maybe they should make it clearer here.

Jo

Russell: Yes the Ts&C's as written give MyTimeMedia both the permission to exploit and, the way that have worded the Ts&Cs, the legal responsibility for anything that is posted here or that they choose to exploit using other media. It is part of the reason they get so twitchy about inflammatory posts being made.

Jo

I am not sexist I let men visit my workshop (as long as they go home again and don't try to move in . ) But I never seem to get invited to see theirs: maybe they are worried that I might take a liking for their tools .

And don't forget most companies lock out access to social media websites, forums are not locked out.

Jo

Patrick: Back to your original question no I don't waste my time on social media sites I would prefer to be in my workshop making swarf. I do participate in forums such as this.

As for competitions: no thanks. Give aways: in the 20 years I subscribed to Model Engineer I never actually received one of their give aways or free gifts...

I think you need to understand your audience. Most model engineers are not teenagers. And we are not very good at making our hobby accessible to those who are: For instance when did they last teach imperial measurements in school... but most of our new designs are still using those measurements: the kids just struggle to get it.

The kids also find website/forums which have functionality challenges a turn off....

Jo

I also use my four jaw self centering for holding hex. The only advantage my three jaw has is the larger hole in the centre for allowing larger diameter work to be held further inside the body of the chuck, rather than having to stick out.

Jo

For information the egg ended boiler running the "Tulk & Ley" Beam engine is a modern replica.

The Beam engine was discovered in the Tannery in Whitehaven in 1958 where it had been used to drive line shafting. Newcastle University rebuilt it in 1968. It seems to have had a rod added since its days at Hunday when both the condensor rods and the condensor were missing... It is a cute little thing: 9ft beam, 11" bore 25 1/4" long.

Jo

Sounds like they are using that term because Hollycombe have it running farm equipment and they need something to differentiate it from their other steam engines. Around that time you could purchase similar small beam engines from many suppliers for a relatively modest cost in comparison with other types of steam engine and hook it up to what ever you fancied. From about the 1840's most farms would have purchased portable engines for agricultural use.

As entertainers I wish the two of them would come across a little more natural and not make it sound like they were reading off a script.

One day I should go and visit Hollycombe as it is on my door step .

Jo

Yes. I documented the build here: **LINK**

You will need a compressor with a high CFM to run it.

Jo

I think that is a no brainer. Pay £55 and get a copy that you can keep for the rest of your life, or pay nearly as much and have it taken away at the end of the year.

Most Me clubs keep copies of all the main model engineering magazines going back decades that you can borrow for free.

Jo

The Herbert taper is similair to the 30INT but you are going to have to machine them yourself or pay a fortune. Once set up it is not a problem just be prepared to make a few whilst you are at it.

You might find somethig in the history of Herbert's: **LINK**

Jo

Yes they are very nice and surprisingly the cheapest I have found them is from Reeves at the shows when then sell them VAT free.

Machine tools rule of thumb have been designed to be oiled by much more inferior oiling cans with rigid spouts. If you need to push the oil can tight against the oiling point on the machine to achieve oil pressure to push the ball bearing back out of the way then a flexible spount is probably not idea. But if you are looking to oil a model and having to wind your way through rods etc you might find the flexible spout an advantage.

Much more important is the choice of oil you are using.

Jo

I like paper copies of ME: once you have read them you can either give them to the club for others who do not subscribe to read or sell them as volumes.

Digital subscriptions seem very restricted. For instance when I down load a copy can I only keep it on that phone/computer that I downloaded it on to? What happens when in two years time I upgrade my phone/computer again? Can I transfer the file to my other/new computer? I assume I will not be able to because otherwise there would be nothing stopping me sending that digital copy out to all my mates.

Jo

If any one is interested Dan Rowe and I did a BA & ME thread cutting conversion for the Cowells here: **LINK**

Jo

Hi David,

You have my sympathies I hate moving house, actually it is not the house move I hate it is the workshop move. Last time I had professional industrial movers move my workshop they made a mess of my materials but lets be honest the tools arrived in (nearly) one piece. It took another 2 years before I had a workshop again and could start making swarf.

Being without a workshop for such a long time is horrible: as they say never again. I could live without a kitchen but a workshop: Never again

Jo

As Andy said the EMCO UK agent also sells the smaller hobbymat lathe and the mill so they should be able to provide you with spares.

Jo

It was a bit of a surprise to me over the weekend when I found one of my posts on this forum had been published in Model Engineer. Having re-read the copyright notice on this forum it is clear that the owners are claiming this right.

It would have been nice to have been informed that it was going to happen, before it did. I will be keeping their copyright statement in mind for any future posts/threads I might choose to start.

Jo

I stick a piece of sellotape over the cap head screws on my tools etc.

Jo

Thanks Jason,

Your drawing is a good starting point but watch this space plans are a foot: I will be looking forward to your valued input to my thoughts for "Jo-glet" .

Jo

Nice cam. Very nicely done Jason

The Hoglet is a lovely engine, looking forward to seeing more of yours.

Jo

I have never had any issues with using my 5C's they are excellent. The mounting of my 5C collet chuck has zero run out and I have Collets up to 1 1/4" (and28mm) in all the sizes that my drawings use. Whilst I have a ER32 holder I see no point in buying any collets to go with it as it is restricted to a much smaller maximum diameter than the 5C's.

I would recommend that you support long pieces of work which stick a long way out of any collet: It is not the inaccuracies of the collet that will be your problem but flex in the material as you machine it.

As for accuracy: The more you deviate from the standard collet size you will find that the collet is holding over less and less surface area as the bore of the collet is a specific size so effectively at the extreems it is holding on only three points, which is why it is possible to buy two standards of ER collets.

Cost wise I paid the same for a full 29 piece 32nd inch 5C's (up to 1" ) as you will pay for a 12 piece ER25 set (up to 5/8" ).

Jo

Edited By Jo on 08/05/2013 14:55:42