Member postings for Raymond Sanderson 2

I often wonder how sponsors start to feel about such topics being they sell to all walks of life.

I have seen the same treatment in stores by staff and management even online if the buyer is known.

I have seen some treat hobbiests as they are low life scum mainly because they are limited funds buyers, while others treat them with King like status because the work they do is heart felt. This can be in the same store. And visa versa.

I am always thankful to those who willingly pass on their knowledge to such as myself I will never be a Cert Engineer to old now days unless I become a Modeller of steam and have to become certified to use and operate it.

Model making isn't why i joined or took out a 3 yr subscription to MEW I will be making tooling and other things mainly, however all the models I see about and on various sites inspire me enough to have bought books on how to. maybe one day when I finish making a Rose Engine.

Ray

JasonB thats a piece of art look forward to seeing the completed work when prop done.

I love this statement "

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This one is even more I feel in the statement on this page

Is this argument about status or lack of it?

I have neither!! For I am now retired on medical grounds.

Now this is my Hobby among many others which cross over.

In my life time I have met and learnt from many who were regarded as engineers in a variety of fields. Some were what I class as suit n tie engineers others hands on down and dirty many willing to pass on their knowledge and practical skill if I was willing to watch listen or even participate.

Yes there are those who safely guarded the secrets being afraid for what ever reason known to them.

Across the board I have witnessed Modeling of what they were to work on in another form be it a building, engine or idea at home as well as in the workplace, even some of their failures.

As a young boy wide eyed with excitement at seeing steam rollers I my street in Stanley UK or the mines and gear at which my dad and grandad's and uncles worked lite a spark it glows still and often bursts into a flame. This is called passion it raises my heart beat, my mind goes into a whirl of thoughts and ideas and possibilities still even with modern technology.

My point being would a name change to MEW or ME change that NO.

I think the question should be would it change the readers who buy the magazines ideal of it or whats inside???

Just got neighbours lawn mower going first time started since last summer. Bit of water in fuel tank from condensation even tho full. Throttle cable lever broken which didn't help much either, clean plug and adjusted.

Beauty sunny spring day 19C.

Hi Brian. welcome

Hopper might sound strange for me but keeping it simple on the clamps I have one of these LINK But will make similar especially for the V-blocks.

I don't see a problem making them U shaped if I was going to out of solid material, I have some plate it could be done from.

One way is to use a face plate or 4 jaw chuck set up to hold the plate off centre to form the top part of the U.. Drill and bore out to suit. Then possibly using the BS again to cut the lateral/vertical cuts OR mill them. Making sure NOT to cut away the tongue.

Best and simplest way is to bend the U out of say 3/8 x 3/8 sq bar weld tongues to the end not to forget to drill the centre hole for threaded rod to go through.

Only accuracy required is the tongue's to be equal and tension bolt to be square and centred.

Forget the 1600 o 2000 range there are more expensive models out the which suck at 2500+ for home and commercial purposes this is for health and safety reasons.

Now if you drop the suck power to 900 that means its going to take you longer to do what it has to do therefore making you use power longer think you know the rest.

I have 3 vacs in the shed a 1hp Dusty for woodwork, a 1200 normal vac used on the metal lathe a wet n dry vac from MiL's clear out rarely used 1100 it scream like a banshee.

Australia will follow suit I suppose they seem to get sucked into many a vortex.

Interesting wonder what they used them for I suppose you never have??

Might be to hang on to while drilling without a vice or holding sausages between both blocks while cooking.Kiwi's do some strange things will ask mate who is ex-Nz army and a Kiwi.

Edited to add.

Ian mate says

old school idea to keep your hands of the blocks to maintain accuracy. They most likely a set of gauge blocks used in high precision of the manufacture of other vee blocks.

Edited By Raymond Sanderson 2 on 22/08/2014 01:00:24

Had to do some repairs to the 4x6 bandsaw after cutting the V-blocks, belt cover had come adrift the screw under the pulley. Replace screw with longer one and new washer being an old 4th hand machine its well worn in some places and hadn't been taken care of. To wet n cold to continue with anything else so now indoors.

Had many a vehicle with leaky windows over the years not mine others i had to repair more so when seals were rubber, glass was poorly sized, frames out of alignment even from new. It happens a lot less now with heat sealed windows. still doors and seams around gaurds leak.

Hopper over the years I have picked up some old small paper back books which are full of ideas for making jigs, tools and even small hobby machines. I have almost the full series of the Workshop Series, Compact lathe, and these sorts of downloads are a great source of information, https://archive.org/details/toolengineeringj024704mbp

Having done but not completed a Mech Engineering Ass Dip course in the 90's, only strengthened my love more for engineering sadly ill health caused me to drop it only having sat a small number of exams.
My trade back ground of Coach/Motor Vehicle Builder helps I went on to do Mechanics and spray painting also. The guys whom I was around then including one of the teachers of AutoCad were brilliant from all walks. Grahame was a Physicist / Mechanical Engineer others ranged down to workshop technicians as they are known today. In days gone they were Engineers. The course I was doing external studies when we lived in Tamworth NSW.

Clive I guess it was made in Asia by kids being paid enough to afford a bed for the night. A sign of the times I am afraid maybe we should world wide demand our countries bring back manufacturing to our own shores not sure this would help being that so many workers these days are from other countries anyway.

Parts and labour here in Australia have escalated so badly its cheaper to throw it away and buy new. If a tradesman comes out to just look at the goods its min $160 per hr and thats not doing a fix, parts sky's he limit.

Now they look worthy more so at that price, will be keeping an eye out for them here when they land down under.

Thanks Julian so often I nearly gave up and handed them to mates who have the gear to do it to perfection (well maybe LOL)

Without both we wouldn't have engineers.

Thats the way i approached this Neil even tho I have been playing with metal most of my working life. I found inspiration as a kid reading Harold Hall's, articles in ME and Tubal Cain not to mention many a hobbiest home engineer I grew up around. I admired and envied their skills. Today i look back and see some had more ass than class but produced a 1st class job.

Hopper your spot on here the smaller V could even be done with maybe a router cutter of HSS or Nitride.

I have now less clean up to do.

Friend who supplied the block is making a 90 deg cutter out of a 2 flute old Milling cutter. for the large V.

I had considered doing it by hand using a variety of files etc but I am not that desperate LOL.

Mike your not alone in your view but you need to take in all the facts first and see it from my side of the pond.

Yes there are cheap V-blocks about either from fleabay or other sources $35 was the cheapest small set/pair I could find did not suit what I wanted them for. Here's my main supplier of machining goods here in Sydney https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Vee-Blocks

My other supplier has them for $39 each more to what I was after with a clamp https://mcjing.com.au/categorybrowser.aspx?categoryid=45

2nd hand V-blocks here are like hens teeth snapped up at almost new prices even if home made and these are few and far between. Usually from deceased estates of old model engineers or engineers home shops.

The steel block I got FREE from a friend

The other fact is I am on a disability pension and in Australia that money doesn't go far at all it is less than 1/3rd the average weekly wage.

This is about me and gaining skills and using my mind and hands and improving my concepts of what it would have been like if I had done the trade I wanted to. I have had plenty offers to do this for me from those with equipment I could only dream of. By engineers and model engineers who already have the gear and much more than I do.

I don't find your comment in anyway a put down, I feel sorry that so many people have come to loose insight into others lives and that its become acceptable that everyone is of the same financial situation.

That the choice is so easy these days "Just pop down to the store or net and buy them". No wonder many kids jnr engineers have no idea about hands on or using their minds and hands and hearts.

As for time well thats not up to me I am lucky to still be here after 50 years each day is a blessing.

I do have other projects to get on with this was just one of them not just in metal but also in wood and plastic's and what ever else I find.

Ray

Some metalwork at last http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=97355#1689701