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Michael

here they are you can have any one you desire

theres a benbo Mk 2 cut down slightly so more of a 1.5

that will go to over 6ft tall

then theres a uniloc one with a horizontal mount (this is the spindles one and lightest

then a triloc one meatier and heavier than the uniloc

Michael

i have a nice benbo/benro tripod here if you want it gratis

Ian

Cut in half on the rod…. drill a hole down one end ….turn a spigot on the other and sweat together when you have taken out the 4mm

or drill and tap both sides and join with a stud

Edited By Ian Parkin on 13/08/2021 13:10:45

Edited By Ian Parkin on 13/08/2021 13:10:54

I would always put at least the length of any type of collet chuck..in the collet

That isn’t a Stuart set of castings but The Stuart book starts with the base then the column..

have you got the book Rod?

Its difficult to say with certainty as there was many spindles and bearings sizes used.

when you have it apart the numbers will be on the bearings and they are easy to get from any bearing supplier.

i would recommend fitting taper bearings for the spindle rather than the magneto bearings sometimes fitted.They are a straight replacement.

Mr Noo

theres only the size written on each collet

nothing as far as i can see on the chuck

These are what you want

Edited By Ian Parkin on 03/08/2021 12:48:46

Richard

do you have thread gauges to check that your new backplate has the same tpi as your spindle?

if not a piece of blutack or plasticene on your finger will make an impression so you can check against your spindle

Edited By Ian Parkin on 21/07/2021 17:16:25

Have you got a potentiometer with a switch on the back of it?

it looks like the live out of the fuse goes to teh light and the switch on the back of the pot

Some years ago a chap asked if i could make some rings out of titanium (8 in total all different sizes) he supplied the material 2 “ dia by 12 “

it machined very well only lost 2 due to work hardening problems..

they were to give to parents grand parents and god parents to his first born child.

after doing them to his satisfaction i tried very hard ( as an experiment) to set fire to the swarf to no avail..

Fast forward a few years and my niece brought a new suitor round for a family meal.and the chap had one of my rings on…he was a god parent to the child….small world

Brilliant Bill

thats a great use for my set

I ended up buying the set of these as i thought they may come in useful for holding taps

however taps wont fit with out making the square much smaller

drills will fit but need a pair of flats grinding

There’s a set from 1/4” to 1/2” in 16th” intervals all made by dormer and all seem to be in excellent condition

Edited By Ian Parkin on 13/06/2021 14:59:26

The spring and cup that it lives in is easily removed ..take the ball of the handle and slip the handle out. Under the casting is a grub screw loosen this and the tension will be released.

then you can slip the gear out towards the left when standing at the front.

then remove the friction cap off the spring and with care you can remove the spring but theres no need really to remove it unless its broken

Can you post a picture of your broken bits?

Massimo

how much tension are you putting on the belt and what diameter is the material?

i use a lot of 4,5,6mm habiset material on printing finishing equipment and the pulleys are as you describe with no signs of slipping. On a belt set you measure it loosely on the pulleys and then remove 5% then weld up

From the description on eBay i read that they were parallel inside and MT2 on the outside..i presumed that the hole half way up was for helping out a drill or shaft inserted..?

I’ve seen these mt2 collets for sale on eBay...

what do you use these for?

i have ones with a draw bolt to hold work or cutters

but how do these hold things?

Mike

about at that time i was ordering some electrical components from a supplier also paying by paypal and it did the same as to you...and then asked me because of suspicious behavoir to change my pasword

Ian

There was an article in the times today (Sat 22nd) page 21 about JCB developing a hydrogen fuelled IC engine

using pressurised hydrogen tanks

it produces no co and nearly zero N0X.....just water out the exhaust

so where does the water come from? if you feed an engine with h2 and atmospheric air (turbocharged) and burn it what happens to the hydrogen and oxygen? Is it destroyed? Or does it recombine to form water?

as i said I’m not a chemist