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Blades easily available but about £150 now

its probably a 1980’s machine that one so not old

I need to fit a tachometer on a machine in the morning

how do i fit the small button magnet to a shaft?

if i glue it to a mild steel shaft does the steel sap the magnetism ?

I worked on the electric versions quite a lot in the past

the manual ones don’t really have any safety features as such

the blades are either carbon steel or high speed Steel on ideals so not hardened

anything you need to know ask away

blade sharpening at a couple of places in sheffield

The clutch if fitted is outboard of the pulleys away from the headstock

You can see it out of focus behind my home made brake...if you have a clutch you cant have a brake usually

You can have a clutch fitted

does your motor run then when you lift the start handle the spindle starts?

or when you lift the handle does the motor start? And the spindle?

if you don’t have a clutch you should have a brake in the pulley area which could be giving problems

but first I’d look at your drive belt/s

The list of prohibited items is all encompassing there’s hardly anything that they will carry

i can imagine if you sent a glass item and it got damaged then that’s ok you lose. But if they lose the item what was in the package is immaterial...they lost it

Barrie you are right

i misread the listing

If anyone needs new batteries they are

Varta

4/v250H

4.8v 250mah

Edited By Ian Parkin on 03/09/2020 12:12:35

I just received 2 new batteries today from “all batteries” for my 2 micro 2000’s

these are a direct replacement but lithium ion

cost £20.30 for 2 delivered

anyone any idea how long I should charge for and is it ok to keep plugged in when not using?

For now I’ve punched out some 2mm thick brass pads and the operators will have to drop one of those down the holes before using a normal grub screw

the machine maker wants £12 each for the brass pad ones

Brian

do you mean drill the grub screw and turn up some brass pads?

can I drill a grub screw?

I need 20 of these?

5/16 unc with the brass pad

Any ideas?

I still have a very space age looking pack (bright orange with fins) that I bought in 1986 and its still working when I need it.

There’s quite a few supercars running around South Yorkshire bereft of the front no plate

When i started this thread i suppose i was looking more for a tool for 45 degree chamfering rather than deburring

anyway after all your thoughts i bought this tool from chesterfield machine tools on eBay....it works a treat and can do perhaps a 3mm internal chamfor.and much larger external chamfor

There was a similar auction 2018 in Rotherham with 5 similar lathes and 5 Bridgeport’s

the lathes all went for about £500 each

all the tooling was in big cabinets sold as one lot

so in one cabinet was all the tooling required for 5 lathes

Jimmy that is a nice tool

maybe look for a sh one

I use a 45 degree tct tool for relieving sharp edges on external shoulders

is there a tool for internal use?

i know a countersink in the tailstock works but a tool post mounted tool would be ideal.

again a boring bar set over to 45 degrees would work

but I’m after a tool i can just drop on to the QCTP and debur

does such a tool exist?

Are you not able to find your photos and transfer them to any usb stick?

all the photo stick does ..it has a piece of software on it which searches for jpeg files and transfers them for you..

if you can do it yourself it saves lots of money

Right executive decision made TRuecall it is ordered one

i hope thats the end of the problem for her