Member postings for Kenneth Deighton

Hello to you all, can someone please explain how to tell the difference between stainless and silver steel, I know stainless is usually non magnetic and I have aquired some steel and some of them are marked S/Steel , so is this Stainless or Silver ?.

In 1958 I was a lowly National Service airman in 5004 Squadron Airfield Construction branch and we were sent on detachment to RAF Finningly to extended and reconstruct the perimeter tracks and enlarge the corners to allow the Vulcan Bombers to safely access the runway to carry out their practice circuit bumps (landings ). We had very close contact and site of the aircraft and on occasions we had to withdraw away from our working areas to allow multiple take-offs, on one occasion a plain white Vulcan arrived , the others were in camouflage , and the crew disappeared only to reappear a little while later, but when they took off you would have thought it was a Spitfire as it was practically vertical which was a super display of the power of the Vulcan, sadly missed and never to be forgotten.

Thanks for the advice friends, I think that I will get hold of a manual first then decide what to do. Ken.

I have recently bought a Myford Super 7 lathe No SK 83292, the clutch is very noisy when operating but silent when its disengaged, to dismantle it do I remove the two allan screws and the adjustable nut at the left hand end to find out what is causing the noise ?.

Thanks, Ken.

I would take a cut at the max dia using a tool similar to a parting off tool, about 1/8" wide until it becomes uncomfortable then withdraw and move the tool inwards towards the centre approx.. 1/8" and machine to the same depth then withdraw and move back to the outer dia and continue using this method until I could not proceed with this tool ,then change to a thinner tool and continue as before.

Best of luck.

Metric/inch spanners have been around for years, there called "adjustable" spanners and what's the point in buying metal that is the correct size it's much more fun machining it.

Ken.

This question may have been asked before but I have missed it, is it possible to convert a Metric Myford gear box to Imperial , if the answer is yes, how do I do it ? . Thanks .

Hi Gordon , the mans name was Ernie Jackson and he lived of Nunnery Lane York, he built a 1000cc OHC twin in the late 1940's by grafting two singles together and it was before Norton's ever made one . I was in my early teens and used to visit his workshop and hover around to see his motorcycles , it had a left hand twist hand grip which operated the steering damper, he also converted a 500 cc single OHC from shaft operation to chain drive. I hope someone can find them and put up some photographs.

Ken.

Hi Bert, I agree with Brian , NEVER use an air line to clean your Lathe or any other machines,I brush down the heavy stuff then I use an old vacuum ( it has a very nice gentle mans name ) this I find is safe and adequate.

Ken.

Thank you Michael , I think that this is the answer to my problem, also thanks to all the other friends thoughts

Ken..

When using a Myford fixed steady (1412) on my ML7R , I find it very inconvenient to keep tapping the lower supports to centralize the metal, has anyone made adjustable threaded ones to replace the solid lower supports ? any advice would be appreciated. Thankyou.

Thankyou for all of the different solutions, the Rubarb sounds interesting.

Ken.

I need to clean some old aluminium cast stepping plates that sit on the running boards of a vintage car that I am restoring, what is the best cleansing liquid that I can use,?. sorry no sand blasting available.

I wish to make a NT30 Arbor with a 1.125" x 12 tpi end to utilize my Myford equipment on my Tom Senior milling machine , am I correct that the angle from the horizontal shoulder to the taper is 80 degrees ?

Thanks..

Welcome Neil and may I wish DC all the best for the future and thanks for editing a great magazine for the past 7 years or so.

Ken.

Hi, a beautifull machine. Yorkshire is a big place, where are you based ? so I can look out for you.

Hi Dave , YES please like many others mine are getting a bit tatty

Ken.

Hi Mark, if you are a DIY fan they are useful for sharpening masonry drill bits.

Hi, why not thread the shaft and put a lock nut on to it or carefully cut the nut horizontally half way through then close the gap made by the saw or slitting tool, this then makes a self locking nut.

Thanks to all who responded to my request, fortunately or not, my " friend" decided that he did not want the holes drilling. Ken.