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+1 just received one of these lights; throws a very bright beam onto the work area, tried it on my mill ,the difference in luminescence compared to the flexible spot I am using is amazing.

Finally got on with more work on my Scotch yoke engine. Assembled the frame, bearing support, crank shaft, cylinder assembly, & gave it a run with my hand drill, so far so good. Next steps are to make eccentric, eccentric strap, rod, valve, valve chest + covers, strip down ,degrease, paint & have it running on air, not a lot ..

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Excuse the video attempt, I haven't put anything up for quite a while & it looks quite sloppy.

George

Edited By mechman48 on 24/08/2021 20:02:26

I have a WM250V-F with power X feed, a WM 16 mill with long table, 2012 vintage, both of which have performed more than satisfactorily for my needs. As said space is a deciding factor, & as per SOD I have a single garage conversion & that is quite full as it is, in fact I could do with another garage. If I was looking for another lathe I would take a good look at the WM290 with VFD & factory fitted DRO, along with WM18 & fitted DRO, Myford 254, Harrison M250, larger again, but still ample for model work.

George.

Have a look in my album.. DRO. there are some pics of my dro fitted onto my WM 250 VF

George.

As an aside ; are the bearings on the shaft starting to go, do they 'rumble' when you start the motor up?, it usually is one of the above reasons though.

George.

My WM250V-F behaves in the same way. I use the red & green buttons to stop/start & the lowest rpm shown when the pot is fully ACW is 59 - 61 rpm. I can set the speed, then can stop/start without having to wind down the pot. I always turn the pot down fully when finished for the day, same with my WM16 mill, once set, as said, I can stop/start without any need to wind the pot down.

George.

The 'other' is in the old town hall, his mother pawned the other so he had no ***** at all

I have the same problem as well as keeping things that I type in to the reply box,when I have to move on to another site, or even looking in 'my albums' involves losing all the typing I have done. I have had to resort to highlighting the text then 'copy' 'save' on to a word doc to paste back after I have inserted anything from another source, or copy to clipboard & paste it back. Once I leave the reply box all text disappears that's what I would like to resolve. It only happens on this site !

George.

Not detracting from or disparaging Warco's or other uk sellers have a look on Ali express or Bangood web sites where you can find various sizes to suit your lathe, & can usually be sold with a box of ten inserts for a very economical price. Usual disclaimer applies.

George.

As mentioned in previous posts +1 for the engine hoist. When I was setting up my man cave I bought the 1 ton hoist from Machine Mart + a 1 ton web sling as there was a discount offer on at the time. It was eminently suitable to set up my lathe ( WM250V-F) onto its stand & the mill WM16 onto its stand, with the assistance of SWMBO. Usual disclaimer applies.

As it folds up I have it tucked away in a corner for future ( ? ) use.

George.

Edited By mechman48 on 21/06/2021 14:15:49

FYI ... calcs to work out your driver pulley to give you the req'd final speed...

Scanned from my Newnes Mech.Eng. pocket book.

George.

Nice as is, no need for paint, well done Barry.

George.

Would second JS's listing for my likes, otherwise a nice Harrison M250/300 will do nicely.

George.

Geo.

Edited By mechman48 on 12/06/2021 18:06:18

Very contemporary lamp, nicely done magpie.

Depends on the type of thread you want to make; Metric coarse/fine, BSW, BSF, BA, UNF, AF et al. Do you have a ZEUS book ? if not I suggest you get one they are cheap as chips. In it you'll find all the thread types you need with all the relevant core diameters, ID & OD, thread pitches / depth etc plus a load more handy information. Well worth it at todays price.

Amazon.co.uk : zeus book ...have one at £5.20

George.

Having received an electronic edge finder this week I searched for any comments on their efficacy & usage hence this post. It seems that there are varying views, &, as others, I have a wiggler set & the disc set which both have seen plenty of use but I am one of those 'nice to have ' guys so went & searched on Ali express & found this one. All the others I have seen have a 20mm shank which is too large for my ER25 collet or drill chuck but this has a 16mm shank which suits fine.

On initial trial it's very sensitive, lights up & gives a 'beep' on contact, which does require a very slow 'creep' to the edge of the object. the ball at the end is 10mm, & is spring loaded should you 'push too far', so you do have a ref. for setting your spindle on edge if you have DRO's . very economical price too compared to some prices.Usual disclaimer applies.

George.

Was, deutsche Technik ist immer perfekt!...

George.

..'Why does it need reducing? Given what you've got it'll be easier to make any mating holes slightly bigger. If there are threads at the end a short length only can be turned down for the thread.

That's what I did with my S10V, a lot easier.

George.

I used vermiculite blocks bought off eBay a reasonable price plus a kaolin blanket from CupAlloy to make my small mini hearth, have a look in my albums for 'mini hearth'

George.

Usual disclaimer applies.

Edited By mechman48 on 09/06/2021 12:55:03