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Hi Andy,

That's perfect thanks - now I know exactly what the parts list is saying (why Harrisons' thought that just listing some part numbers without showing a picture was O.K remains beyond me) I will turn up the necessary parts and incorporate then in my rebuild. Machine is now starting to look good again and I have got rid of all the looseness and slack and with the 'Z' axis finally incorporating the adjustment modifications and all the oil ways clear iof the old congealed grease everything runs very smoothly indeed.

Thanks again for taking the time and trouble for sending me all the information and photos. Phil M

Hello again

Does anyone have any details or pictures of the later version of the vertical gib adjusters on this mill? I have the parts list but it says that "later models had their gib adjusters modified" It gives( no pictures or further details and I cannot see how to adjust the "new style" gibs (easy to understand why they were changed)

I would like to incorporate the new style during my extensive rebuild - I believe the housings for the vertical slide retainers have externally threaded bushes in them unlike mine which just has plain holes with the retaining bolts through plain holes.

I cannot give any picture as what I have already said is the total amount of information that I have been able to find - a plain Allen screw through a plain hole

Google is absolutely no use whatever!

isimbard brunel

Now that we have sunk to the level of 'ad hominem' attacks I feel that I am wasting my time here. As Ian Hewson has very sensibly said' you know best and will never listen'

Thank you so much for elucidating ChrisH - such a pity you weren't quite so erudite in the first place

As I have already said I feel that this has now become a total waste of my time and this will be my last post on this subject

In fact it will be my last post here on ANY subject as there seem to be so many 'armchair experts' who have an opinion (right.wrong or irrelevant) on just sbout EVERY subject raised here and appear to come here for no other reason than to see their (often totally irrelevant) views published. I feel being in the workshop will be far more rewarding

So carry on sharpening your slitting saws and electrocuting yourselves - Quite simply my dears - I don't give a damn

Two bulbs wired in series? Remove one and the other gets brighter? Now I just HAVE to see that

Illustrates my point exactly!

Firstly to Terry - I'm very sorry to hear of your devastating fire and am glad that your loss was only replaceable items. You seem to be the only person so far who has understood what I am saying.

I am not going to go into further details about specific incidents as I feel they will serve absolutely no purpose and that whatever 'professionals' , qualified' people, 'experts' - call them what you like - say, you all obviously know far better. Far preferable to keep your heads stuck firmly up your own bums and carry on regardless. After all the fire brigade, ambulance service and hospitals are there for you if you are fortunate enough to survive when it all goes wrong. Sadly in my experience it is innocent third parties who suffer the most.

You won't take any notice of my experience, you wont take any notice of Terry's experience as you all know FAR MORE and can quote apocryphal stories about 'quqlified' people getting things wrong that you havehad to put right!

I would be absolutely FASCINATED to hear details of what was actually wrong with your installation ChrisH - you seem to be implying some sort of high impedance supply from your description but I cannot fathom out exactly what you are saying - but then i'm only a chartered electrical engineer wit almost 40 years EXPERIENCE in the industry and obviously know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

There is none so blind as he who WILL not see.

HMMM Just as I expected.

Maybe if like me you had been involved in electrical accident investigation work then you would have different views. As a junior engineer with the local board I well remember my first 'big one'. This was a housefire caused by faulty wiringwhich had been done by 'grandad' - he knew exactky what he was doing - 'he was in REME during the war and was a TV repairman after demob'

Result - house fire where his daughter and her 5 year old twin daughters DIED

When you have stood in the garden of a house like that and witnessed the burned bedding and furniture, The charred teddy bears and the melted toys - the same toys that yiour OWN six year old plays with - then you might take a slightly different view

Then go into the charred and blackened house and childrens bedroom and witness the smoke blackened remains of the bunk beds and see the actual CLEAN UNBLACKENED outline on the floor under the bed where the twins were 'hiding' in terror

NOW TRY NOT THROWING YOUR GUTS UP

The photograpf of those two little girs is still so vivid to me and often comes back to me in nightmares over 25 years later

Nobody can say that these things don't happen because they do - thankfully they are rare but they happen. Maybe the worst that happens is that you get a 'jolt' - perhaps you have a pacemaker?Perhaps ypur wife has one? Or a visitor has one?

Apart from killing yourselves (which is fine by me) you stand the chance of killing OTHERS and also stand the chance losing your HOME - for which you WILL NOT be insured.

The fire may also spread to neigboring houses / adjoining property, vehicles, caravans, boats or whatever else might be close enough - again you will NOT be insured I can assure you that in my career that this is NOT the only incident I have investigated and am now glad to be working in another area of the electricity supply industry although I still get called upon to be a professional witness from time to time which when it is a domestic incident is always harrowing.

BS7671 and part P regulations are there for a reason and no, its not some cartel / conspiracy / government plot - they are there to protect YOU and I and are here to stay like it or not

NICEIC registered electricians have to have £M2 third party insurance liability - have you?

There is nione so blind as he who will not see

Edited By Kinlet Hall 4936 on 02/03/2012 10:23:03

Apparently in a recent interview Steven Hawking admitted that he didn't understand women - what hope is there for the likes of us?

But seriously as a chartered electricl engineer some of the questions and answers about electrical topics that I frequently see on this forum absolutely TERRIFY me.

I for one would be far hrappier if all electrical questions in here were banned by the moderators and the very sound advice "If you are in any doubt then consult a qualified and registered electrician" was placed after every electrical question

You can't hear it, you can't see it, you can't smell it and by the time you feel it then its usually too late.

Maybe its just me but I can't see any earth connection on this motor.

If you have the slightest doubt (which apparently you do or you wouldn't be asking) then consult a registered electrician. Regulations state that any work is undertaken by a COMPETANT person - these regulations are there for a REASON.

You cannot see it, you cannot smell it ,you cannot hear it and by the time you feel it it may well be too late!

Edited By Kinlet Hall 4936 on 15/02/2012 20:55:45