Member postings for Charles P

And tramming is a two stage process. One to get the table level in both directions and one to set the head. I use a brand new solid brake disc clamped to the newly level table to help with the second stage.

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When it developed a fault I replaced the two speed motor three phase motor in my Maho MH600 with a 2HP three phase 1500rpm one and an inverter drive. Wish I'd done it years ago. Bloody marvellous.

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I looked at making one but Tony Betts sells the whole thing, tube, cups, end caps and ball joints brand new for £75. It made the sourcing of a short length of the correct seamless tube uneconomic

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In a similar vein the tailstock on my CVA came from his one.

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Three years now mate.

Not forgotten and still an inspiration to many.

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I'm late to this one but I cleaned up the OD of the flywheel by mounting it on a crank between centres. I then held it via the ID with a 4 jaw, trued it up with a dial gauge and just turned the teeth off (as shown). It's easier when the lathe is 1.5 tons of CVA but even so it was a filling loosening job!

Anyone have experience of these lift tables, made by Handy height Products in Norfolk some years ago? There are a couple of pictures of them in the archive of Station Road Steam but nothing else I can find. They appear to have made models for lifting larger scale steam locos and sometimes motorcycles.

I've bought one but am unsure as to how it's been abused/modified so would love to know more/find an instruction leaflet

Blimey. Two years gone by.

I'll raise a glass to you old mate, although not Newccy Brown.

Charles

I remember a whole module at university about accuracy and precision - and the importance to understand when you need one, the other or both.

One pet hate is the idea that skateboarders willl actually benefit from ABEC 7 grade bearings. Your average Bridgeport probably spends most of its productive life with bearings less accurate than that!

I'm proud to count John as a friend over many years in both the virtual and physical worlds. I'm thinking off you mate - I even gave the CVA a pat for you this afternoon.

Charles