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Glad for your sake its all safely installed. I had a far happier experieince with my Warco lathe - I think a lot depends on the driver. And the access. Mine came well equipped and placed the pallet where I wanted it.

I did have a wait for the lathe but Warco were accurate to the week when it became available.

SteveW

I understand (having bought from both) that Model Technics and Southern Modelcraft supply ether for diesel fuel as well as ready mixed fuel.

I still prefer to mix my own - perhaps its the danger of blowing the roof off the shed!

Before you admonish me I do really mix on the table in the garden so fumes are dispersed as soon and as safely as possible.

SteveW

Could even be 'repeat forever' ...

Steve W

How about a plan rating so that a beginners plan would be VERY WELL checked and as near to 100% as possible but some plans could be rated for the 'advanced modeller' and subject to a higher risk of error.

Putting intp print a beginner's plan that has obvious errors was just not fair. And of course there will not (unlike drawings with issue and correction notices) be any real way for the beginner to get the PLAN corrected. He/she will be left to trawl through this forum or ensure he/she purchases future copies of the magasine in the hope that they will spot some notes at some time in the future.

SteveW

You've got me interested Alan! Any chance of a picture or sketch showing the tool looking towards the chuck from the tailstock?

If my visualisation is correct the tool could be reversed and put nearer the front of the lathe to cut with anticlockwise (forwards) rotation? I know that would get in the way of the normal tool holder etc so not a practical solution. I'm just trying to visualise the cutting forces and the tool being vertical.

SteveW

I can still remember the sound mine made when the teacher threw it to the end wall of the workshop.

I had drilled the clearance hole in the wrong half! However, he was good enough to give me his one - which I still have 40 years later!

Steve W

No markings at all. It is quite well made and probably not a 'home made' job. There are no real signs of wear to show if it was for cutting or burrs etc. The age is almost certainly 70 years plus judging from the other tools I have with it.

Steve W

Not sure about the scale but architects use model people in smaller scales for their models of buildings. Be prepared for a big hit in the wallet though!

Steve W

Anyone able to shed light on this tool? O/A length 4" approx, has a tang for a file handle(?) and cross shape machined on the end by four equispaced milled groves (and a bit of needle file work).

The cross is quite accurately made 0.235" tip to tip and the arms of the cross about 25 thou. The end is quite 'crisp'.

I am thinking leather work or saddlery perhaps?

Steve W