Member postings for Ed Duffner

Many thanks Brian, we'll investigate those links.

Best regards.

Hello to all,

I had a question from a chap at work and I wonder if I might ask for your advice please.

So, his wife has memories from childhood of a meths powered steam train running on a small circle or oval of track. He's trying to source a train set for her as a christmas present.

Can anyone suggest somewhere to buy such a set if still available? I don't think the engine needs to be anything specific but the lady originates from Manchester so perhaps an LMS or MR set.

Thanks, Ed.

Looks a lot like heat resistant sleeving used on electric wiring. Here's a link to Google images to show examples

Ed.

Can you select a set of points which form the profile of a tooth and move/rotate the those points in or out of the arc of the blade face?

My shed is 9ft x 7ft. I have two 4ft single-width LED lights mounted across the short span. My walls and ceiling are concrete and painted white which makes for a very bright environment (to my eyes). The ceiling is quite low.

In your size workshop I would probably install 3x 6ft lights, single width across the short span if mounted directly to a ceiling. If you have a high ceiling or roof it might pay to later add some reflectors to the light fittings if available and compatible.

Ed.

I can recommend a fan I purchased recently from Amazon, just before the first heatwave. It's virtually silent on the lowest speed setting and was very welcome through those 'hot nights'.

It was aound £70 but worth it I think. It oscillates left and right and also upward and back to level, all at the same time if desired. The icing on the cake is a remote control. I won't post a link as it may break the site rules but if interested, look for Iris Ohyama on Amazon.

Ed.

If it's recently new, Lidl, Aldi and similar shops tend to have quite generous warranties, possibly 3 years. I'd be tempted to take it back if this is the case.

If it does exactly! the same pattern of starting, then cutting out every time, I'd say it's more a controller fault (if it has one). Parts for Parkside tools don't seem to be readily available.

If intermittent or the run/stop action is not exactly the same very time, then as others have said, check the brushes and holders.

If it has a wound field coil, check where the ends of the coils are terminated into spade connectors. These enamelled wires can sometimes burn out but may still appear to be connected. Not always obvious.

If it has a permanent magnet field, check that the magnets are secured to their outer sleeve, they sometimes become loose.

Also check the battery connector has good connections, no loose spades or broken solder joints inside heat-shrink.

Ed.

My MEW online mag is no longer visible on this web site. When I click on the Magazines link in the top menu I get just a blank page except for the top and right-side menus and ad's. I may have missed previous announcements about Mortons.

Ed.

I currently have an Elegoo Mars which has smaller than your specified build volume but it works quite well. I've been looking at getting a bigger printer as well.

The Elegoo Saturn matches your print volume: 192 x 120 x 200 mm. Depends what your budget is I suppose.

...and there's also the Elegoo Jupiter, larger again (277.848mm(L)*156.06mm(W)*300mm(H)) if you can find one for sale. I believe these are on some kind of pre-order status.

I'm not linked with Elegoo in any way.

Ed.

Ok, thank you chaps. I tend to be overly cautious these days with all the scams going on. I did have a quick scan of the recent posts on this forum, thinking there may have been heads up from MTM about the change over, maybe there was and I missed it. Tbh I haven't been that active here of late.

Cheers,

Ed.

Hi guys,

I just received an email saying that MEW has changed hands from My Time Media to Mortons Media Group and my direct debit will be transferred, or words to that effect. Is this legit?

Thanks,

Ed.

Hi Greensands, which program, with the 40 char wide limit, are you currently using to view the code?

Ed.

There is also a WD-40 cutting oil in a spray can for steels and titanium.

Ed.

Try googling "collapsible chemical container".

Regards,
Ed.

Hi Andy,

I have a WM180 and never had a problem with the control board in 7 years of use. I usually switch on, then adjust speed as necessary.

Ed.

Looking closely at the lower photo, the thread appears to be Ø16mm. A vernier or digital caliper could confirm this allowing for the thread size minus the thread depths and as Simon suggested, measuring the thread with a thread gauge would help.

There are plenty of cable glands on the RS Components web site of 16mm ...and other sizes of course.

Alternatively it might be worth making enquiries with brook-crompton-parkinson-motors.

Regards,
Ed.

Hello Dave,

- Check for any water in the tank and drain it if necessary.

- Check the motor and crank bearings for any binding. Probably not a five minute job.

Regards,
Ed.

With regard to nibblers specifically and having repaired several Makita's in my day job, I wouldn't choose to buy one myself. The motor ingests the crescents and there goes the motor.

The replacement parts are also very expensive, at least for Makita. Registering for a longer warranty, if available, is definitely a recommendation.

Ed.

Hi Robin, what radius cuts do you need to make? I cut a 90mm diameter hole the other day in some 3mm steel plate with a jigsaw and filed to finished size.

Ed.

I spent an hour this morning looking at why the latest (March 2021) Windows 10 update causes our PC's at work to flash when the start button menu is selected.

Eventually figured out that transparency in the display settings was the culprit. Disabling it has restored the PC's to a usable state and they're even a little faster in use, as would be expected.

Ed.

Edited By Ed Duffner on 18/03/2021 18:58:49