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Why?

Martin

The die is mounted in a die holder in the tail stock.

plan of attack is,

clean with acetone

open die fully

use aluminium block

plenty of Rocol

pray

I'm trying to cut a 5BA thread on 1/8" stainless steel rod held in the 3jaw lathe chuck. The die starts to cut then the rod slips in the chuck marking the rod. Would I be better off using a 1/8 c0llet chuck.

Just worth pointing out that Sherwood tools come from a forest in China and have never been anywhere near Nottingham, but nice to know that you find the far east product one of the best

Seems to be only available to companies when I looked. I suppose I could try to invent a company to fill in their form but I'm sure they would show me the door.

Doug

Hi Barrie,

Yes of course. I was trying to buy a Komet insert for my threading tool holder, but Komet have been absorbed by a larger group and I believe WNT is the parent group of ceratizit.

I dealt with their office in Sheffield and had to register for an account to buy anything.

The flyer included drill sets, er 32 collects etc. So might be something there for you.

Website is www.wnt.com

Best regards Mick

Hi Ali Have you looked at www.lathes.co.uk I used one of these about 50 years ago very versatile but a pain to set up accurately.

David

It looks the same as mine - I'll have to check. Price was the same anyway.

I might have just got a bad one. I've noticed this with cheap imports before. I think that quality control is so low that although most things are at least serviceable, a high percentage of shoddy goods slip through the net.

stevePosted by Neil Wyatt on 12/10/2018 22:15:58:

I've had a press release, there will be an official announcement in the next MEW.

They hope to run a new format show in 2020.

Neil

Posted by steamdave on 11/10/2018 22:53:36:

No doubt by now, most people will know that there will not be a 2019 Bristol ME Exhibition.

I have been going over from Ireland to Bristol for a few years as a private exhibitor and was wondering what other similar exhibitions are around for private exhibitors. Ideally, I would like to attend a show that is on for more than one day to make the travelling worthwhile.

Any suggestions (and perhaps an invitation)? I don't do hot fog.

Dave
The Emerald Isle

Posted by Mark Rand on 28/08/2018 20:34:03:

It isn't the 26th one at Doncaster Racecourse, since it started at Donnington...

Posted by Andrew Johnston on 09/08/2018 19:07:37:

Machined the second smokebox door last night. I got a better finish than on the first one, simply by reversing the feed direction from inside to outside to outside to inside:

If I'd thought about it that gives a rather better cutting geometry for the tool with less chance of interference, especially near the centre.

Andrew

Yes, thanx for that, but i'm determined to persevere from the front, using both HSS and tipped tooling. If it worked on a Colchester (yes, i know, mass & rigidity etc), i'll be damned and eventually make sure it will work on a Boxford. No problems on 30-40 mm alloy etc, but the same cannot be said for steel or S/S in the same OD.

I was always under the impression that rear toolposts were designed for Myfords, with their flat ways, and saddle design....

Anti-dementia time, hopefully someone can help!

Before the 'London' exhibition was at its current location and when it wasn't at Wembley, where was it and in roughly what years?

I know I've been, maybe in the 1980's or 90's, maybe at Olympia?

Does 1/4" pipe come in more than one wall thickness. To me it is 1/4" bore and the correct OD to suit 1/4" BSP what other size do you two need?