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Glad it worked. The steel will act as a heat sink, go to Wicks or any builders merchant and buy 2 lightweight building blocks (celcon or thermalite), you can saw the second one in half longways with a hand saw (wood) and make a mini hearth that will keep the heat in and make it easier and quicker.

Steve

The Link claims soft and hard resin as well as a melt out one for lost wax casting. Looks interesting.

Steve

Hi I am In Banbury oxforshire.

I will contact them and see if they come up this far.

Steve

I have the Aa from Create that I purchased direct just factor in customs clearance of about £25.

Will take a 10mm replaceable tipped tool and be on centre as a guide.

They will do a deal for kit and more holders sometimes.

I think the Rotagrip ones are the Create.

Steve

edit correct RDG to Rotagrip

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Hi

We have chipped the edge of one of our Granite worktops, has any one got recomendations for a Firm or Trader that does repairs of High Quality.

Quality is more important tham price.

Regards

Steve

When calling people tin pot dictators it would be wise to consider that clubs need indemnity insurance for the boiler inspectors, and where they make a reckless decision out side of the guidance they would be personally liable. Its amazing how many people are not prepaired to be an inspector when they understand the responsibilities.

Steve

The pressure test forms part of the examination of a boiler and viewing during construction forms another part. At the Sourthern Fed and Northern Association Boiler seminar I went to it was recommended for the boiler inspectors to take digital pictures at the internal inspection stages.

Steve

Buy a cheap finished one. The one I got (Groz) was at least a mm out and use it as raw material, it will be far better when finished. Look for a nice thick one then finish to a higher standard.

Steve

Is the garage Fuse box / Circuit breaker box fed direct from the incoming fuses at the meter or from one way in the House Box?

Mine is a 40amp breaker in the house box feeding the box in the workshop.

Steve

Also anything with heaters and water eg immersion heaters, washing machines, showers, kettles. is a good starting point for elcb trips.

Had my freezers put on their own RCbo circuits. So that trip on another circuit doesn't take out main rcd and do a forced defrost on the freezer when on holiday, learnt the lesson the hard way when pond took out main rcd.

Steve

The freezer pump only runs on demand so try making the fridges and frezzers cycle by turning the freezer and refrigerator stat up and down. If a fridge freezer most but not all have separate compressors.

The central heating pump only runs when there is demand to heat hot water or the radiators.

There are bits like the motorised valves on the heating system that move then the pump runs or it moves whilst the pump is running but only for a minute so make the heating come on, increase the temperature on the wall stat to give demand and cycle pump and boiler on off with the stat.

Then put demand for hot water on and make sure that the tank stat is set high enough to give demand then check boiler and motorised valve cycles.

Steve

Can most people not skip a thread they are not interested in??>>

I just look at the latest threads 2 times a day and skip the motorbike ones and others that I am uninterested in, but i love the Astronomy.>>

I particularly like the, what have I done today thread and don't care what the post is. You can always jump to the next post.>>

I have followed Garry’s build from the beginning and thoroughly enjoyed it but only commented once or twice when answering a question and I suspect like many just read and enjoy. I will be reading the next one on whichever forum he pops up on, but I still won’t be posting gushing how wonderful comments and using 200 moving and rolling emoticons.>>

All of the Forums have different characteristics but most carry on, despite the odd case of toys been thrown out the pram. Most toy throwers pop up on another forum to repeat in another year or two.>>

And every Forum has its ups and downs (Most entertaining argument ever was John from Bodges Lodge going head to head with Evan on the great circular saw cord debate a few years ago on the Home shop machinist site)>>

Steve

I have bought two sets from create. They miss declare the value so there is no import duty just the cost of the customs clearance with the carrier usually about twenty five pounds.

I had a genuine Dickinson on my Colchester student that used to flex and jam when parting steel, since fitting the clone multifix will part steel and stainless like butter.

Steve

The smaller diameter ones are also used for profiling railway wheels / tyres etc.

They work very well if not rammed in too hard.

Steve

You want a face mill. Look at the sandvik ok ones on greenwood tools here

**LINK**

The action is very low cutting force, but will not cut to a shoulder. You can usually find them on eBay given time.

The mountings are available in all popula sizes MT, R8, int 30-40etc.

Much better than fly cutters for giving a good surface finish.

Steve

And some will be UNC

Steve

Seems fairley obvious to me that the LEA assuming it's a LEA school haven't reviewed the H&S guidance on machines or they would have stopped using strips of emery years ago. Conclusion of HSE looks spot on. They have all the numbers to know the most dangerous activities based on hard evidence and give guidance on that. Talk to a real H&S expert and it's common sense, normally the issue is some jobs worth who uses H&S to get their way or who see danger in getting out of bed.

Steve

Just checked my Manual all 1/4 & 5/16 screws are UNC

The number ones are all 10-24

guess yours will be similar

Steve

Just a note for some who may not be aware, some UK Colchesters are UNC/UNF so there is for example 5 choices for some tapped holes.

ie assuming it looks 6mm or 1/4" it could be 1/4BSW 1/4BSF, 1/4UNC 1/4UNF or M6.

My MkII student is UNC/UNF other than the bits that I have added that are metric.

Steve

Eccentric Engineering the makers of the diamond tool holders seem to think that class of material has its merits in model engineering as they have just started selling a similar material. see link below

**LINK**

Steve