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Thread: Soldering cast iron
22/12/2022 10:23:50

Could you key it on? Better for high torque applications

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21/12/2022 18:23:16

Decent cast iron welds pretty easily if you've got a pal with a buzzbox

Thread: My (little) bit for the planet..
19/12/2022 18:45:52

I think everyone dreams of getting energy independent nowadays but its only a dream for most people

Excess energy in an organised system could be used for mass transport and heating/cooling

All the most successful economies are still heavy coal users

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Investing in energy efficiency is still a new financial discipline requiring proper real world expertise

Edited By Ady1 on 19/12/2022 19:11:46

Thread: Confused by a magnet
18/12/2022 10:56:53

I've used the ebay 10mm ones over the years and they are extremely fragile

If you look at them the wrong way they break in half, but they still work fine

Edited By Ady1 on 18/12/2022 10:59:38

Thread: Workshop warming
17/12/2022 19:33:13

Did The Model Engineer ever do a wood burning stove build?

Something with good updraft and a tightly coiled flue to maximise the amount of heat transfer before allowing the smoke to belch out into the back garden and down the street

Thread: NHS Fiasco
17/12/2022 10:47:40

If I was going to fix things I would start with the BMA and dump the lot of them

Cuba has 9 doctors per 1000 people

UK has 2.5 doctors per 1000 people

The BMA is the core of the problem and they have created a crippling shortage of medical professionals

A new setup, the UKMA, for people who want to be doctors and help society

and leave the BMA to fester in a corner as bait for the politicals and moneygrabbers

Edited By Ady1 on 17/12/2022 10:55:58

Thread: Adhesive query: Steel to rubber to glass
16/12/2022 19:22:39

pinkgrip

Thread: Heavy lifting [of people!] equipment
15/12/2022 15:21:34

He should be in a wheelchair now IMO, before something gets badly broken

The big guys always struggle with old age, it's great when you're young but it's the little skinny runty guys who thrive in old age, (I used to do residential nursing home stuff)

I'm managing my own folks too ATM, but there's 3 of us to spread the load about

edit: back to the thread

Look for any care homes closing down locally, the increase in care costs means there will be closures and that means spare equipment looking for a good home

Another possibility, a modified car engine hoist?

Edited By Ady1 on 15/12/2022 15:26:43

Thread: Not a G-clamp
15/12/2022 14:14:18

A bit of wood under the pointy bit and the fingers on the collet holder

Thread: Heavy lifting [of people!] equipment
15/12/2022 10:06:42

Those cordless airpumps crank out a lot of air at low pressure for dinghys etc

You can see them in action on youtube

15/12/2022 01:33:47

various pneumatic widgets might suffice

Thread: Cad software for dummies.
14/12/2022 10:23:15

If it will run on your computer Designspark Mechanical is very good for basic widgets

mouse keyboard controls are pretty easy, a 5 button/1 wheel mouse is best

I'm afraid you will have to download a few of these things before you find one you like, unless you get lucky

While it's quite advanced I really can't be bothered with the learning curve but it's useful for drawing simple parts in 3D, letting me visualise any snarlups and see closer tolerances

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Edited By Ady1 on 14/12/2022 10:35:01

Thread: Freezing......
13/12/2022 11:34:14

We get this big freeze up about once every 10 years, not much fun when it happens

On the plus side the Beeb stops clacking about global warming for a while

Thread: Drummond M on ebay
13/12/2022 10:31:56

If you do move one of these and have to dismantle it take heed of Tonys advice

The motor countershaft section needs support when being removed

I had to use a trolley jack to support it when reassembling on my own

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http://www.lathes.co.uk/drummond-m-type-post-1924/

Should you have to remove or replace the countershaft from one of these stands, find some help. The unit, especially when fitted with the original motor, is very heavy and hinged around a triangular cast-iron plate at its base; if the unit is allowed to swing downwards with any force this plate will be snapped in two.

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13/12/2022 02:43:15

This looks about as good as it gets if you want one

The motor may not have a reversing switch

edit: There's also a wartime S Bend knocking about if someone wants a project

Plus a pretty mental Drummond round bed

why do these things always appear with xmas a week away...??

Edited By Ady1 on 13/12/2022 02:59:11

Thread: Freezing......
12/12/2022 10:02:20

And they've put the UK coal generators on standby... lol

Thank goodness our great leaders destroyed our industrial base in Britain otherwise we would have needed lots of coal generators to meet demand

Edited By Ady1 on 12/12/2022 10:21:05

12/12/2022 09:49:38

1946 + 47 were bad, even bread was rationed which it hadn't been in the war, because we were now feeding X million Germans as the "Victors"

Even Kiev is only -1 this morning, positively tropical !

Thread: Chinese diesel heater
12/12/2022 01:44:54
Posted by Journeyman on 11/12/2022 21:25:46:

Yes fire in Derby caused by one of those, see BBC News

John

I actually saw an advert for making one of those on youtube

"Use this simple hack to heat your home!"

Edited By Ady1 on 12/12/2022 01:53:02

Thread: Help sought on ACad 2002
12/12/2022 01:09:51

I see you've solved it for now, well done you

Administrator security privileges can cause problems in W7, doing stuff to files you never asked for, tweaking the security settings as Admin can fix a file

Edited By Ady1 on 12/12/2022 01:25:20

Thread: Let's talk about Drill bits, specifically twist drills.
12/12/2022 00:48:38

Backing off the trailing edge makes things easier

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