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Thread: Help please Windows 10
16/06/2017 21:24:53

Have you tried positioning the cursor over what you want to Right Click, and instead of doing so, hit Shift F10.

Seems to work in most programs, though not all.

Thread: Knurling tool drawing.
15/06/2017 13:35:58

There's quite a few on Homemadetools.net so I'm sure you should get some ideas off there.

Bill

Thread: Cheap software
15/06/2017 08:17:23

For basic photo manipulation, re-sizing for the web, cropping etc. FastStone Image Viewer is pretty good.

It even does basic Colours, Curves Levels etc. these days.

Regards

Bill

14/06/2017 22:07:05
Posted by Mick Charity on 14/06/2017 21:18:43:

There's an old saying that "you cannot fix stupid".

Some folk get a kick out of helping the stupid ones, only to be kicked right back when the stupid inevitably returns.

If you think £4.99 for CS3 might be even slightly genuine, then ...

Cs3 & most other multi million $$$'s software can be had for nothing. Some would say that you'd have to be stupid to pay for it.

But, if you don't know what you're doing then you really don't know what you're doing !

I got the impression that the OP was seeking advice rather than abuse;

 

<I edited that bit out of the first post so I'm editing out of the quote as well - Neil>

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 14/06/2017 22:16:33

Thread: Drilling a magnet
12/06/2017 23:14:57

If you have any old computer hard drives, you will find they contain two very strong magnets. Don't try to separate them from their backing pieces though, as you will obviously destroy the plating/coating, and they then start to break down.

The platters themselves are often usable as surface plated mirrors for viewing nooks and crannies.

Thread: Alloy welding rods on Ebay
12/06/2017 23:04:05

Google a brilliant at many things, but Google Translate could do with improving a bit.

It's often said that you should translate into your native language, rather than from it; I think this is a prime example..

Thread: Why are my tools too high?
04/06/2017 11:11:54

Whilst the tool capacity for the Myford toolpost(s) may be advertised as 1/2", it probably refers to using the "Boat" type tools which allow the toolbit to rock to allow adjustment in height.

If you're using 1/2" HSS blanks for rigidity, then just grind the cutting edge a little lower.

Obviously it's a bit more of an issue with carbide tooling, either brazed, or inserts. In this case you need to mill or grind a bit off the bottom to lower the cutting edge proportionally.

it's obviously less of an issue with the single tool holders where the base of the tool bit sits directly onto the topslide.

In my case, I made something similar to this many years ago. Obviously the issue is that the bit of metal below the slot for the tool needs to be of a suitable dimension to prevent it bending under load, and it's this thickness which restricts the tool height.

I got round this by losing that piece altogether and machining a plain rebate rather than a more conventional slot. i.e. there is no bottom to the LH edge of the toolholder. I then cut and welded a short length of ex-bed angle iron in place. This provides a very thin base to the toolholder, but it's still rigid as one now has a square hole for the tool, rather than a three sided slot. I can now use 1/2" tooling without issues.

Sorry for all the external links, but the relevant parts are on my other lathe 30 miles away, so I can't photograph them at the moment.

Thread: Workshop tips from long ago
24/05/2017 01:04:08
Posted by Hopper on 24/05/2017 00:09:42:

One of my favorite old time tips is from Dykes' Automobile Encyclopedia of the same year. To get more life out of worn out piston rings, you can "put the tension back in it" by standing the ring edgewise on a steel block (vise) and peen around the inside diameter with a ball peen hammer.

Well, some years ago I acquired an old cable pressurisation compressor; oil-less with very worn PTFE piston rings,

At the time they were about £70 for a set of three, so I just packed them out with a sliver of coke can in the base of the piston ring groove as a short term measure.

Still runs fine, so I never did get round to buying/making more, but I did corrugate the sliver of can a bit to fill the space better..

Thread: Stainless steel hexagon bar in whitworth head sizes
23/05/2017 11:32:48
Posted by Circlip on 23/05/2017 10:01:03:

Yep peak4 still got it, haven't ridden it for a long time. 78 Mk1 L/M. Used Copper slip on all the threads, (found out about cold welding or Galling VERY quickly).

Regards Ian

Yes, I bought a small bucket of a copperslip equivalent that I'm still working my way through, but even better was some black stuff I bought; ex of US missile maintenance at a steam rally. Even works years after application on Landrover series shackle bolts.

When I bought the Ducati, there was a Mk1 Le Mans next to it in the showroom, but it was dearer and the bank wouldn't loan me the £200 it needed to get it. I had enough cash for the GTS, £1200 as I recall- quite a lot on my wages in 1979.

Bill

Thread: SIP co2 disposable bottles
22/05/2017 19:36:27

Looks like SIP sell both 390g & 600g presumably designed specifically to catch the unwary. wink

Bill

Thread: Stainless steel hexagon bar in whitworth head sizes
22/05/2017 14:15:56
Posted by Hopper on 22/05/2017 14:12:34:

Stainless fasteners are the hallmark of "over-restoration". Have you considered buying a home plating kit and salvaging the original fasteners with the zinc "copy cad" kit?

Not in my case, Stainless wheels and spokes too; I just hate cleaning and polishing and not wildly bothered about originality, so long as it's broadly in keeping. wink

Edited By peak4 on 22/05/2017 14:17:12

22/05/2017 14:10:15
Posted by Circlip on 22/05/2017 09:23:11:

Dave Middleton was my supplier of choice thirty years ago when all the fasteners on my Guzzi LeMans were replaced with Stainless. A very helpful and practical guy to deal with and supplied some raw material. If you want to turn some of the bolts, make sure that they're in a non stressed area. Dave pointed this out for the main engine/frame mounting bolts on my bike but was able to supply a pair with FORGED heads in this application. (Think grain flow rather than cutting across it to for the head/shank of the bolt). Turned new pistons for the Brembo's too.

Regards Ian.

Have you still got the le Mans? I also made stainless pistons for the Brembos on my'77 Ducati 900 GTS, along with lots of other stainless bits.

Still got it, since 1979, but since bought an old Mk3 lemon as well.

21/05/2017 23:54:37
Posted by Mark P. on 21/05/2017 19:09:26:
Thanks for the replys chaps AMB look favorite.
Mark P.

If you have another reason to visit Sheffield, you will find they are cheaper for collection in person, particularly if you can get by with some noggin ends.

Also for personal visits, they are quite amenable to cutting whatever length you need.

Riley's tools just down the road too, though I've not visited under the new ownership.

21/05/2017 17:05:27

I get my stainless hex from AMB since they are just down the road from me. All stock is listed in mm, but that doesn't mean to say it's all metric. wink

Thread: Rusty lathe for sale
20/05/2017 23:38:16

Well if you need something to knock the rust off one of these lathes, you could try this hammer

wink

Thread: Inverter stick welder
20/05/2017 14:02:58

Dunno Sean, but on the strength of this thread, third from end posting, I bought one a couple of days ago, though not had chance to try it out yet.

Bill

Edited By peak4 on 20/05/2017 14:03:35

Thread: Formatting Forum Posts
15/05/2017 22:06:27
Posted by Neil Wyatt on 15/05/2017 20:17:09:

Sorry- routine is left click on table, then right click and choose edit table, then set column width - try 30.

  Col 1 Col 2 Col 2 Col 4
Line 1 6 15 23 40
Line 2 1 15 20 38

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 15/05/2017 20:18:49

 

 

 

Neil, been having a play with that on the test thread, before I saw your answer.

I think the forum software bases the size display on the contents of the table.

I found specifying column width caused a problem, but specifying Table width seems to work OK

14cm seems to fit in the display box on the forum OK; well that's using Opera as the browser anyway.

 

Well that's weird. my first version of this reply wrapped my text to the right of your table, so I added 3 line feeds, only to find my text a mile below your table. I then deleted the 3 line feeds in "Edit Post", just like when I added them, only now it displays reasonably.

It would seem that What You See in preview, or Edit Post isn't what you get when you submit post or save changes.

Well that's even weirder, I haven't changed the text size.

Edited By peak4 on 15/05/2017 22:11:13

Edited By peak4 on 15/05/2017 22:12:03

Thread: TEST THREAD
15/05/2017 21:35:34

Title1

Title2

Title3

Title4

Centre justified

Centre justified

Centre justified

Centre justified

RHS

RHS

RHS

RHS

 

Well that seemed to work as a pasted table from Word, using the "Paste from Word" radio button at the top.

Preserves the three different justifications as well, at least in the preview, shame the table is too wide on the submitted post.

Title1

Title2

Title3

Title4

Centre justified

Centre justified

Centre justified

Centre justified

RHS

RHS

RHS

RHS

1.0 cm column width

a

b

c

d

1

2

3

4

+

-

*

=

 

5cm Table width

a

b

c

d

1

2

3

4

+

-

*

=

 

15cm table width

a

b

c

d

1

2

3

4

+

-

*

=

 

14cm table width

a

b

c

d

1

2

3

4

+

-

*

=

Looks like you need to specify the table width rather than the column width

Edited By peak4 on 15/05/2017 22:00:54

Thread: 2 odd items?
13/05/2017 18:40:20

I did wonder if it was an early safety lamp, possibly later sold as a heater.

The first ones ware all gauze rather than glass, as normally seen in the later miner's lamps.

Thread: Centec 2 drop arm dimensions or for sale
13/05/2017 16:12:15
Posted by NICHOLAS TOLHURST on 13/05/2017 13:09:04:

Thanks for the offer Bill, but sadly I'm in Mid Wales !

However I do go motorcycle racing at Darley Moor Circuit occasionally...... well to watch the Classic 50cc racing club anyway !

If I'm up your way I'll give you a shout.

Please do, you'll be most welcome. Not be to that circuit for years, but looking forward to a re-visit with a camera sometime this summer.

A friend of mine used to race them years ago, apparently peak power @ 16,000rpm but engine expired @ 16.600rpm

Bill

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