What Did You Do Today (2017)

I've been turning up the chimney parts for my Burrell-Boydell whilst waiting for some Acme threaded bar and nut to arrive from the US of A.

It seems rediculous that 1/4" Acme threaded bar seems unobtainable in England whereas in America I've been able to by a 3 ft length for $14, about £11. The downside is that the postage is £50, even with the rod in 3X 1 ft pieces!!!

I knocked out shoe puzzle before i came home . You have to get the ring off and on again . I'm sharing a pitch at a country show soon and i need to make some stuff to sell !!

Edited By Hacksaw on 07/02/2017 15:59:01

Edited By Hacksaw on 07/02/2017 15:59:15

Hi Brian, what's the chance of you getting charged VAT and customs charge on the total value including postage cost plus the PO fee for collecting the VAT ? or have you enquired ?

Emgee

Simple enough, use a hacksaw.

Andrew

Bolt cutters would be quicker but, please Hacksaw, do tell us how it works before I pull out all my hair!

Nope ,a flick of the wrist and it'll come off easily..once you've done it a few times . Get cross, and it'll lock up solid..

Is everyone is now in their workshop frantically making one ??

Twist to put the horsehoes back to back, slide the ring around then untwist??

Bet you can't do it with the horses still attached

Neil

I only took them off this morning !

Brian,

Ask the seller to try USPS flat rate boxes. I've found that to be about the best value. Don't quote me but I recall the Insurance is max US$200 but you are well under that. In the past I've paid $60 for a 65Ib box of goodies.

Steve

Edited By SteveI on 07/02/2017 16:43:41

Today ... I had a long, and very useful, telephone conversation with John Stevenson.

I think it is safe to say that we now understand one an' other much better than before.

I have also updated my 'Profile'

MichaelG.

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P.S. this is posted for information only ... Please do not 'Reply'

Sorry I'm a bit late but I think 1/4" Acme threaded rod is obtainable in the UK try ABSSAC

John

Hi engineers, you can buy 500mm of 8mm dia ACME screwed rod for as little as £5.99 carriage paid from Hong Kong on eBay. See eBay item number 131962035250

I've had some for the brake operating screw on my 3" scale Allchin. It comes single or two start and it's stainless as well.

Donald Mitchell

Bonnie Scotland

Quote:"Sorry I'm a bit late but I think 1/4" Acme threaded rod is obtainable in the UK try ABSSAC

John"

I don't know if it was ABSSAC I tried but I did see a price for 5 inches in St St but it would have cost me even more for 3 pieces than the quote from Wholesale Tool in the US. and some people I tried weren't interested in such a small order.

Wholesale Tool were very good and pointed out the horrendous shipping cost and use PayPal and UPS.

I have been stung for VAT etc before but at that time (if I remember correctly) it was only charged if the goods were valued at over £38.

I would have made them myself but I want to crack on and I have a worm and wheel to make, should be fun!

Brian

After a quick buzz round Manchester and over to Leeds this morning I finished turning the new toolpost mount for the multifix toolpost to go on the Harrison.

Just needs the mounting holes drilling and tapping.

I tried, but the horse wouldn't stand still for long enough

My horse fell over & got grumpy with me after I connected front left to rear right...

Regards,

Richard

Edited By richardandtracy on 07/02/2017 21:40:21

I mounted and tested the 4 jaw chuck I had converted from Hercus to Myford (see above 2 days ago). There was a visible wobble, and TIR on the front face was at least 10 thou, so I'll have to call the project a failure. For comparison, I tested my direct mount (no backplate) 4 jaw on the Hercus: perfect, with undetectable runout on the face. I can always reclaim the chuck by chucking it in my Chinese 8" 4 jaw and bore away my Myford threaded sleeve. I suppose it was a big ask to get a precision result with such a project.

I think you would do better to make up a new sleeve, press it into position, with Loctite and perhaps a dowel pin or two on the join line, then bore the final hole in the sleeve and screw cut it with the chuck held on the faceplate dead true and centred etc. Or you could get a Myford sized backing plate, mount it on your spindle and machine it in position to fit the Hercus chuck.