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The Merry Miller10/11/2011 17:05:40
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You're dead right there Alan, they were like gold dust.
 
Len.
 
 
Stub Mandrel10/11/2011 20:15:34
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Sorry for being a pine in the ask...
 
I have a set of Machine Mart nibblers like a cheap version of goscut. I cut the air duct for my Suffolk engine (see albums) out of an old storage heater with them, and yes Andy my hands were in a bad way afterwards. Worse still after I cut the end of the drainer off the stainless steel sink for our camper to make room for a loo!
 
For metal sheet up to about 3mm or 1/8" I cut it with angle grinder, hacksaw (surprisingly easy with good blades) or my B&D jigsaw with a good HSS blade. I then tidy up the edges to the line in the mill, or draw file them.
 
Neil
V8Eng11/11/2011 19:22:49
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I think Alan Frost might like these.
They might work for some of the smaller parts on a 1:1 scale Titanic, I look forward to seeing it at next years Sandown!
 
 

Edited By V8Eng on 11/11/2011 19:27:31

JasonB11/11/2011 19:28:31
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Isn't that a set of rolls and not a shear? Take you forever to cut anything with those.
 
Can't see whats wrong with hand sawing it even if its a big sheet
 

 Or if you are feeling lazy then burn it out
 

J

Edited By JasonB on 11/11/2011 19:35:49

V8Eng11/11/2011 19:40:01
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I was reading Alan's post yesterday looking for a set of rolls for building his 1:1 scale Titanic.
 
Large sheets can be tricky without a generous supply of tea and biscuits, guess that's where you've gone during the first photo.
 
 

Edited By V8Eng on 11/11/2011 19:46:46

The Merry Miller11/11/2011 19:57:48
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Are my eyes deceiving me or is that a "Shetack" sheet metal saw I spy embedded in some sheet steel in Jason's first picture?
That brings back many happy memories. (sorry I'm reminiscing again)
 
I think it might be a lovely idea to create a "Memories" corner on this forum, what an incredible wealth of information and history could arise bringing many a tear to an Old Engineer's eye!!
 
Len. P.
 

 
 
 
 
JasonB11/11/2011 20:02:08
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Its not me doing the sawing. No not a shetack but an  Eclipse No 55. I've got a good one of him using a ratchet drill somewhere, see If I can track it down.
 
See if this brings back any memories, I've posted it before but quite relevant for a titanic builder
 
J

Edited By JasonB on 11/11/2011 20:06:50

The Merry Miller11/11/2011 20:52:24
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Fantastic pictures.
Couldn't see a single pair of safety glasses.
 
Len.
 

JasonB12/11/2011 07:20:23
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"bringing many a tear to an Old Engineer's eye"
 
"Couldn't see a single pair of safety glasses."
 
Yep, expect those masive bits of swarf bought tears to those engineers eyes as well but not in the same way!!
 
J
Terryd12/11/2011 11:15:49
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Posted by JasonB on 12/11/2011 07:20:23:
"bringing many a tear to an Old Engineer's eye"
 
"Couldn't see a single pair of safety glasses."
 
Yep, expect those masive bits of swarf bought tears to those engineers eyes as well but not in the same way!!
 
J
In more ways than one Jason. I remember visiting my father in Wolverhampton eye infirmary having several operations on a damaged tear duct from handling swarf without safety glasses. It never fully recovered.
 
The second cause of tears was that he had three months off work as a result. That was in the days before compensation and the Welfare Benefits scheme. I can also remember Mum having to collect orange boxes donated by the local greengrocer to feed our one fire.
 
I for one am grateful for H&S in the workplace.
 
Regards
 
Terry
Stub Mandrel12/11/2011 17:09:52
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I'm sure there's a set of rolls, just like V8eng's, outside the Black Country Museum.
 
Neil
Dave Martin12/11/2011 18:02:59
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Posted by V8Eng on 11/11/2011 19:22:49: 
 

Do you think that cafe make's its own lasagne?

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Edited By Dave Martin on 12/11/2011 18:06:57

V8Eng12/11/2011 21:30:35
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 With energy prices now, they probably can't afford to run the oven anymore!
 
 

Edited By V8Eng on 12/11/2011 21:57:12

Ian S C13/11/2011 09:21:21
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Theres a nice set of rolls in the Kalam? Island museum in Shefield, well there was when I visited in 1984, they were initially used for rolling armor plate for battle ships, later the stainless sheilds for nuclear reactors. Ian S C
ady13/11/2011 10:09:52
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That's an awesome link.
 
They were nearly all sulzers when I was at sea in the 70s 80s
 
On the 'elf and safety front.
 
My dad worked in places like that around Birmingham in the 1950s.
In winter you had to stand on a wooden board because the concrete sucked the heat out of your feet and you wore fingerless gloves to help with the cold steel of the machines.
 
'elf and safety heating provisions for employees were met via a 1 kilowatt bar heater, (exactly like those heaters in a bathroom), mounted in the rafters about fifty feet above their heads.
 
Aye.
Them were days lad.

Edited By ady on 13/11/2011 10:35:10

Billy Mills13/11/2011 17:26:42
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The Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield houses the 1905 River Don 12,000 HP Steam engine ( 3 x 41" bore by 48"stroke) which still runs for visitors at 5 psi air instead of 160 psi steam. It's appeared all over the place, on Industrial Revelations and on Youtube. I think it might also be the inspiration for the man devouring monster in the 1927 Fritz Lang "Metropolis" film.
 
Apart from the raw power it's the very quick reversing-even at 5 psi- that impresses. That and that four were made but one went missing!
 
Billy.
Ian S C14/11/2011 10:19:43
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Had some pamphlets from Kalham Island from my visit, but seem to have misslayed them, so I had a look on google, did'nt realise that it had only opened in 1982, just 2 yrs before my visit.
On the site that I looked at, had an interesting bit: The melting shop, childrens play area for children 2 - 9 yrs. The children clock in, are processed like steel, melted,rolled and hammered. Sounds a good idea, theres a good few kids need that! Ian S C
Joseph Ramon14/11/2011 13:21:08
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Is this what you mean?
 
 
Joey
 

Edited By Joseph Ramon on 14/11/2011 13:21:55

Steve Withnell14/11/2011 13:36:09
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Posted by Springbok on 09/11/2011 05:27:25:
Hi lads
Do not think you can get anymore puns out of this one so seriosly

The merriment not too Poplar with you then?
 
 
Steve
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