Recent content by metalmangler

I have one of those in my desk, which I use regularly on UK OS maps to see how far we walked the dog - much quicker than measuring it out on Google Earth.

I run my Reeves 'Lady Stephanie', my Reeves 'Trojan' and my Kennion's 'Tina' on an airbrush compressor. The only problem I've had is keeping the pressure low enough to stop the engine racing, had to get a valve to go on the airbrush outlet to control it.

My father-in-law had this problem with the grub-screw on a Fobco Star motor pulley. He chopped-off the bent end of a new allen key, and silver-soldered the straight key into a hole drilled into the end of a bit of 3/4" round MS. He then cross-drilled a 1/2" hole in the other end of the MS for a...

Very nearly a case of "Evolution in Action"...

And it's a great excuse for a bacon sandwich !

do you mean this one ?

Curious, on my PC those 'videos' were audio only.

I use a centre-height gauge I made 25 years ago, it's the first project in Geo. H. Thomas' "The Model Engineer's Workshop Manual". My version has three knife-edge holders, for use when placed on the lathe-ways, the saddle or the cross slide - in practice I find I rarely use it anywhere but on...

This was back when I lived in the middle of England :)

I had a large-ish lathe (WWII-made Colchester Master) arrive unexpectedly from my late FiL's estate. It was in the back of SiL's horse trailer, having been put there by the removal men who were moving her to a new house. I lived in a quiet village street, and had no idea how I was going to get...

Thanks. I just looked for it on Amazon UK - it's £31.45 (US$ 39.24) over here !

Which particular IPG tape did you use ? They seem to have rather a lot of different types.

Haven't seen it mentioned in this thread, but I find the best way to start a die is to turn a short extension to the piece to be threaded with a diameter of the root diameter of the thread. This helps hold the die straight and square as it starts cutting the full-sized portion. The extension can...

I'm afraid I'm an English incomer, so I don't understand Welsh place-names. I'm in an (unpronouncably named) village near Lampeter.

(Yesterday) Brewed 40 pints of IPA (from a kit). Made a new shelf for bottling same. Did a bit of 'make do and mend' to some dodgy fencing. Looked at 'Tina' and told myself I really ought to get back to a bit of machining - perhaps today ?