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Hello all, I have finally landed myself an ML7, it is without a doubt looking worse for wear. However all may not be as bad as they appear. After taking the heavy stuff off I managed to wedge it all into the car despite the broken back seat that won't fold down. Everything including a...

Hello all, I'm wondering what your thoughts are on starting them young? My little boy will be 5 in a month or so. I was given this little adept lathe by my partners dad, been a bit small for me, I thought that it would be nice to get sorted out for Josh who's a natural builder fix it kinda...

Hello everyone. This is planned as a very long term project. So don't expect to see regular updates here. The loco is a Beyer Peacock Well Tank 0-4-0 locomotive built for the Great Northern Railway. Only two were built numbered No.13 & No.14, and its taken me a year to source a usable drawing...

Hello everyone, Firstly hope you all had a great Christmas and wish you all well for 2020. I've been absent for a while and a lot has changed at home, a house move, new job, (again), hopefully a little more settled now. Anyhow onto the post. I was lucky enough to aquire a 2" Durham and...

Hello, I've been considering LSBC's Minx as a possible loco build. Is there any known issues with the plans in ME? I have collected all the articles, and favour it over the simplex as the amount of listed errors on the simplex is quite extensive, if well documented. I will be building it with...

Guys I hope you take a minute to read this post. I am in no way effected or attached to this organisation. However having simply been researching the myford ML4 which is a part of our own heritage to where we are now in terms of our engineering I stumbled across this cause.* I am not asking...

Hi all, Been a little while, hope your all keeping well. After finally getting around to making a bolt for the stud on my change gears which snapped. (Photo below for anyone interested in me bolt making). I looked over this forgotten part of the lathe, and thoughts started stirring in my head...

Well I've come in from the shed disheartened tonight, went to turn some steel and a massive amount of chatter, so I reground the tool, same chatter, changed tool, same chatter reground same chatter, so I tried a softer metal, some Ali and new tool, same chatter, tried lighter cuts, ok, but still...

Well its time to let the cat out the bag.* There is a new (to me anyway), milling attachment going to be making its way to my humble shed.* At the end of January i was exchanging emails with Sandy (aka SteamBod), about the possibilaties of using an end mill in the lathes four jaw chuck...

I came across the plans for the Elmers no7 square, the engine intruiged me enough so that I went ahead and bought materials for it. Below are the photos of progress so far, the crank bearing been the most difficult for me to achieve, it took me three attempts to get a good fit in the engine...

Hello all, been doing some more internet searching in the hope to acquire a bit more usable knowledge in using my lathe and setting up. I came across an article which shows a taper turning attachment. Useful for many things including making your own tooling. But also if a part needs a long...

Hi all, Started on this for a friend today. First a jig has to be made to support the tube in the lathe. A scrap piece of Ali is faced off in the chuck. Then double sided tape and the wooden blanks can be turned to the internal size of the tube. These are then put in the 3 jaw and...

Hi all, Just a quick question about holding end mills. I was looking to buy an end mill and angleplate, plus associated clamps ECT for me to be able to mill on the lathe. There's something in my head that's telling me I read that holding an end mill in a 3 or 4 jaw chuck is a bad idea...

So I've been absent from here for a little bit and I just thought I'd post an update to show I haven't lost interest and ran to the hills. I got around to buying some needed kit for my setup, which now consists of... Magnetic stand Dial indicator X2 micrometer, (one for quck checks one for...

Hello everyone, I've been looking around at what engine project I should take on and while at the moment the Minnie isn't high on the list I have had a thought on Minnie which might have some merit so thought I'd put it out there to see what you all think. So I'm looking for a relatively...

I'm looking to buy a small Hoover to clear all the chips away from the lathe, does anyone have any recommendations? The paint brush method just ain't working and mores on the floor than in the plastic chip waste box. I only have a 6x4' shed and limited storage elsewhere, so I was wondering...

Hello all, Not sure if this is the right place to post this, if not mods feel free to move it where it should be. Not been on the forum lately, but finally managed to get around to making something useful on the lathe, rather than just swarf. First up a steering rod for the Mamod...

Well I had an invite from a friend to come along to the pumping station in Darlington. He was taking his 4" Foster Traction engine with him, and told me i could even have a drive, been a steam nut how could I refuse such a generous offer. So as well as taking in the beauty of the beam engine...

A slight diversion from the usual topic of mine, but i hope youll forgive me. A friend of mine is looking for a flywheel/fan for a Stuart air compressor. He's had no luck finding one to press..... I believe a copy or something similar could be made from an Ali casting. So I'm looking for info on...

Well looks like I've made my first major cock up. After painting some of the parts on the lathe, I then set about reassembling them, this is where my mistake happened. I was reassembling the change gears, I'd got them all on their studs and I was just adjusting the fit between the gears, I...