charlesfitton
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I'm new to the forum and am in awe of the quality work of which the members are capable .
I had the good fortune and rare privilege just before Christmas to purchase much of the equipment I'd need to break into this hobby from a WW2 veteran who is moving across the country to live in British Columbia. Namely a 12 x 36 in Lathe, med sized mill drill, and an Atlas/craftsman horizontal mill. (Just couldn't resist that last one). It's all in the basement now, with some new tall workbenches, nearly enough lights, and extra receptacles.
In an act of self-denial I've started to get organized and sort through all the related treasures (junk) that I've gathered through the decades and came across a box of taps, most still in the wax/plastic dip that protects them.
With the help of a good magnifying glass they were laid out on the bechtop by size, form and pitch (a trace of OCD at it's most useful). Some were easy to identify - a few BSC, more Witworth, a surprising number of British pipe tap and BSF, but the problem came with these left without parentage that I could ascertain....:
w.4355-26
w.562-20
w.7475-20
w.7787-14
w1.062-20
w1.125-16
w1.185-16
(There are several of most examples)
These may have been Canadian Army surplus. There were "serviceable" tags from the early 1960's and NSN numbers, so they could have been WW2 vintage. I include this as they may have been special built for Brit equipment that was still in the mil system then..Centurian tanks and Lancasters comes to mind.
Can the collective wisdom enlighten me as to an application for these poor orphans, or must I on faith alone treasure them until someone chucks them into a bin after my demise?
( which I hope won't be for decades yet...)
f
I had the good fortune and rare privilege just before Christmas to purchase much of the equipment I'd need to break into this hobby from a WW2 veteran who is moving across the country to live in British Columbia. Namely a 12 x 36 in Lathe, med sized mill drill, and an Atlas/craftsman horizontal mill. (Just couldn't resist that last one). It's all in the basement now, with some new tall workbenches, nearly enough lights, and extra receptacles.
In an act of self-denial I've started to get organized and sort through all the related treasures (junk) that I've gathered through the decades and came across a box of taps, most still in the wax/plastic dip that protects them.
With the help of a good magnifying glass they were laid out on the bechtop by size, form and pitch (a trace of OCD at it's most useful). Some were easy to identify - a few BSC, more Witworth, a surprising number of British pipe tap and BSF, but the problem came with these left without parentage that I could ascertain....:
w.4355-26
w.562-20
w.7475-20
w.7787-14
w1.062-20
w1.125-16
w1.185-16
(There are several of most examples)
These may have been Canadian Army surplus. There were "serviceable" tags from the early 1960's and NSN numbers, so they could have been WW2 vintage. I include this as they may have been special built for Brit equipment that was still in the mil system then..Centurian tanks and Lancasters comes to mind.
Can the collective wisdom enlighten me as to an application for these poor orphans, or must I on faith alone treasure them until someone chucks them into a bin after my demise?
( which I hope won't be for decades yet...)
f
