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They now go to a new university, take "Media Studies", and end up virtually unemployable.

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The trouble is that a lot of them are in government! That's certainly the case here in France, they've been totally ignoring the experts and as a result we have the highest infection rate in Europe.

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I have the same problem in reverse. It is expensive and uncertain to have anything from delivered by courier from the U.K.  

Small items that can be sent by Royal Mail and are valued at less than €43 arrive here in France by La Poste with no fees or VAT to pay if it is to a private address. Doesn't help Fizzy though.

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Edited By Russell Eberhardt on 14/04/2021 11:30:34

There's a handy little program on the Lathes.co.uk website called NthreadsP which will solve all your screwcutting problems.

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Try **LINK**

https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/british-standard-cycle-thread-d_2041.html

Russell

Edited By Russell Eberhardt on 09/04/2021 11:07:54

I would have thought ordinary brown paper would absorb water and promote rust, a particular problem at sea! Perhaps the workshop stocked something like James Walker's Gaskoid which looks like brown paper.

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Applied by loosing the rule for a few weeks under the swarf?

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I believe they were originally based on Stubs steel wire gauge, not to be confused with Stubs iron wire gauge!

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If looking for a variable speed lathe I would want to make sure that it has a low speed range by means of a belt position change to make sure of enough torque available at low speeds.

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Years ago I did the nickel plating on the 1929 Morris Cowley shown in my album. I used a recipe that I found in a book from the University chemistry department. Unfortunately I no longer have the recipe. It used some nasty chemicals which were easy to obtain from an industrial supplier at the time. All was done on brass items. For it to adhere properly and last on steel you must copper plate first and you need a cyanide bath to do that well.

If I was doing it now I think I would go to a commercial plating firm.

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Have you considered 3D printing? I have used a 3D printed compound gear in my Atlas lathe screw cutting gear train for over a year with no problems. It was made as an experiment and has been left in place as it runs quieter than the Mazac gear.

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That looks to be good value. It doesn't have a servo though, it's an ac induction motor with an inverter. Nothing wrong with that but I do wish suppliers would describe products accurately.

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Edited By Russell Eberhardt on 22/03/2021 10:12:34

For anyone not in the UK and can't get iPlayer "The Secret Science of Sewage" is on Youtube:

The Secret Science of Sewage

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Good luck and have fun!

Agreed, I used to just give the gasket a thin smear of grease. It made head removal easier for the frequent de-coke!

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"Nonetheless, provided you know what you're doing, command line methods often faster to invoke and more efficient in operation."

Agreed Dave. When I first started using Linux (in the mid 1990s with Red Hat Linux) I spent many happy hours with the manuals and still occasionally refer to Blum's 800 page "Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible".

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Not sure that's the easiest way for beginners! Yes Imagemagick is a very versatile bit of software but is command line only. Perhaps an easier way would be to install Converscreen which acts as a graphical front end ti Imagemagick and will convert and resize almost any image format. Even works on Windows as well!

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Install Xviewer which can be used to view a number of formats and you can save from it in .jpg format.

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If the surfaces are good don't use any gunge at all. If it's really necessary try Hylomar Blue which was developed by Rolls Royce.

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I agree that Windows updates are a pain. Linux updates in the background while you are using it, in most cases no need to reboot.

I have both Windows and Linux on both my laptop and desktop machines and rarely use Windows - just for Fusion 360. I find Linux is faster, more secure, and more reliable. Give it a go.

Russell (using Linux Mint Cinnamon)