Member postings for Tony Pratt 1

Ah the perennial question, a piece of old British iron or a shiny new Chinese lathe, really only you can make that decision. Iv'e used most makes of lathe during my career, some good, some bad, some accurate, some clapped out but I now have a Warco 290V, rough round the edges but it does a good job & can turn parallel no 'polishing' needed, Iv'e worked on some old iron where 'finish turning' was impossible & the emery had to come out. Do you really need a m/c as big as the Colchester? No easy answers on this one.

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I'm not sure if that is entirely correct, where does your information come from?

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Spot on SOD, the one thing I bought from EBay which I am 99.99% sure was fake were Gilette disposable blades, they were blunt before I started. I now stump up decent money & buy direct from Gillette. As they say buy cheap cry twice.

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Be aware EBay is awash with fake/counterfeit/copies of batteries & many other products, it's going to be a gamble whatever you buy.

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Vic, my answer is another question, what make are they, cheapo no name or a decent brand? Thinking about it more, for one hole you may use 3 hand taps taper, 2nd & plug & only one spiral m/c tap so logically the hand taps will last longer.

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Yes that would work & looks like a decent German brand.

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When I worked for a living I absolutely hated the Sandvik website, so hard to find anything I wanted.

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Could I make a 4 jaw chuck, yes definitely, a 3 jaw would be a challenge though. Would I make a 4 jaw chuck absolutely not I have a very vague recollection of chuck making articles published in ME.

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I must admit I used to be an avid reader but spend too many hours on YouTube these days.

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Looks good, in light of the current energy & food situation which has been flagged for the last 20 odd years exactly why are we covering over arable land with warehousing, housing & 'solar farms'?

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If anyone has a few hours to waste, try this link, well nearly a link

https://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/forum/general/46983  -why-doesn-t-a-thread-dial-work-with-metric

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Edited By Tony Pratt 1 on 01/03/2022 20:44:20

Edited By Tony Pratt 1 on 01/03/2022 20:45:42

Guess you will have to leave the half nuts engaged at all times, I just had a Google on cutting metric threads on a metric lathe using a TDI & apparently it may not be straightforward, others on here may be able to elaborate I only just had a quick skim read on the subject.  

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Edited By Tony Pratt 1 on 01/03/2022 20:28:25

I hankered after one of these but jeez the price & have survived a career in Toolmaking without one, also fancied a granite 'precision' square, don't really need either as I should to be selling stuff off not increasing my inventory.

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The basic truth is without a bit of investment you can't & I also believe we need more details of use etc, similar to other long running posts.

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Thats strange you have a 'Dickson' style tool holder, they should be readily available. Update, found them on RDG website, not sure about sizes though.

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Edited By Tony Pratt 1 on 24/02/2022 12:49:09

And that is why everyone buys cheap Chinese crap, me included, it's hard to resist PeWe I presume is made/shipped from Germany but is it also made in China?

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Hi Bernard, are you looking to buy some gears? If so I have a set which was supplied with my Warco 290V not used & surplus to requirements.

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I'm sure none of us would choose to work under these conditions, I'm guessing those featured do not have a choice.

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