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Im withTrevor - wait until tools and turned parts get lost in the swarf

Barry

Phil,

When I made a few QC Tool holders I made the set screws from some square steel bar turned down and threaded.

Barry

Phil,

Rotagrip sell spare square headed set screws for the Dixon tool holders.

Barry

Phil,

Rotagrip sell spare square headed set screws for the Dixon tool holders.

Barry

Nigel.

Yes the sample is about 1mm thick and I have used it on 1/16" anneal copper which is about the thickest I shall be doing. The darkened metal is just my bad lighting in the workshop. Although I do intend to blacken the steel to give a bit of rust protection.

Barry

Finished my geared bending rolls. Made to the design of GHT. I already have some 12" rolls that I used when I was making a boiler, they are to heavy and cumbersome, so made a set with 5" rolls. More useful for the small work I now do.

Just measured the small back gear on my Boxford and it is 24 tooth 1.625 inches OD which makes it 16DP

I had the opposite. I bought a metric Tom Senior mill and being an old fart who can only work in Imperial. I fitted a three axis dro system to work in imperial. Since then I have never looked at the metric dials on the mill.

Again bought my BS-0 about ten or so years ago and it has a 2 mt spindle. Have never had a problem with an attached Myford chucks even with heavy milling cuts.

Also made a Myford to Boxford spindle adapter to use the Boxfords chucks.

I made this small parts vice some years ago and is very useful.

I believe it is a GH Thomas design and appeared in either ME or MEW magazine.

Regards Barry

Watched the fireworks in Sao Bras (Portugal), with a few glasses of port and then to bed.

New years resolution to find my bag of Welsh steaming coal (if her indoors has not burned in on the fire) and get my boiler and Stuart compound steamed up.

Bought a pair of ER25 collet blocks a while ago. As useful as they are ER collets don't hold short bits very well. So decided to make a pair of hex and square for my 3C collets. Just used some bit of steel I happened to have in a suitable size.

Collets are drawn in by a threaded ring.

Also made a 3C step collet out of brass to use for holding some cylinder covers I am making. Made from two pieces of brass brazed together (to save on waste).

Barry

GLR Kennions list 1/8 X 1 inch

Many moons ago at an auto jumble I bought a box of three 5/16 BSF taps. Wasn't till I got home that I noticed the words "Left Hand' on the box. Never had a need for one, let alone three. If you have a problem getting one let me know and I will pop in the post.

Regards Barry

I agree with Neil Wyatt, a light cut climb milling with give a good finish

Thanks Juddy for the link. They apparently can make to size. So I will see what they charge.

I wanted to make my own as those I could find ready made were either to long or short. I assume they are able to source material in the correct size.

I wanted to make my own as those I could find ready made were either to long or short. I assume they are able to source material in the correct size.

I need to make a quantity of 4 and 6 BA studs. Does anyone know of a supplier that stocks steel and or brass in 7/64" and 9/64" sizes suitable for studs. To save reducing oversize rod.

Regards Saxalby

The good thing with 5C is that you can have a back-stop screwed into the collet for repetition work, they can hold short pieces of work, emergency collets can be machined to a special size and lastly square and hex collets