Member postings for Roderick Jenkins

The star wheel latches round once very revolution to let you face, especially useful down a hole. It's not just a clumsy hand wheel.

Stay well,

Rod

Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 02/04/2020 11:22:54

The lathes database **LINK** Shows that the hyphen disappeared sometime around 1960

Rod

Edit:  Too slow yet again!

Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 31/03/2020 13:11:27

Jason mentioned my Farm Boy. It's been put to one side for the moment as I have been playing with the brown stuff. I've been getting on with my Chitarrone - carving the roses has been a bit of a stumbling block but it's done now. I ended up printing 3D patterns and using them as a cutting guide.

Also making a Baroque Guitar, I've just finished the body, shown with the mould I constructed.

Stay well,

Rod

OMG... if Jason can't go to work he'll be producing 3 new engines a week! How will we keep up?

Seriously though, we appreciate your efforts

Keep well,

Rod

Just finished rereading the O'Brien saga . The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaranovitch are good fun - police procedurals with added magic. I like the sound of Elly Griffiths, must investigate.

Rod

As Andrew says, square silver steel has been rare for years. I managed to get some1/8" square a considerable number of years ago. It looks like Chris's specimens, it's unground, and mine certainly hardens and tempers like conventional silver steel.

Rod

Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 19/03/2020 19:24:55

I do. I'm glad to see that you didn't "knock it all back at once"

(sorry Andrew),

Rod

Conspiracy or cock-up. I'm with cock-up every time. Interesting view on why these diseases originate in China on Youtube here

To precis: The Chinese command economy failed to feed its people. The government decided to allow unregulated private enterprise to provide food and, critically, announced that all wildlife be designated as a natural resource for exploitation. This led to the "wet" markets where all sorts of live animals are stacked cheek by jowl where they contaminate each other with their effluent, thus leading to cross infection. Although the food problem has been solved, the markets continue to be used by the well off who now treat the exotic meats as status symbols. In order to maintain their market share, the traders have also been at pains to exploit the demand for hyped up "traditional " medicine from various body parts of the exotic fauna.

Rod

I took the easy way out, buying one of these kcAAOxy4XNSOXKm">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/INVERTER-PENDANT-CONTROL-BOX-POD1-with-Estop-MYFORD-BOXFORD-DRILL-MILL/184153593092?hash=item2ae068d504:gkcAAOxy4XNSOXKm from ebay.

HTH,

Rod

Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 03/03/2020 09:27:41

West London factory, brazing, steel. Brompton bike hinge?

Rod

The whole model engineering thing as a popular hobby was really started by Percival Marshall, who founded both the Model Engineer Magazine and the Model Engineer Exhibition. His relationship with Bassett-Lowke and Greenly probably instigated the popularity of man hauling model locos. Names worth researching. Have fun!

Rod

Just to confirm that 0 chuck takes a 0 Jacobs Taper. I turned one on to the end of the spindle for the drilling head on my George Thomas pillar tool.

Rod

In which case Dave, perhaps these pics will give some ideas:

Cheers,

Rod

OP says his lathe has gearbox...

Nor could I but Google could

When I bought my pillar drill Jet were the only ones to specify a run out on the quill. At least it gives you something to complain against. I'm actually very happy with mine.

Rod

"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" John 8:7

I'm very happy with the powertwist belt on my S7. As we often find, high power industrial practise does not always transfer well to our tiny, low powered machines.

Rod

The design of the T4A seems so different to other Verdict gauges that I wonder if it was intended to fit into a specific bit of equipment. The round body with the flush screw suggest it could be held in a hole so perhaps there was no need to change the direction or angle for its intended application.

Rod

Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 02/02/2020 10:23:04

Have you tried turning the screw on the side clockwise?

Rod