Member postings for Thor 🇳🇴

Hi John,

You are far more organised than me, I let Firefox take care of passwords, if there are several different users you can create a primary password. It is a good idea to make a backup of the Profile folder.

Thor

I too use Microsoft Defender for antiviurs protection on my Windows 10 computer and has never had any problems.

Thor

Hi Neville,

Do you have a manual for the lathe? If not, check lathes.co.uk, they have an instruction book that may help you.

Thor

Hi Simon,

Bob is right, Beryllium should not be inhaled as it can cause serious lung condition and may also be carcinogenic. Beryllium copper is strong, can be hardened and is non sparking so can be used to make tools for use in explisve environments.

Thor

Hi David,

I haven't experienced the oil on my edge finder turning into gunk (may be I use it more often than you?). I use a light (ISO 32) hydraulic oil on mine.

Thor

There is "aluminium black" available, I don't know how good it is but wouldn't anodising be better if blue is OK?

Thor

The rotary table certainly looks much better now, well done.

Thor

Good idea, I don't store my silver solder that way as they comes in boxes like this:

Thor

Hi Andy,

I use my Dremel as well as files or a hacksaw, depends on what I want to do. A surface grinder is on my wish list but so far I have to make without one.

Thor

Both Warco and Arc has 80mm milling vices, that you may suit your needs. You can remove the swivel base if needed.

Thor

I too get the same error as Jason when trying to upload a photo to my Album.

Thor

Hi Stephen,

There is some info on the Gadgetbuilder site that you may find helpful.

Thor

Hi Michael,

Welcome to the forum.

Thor

Carbide inserts wants enough Depth Of Cut to cut well. A small nose radius on the insert is best when DOC is shallow and generally also give better chip breaking. More about choosing inserts for the job at hand here, (yes, intended for industrial use).

Thor

My experience is the same as yours, that inserts intended for aluminium work well for finishing cuts on mild steel, I use 0.4mm tip radius inserts most of the time. A sharper insert should give a lighter load on your FB2. Sandvik has some guidelines here, they are for industrial machines.

Thor

Edited By Thor 🇳🇴 on 31/05/2022 06:46:51

Hi Geoff,

I too struggle getting a good finish. Years ago when my eyesight was better I used both a rattle can and air brush, now I have trouble, so I often use a paintbrush. My best option is to ask a younger friend to the job.

Thor

HSE not quite what I'm used too.

Hi Brett,

 Welcome to the forum. I have a PDF of the manual if you are interested.

Thor

Edited By Thor 🇳🇴 on 28/05/2022 16:50:11

I too have found Vallorbe the best quality needle files. The oldest one I have is several decades old and still cut well.

Thor