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[John RuddParticipant @johnrudd16576]

Arceurotrade have some offerings…depends what you are looking for…

[EmgeeParticipant @emgee]

John

arcEurotrade do a range of grooving toolholders that may be suitable for those inserts you have, depends on the height of the arc inserts.
The holder width may be too small for heavy cutting with a wider insert but with care should be OK.

Emgee

**LINK**

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Ian P on 28/09/2018 22:43:41:

… Having just looked again I see the second picture indicates that this file is more like the size of a needle file, with half its length being a handle.

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Too late to edit my previous post …

Although detailed sizing is not included; it's worth looking at the 'parent' page: **LINK**

https://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Cutting-Tools/Tome-Feteira-Files/Swiss-Pattern-Needle-Files

… This puts things in perspective.

MichaelG.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Just in case anyone has not seen it the Round Edge files are now listed on ARC's site, just happened to notice it while looking to see what all the machines had been discounted to. Bargains to be had.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

And while you are there take a look at the Blingtastic latest pimped up mill the SX3.5DZP. I've seen a couple of videos of this mill in action and it looks to have plenty of power and also a 5000rpm spindle that will suit small cutters or those thinking of a CNC conversion.

This and some of the other mills are also available at reduced prices

Edited By JasonB on 27/09/2018 18:38:01

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Anyone interested in an SC4 may want to take a look at Arc Euro's website.

The price has been 'slashed' along with that of mini lathes.

Neil

[John RuddParticipant @johnrudd16576]

Ooops, my mistake…

I think my head was somewhere else…

Yes the chucks on many of these mini lathes are just bolted straight onto the spindle flange…usually 80mm in diameter (My Sieg is no exception…).

Andrew if your lathe chuck is 100mm, then you could even try ArcEurotrade for a 4 jaw chuck (Warco do state the 3 jaw is 100mm) and no backplate is required…(I think this is where Chronos may have been confused, the earlier 80 lathes needed an adaptor plate to accomodate a 100mm chuck )

Edited By John Rudd on 26/09/2018 14:46:44

[Brian WoodParticipant @brianwood45127]

Hello Robert,

I live on the opposite side of the country to you at Thirsk in North Yorkshire, so I can't be of direct help.

You may already have the book but Gears and Gear Cutting by Ivan Law [#17 in the Workshop Practice Series ISBN 0 85242 911 B] is a good starting point for making gear cutters. He concentrates on involute cutters but I think you would find much of interest in the book. Try Tee Publishing or ArcEuroTrade

There are alternatives to the use of form tools to both relieve and shape gear cutter blanks which use the side cutting teeth on end milling cutters to shave down the side of individual teeth, first on one side, and then offset onto the other side to complete the job.

It is not a method I have tried but I can see no good reason why it would not work. The ones I have made were for 20 DP 20 degrees PA and both were button tools The method requires the use of a good vertical mill to keep the cutter engaged while cutting, ie one that has minimum slop in the slideways and a well supported spindle.

Your study of the gear specifications will help in choosing the diameter of the cutters that best approximate the curves needed.

I think you will find the book full of good practical advice, it also draws attention to the compromises from true gear tooth shape that are necessary without having to revert to generating methods such as gear hobbing to cut gear teeth to the truly correct form.

Regards

Brian

[dcostaParticipant @dcosta]

Hello Chris,

I am building a new power feed for my milling machine.
The items I am using are as follows:
– An Arduino Uno (Amazon: £ 6.95).
– A 12 volt 6Amperes power supply (Ebay: £ 17.60)
– A stepper motor similar to that used by Mr Myfordboy acquired years ago in the ArcEurotrade, double shaft (£ 84.00). Remember you need a powerfull engine!
– A TB6560 driver (Amazon: £ 5.19).
– One 10kOhm potentiometer

My motor is already running very well.
The connections are very simple.
If you want I can draw the schema and post it and a small video of the set.

Best regards
Dias Costa

[An OtherParticipant @another21905]

We have a species of wasp or hornet which nests in or around our house/garage from about May until October. They look identical to a 'standard' wasp, but are at least twice as big – most of them are easily 1.5 inches long – rather frightening when you see one flying in your direction.

Normally they are not aggressive, but will respond to electric lights, so become a risk at night – open a door or window to a room with a light on, and two or three will turn up virtually instantly. The good thing is that they make one hell of a buzz, probably due to their size, so its not difficult to tell they are around.

Very difficult to get rid of – for ecological reason I prefer not to kill them, but once they are in the room, killing is about the only way to do it. The local bug spray is crap. I won't give the name, but it is obtainable in most of Europe. It says on the tin 'instant action' – maybe, if you hit them with the tin, 'cause the spray don't affect them (or flies, mosquitoes or any other flying insect that I can see). So now we are trying to learn to live with them.

They do build beautiful nests, about the size of a rugby ball, and its a real architectural masterpiece, which they abandon each year. Although they will return to nest in the same location, they always build a new nest.

[An OtherParticipant @another21905]

Hi, Annette,

A C0 should be able to handle the size you need, but since it is a very small lathe, you will probably need to take very light cuts, and therefore it will take time.

Assuming the spinners are not a simple cone, but have a curved profile, then these may be awkward to cut. There are several ways to cut the curve, but probably the easiest way is to take several cuts to produce a series of small steps, then clean the shape up with a file held against the spinner while the lathe is running, finishing with various grades of emery or similar.

If you haven't bought one yet, I would recommend getting the slightly bigger 7×10 or 7×12 available from many companies such as ArcEuroTrade, Clarkes, Warco, etc. There is a lot of stuff about the pros and cons of these lathes in this forum and on the internet. They are useful small machines, and have much more capability than the C0, so may be a better option.

[Nick HulmeParticipant @nickhulme30114]

I don't know if it's the same guy making these but I bought a similar 30.5mm through capacity ER40 head through Myford Bits and it's been running reliably for several years now. I have turned thousands of parts on the big bore conversion and it's a joy to be able to chuck up a 1m+ length of bar when you're making parts from stock that's 20mm or more.

There are 25mm parallel OD Morse 2 Taper Sleeves from ArcEurotrade allowing you run your MT-2 taper tooling in the headstock.

[Clive FosterParticipant @clivefoster55965]

Have seen racks of similar style to the Arc-Eurotrade one linked to mounted on the wall. They stick out rather a long way if mounted in their design orientation. If you turn it round to reduce stick-out the collets won't sit properly in the holes. Might even fall out. I tried adjusting the (smaller) sheet steel collet rack that came with my DRO system to a steeper angle to reduce the horizontal projection and it didn't work out very well, had to put it back to the standard slope which was very similar to the slope on the Arc-Eurotrade unit. Single metal sheet top plate doesn't give enough support to the collets.

Have seen a "terraced" wall mounting system for collets with single rows of collets angled so collets in each row clear the row above when being withdrawn. Looked effective with minimal stick out. From memory it was a zig-zag folded metal sheet with appropriately positioned holes so most likely a commercial product with commensurate price.

This is a similar idea :- **LINK** but the angles look different. Second small picture shows how it would be screwed to the wall. Appears to have plastic infill beneath the metal plate to support the collets.

This is an Arc stye plate rack arranged to be mounted at a shallow angle on a wall :- **LINK** . Top plate is double with suitable spacing between the two plates to give more support to the collets.

Single thin sheet will hold collets fine if the angle is shallow. Be looking at sides more than end of collets but I don't see that mattering. 4 rows of ten collets would probably work well. I'd cut 3 wooden strips with 4 zig-zags from 1/2" or 3/4" material to support the collet carrying strips. One at each end, one in the middle. Use whatever "not wood" material is convenient for collet carriers. Steel, alloy, HDPE ( which can be a pain to get a clean hole in) or whatever. Offcut of the thick plastic used for soffits ought to work well, I've been saving a couple of feet for years waiting for the right application of this sort.

Clive.

[Tony Pratt 1Participant @tonypratt1]

Posted by Baldric on 19/09/2018 12:34:46:

I have acquired about 40 collects with my Bridgeport milling machine, and I would like to store them on a rack on the wall. One option I have seen it to use they type of rack sold by Arc Eurotade **LINK**

I have seen pictures of similar ones mounted vertically, does anyone (Ketan?) know if the one sold by Arc can be mounted that way rather than sat on a shelf? I have sent a message to Arc but wondered if others

Baldric.

I have one from Arc, a little bit flimsy but fine for the price & does the job, if you drill some screw holes in the feet lugs you should be able to wall mount it.

Tony

[BaldricParticipant @baldric]

I have acquired about 40 collects with my Bridgeport milling machine, and I would like to store them on a rack on the wall. One option I have seen it to use they type of rack sold by Arc Eurotade **LINK**

I have seen pictures of similar ones mounted vertically, does anyone (Ketan?) know if the one sold by Arc can be mounted that way rather than sat on a shelf? I have sent a message to Arc but wondered if others have done it.

Has anyone got any other ideas on how to store them on the wall? I have considered varnished wood with holes in it, perhaps mounted at an angle to fit more in the given space. Would a similar idea be good for morse taper drills?

Baldric.

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Derek,

Tooling, for which you are not sure of the correct name, can often be matched/identified on tool supplier’s lists. The ‘quick index’ on the Arceurotrade website would be a particularly good resource to find the common names of many unknown bits and pieces.

Angle plate describes that one. Most angle plates have right angles unless specialised – and even then they will likely be described as ‘adjustable’.

[Thor 🇳🇴Participant @thor]

Hi Kendall,

I have a different lathe – 290 – and use slideway oil on the ways of my 290 lathe, Warco recommends Mobilgear 627 (or equivalent) for the gearbox and 20W machine oil for the oil ports. I use mineralbased chainsaw oil on the changewheels. I hope this gives you some help. Here's the manual for the Grizzly version og the 300.

Thor

 

Edited By Thor on 17/09/2018 16:57:45

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by Mick Henshall on 16/09/2018 11:12:32:

Not sure what all this is about,but as trade with europe will continue after liberation day what's the problem?

Mick

The terms and conditions. This is where the detail matters. The exit options on March 29th are:

1. Negotiations fail acrimoniously resulting in customs checks on everything moving in and out of the country, a market panic due to absence of a legal basis for financial transactions with Europe, and instant export restrictions.
2. Negotiations fail in a friendly way allowing some form of emergency cooperation until a deal is agreed later. There is currently no agreement on what 'emergency cooperation' might mean in practice, or how long 'later' might be, but the EU isn't against it because, in effect, we leave the EU without leaving the EU.
3. World Trade Organisation rules. A general 5% tariff on all British goods exported to Europe except where higher tariffs apply to cars etc. Other barriers to trade with the UK as per European Single Market rules.
4. Canada Plus. A trade arrangement similar to that already existing between Canada and the EU. Less painful to the UK than WTO Rules but requires a hard border in Northern Ireland while Northern Ireland splits off economically and remains a member of the European Customs Union.
5. Norway moving to Canada Plus. UK stays in the European Economic Area while negotiating a Canada Plus deal within the next 10 years. Possibly avoids the need for a hard border in Northern Ireland at the cost of staying in the EEA.
6. Chequers. UK aligns to the single market by agreeing a 'Common Rule Book' allowing frictionless trade. It's a 'part membership' deal that minimises border issues. Separate arrangements needed to cover science, research, military, security, space and aviation.
7. Blind Brexit. Failure to agree detail of Chequers by March 29th but signing the withdrawal agreement anyway. Requires a transition plan and an 'Irish backstop'. Kicks the can down the road, effectively providing more time to negotiate difficult details. Signing contracts that agree to agree generally end in tears.
8. Reversal. Option open until midnight March 29th. Most likely triggered by a General Election result or Second Referendum that does not support carrying on with Brexit.

Government policy is No 6 (Chequers) because it's the least painful financially and sorts out most border problems. Unfortunately Chequers is controversial inside the Conservative Party although the objectors haven't suggested an alternative. Some Brexit supporters don't believe that Chequers is Brexit.

The exit terms and conditions are not set by the UK alone – they all have to be negotiated with the Union. It's not clear to me how close the UK and Europe are to agreeing anything. The EU would prefer the UK not to leave, but if we do, Single Market Rules will apply just as they do to other non-member countries. They don't seem interested in supporting pro-British solutions and certainly not any favourable deal that would encourage other countries to jump ship.

Nor does there seem to be any solid UK progress yet on agreeing trade deals with the rest of the world. At the moment it seems likely that World Trading Organisation rules will be applied to all UK trade by default at least for a decade or two.

We live in exciting times!

Dave

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

If we're getting into politics (I thought that was banned?) perhaps after March Ketan will have to be Arc Not Trading With Europe

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Why not relaunch the brand next March as "Arc Pound Trade" instead of "Eurotrade"?

Although we never had the Euro as a currency in Britain.

Apologies, Ketan, just my weird sense of humour.

Howard

[RobboParticipant @robbo]

Posted by not done it yet on 11/09/2018 12:05:04:

Shock, horror! I’ve just had to put the Arceurotrade site in ‘my favourites’ list.

Same here. Last night I thought "I'll just have a look at the Arc online catalogue" – and the Link had disappeared.

It was a terrible strain typing Arceurotrade into the Search Engine

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Shock, horror! I’ve just had to put the Arceurotrade site in ‘my favourites’ list.

[Ian HewsonParticipant @ianhewson99641]

Am I looking in the wrong place, or have the adverts for Arceurotrade been removed?

[Nigel (egi)Participant @nigelegi]

I have the Sieg SX2.7 from ArcEuro – what am I missing: when I release the captive drawbar it drives the quill downwards and doesn't release the MT3 taper?

If I tighten the quill so that I'm in fine feed it still drives the quill down and doesn't release the MT3

The only option I've found is to use the old fashioned method of releasing the drawbar a small amount and then using a mallet to shock the taper into releasing

Edited By JasonB on 11/09/2018 07:47:06

[RobboParticipant @robbo]

Sam

when I dismantled an FB-2 I couldn't get any gaskets, so I used a liquid gasket, "Tru Loc Supergasket 742" "Gasket Eliminator", which is a thickish anaerobic stuff, bright orange in colour. Made a perfect seal.

I think I got it from ArcEuroTrade, at the time.