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[Ketan SwaliParticipant @ketanswali79440]

Earlier today I was reading the article by Roger Backhouse – Part 2: Queen Street Mill – sights and sounds of old cotton mills in the U.K..

It used to be a great adventure visiting such places, print works and dye-houses from the late 1980's through to the late 1990s. It was sad to see many of these places shut. The last place I visited was a tartan weaving mill in Seafield near Aberdeen. Just before their buildings were demolished to make way for affordable housing, I purchased all their machines and exported them to Tanzania, for use in a blanket making factory.

After this brief moment of sadness going down memory lane, it was a joy to read about the birth of a a new cotton spinning and weaving mill in Tameside, Greater Manchester. See this BBC link . It will be even better to see the finished product made from this production in M&S next year.

Ketan at ARC

[davebParticipant @daveb17630]

Posted by Robbo on 27/05/2016 09:08:19:

I came across a true occurrence of the hammer story. Many years ago, when my first wife was a student at Newcastle, one of her friends had an old car.

One morning the starter went clunk and jammed. Suzanne trotted round the corner to a nearby workshop (there was one round every corner in those days) and came back with a man in filthy overalls who brought a hammer.

He slid under the car, fetched the end of the starter spindle a whack with his hammer, emerged and started the car.

When he asked for a £1 (which was worth having in those days) she remarked that he only hit it with a hammer and got the classic reply "but I know where to hit it".

Yes, used to be a common fault, stuck Bendix, you only paid once, after that you hit it yourself. Dave.

[RobboParticipant @robbo]

I came across a true occurrence of the hammer story. Many years ago, when my first wife was a student at Newcastle, one of her friends had an old car.

One morning the starter went clunk and jammed. Suzanne trotted round the corner to a nearby workshop (there was one round every corner in those days) and came back with a man in filthy overalls who brought a hammer.

He slid under the car, fetched the end of the starter spindle a whack with his hammer, emerged and started the car.

When he asked for a £1 (which was worth having in those days) she remarked that he only hit it with a hammer and got the classic reply "but I know where to hit it".

[VicParticipant @vic]

Just found this.

**LINK**

I dont know if I'm the only one who thinks the Americans can be really thick sometimes but I found this as well.

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Which says the Sandvik Torx plus drivers are:

"Restricted from sale in the following countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina-Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Bhutan, Bouvet Islands, Botswana, Belarus, Canada, Cocos Islands, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Congo, Switzerland, Ivory Coast, Cook Islands, Chile, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Cape Verde, Curacao, Christmas Island, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Dominica, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Western Sahara, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, Falkland Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Faroe Islands, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, French Guiana, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greenland, Gambia, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, S. George & S. Sandwich Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Heard and McDonald Islands, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Isle of Man, India, British Indian Ocean Territory, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Bailiwick of Jersey, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kirghizia, Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoros, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Cayman Islands, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldavia, Republic of Montenegro, Saint Martin, Madagascar, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Macau, Northern Mariana Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Montserrat, Malta, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, New Caledonia, Niger, Norfolk Islands, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Nauru, Niue Islands, New Zealand, Oman, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Pitcairn Islands, Palestinian Territory, Portugal, Paraguay, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Republic of Serbia, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Saint Helena, Slovenia, Svalbard, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, Republic of South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Country of Sint Maarten, Syria, Swaziland, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, French Southern Territories, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Tokelau Islands, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, American Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yemen, Mayotte, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe."

Why didn't they just say "not sold outside the USA" ?!

Load of tosh anyway as I've got two of them in my shed and I bought them in Surrey!

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Click on the globe-with-chain symbol then paste the link into the pop up box

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Thanks for the data.

Rod

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Try this, Raymond

**LINK**

MichaelG.

[Raymond AndersonParticipant @raymondanderson34407]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bhbzbp74byr9zan/standard2841.pdf?dl=0 I think I have managed to figure it out.

[Tractor manParticipant @tractorman]

Gents as usual a great deal of experience and skill passed on here, many thanks. I have found a 12 inch diameter lazy suzanne bearing in the shop and mounted on substantial plates I think k itvwill provide the front axle steering.

I have sourced some 10 inch rubber tyred wheels for the rear axle and I already had a couple of gas bottle truck wheels for the front.

I'm going to rough out a few plans for it to suit the largest machine (boxford gear head lathe) and heaviest (die filiing machine or 10 inch shaper) of my gear. It should then handle anything I can throw at it.

We are hopefully moving house soon so everything has to travel half a mile up the road to its new home. Just as I had got my perfect workshop she decides she wants a view lol.

Thanks for all the information and I will post some pics when it's done.

Regards Mick

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

Ah yes.
Mr Furze.
I think he unfortunately comes across on YouTube as a bit “mad” and”zany”.
This in youtube land seems to be an asset.
Shame because despite the presentation I suspect that the builds are far from causal .

Yes I was aware of hydro forming turbine blades…
Explosive forming. .yep had to write my name in 1/4″ plate using shaped charge and sack of water. Long a go now..much fun that course
Btw did you know ali “toothpaste” tubes have been hydro formed…fir years

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[WindyParticipant @windy30762]

Regarding A.C.U. competition licence a local lad http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/32961758 gives hope for us young at heart brigade.

Myself I will require an A.C.U. licence if my latest long term project is a success but even passing the D.V.L.A eye test is no guarantee for me as their rules are stricter according to my optician.

At least I have permission to test ride at a couple of venues providing I'm legal to drive on the road.

a bit tatty but brings back pleasant memories at an unknown venue and Zandvoort

 

 

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[Mark CParticipant @markc]

John,

We are talking about "mechanical zinc" this is a cold, wet process. The zinc is in a solution/mixture (I don't know which) and relies on the rubbing/impact force of the glass balls (a bit like sand I suppose) to "hammer" the zinc onto the surface. I had a quick look and found this advert on youtube **LINK** which shows washers and such like being plated. It is most often used for small fasteners and such but there should be nothing to stop a bigger item being treated as long as it fits in the barrel comfortably and is free to move about in the media.

Mark

[Nick_GParticipant @nick_g]

Posted by JasonB on 22/01/2016 20:28:44:

If you want to make a rocket to take you to teh moon then maybe you will want more accuracy

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I would have thought that destination planet Zanussi would have been more fitting to your age group and desire.

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Nick

[Enough!Participant @enough]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 15/11/2015 16:36:04:

Instead of having simple set of documentation for the communications, you have to download a byzantine 'platform' and try and extricate them from different parts of it. Its a classic example of object-oriented programming – imaging trying to understand how a body works if presented with a set of jars each containing an isolated organ.

Sounds similar to the typical open-source build documentation. Done in the form of a wiki with multiple hypertext links fanning out in a branching tree structure. Virtually impossible to construct a decent document package out of it for use in the workshop. Total abuse of the hypertext philosophy imo, where the links ought to be used as footnotes and explanatory detail rather than the main thread of the documentation.

[AjohnwParticipant @ajohnw51620]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 15/11/2015 16:36:04:

The problem with Ascom is that despite being open source, they are too clever for their own good.

Instead of having simple set of documentation for the communications, you have to download a byzantine 'platform' and try and extricate them from different parts of it. Its a classic example of object-oriented programming – imaging trying to understand how a body works if presented with a set of jars each containing an isolated organ.

After emails asking about access to a single document explaining the standards to the Ascom team went unanswered, I gave up trying to find the wood amongst the Ascom trees. (

I use a spirit level and a compass. It's surprising how accurate that can be. What's wrong with Meade's protocol. It's compatible with just about everything and is in all of their scope manuals.

A couple you may not be aware of and both pretty powerful.

These nuts use x m l and are talking about thin clients but there is some use of a 'pi around. The other problem is that the insist people run bleeding edge Linux distro releases.

http://indilib.org/

This one is a mix and graphics are handled by a tablet. Lot's of reading on this link. The code is on sourceforge.

http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/385710-piastrohub-raspberrypi-for-autoguidingdslrgoto/

John

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[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

The problem with Ascom is that despite being open source, they are too clever for their own good.

Instead of having simple set of documentation for the communications, you have to download a byzantine 'platform' and try and extricate them from different parts of it. Its a classic example of object-oriented programming – imaging trying to understand how a body works if presented with a set of jars each containing an isolated organ.

After emails asking about access to a single document explaining the standards to the Ascom team went unanswered, I gave up trying to find the wood amongst the Ascom trees. (<Can you tell I'm grumpy?>

Instead I found "iOptron® Mount RS-232 Command Language 2014" which has all the features I need and is compatible with Stellarium.

Yiour sun-finders remind me of primitive IR detecting guided missiles.

[Another JohnSParticipant @anotherjohns]

Posted by Johan van Zanten on 02/09/2015 09:55:39:

What about this?

John – beautifully kept lathe, but a bit of a warning – I had a chip tray on my Compact-8, then purchased a collet holder, THEN did some power-feed when turning. The chip tray hit the headstock, and I got to figure out how to replace the aluminium shear pins!

Looks like you have thought of that, because yours is not too long, but others might heed the warning…

Another John.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Looks nice and smooth. You should also be able to try it by pushing the piston rod up and down to keep it revolving once you have started the flywheel to turn by hand, a bit like this. That should bring a smile to your face

[ANDY CAWLEYParticipant @andycawley24921]

Look  carefully at the pile of white Swarf on the chest of drawers. It flew in a continuous stream about 4 feet from the lathe. I think it's the first time I laughed out loud whilst turning something in the lathe.

I was turning some PTFE discs about  90mm in diameter at 800 rpm😃

I videoed it and uploaded it to utube but couldn't work out hou to post it here  look up Anzaniste1 if you want a laugh..

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[Thor 🇳🇴Participant @thor]

Hi Faruk,

If you have a creek flowing by your house you should be able to make your own power plant. For a low head and some water flowing you might build your own crossflow turbine, here are a few links:

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This site has many useful links. If you have a high head and a small amount of water an impulse turbine like a turgo or pelton might be a better choice, it is possible to buy pelton spoons and build the rest yourself. It is also possible to buy turgo spoons. I have sent you a PM.

Thor

 

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[ANDY CAWLEYParticipant @andycawley24921]

The engine is from my 1925 Frazer Nash.

Posted by Ian S C on 07/04/2015 14:30:51:

Nick, some stainless is magnetic, 400 series I think.

Andy, that spring looks like a good solution for the chain tensioner. The fan or W Anzani would make a nice model. When I was doing my apprenticeship as a aero engine mechanic, there was a Anzani (W type) in the corner of the workshop, along with the remains of a Flying Flea(pre WW2 French home built aircraft), didn't take so many photos in those days, pay was small, and film was costly, so no pics of that one.

Is your current motor from a car? If so what?

Ian S C

Funnily enough austenitic (non magnetic type) stainless can become magnetic due to cold working so the magnet test is not infallible.

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Nick, some stainless is magnetic, 400 series I think.

Andy, that spring looks like a good solution for the chain tensioner. The fan or W Anzani would make a nice model. When I was doing my apprenticeship as a aero engine mechanic, there was a Anzani (W type) in the corner of the workshop, along with the remains of a Flying Flea(pre WW2 French home built aircraft), didn't take so many photos in those days, pay was small, and film was costly, so no pics of that one.

Is your current motor from a car? If so what?

Ian S C

[ANDY CAWLEYParticipant @andycawley24921]

Posted by Ian S C on 05/04/2015 12:05:21:

 

Andy, would the spring be better vertical, down behind the chain wheels, that would give better tension to the jockey wheel.

Ian S C

This is the real thing at the vintage aircraft museum at Omaka at the northern end of the South Island of NZ. This is a 2 row radial engine.

Edited By Ian S C on 05/04/2015 12:22:47

Hey Ian, mine's the real thing as well😉!! Just happens to be a 4 cylinder water cold car engine.

You are right about the spring angle but I ran out of time and patience.

Edited By ANDY CAWLEY on 06/04/2015 06:49:02

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Andy, would the spring be better vertical, down behind the chain wheels, that would give better tension to the jockey wheel.

Ian S C

This is the real thing at the vintage aircraft museum at Omaka at the northern end of the South Island of NZ. This is a 2 row radial engine.

Edited By Ian S C on 05/04/2015 12:22:47

[ANDY CAWLEYParticipant @andycawley24921]

 

Finished the magneto timing chain tensioner for the Anzani. Got there in the end after several "measure once cut twice moments" when wil I ever learn?😁 still not really happy about the spring angle of attack but I think it will work. 

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[ANDY CAWLEYParticipant @andycawley24921]

 

 

Dialled in the camshaft on the Anzani after four year rebuild! This included making replacement mag drive bearing from cast Babett,making replacement rollers for the tappets and making vernier ( well adjustable) cam drive sprocket.

The crank case in the back ground is mis leading, it is a replica of the Bleriot engine that crossed the channel.

Edited to add , yesterday actually. 

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