What Did You Do Today (2017)

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

   

Edited By Graeme W on 05/05/2017 15:57:23

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

V10 refurb… Oooh nice job! like the colour, similar to Warco's?… auto spray can or other specialised paint?

George.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

I've just watched a short film [which we recorded from 'Talking Pictures TV']

If you can stand the excruciating rhyming voice-over, it's well worth watching:

BFI : The Elizabethan Express

MichaelG.

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http://talkingpicturestv.co.uk

 

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 05/05/2017 19:39:26

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

Yesterday installed a 70mm deep RSJ with 2.5M span and today made a lifting jig for 5" SPEEDY out of 18 mm allthread.

[Joseph Noci 1Participant @josephnoci1]

Thank You all for the kind words on my V10 re-furb efforts…

George, the paint is a 'special' – Sigmadur 500, an Acrylic Polyurethane 2 part Epoxy paint. Ditto the primer, an Acid Wash Epoxy primer. Actually both marine paints able to withstand minor Nuclear attack…Green colour is standard RAL0601, Red is ..Signal Red..

The red was to break the mass of green -And EMCO use red in there new machines as well…Although, not so much green anymore..

Thanks again.

Regards

joe

[Joseph Noci 1Participant @josephnoci1]

I will make these the last pics of my V10 re-furb – All done now, and I am sure folk are now quite bored with these pics…

Front view, with Swing down viewing guard in place. DRO fitted, but X Axis Rotary encoder still to be fitted..

'Electronic' controls for threading, auto feed, etc all fitted.

Control Consoles

Feed/Threading Stepper motor still to be wired in to control box below it.

Well, it was a fun journey. The alignment of headstock turned out very well indeed, so I am looking forward to using what is now basically a brand new lathe!

Thanks for indulging me..

Regards

Joe

[Raymond Sanderson 2Participant @raymondsanderson2]

Bored?

Only boring ting about seeing mill's n lathes is the use of drills n mills to do boring Joe.

Its come up a treat very pro looking set up.

[Raymond Sanderson 2Participant @raymondsanderson2]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 05/05/2017 19:37:44:

I've just watched a short film [which we recorded from 'Talking Pictures TV']

If you can stand the excruciating rhyming voice-over, it's well worth watching:

BFI : The Elizabethan Express

MichaelG.

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**LINK**

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 05/05/2017 19:39:26

Just taking me to the main page Michael although I did go through the other pages quickly no sound at all?

[John GardenerParticipant @johngardener91897]

Some time ago, I managed to bust a tap in a soft arbour. Today, I finally got fed up with looking at it so I removed it. nothing special but that's what I did.

Yesterday I made a captive ring thingy and captive nut thingy. Nothing special, no happy proud snaps. That's what I did.

Simple things please minds?

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Raymond Sanderson 2 on 08/05/2017 03:36:03:

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 05/05/2017 19:37:44:

I've just watched a short film [which we recorded from 'Talking Pictures TV']

If you can stand the excruciating rhyming voice-over, it's well worth watching:

BFI : The Elizabethan Express

MichaelG.

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**LINK**

 

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 05/05/2017 19:39:26

Just taking me to the main page Michael although I did go through the other pages quickly no sound at all?

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Sorry, Raymond … I should have been more explicit:

'Talking Pictures' is syndicated to various TV channels in the UK … as listed on the page that I linked.

I think we watched it on 'This is Manchester'

MichaelG.

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Edit: The film 'The Elizabethan Express' can also be viewed here:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ghkqGfUy4xs

 

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 09/05/2017 18:08:37

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 09/05/2017 17:51:42:

Sorry, Raymond … I should have been more explicit:

'Talking Pictures' is syndicated to various TV channels in the UK … as listed on the page that I linked.

I think we watched it on 'This is Manchester'

MichaelG.

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Edit: The film 'The Elizabethan Express' can also be viewed here:

**LINK**

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Correction: This is Manchester That's Manchester

[which seems to be not broadcasting since the latest FreeView update]

'Talking Pictures TV' is currently on Channel 81, in the North West, from Winter Hill

MichaelG.

[MikeParticipant @mike89748]

Unlike some, I enjoyed the awful rhyming voice-over. It made me smile – sounded like somebody trying to copy Sir John Betjeman, but failing dismally!

[HacksawParticipant @hacksaw]

I've acquired an old 500cc 36" Dennis mower project .Ex National Trust , it's massive … and heavy too I've had it running already but it needs some attention .

[MikelkieParticipant @mikelkie]

I hope Joe isn't going to actually do work on that nice looking Emco, shavings will spoil the good looks of it!

[Mark RandParticipant @markrand96270]

Posted by Mike on 10/05/2017 11:39:46:

Unlike some, I enjoyed the awful rhyming voice-over. It made me smile – sounded like somebody trying to copy Sir John Betjeman, but failing dismally!

Words may well have been by John Betjeman, it was of the right vintage (1954).

[Perko7Participant @perko7]

Spent a pleasant couple of hours designing then fabricating a new exhaust pipe and muffler for a 25cc strimmer motor in my 'diesel' loco. Needed because the hood is quite narrow and the standard item is too wide to fit in. All made from 1.2mm steel recycled from an old barbeque stand, lots of odd shapes and fiddly stick welding using 2mm electrodes but so far gas-tight and not looking too cruddy. Not worth a photo 'til its on the engine.

[Raymond Sanderson 2Participant @raymondsanderson2]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 10/05/2017 11:04:25:

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 09/05/2017 17:51:42:

Sorry, Raymond … I should have been more explicit:

'Talking Pictures' is syndicated to various TV channels in the UK … as listed on the page that I linked.

I think we watched it on 'This is Manchester'

MichaelG.

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Edit: The film 'The Elizabethan Express' can also be viewed here:

**LINK**

.

Correction: This is Manchester That's Manchester

[which seems to be not broadcasting since the latest FreeView update]

'Talking Pictures TV' is currently on Channel 81, in the North West, from Winter Hill

MichaelG.

Michael many thanks sat and watched with great interest this morning AND went on to watch the Route Master Refurb one as well. That being my main trade background. I spent 4 years building buses and coaches for an Australian company Custom Coaches MFG. 20+ years driving and repairing for companies I drove for.

[Raymond Sanderson 2Participant @raymondsanderson2]

New workshop woodworking bench coming along slowly a dry fit of rails legs and frames. When I find the darn wheels I put away for it I can continue

 

Morning spent clearing the veranda of all so tomorrow the fellow who has to come access the pre-drilled holes through concrete can spray for white ants. Its much required barrier soaking right round the footpath areas here last for 5 years?

Edited By Raymond Sanderson 2 on 11/05/2017 05:23:35

[John GardenerParticipant @johngardener91897]

They say 'buyer beware' but for £18.00 had to take the risk didn't I?

EBay item 182566708871 gasless mig welder.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Last night I tried out my new ZWO ASI120MC planetary/guide camera on Jupiter for the first time. This is about 600 frames of video stacked, sharpened and denoised. No colour or even contrast adjustment. Pretty chuffed

[Mark RandParticipant @markrand96270]

Not quite engineering related, but almost:-

Did some weedkillering, then removed the shuttering from a recently cast retaining wall. Then spent the rest of the day glazing a greenhouse frame.

 

Engineering related bit:- The wheels that support the doors have axles made from turned hexagon brass shoulder bolts. For some reason the retaining nuts are M5 but the hex bar itself is 11.3mm AF, which is 3/16"W / 1/4" BSF. The correct spanners were, of course, used .

 

Didn't quite get finished because I ran out of daylight at 21:00.

Edited By Mark Rand on 11/05/2017 21:28:41

[Raymond Sanderson 2Participant @raymondsanderson2]

Neil nice shot. Keep that up and we might end up becoming low end amateur sky gazers.

Can't do much pest man here doing his under ground barrier.

[jimmy bParticipant @jimmyb]

Started my Hemingway rotary broach kit yesterday.

Looking forward to hopefully getting it done by sunday!

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi, today I went to Doncaster MEX, but yesterday I made a small modification to my 4" Soba rotary table and cleaned out all the old tacky grease inside it also. The mod was just adding a additional zero index point, as I find the position of the one that Soba has engraved into the casting, most inconvenient. All I did was to cut a piece of 1mm thick St/St., shaped it a bit at the top and engraved a short line on it and drilled a couple of 3mm fixing holes. I then drilled and tapped the bottom of the RT casting just to the left of the operating handle, the top mm or so of the new index was then knocked over with a brass hammer so that it came close to the graduations on the edge of the table. The assembly was then re-greased and re-assembled and adjusted for minimum backlash.

You can see the original zero index to the right of the operating handle, near the 40 degree graduation above.

Regards Nick.

[David George 1Participant @davidgeorge1]

Ordered a new Chester Champion 16 v milling at the Doncaster show. Got a great deal with lots of accessories delivery free a week on Wednesday, can't wait!

David

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