What Did You Do Today (2017)

[James AlfordParticipant @jamesalford67616]

This arrived yesterday. Looks good and well made, considering that it cost less than £6.00 delivered from China. The name made me smile: Miluloyo. To be fair to the vendor, though, there was attempt at all to pass it off as a Mitutoyo.

[jimmy bParticipant @jimmyb]

Posted by James Alford on 14/05/2017 09:04:49:

This arrived yesterday. Looks good and well made, considering that it cost less than £6.00 delivered from China. The name made me smile: Miluloyo. To be fair to the vendor, though, there was attempt at all to pass it off as a Mitutoyo.

I've got a couple of the them, work ok and when they get broken, its only a few quid….

[jimmy bParticipant @jimmyb]

I finished the rotary broach kit.

Quite chuffed with how well it works.

Only grip is the silversteel in the kit was the wrong size! (8mm is the only size I didn't have in the stock drawer!, but a quick trip up my mates sorted that!)

[Russell EberhardtParticipant @russelleberhardt48058]

Backed up the Windows partitions on all my computers!

Russell

[James AlfordParticipant @jamesalford67616]

Posted by jimmy b on 14/05/2017 10:14:36:

Posted by James Alford on 14/05/2017 09:04:49:

This arrived yesterday. Looks good and well made, considering that it cost less than £6.00 delivered from China. The name made me smile: Miluloyo. To be fair to the vendor, though, there was attempt at all to pass it off as a Mitutoyo.

I've got a couple of the them, work ok and when they get broken, its only a few quid….

My thoughts as well. I also have one of the bright red magnetic base adjustable holders on the way. It is the sort of price that suggests that it might be all right, but if it is not, then it is no real loss and the magnet will be useful for something else.

James.

[WindyParticipant @windy30762]

My first venture into Metric screw cutting today on my Warco 600 apart from altering a few gears seems to be reasonably straight forward apart from having to keep the half nuts always closed then reverse.

Fortunately there has bee a few articles lately how to be careful when screw cutting which does help me.

Thread is Ø45 x 1.5 Pitch in en24t for bearing lock nut.

Always a bit fraughting after doing hours of machining and hoping you don't make a cock up on the next process.

Had to miss the Donny Show also at the same time Pendine speed records attempts but my friends Helen and Andy broke class records there.

It's the Mile attempts today so more records to break or set.

 

[JohnFParticipant @johnf59703]

Posted by Windy on 14/05/2017 12:52:40:

My first venture into Metric screw cutting today on my Warco 600 apart from altering a few gears seems to be reasonably straight forward apart from having to keep the half nuts always closed then reverse.

Fortunately there has bee a few articles lately how to be careful when screw cutting which does help me.

Thread is Ø45 x 1.5 Pitch in en24t for bearing lock nut.

Hi Windy, it IS possible to disengage the half nuts when cutting metric on an imperial lathe and particularly useful to do so if threading up to a shoulder or to an undercut — not needed in your case cutting a "through hole" thread in a nut.

The trick is start with your first cut with the thread dial indicator engaged on a specific number — easiest if you use number 1, then at the end of the cut quickly disengage the half nuts, [just the same as you would if it was an imperial thread and you are coming up to a shoulder] ; now stop your machine and retract the tool, VIP DO NOT move the carriage!!! next start the machine in reverse and re-engage the half nuts on number 1 — traverse back to the start of the thread, stop the machine, half nuts still engaged and make your next cut with the machine now running forward.

This way you can cut into an undercut or up to a shoulder without fear of a crash !

Hope you find this useful John

[matt merchantParticipant @mattmerchant42413]

the deed is done just ordered a shiny new SC2 lathe with a few of the essentials to get started, now just have to wait impatiently while starting to dig in the dark recesses of my patchy memory for the machining skills of 20 plus years ago

Matt

[WindyParticipant @windy30762]

Thanks JohnF your way looks good by the way the thread is on the crank so a bearing locknut can be used.

I made Tubal Cain screw cutting depth stop for the Warco and find it so handy.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Russell Eberhardt on 14/05/2017 10:45:21:

Backed up the Windows partitions on all my computers!

Russell

Apparently the 'worm' only hit people who hadn't been applying security updates…

Total backup in operation right now (to a drive normally left unconnected).

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by matt merchant on 14/05/2017 17:56:11:

the deed is done just ordered a shiny new SC2 lathe with a few of the essentials to get started, now just have to wait impatiently while starting to dig in the dark recesses of my patchy memory for the machining skills of 20 plus years ago

Matt

Welcome to the Dark Side

My daughter has a t-shirt "Welcome to the Dark Side – We Have Cookies". I fancy one with "We Have Swarf".

Neil

[matt merchantParticipant @mattmerchant42413]

Welcome to the Dark Side

My daughter has a t-shirt "Welcome to the Dark Side – We Have Cookies". I fancy one with "We Have Swarf".

Neil

being a star wars geek with the partwork millennium falcon on the go id buy that t-shirt, although cookies are acceptable too

Matt

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

… and bought a big angle plate (6 x 5 x 4 1/2) for the Adept No. 2 Shaper.

Please to get a webbed one but – DOH! The webs mean you can't position a T-bolt at the outer ends of the crosswise slots to attach it to the shaper, and the lengthwise slots that would be idea for attaching the machine vice are unusable as the have one edge almost against the inside of the webs. Looking at the web the ideally-sized SOBA sold by others angle plate appears identical. At least I saved £5 on postage!

So I will have to get the grinder out and take the blooming webs off! I can leave a bit of web in the corners which will help and it is about 7/8" thick so it should be OK anyway. Just hope it doesn't distort or I will have to fit it to a shaper and resurface it

Neil

[nigel jones 5Participant @nigeljones5]

Went back to Donny show to collect my boilers which had been on display on a trade stand and bumped into mr Wyatt…what a thoroughly nice bloke! I wish everyone were so nice.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 14/05/2017 20:37:19:

… and bought a big angle plate (6 x 5 x 4 1/2) for the Adept No. 2 Shaper.

Please to get a webbed one but – DOH! … [etc.]

.

… presumably you didn't take my photos with you for reference.

**LINK**

http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/albums/member_album.asp?a=42334

MichaelG.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by fizzy on 14/05/2017 20:48:50:

Went back to Donny show to collect my boilers which had been on display on a trade stand and bumped into mr Wyatt…what a thoroughly nice bloke! I wish everyone were so nice.

Thanks Fizzy -you don't look like your avatar

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 14/05/2017 22:10:11:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 14/05/2017 20:37:19:

… and bought a big angle plate (6 x 5 x 4 1/2) for the Adept No. 2 Shaper.

Please to get a webbed one but – DOH! … [etc.]

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… presumably you didn't take my photos with you for reference.

**LINK**

http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/albums/member_album.asp?a=42334

MichaelG.

For some reason there weren't large piles of genuine adept angle plate lying around!

It's surprising that a widely sold item has such a bad design.

I've decided to mill slots in the webs, it will weaken them a bit, but less likely to cause distortion.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 15/05/2017 08:27:17:

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 14/05/2017 22:10:11:

… presumably you didn't take my photos with you for reference.

For some reason there weren't large piles of genuine adept angle plate lying around!

.

Sorry to labour this, Neil, but; the reason I took those photos was to help you recognise [in]appropriate designs of angle plate for "Adeptation".

MichaelG

[Neil LickfoldParticipant @neillickfold44316]

Today I added a grease point to the inside of the scroll of my old GripTru chuck. It has a small amount of wear, so instead of recutting and making sleeves etc, I just added the front grease point.

Time will tell if it is a good idea or not.

Neil

[ChrisHParticipant @chrish]

Windy – John, I screw cut keeping the half nuts in all the time and screwed up to a shoulder/undercut no worries, but my lathe stops pretty promptly (essential!) and I go very slowly, 30-40 rpm, and watch it like it was my wallet!

Chris

[JohnFParticipant @johnf59703]

Hi Chris, yes it can be done at low speeds but a little higher speed can be better particularly with the new fanggled tips ! I use both carbide tips and HSS, mostly HSS for general work but I do like the full form tips for screw cutting.

I learnt the method some 50 plus years ago as an apprentice off one of my mentors and thought I would pass it on — I'm the old guy now ! I think !

It does work well and there is much less chance of a crash, modern machines often have induction brakes so can stop on a tanner but the old machines most certainly did not.

John

[Anonymous]

For the first time in a good few months I've spent some of today working on my traction engines, yippee!

I've been modelling the check valves for water pump and injector, based on the castings I have. The drawings are largely nonsense. Parts don't fit, many features are not dimensioned and some things are just plain cuckoo. Here is a section of the check valve assembly so far:

I might even get to cut some metal tomorrow. Back to work on Wednesday, but I think I can get used to these four days weekends.

Andrew

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

This morning I made parts for 2 off water gauge top fittings. Good news is I bored the holes for the blanking plugs exactly the same diameter, bad news is, tapping size for 9/32" * 26 is not 6.7mm. Very truncated thread. Start again after lunch, 2nd time OK

[David Paterson 4Participant @davidpaterson4]

Blacksmithing

My wife gave me a 2-day blacksmithing course for Christmas that I did at the start of april – you do not want to be in a closed forge in Jan/Feb in Canberra.

It was Tharwa Valley Forge, **LINK**

They have a lot of people with mixed metalworking skills come through the knifemaking course. Talking to people who have done it tells me that many come as their first experience in metalworking, while there are also a good range of more experienced people.

The intro to blacksmithing that I did started with a fire tool, proceeded to a pair of forge tongs, and then onto your own project. Max course size is 4 (I really lucked out and started with 2, second day just me so we really could do a lot)

course design is well thought through, equipment is very good, and the school owner (Karim) is very highly regarded as a local artisan. (as is his daughter who has been making and selling knives since she was – literally- about 12. she runs a school holiday program of 1 day blacksmithing). My instructor was also a local artisan who specialises in making Japanese style straight razors.

The facility is very well equipped with plenty of work stations for several people and you use both manual and powered tools (10 and 25 ton smacking engines – very cool).

Edited By David Paterson 4 on 16/05/2017 03:30:36

[David Paterson 4Participant @davidpaterson4]

A few photos from the experience

Clearly absolutely recommended

 

 

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 16/05/2017 08:42:41

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