What Did You Do Today 2019

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

Pumps intended for oil are usually lubricated by the oil itself. Types using two meshed gears and the ones with multi-lobed rotors have very close clearances and would not last long in water.

Its usually possible to determine what type of pump you have jsut by looking at the casing shape and position of the inlet and outlet ports.

Ian P

[Ian Skeldon 2Participant @ianskeldon2]

I don't know a great deal about guitars but that bass looks great now you have cleaned it up Neil.

[Raymond Sanderson 2Participant @raymondsanderson2]

Mate who's into Blacksmith asked me to make some new handles for his selection of scored hammer heads.
His request was for handles to suit each head and his large hands typical handles fly across the floor as they are often to small.

[Anthony KnightsParticipant @anthonyknights16741]

The pump saga continues. Insulation reading still bad so cut the top off the motor housing. Cut off the mains cable and the motor checked OK. Checked the cable after cutting a foot off at the motor end and the earth fault cleared. Still reading 1.5 megohms between live and neutral. I cut the cable in half, checked again and binned the faulty half.

Reconnected the good cable, glued the housing back together and finished off with a double layer of fibre glass Made sure the cable entry was well sealed Now just waiting for the fibreglass to set and I can change the fish pond water.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Ian Skeldon 2 on 20/06/2019 19:25:32:

I don't know a great deal about guitars but that bass looks great now you have cleaned it up Neil.

Thanks, it sounds good too. Very much a 'precision bass' sound If this works!):

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Raymond Sanderson 2 on 22/06/2019 09:04:15:

Mate who's into Blacksmith asked me to make some new handles for his selection of scored hammer heads.
His request was for handles to suit each head and his large hands typical handles fly across the floor as they are often to small.

Nice work Ray!

[Ian Skeldon 2Participant @ianskeldon2]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 22/06/2019 19:57:25:

Posted by Ian Skeldon 2 on 20/06/2019 19:25:32:

I don't know a great deal about guitars but that bass looks great now you have cleaned it up Neil.

Thanks, it sounds good too. Very much a 'precision bass' sound If this works!):

Yep sounds very good, nice to have the skill to re-build it and play it.

[OldMetallerParticipant @oldmetaller]

Posted by Ian Skeldon 2 on 22/06/2019 20:26:41:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 22/06/2019 19:57:25:

Posted by Ian Skeldon 2 on 20/06/2019 19:25:32:

I don't know a great deal about guitars but that bass looks great now you have cleaned it up Neil.

Thanks, it sounds good too. Very much a 'precision bass' sound If this works!):

Yep sounds very good, nice to have the skill to re-build it and play it.

My first bass was a Westone Thunder 1A, the active one, bought after I'd restored a left-handed Westone for a friend. I really loved it, but the sheer weight of it made me chop it in for a Japanese-built Fender Precision. I eventually outgrew that, and now have a '90's Bass Collection, again Japanese, but in my opinion, as good as a Warwick or a Status.

I hope that hasn't offended anybody, just my personal opinions, you understand!

I still think that the Westone looks stunning, I'm glad you didn't decide to over-restore it, Neil!

John.

[CirclipParticipant @circlip]

Posted by OldMetaller on 23/06/2019 08:27:59:

Posted by Ian Skeldon 2 on 22/06/2019 20:26:41:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 22/06/2019 19:57:25:

Posted by Ian Skeldon 2 on 20/06/2019 19:25:32:

I don't know a great deal about guitars but that bass looks great now you have cleaned it up Neil.

Thanks, it sounds good too. Very much a 'precision bass' sound If this works!):

Yep sounds very good, nice to have the skill to re-build it and play it.

My first bass was a Westone Thunder 1A, the active one, bought after I'd restored a left-handed Westone for a friend. I really loved it, but the sheer weight of it made me chop it in for a Japanese-built Fender Precision. I eventually outgrew that, and now have a '90's Bass Collection, again Japanese, but in my opinion, as good as a Warwick or a Status.

I hope that hasn't offended anybody, just my personal opinions, you understand!

I still think that the Westone looks stunning, I'm glad you didn't decide to over-restore it, Neil!

John.

How many times do we need to repost the same post?????

Are so many too dumb just to reply with quotation marks around the words?

Post numbers would always have helped save bandwidth but sadly cheap website designers haven't the capability – ANOTHER old chestnut

Regards Ian.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Circlip on 23/06/2019 10:13:17:

How many times do we need to repost the same post?????

Are so many too dumb just to reply with quotation marks around the words?

Post numbers would always have helped save bandwidth but sadly cheap website designers haven't the capability – ANOTHER old chestnut

 

Regards Ian.

 

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I see that you are following the trend, Ian

MichaelG.

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Edit: … and also posting your comments within what you are quoting. … Oh dear !!

 

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 23/06/2019 12:15:18

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Dropped in on the Cambridge MES as I was passing although it was not their public or visitor running day. As usual with model engineers they were most welcoming and I soon had a mug of tea in my hand. It was more of a track maintenance day than running although a couple of engines were in action. It must be over 30 years since I have been there and recently they have made a major extension to their track. I was able to have a good chat and pick up some great ideas for my own clubs. Thanks guys.

[CirclipParticipant @circlip]

I reiterate from another post I replied to Michael, irony doesn't only apply to Ferrous objects.

Regards Ian.

[SaxalbyParticipant @saxalby]

Finished my geared bending rolls. Made to the design of GHT. I already have some 12" rolls that I used when I was making a boiler, they are to heavy and cumbersome, so made a set with 5" rolls. More useful for the small work I now do.

[EmgeeParticipant @emgee]

Nice looking rolls, should do some good work.

Emgee

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Circlip on 24/06/2019 11:41:04:

I reiterate from another post I replied to Michael, irony doesn't only apply to Ferrous objects.

Regards Ian.

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Oh … is that what it was !?!

I thought you were just whinging

MichaelG.

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

Fine work there, Saxalby!

What's their thickness capacity? The sample looks to be about 1mm thick.

What's finish on the steel-work? It looks darkened, as if some form of protection, or is the effect just photographic?

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"Irony"? I thought that describes laundry-work quality….

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by OldMetaller on 23/06/2019 08:27:59:

Posted by Ian Skeldon 2 on 22/06/2019 20:26:41:

 

My first bass was a Westone Thunder 1A, the active one, bought after I'd restored a left-handed Westone for a friend. I really loved it, but the sheer weight of it made me chop it in for a Japanese-built Fender Precision. I eventually outgrew that, and now have a '90's Bass Collection, again Japanese, but in my opinion, as good as a Warwick or a Status.

I hope that hasn't offended anybody, just my personal opinions, you understand!

I still think that the Westone looks stunning, I'm glad you didn't decide to over-restore it, Neil!

John.

 

My brother had a 1A a long time ago. Yes the Thunder 1 is well heavy, but I got it for nostalgia (it was very cheap) and was delighted by the sound.

I need to take a new group shot of my collection. Three on the left are Indonesian, two on the right (and the Westone) are Japanese. As I'm sure you know, experience suggests the average Japanese bass is better made than the average American one…

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 24/06/2019 17:21:36

[OldMetallerParticipant @oldmetaller]

You'll soon need a panoramic camera if you keep buying basses, Neil!

My local guitar shop has an Epiphone Thunderbird going for £139.

John.

[SaxalbyParticipant @saxalby]

Nigel.

Yes the sample is about 1mm thick and I have used it on 1/16" anneal copper which is about the thickest I shall be doing. The darkened metal is just my bad lighting in the workshop. Although I do intend to blacken the steel to give a bit of rust protection.

Barry

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by OldMetaller on 25/06/2019 05:34:55:

You'll soon need a panoramic camera if you keep buying basses, Neil!

My local guitar shop has an Epiphone Thunderbird going for £139.

John.

Don't I know someone who is threatening to sell em one for even less than that!

C'mon Neil… get a grip!

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

Still tottering about on crutches but I managed, with great care not to put any load on my "done" leg, I moved enough rammel around in the workshop to put an adjustable medical-type stool in front of the lathe.

So hopefully I might be able to make a bit of swarf in the next few days or so!

[Mark RandParticipant @markrand96270]

After doing some painting on the dining room skirting boards, door frame etc, I went out to the garage and started to disassemble the foot powered sit-on-and-ride potters wheel that SWMBO bought herself as a Christmas present 18 months ago. All of the bolts are Whitworth threads and all the nuts are square. Respect for the late owner/builder . I need to disassemble it because it's about 3" wider than the inside doorways, It looks like he might have used a lick of glue between the bits of wood before bolting them together, so tomorrow might need some work with my widest wood chisel to try to part the joints lines.

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

Mark

Before you start using a chisel, try using vinegar first. Depends on the glue

Roy

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

First physio session at the hospital this morning, then after a gentle afternoon trimming some of the triffids taking over my, err, garden, decided to resume work on the Worden Tool-grinder (Hemingway kit).

Decided which bits to make next – then found I don't have the necessary reamer. Right, plenty of other bits to choose. Collected the tools, metal and drawing (in a plastic folder) together, then stopped for tea.

After which I thought I may as well set up the lathe and make sure I can sit at it on a disability-aids stool… and one thing led to another. Before I knew it and I decided to call it a night, I had scattered swarf all over the shop and completed the first stage of Part 32.

First machining since my operation, was that.

[Anonymous]

Well, yesterday to be fair. Bent the hot rolled angle to make the rear wheel anchors for my traction engine:

The material is 5mm thick so bending was done hot. The cutting nozzle on the oxy-acetylene set worked a treat for heating; just remember not to operate the cutting oxygen supply! The anchors are deliberately left rough to simulate the fact that in full size they would have been made by the blacksmith.

Also knocked out the anchor bolts and frost spikes:

For scale the shanks are 3/8". The anchors bolts were entirely done on the repetition lathe, all with HSS toolbits. The frost spikes were roughed out on the repetition lathe, but the tapered end was done on the centre lathe using the top slide and one pass. The rounded end was done with a file.

Next job is to machine the rectangular slots in both parts for the keys that keep them in place.

Andrew

Edited By Andrew Johnston on 28/06/2019 11:34:22

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