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  1. 20th January 2007, 12:48 AM #1
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    Thumbs up Sorby hollower tip

    I have the Sorby hollower (RS200 or something I think!!), and the bolts that hold the cutters on were getting a bit sloppy on the allen key from over-use. I don't know what thread they are bit it's an odd one and I couldn't got any replacements locally or from the supplier who was waiting on MIK for them. Even the allen key was an odd size that I had to make my own T-bar to fit. Because the screws appeared to have the same number of threads per inch as M5 but a smaller diameter, after a bit of umming and ahhing, I bit the bullet and ran a 5mm tap through the tool. Should have done it years ago! Very easy cutting and left a very tidy M5 thread. M5 screws fit through the cutters with no mods and thankfully have 3mm allen heads. Now I only have to have one 3mm T-bar around as everything else including the screws that hold my chuck jaws on is 3mm allen head too.
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  3. 20th January 2007, 01:11 AM #2
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    Good on yer )

    i wonder who has some recipes for printing inks (the computer printer). Hmm i wonder if they would be ok on wood?
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  4. 20th January 2007, 05:08 AM #3
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    Might have been Imperial screw, but I can't figure which would be a close match. Whatever. As long as it works, perfect enough.

    Tashammer, if you don't mind only black, you can transfer laser print to wood with a clothes iron. Just make sure SWMBO is absent for a while. A friend of mine gets unlimited grief when he washes car parts in the kitchen sink. See http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=42895, post #12. Might work for inkjet in color, but I haven't tried it.

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  5. 20th January 2007, 08:16 AM #4
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    Was 3/16" imperial thread.
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  6. 20th January 2007, 12:59 PM #5
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    Maybe is a Whitworth thread.
    http://www.boltscience.com/pages/screw4.htm

    [or maybe British Standard Fine (BSF) or Cycle Engineers' Institute (CEI)]

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    Wonderful thing about standards: There are so many to choose from.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joe greiner View Post
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    Nice one Vern.

    Got one of those whatsits and am getting sick of keeping that odd allen key handy.
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  10. 21st January 2007, 11:15 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Jones View Post
    Maybe is a Whitworth thread.
    http://www.boltscience.com/pages/screw4.htm

    [or maybe British Standard Fine (BSF) or Cycle Engineers' Institute (CEI)]
    Too fine for Whitworth Gil - maybe BSF - doesn't really matter now [shrug]

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    Nice one Vern.

    Got one of those whatsits and am getting sick of keeping that odd allen key handy.
    If it helped just one forumite, it was worth posting!
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    Try www.thewoodsmith.com.au He's into Sorby stuff. In Victoria but it wouldn't cost much to mail a couple of screws.
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