Thread: Whisperings

Originally Posted by Toggy

Phil;

I don't think that there is any way to change 'stupid'. How some people manage to live to old age is truly beyond comprehension.

Yes; you can call me cynical (I've been called much worse); but I have an extremely low tolerance level for idiots.

Ken

Same here, a bit like the bloke in the US fired a revolver that didn't go off, then looked down the barrel as he pulled the trigger again.
This happened about 2 years ago.
Kryn

Originally Posted by PDW

That's actually a perfectly reasonable & sensible question IMO. There really is no such thing as 'tight' in general terms as it depends on the material used.

Giving him a torque wrench let both of you define what 'tight' meant in this context.

Reason I say this is, back in my teens, 'tight' when applied to studs holding down a cast iron cylinder head translated to 'stripped' when applied to studs holding down a motorcycle cylinder head.......

So I bought my first torque wrench.

PDW

Hi,
I went one better, I was fitting a cylinder head to a Healy Sprite when the spectator asked "aren't you afraid of over tightening those? " and as I was answering "no you can't over tight en cylinder head bolts" there was an almighty bang as the bolt broke off at the last thread in the head and the tension sent the stud and nut through the ring spanner with enough velocity to put a dent in the bonnet. Needles to say I learnt I was wrong and he learnt not to stick his head under bonnets and ask questions.
Regards

I have a little side project on at the moment involving some (sort of interesting) machining.
We are about to replace the cables on a couple of winches and needed a cradle to run the cable spools in. It involves a couple of pieces of UC (Universal Channel) and some plastic rollers with bearings.
Pretty much two rollers per channel so two shafts and two bearings on each roller.
The brief was to notch the channel to suit the turned down ends of the shafts so as to make them captive and profile turn the plastic and machine recesses for the bearings.

Phil
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I have no idea what is going on with that last post but everything was in slow motion

Phil

Hi Phil,
If you have a shop vac, something I picked up from someone on the forum is to set it up near the tool vacing up the plastic swarf as you make it, no more spaghetti!

Great work as always.

Stuart

Originally Posted by Stustoys

Hi Phil,
If you have a shop vac, something I picked up from someone on the forum is to set it up near the tool vacing up the plastic swarf as you make it, no more spaghetti!

Great work as always.

Stuart

Hi Stuart,
love that idea. I have a shop vac at home but not at work. I spent an hour and a half cleaning up as I had used the both colchester lathes and the Dormac mill in this project.
The cleanup was lifted straight from trade school using a bannister brush and shovel. The only thing missing was the crotchety trade teacher in the grey dust coat.
I now have visions of a massive cone fitted to the end of a vac which I would've needed as most of the plastic turning was hand fed for roughing and the 'spaghetti' was going in all directions. I even got the giggles at one stage.
I'll put in for a vac at work but as the boss keeps telling me "you can't have everything" I hate it when he's right!
I really can't complain though.

Phil

Phil
Nice work, I have the feeling you were very happy doing this project.
Satisfying to see it all finished & working.
Also good to read your imperial & thous rather than this metric stuff .
I liked the bit about the brush & the grey dustcoat, a step back in time !
regards
Bruce
ps Also have the same problem with the slow motion when typing a post.
It takes me an age to just type this, that is why I don't place posts very often.

Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer

I have no idea what is going on with that last post but everything was in slow motion

Phil

Some funny things happening with the Forum still. I keep getting truncated pages. Nothing below the last (I hope) post on the page, including the page navigation boxes. A couple of days ago I scrolled down to read a post by Stuart, I think and got the copyright etc info that is at the very bottom of the page as his post. Everything in between had got lost.

The Insert Image window comes up looking like it has lost all formatting.

Dean

Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer

I'll put in for a vac at work but as the boss keeps telling me "you can't have everything"

Don't see why not - it was invented in 1901 - it's period isn't it?



Michael

a 3ft 4" piece of HSS steel what lathe did that come off Phil?


Nice bit of work there. One of my old bosses just stuck a round steel bar through lifted it with the fork lift clamped blocks in place to stop it moving and did what needed to be done.

Your method much more professional

Originally Posted by Abratool

Phil
Nice work, I have the feeling you were very happy doing this project.
Satisfying to see it all finished & working.
Also good to read your imperial & thous rather than this metric stuff .
I liked the bit about the brush & the grey dustcoat, a step back in time !
regards
Bruce
ps Also have the same problem with the slow motion when typing a post.
It takes me an age to just type this, that is why I don't place posts very often.

Thanks Bruce,
I'm having a ball especially seeing as the boss is supplying drawings. I have always been a 'chalk on concrete' man but these drawings are making it a doddle.
And they are in (mostly) imperial

Originally Posted by Oldneweng

Some funny things happening with the Forum still. I keep getting truncated pages. Nothing below the last (I hope) post on the page, including the page navigation boxes. A couple of days ago I scrolled down to read a post by Stuart, I think and got the copyright etc info that is at the very bottom of the page as his post. Everything in between had got lost.

The Insert Image window comes up looking like it has lost all formatting.

Dean

Hi Dean,
that's the sort of thing I was getting. It nearly drove me insane.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

a 3ft 4" piece of HSS steel what lathe did that come off Phil?

Hi Ray,
Well spotted . That's the second time I have done that. I would like to say the two keys I needed are too close together on the keyboard or it's dyslexia or even old age but I think it's just plain stupidity

Phil

Hi Phil,

Just stumbled across this thread (a little late to the party) have not rwad it all but looks like sovereign hill?

Intersted in the vanguard as it looks much the same as a mascot

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Hi Phil,

Just stumbled across this thread (a little late to the party) have not rwad it all but looks like sovereign hill?

Intersted in the vanguard as it looks much the same as a mascot

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Hi Dave,
you are spot on with the location
I'll get some more pics and info/specs on the Vanguard for you.

Phil

Still coming with those pics Dave
Meanwhile I managed to finish the traverse lever for the wheelhead on the TOS cylindrical grinder.

Phil
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