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We use a lot of RR, before that the one we used to use was also a white, milky one. It's been suggested that the green one might be grinding fluid....:dunno:

Six months ago ordered 2 barrels of Exol Excelfluid RR from a supplier. They arrived, and are labelled as RR, with slightly different batch numbers. When I came to use them, they turned out to look nothing like the fluid we normally use. I got in touch with the supplier, and sent them the...

https://routercutter.co.uk/routerbits https://www.rennietool.co.uk/collections/carbide-router-bits Another couple to try.

It's a shame King **** (of the spanners fame) didn't invent them :D

When I started working at my new place a few years ago I had access to a Prototrak cnc lathe and mill. No one else used them, so I got given the keys and told to help myself One of the things I decided to do as my learning project was a chess set. I actually made 2 - one for the display case...

Almost forgot - the bearings that came as stock were also awful, 2 seized completely within weeks and the others felt like they'd got sand in them. Replaced the whole lot with much better quality ones for just a few quid. Next thing is the adjusting screw for the top back bearing. It's plastic...

I've got the baby Sabre 250, and if its the clearish plastic guard on the top bearings that you're talking about, I removed mine completely - it really is awful.

Bit of a long shot, but this is one of the few forums I post on, so I'll try. I work at a college and I've been asked to create a couple of posters to hang in the workshop for the new students this year. One poster needs to show a lathe, another a mill, with all the main parts labelled...

A couple of drops under the corners of a router insert plate (home made table), drop the insert plate in, press level with the table.

Right next door to me - Little Dawley :)

I buy a lot of foam inserts for our students' projects. This is the best I've found at a reasonable price, if you need thicker just glue a few sheets in a stack. RS PRO F2 Medium Density Rectangular Foam Insert, For Use With RS PRO ABS Stackable Tool Boxes | RS

I've been playing for two years (started at 53). I practice at least 30-60 mins every day, and I can honestly say, with that amount of time invested, I'm surprised at how awful I still am. My fingers wont stretch, my memory is shockingly bad and co-ordination between my hands is best described...

Thank you very much for some brilliant and helpful replies :) Every day is a school day - I love learning ! Spreadsheet is great Fitz, thanks - and tallies up almost exactly with another answer I was given.

I heard about a guy called Cheops who built a pyramid - apart from a tiny bit of subsidence it went great. Longest lasting building on the estate.

If you look at the first 3 questions I asked it, the first 2 were identical but received different answers - there's probably some insight into it's inner workings for someone more intelligent than me ! Refining the question further Starting with £30,000, and assuming a 7% annual return, and...

Right, that makes a lot of sense. I need to state that the £500 is increased by 3% once a year on a fixed date - which gives another answer. Starting with an initial investment of £30,000 which grows by 7% a year, and adding £500 a month which grows by 3% a year every January 1st, you would...

I'd assume it would be a fairly standard (and easy) query for someone with a financial background :)

I'm trying to get a calculation solved - I've asked the all knowing Chatgpt this question and got 3 different answers ! So, If I start with an initial investment of £30,000 which grows at 7%, and I top that up with £500 every month (which I increase by 3% a year), how much would I have after 10...

Story about Winston Churchill and Einstein arguing over different chisel sharpening methods:- Legend has it that Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein once had a heated argument over the best way to sharpen a chisel. Churchill insisted that the traditional method of using a sharpening stone was...

Might give you some ideas, you'll need to watch to the end where she aligns the tailstock.