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Well yes, but it's 1.5cm out I think - the OP says the tailstock travel is max 5cm, but he can only use 3.5cm because of self ejection due to the tang. Nothing wrong with grinding the tang (and even part of the taper) off in this scenario. If you go too far just glue shims (washers, whatevever)...

I've often wondered about this stuff myself, and (purely by introspection) came to think that that much of our 'internal monologue' is actually sub-verbal - it's only at the point when we need to articulate a concept that it gets mapped to language. So I don't use linguistic structures to build...

Thanks for reinforcement - that's pretty much the way I've decided to go in the light of comments on my original post. I have a ROS and a 'mouse'. I'll probably attack with an angle grinder with one of those abrasive nylon wheels at first though - whatever that black stuff folk were so keen on...

Thanks for replies. It sounds like replacing the treads/risers with new might open cans of worms best left closed. I'll have a go at sanding and see how it goes. Niall's point that the stairs will look like what they are - old and well trodden - is well made. Probably more appropriate in the...

After a moth plague I had to take up a staircase carpet and what was revealed isn't great: Personally I'd carpet again, but SWMBO wants wood. It would be a lot of sanding , and even then it might look awful so I am wondering about replacing the treads and risers with new. Neither the treads...

Interesting. I am no expert on this but have tinkered with DIY gas fired furnaces in the past. It looks like you have built something akin to a 'pulse jet engine' there. For me the first question is whether the burner produces a steady flame in free air. If so, you need to look at the design of...

I think this must be right - having the broken part in my hand it's too light even to be solid cast iron. Density is 5.8 (+/- 0.1) grams per cc, so probably ~ 20% porosity. Thanks clogs, I didn't know about this stuff, One lives and learns! Replacement will be in SAE 660 leaded bronze, I...

First I'd like to thank J-G for explanations / graphics - in the past I was as perplexed about thread cutting as the OP is now, researched, but never came across anything as clear (for a beginner) before, despite having been on many engineering sites. Second, to the OP, I think you might be...

Can't give a definitive answer I'm afraid. The only direct points of reference I have are cheap eBay offerings and SIF 555. After complete failure with the former (didn't melt) I went for the SIF because it's a reputable brand for brazing alloys. It wasn't exactly easy going even then - I...

Not a metallurgist, but that was my guess (based on the appearance of the fracture) too. Steel just doesn't break like that. rodisi - I'm all in favour of fixing stuff rather than junking, but it seems crazy to pay €30+ for a part that would be so simple to make. If you don't know anyone...

A couple of things. First, what you are trying to do isn't welding but soldering. The distinction is that welding melts the base metal, soldering deposits a filler metal which adheres the the solid base metal. That's just words though. As sideways says to actually weld aluminium you really...

Woohoo indeed - that's quite a big step up. I can understand your excitement! But I wonder why you feel that because you'll have a bigger lathe you need to move to bigger tooling. I have a lathe of similar capacity to the 961v, though heavier - sure it'll take 16mm tooling, but like you I don't...

Noted, will contact you or flag as sold when deal with Phil goes through. Robin

I bought this because I needed to make some gate fittings, radiator mounts etc and it was cheaper to buy a welder than buy the parts. It cost me about £190. There are some specs here. It's been good for welding from 8mm down to 2mm for me, and I'm no expert. Much easier to use than the old...

It doesn't really matter in the great scheme of things, but for the record C260 (known as cartridge brass on the UK side of the pond) actually has a higher copper content (~70%) than what is called 'common brass' (~62% copper) and has a deeper more 'goldy' colour than common brass. It is single...

RELMIES, +1 for the findings in deema's informative essay - I came to the same conclusion (that guides don't affect straightness of cut) after much struggling with my Record 350S - only a wee bit bigger than your machine. Because I have metalworking stuff I was planning to making new guides in...

Transatlantic, if all you want to do is level the lathe rather than put it on castors, I can't see why your plan A (levelling feet) shouldn't work. My engineering lathe is supported on 'legs' of the same box design (though made of steel) and I used a total of 8 M12 feet - 4 each at the corners...

Good that the OP has got this sorted. I agree that the accuracy of a poke with index finger shouldn't be underestimated - but you have to get it running right before you can calibrate your pokes of course. Took me ages of trying various 'ultimate bandsaw setup' techniques with various blades...

I had the same problem with a (D1-4) backplate I bought to mount my shop-made ER40 collet chuck. I blued it up, then scratched away with wet'n'dry (backplate obviously!) until I got full contact. I had to remove only a tiny amount of metal to get it sitting tight on the taper and flat on the...

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