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Hi, Many thanks clogs. These Poly V Belts will run using either ribbed or flat on a flat pulley; I'm running mine with the grooves against the pulleys; the pulleys on the mandrel are the original flat belt drive type but I bought a new Poly V pulley for the motor together with the taper insert...

Hi, WOW I'm getting old quickly. I recently sold this Ekco T311 to a guy in Doncaster who intends to open a museum so I thought it's better on display than sitting gathering dust here at home. I don't regret selling it because as with the many restorations I carry out my enjoyment is in doing...

Hi, I've sussed out the problem why my new Huanyang VFD refused to power the Lorch lathe; I've been running both the Graduate & Lorch from one VFD with remote switching to both; the new VFD has a built in speed control knob to it's front panel; my old VFD didn't have such a luxury. I...

Hi, It could have been "Flying Scotsman" clogs because it got around quite a bit and I think it's just had a very expensive overhaul. Brings a lump to my throat just looking at them; here's the Flying Scotsman front and Union of South Africa rear; I don't ever recall seeing the Flying...

Hi, You're picking on big stuff SammyQ to derail good job it wasn't "Mallard on full chat at 126mph; before leraving shool aged 15 in 1962 a number of us kids used to travel from Wakefield to Doncaster "The Plant" often pulled by the A4 class loco's; including Mallard etc we've sneaked onto the...

Hi, Many thanks for the tips Tom; much appreciated. Thanks also for the electrolitic capacitor warning; these can pack a real surprise shock for the unwary; Here's a bank of capacitors not to touch unless fully discharged; I used these to phase balance my Startrite Volant 24" vertical...

Hi, Time for a bit of backtracking whilst I have the chance. Thanks pe2dave yes metal spinning is very dangerous indeed to a manual metal spinner; CNC automatic spinning is safer but can still inflict serious injuries. It's a very difficult skill to learn but also very rewarding once the...

Hi, Once again it's ages since I posted due to many demanding jobs needing doing leaving little time for hobbies like the workshop. I'd be here for hours if I added all the jobs I've carried out this year but here's a few. Lets start with a nightmare back in March this year after terrific...

Hi, The delighted new owner collected the Graduate and I'm pleased it's going to someone who's going to look after it and use it. I'm truly saddened not seeing it in the workshop together with it's displayed tooling on the wall. I seem to have less time in retirement than whilst working full...

Hi, Please note this Graduate is now sold through Gumtree awaiting collection. Kind regards, Colin.

Hi, It's with a lot of regret I've decided to sell my fully restored heavily modified Graduate woodturning lathe. Not having used this lathe for many months and now approaching 75 with new hobbies it would be better in a new home being used. I subjected this Graduate to a full and...

Hi, I'll happily agree with avoiding anything with the name Clarke on it. I suffered a nasty run in with my Clarke metal lathe. it expired in a cloud of smoke taking out both it's toy motor and highly flimsy circuit board; I believe a new circuit board alone would have cost over £100. I...

Hi, I've not been on here for ages but my friend David just sent me the link so I'm nosy. In August I'll have been around lathes for 60 years not counting the Jubilee at school which I wasn't allowed to touch. Whatever is paid for a lathe the lathe generally will hold its price well so if...

Hi, My friend David has kindly just sent me a link to this thread so I'm having a nosy. How strange; I too received such an email via Gumtree; I was advertising a very heavy Mac Allister 1,700W concrete breaker when I received an email with a message saying please contact my sister at the...

Hi, If you've got decent workshop facilties have you considered buying an arc welder; it's surprising what fun you can enjoy with a welder. I've been welding for over 50 years and never tire of it saving lots of money whilst giving me freedom to make useful machines to my specifications and...

Hi, I've just bought an £11.99 SOS TTfone and now aged 73 this is complicated enough for me to use but then for many years I have lots of trouble with TV remote controls. It's not just phones though; the way things are heading we'll be throwing cars away in a few years just as we do now with...

Hi, Thanks Sandyn and AdrianUK; so far I'm delighted with Giffgaff; activating my new phone with Giffgaff was extremely easy and when I requested the SIM it was here next day; their website is easy even for me to understand. I did check reviews before even deciding to go with Giffgaff who are...

Hi, BT; Amazon; ISP and now Virgin Media. I can always tell it's an unwanted call because there's a delay when I pick up the receiver and then I can hear voices in the background; usually sounds Indian; I've tried leaving the phone handset on the desk until it clicks off; I've pressed "1" and...

Hi, Many thanks everyone for your useful and interesting replies which I very much appreciate. Excellent Mickjay; when I browsed Giffgaff website I was thrown by only seeing monthly bundles but following your advice I'm now fully up and running and it was dead easy in the end. I simply added...

Hi, I've never been a fan of mobile phones only buying one many years ago costing £5 new. I only ever used the phone once each month weather permitting to let my wife know I was on my way home from Rufforth Auto Jumble. Because of Covid I'd forgotten about my phone which timed out so rather...