Today I acquired...........

[Barking Mat]

I've liked that, but I'm still not convinced.

Wife is wife,
Mistress is mistress...

Partner, well it's a Peugeot, handy thing.

 

[Brad93]

That’s an undercut tool. I’ve got 100 stainless washers to make so I will use this tool to put the undercut in before parting off. Once you part it off it will be already internally chamfered

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Genius, I see how it works now

 

[8ob]

Today I was let loose in the toy store and acquired some welding gear.

Three rolls of .8, two small rolls of .6, two packets of 6013`s in 3.25mm/4mm, packet of .8 tips, mig regulator with flow meter, some shades and a pack of ten rigger gloves . Also got a 48 pack of blue rolls off the bay of thieves.

 

[brightspark]

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Glad I'm in Scotland as NHS Scotland is very generous with free prescriptions; sensor is circa £50 but I won't be using the test strips I'd otherwise be using.

they wont be if you seperate from england

 

[Kram]

Tool that comes over from Eastern Europe and does it cheaper?*

(*Pre-Brexit, obviously.)



3" round/hexagon. You won't be able to grip 4"/100mm round pipe or hexagon nut with "shallow" jaws.

It'll do

Thats 100mm and Im quite happy it did not fall on my foot.

 

[Pete.]

A new Chronos 160mm D1-3 Chuck for my Harrison, looks well made, I will clock it later. (The seller of the Harrison lathe I bought could not find the second set of jaws for the chronos 3 jaw fitted to the lathe, so gave me a refund on the chuck to buy a new one)
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I believe those Chronos chucks are re-badged Sanou ones.

 

[Pete.]

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After 27yrs of having Type 1 diabetes I've finally taken the plunge and caught up with modern medical technology...

It's a Libre2 sensor that'll stay on for two weeks and communicate, using NFC (and Bluetooth for low/high blood sugar level alarms), with my phone. I've only had it on since 0930 and can already see the benefits.

Glad I'm in Scotland as NHS Scotland is very generous with free prescriptions; sensor is circa £50 but I won't be using the test strips I'd otherwise be using.

I saw that and I knew what it was right away. My granddaughter's boyfriend has one fitted, he's only 17 but had a failed pancreas. He's just recently started to gain the feeling back in his fingertips which he hasn't had for a long time because of having to do countless blood-prick tests in them. It's a big deal for him as you can imagine.

 

[seriesonewelder]

mine arrived today as well, one will be a gift. Glad I ordered before the price went up.

 

[RichardM]

Should I send this back?

If they pay postage - yes. If not then it may be cheaper to chuck it in the bin / repurpose.

A new Chronos 160mm D1-4 Chuck for my Harrison, looks well made, I will clock it later. (The seller of the Harrison lathe I bought could not find the second set of jaws for the chronos 3 jaw fitted to the lathe, so gave me a refund on the chuck to buy a new one)
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Fixed that for you . I do hear it is worthwhile stripping them down to ensure they have the swarf / dust cleaned out at the manufacturers.

 

[Kram]

If they pay postage - yes. If not then it may be cheaper to chuck it in the bin / repurpose.

Its a lot cheaper to buy another and bin it than a new spindle. It doesnt look good but its more a question if short tapers can damage the bore by raising a burr where they end. Or not a problem?
It doesnt help that this was not ground concentric to the blank so part of the end was sharp corner and needed deburring.

 

[Rannsachair]

I believe those Chronos chucks are re-badged Sanou ones.

Just googled Sanou and it is identical down to the packaging. They appear to get an ok reputation: https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=171997&p=1

 

[Rannsachair]

If they pay postage - yes. If not then it may be cheaper to chuck it in the bin / repurpose.

Fixed that for you . I do hear it is worthwhile stripping them down to ensure they have the swarf / dust cleaned out at the manufacturers.

Just read that after watching:

 

[KimB]

That's one I'm going to have to add to the "Things that bug you" thread.

Whatever happened to the use of boyfriend, girlfriend, fiance, fiancee, wife, husband etc.?

I'm going to tag you everytime I say it I just feel like a child if I refer to him as my boyfriend. I am all grown up

 

[Dilkris]

A bit of proper old school English engineering. A 10cc glow engine made by Meteor Engineering in Birmingham some time in the 70's. There is very little information about Meteor engines but from what I have been able to gather it was a bit of a shed industry, sand or die cast aluminum and manually machined parts. Found a review in a photocopied piece in sceptre magazine (http://sceptreflight.com/Model Engine Tests/Meteor 60.html )
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Interesting to see it is a marinized version - does it run?

 

[RichardM]

Its a lot cheaper to buy another and bin it than a new spindle. It doesnt look good but its more a question if short tapers can damage the bore by raising a burr where they end. Or not a problem?

It doesnt help that this was not ground concentric to the blank so part of the end was sharp corner and needed deburring.

I did wonder if it was on the p*ss or camera angle. If it's wrong send it back. How long is the taper part of your spindle? Most I have seen are not for the full length as per the drill arbor.

 

[RichardM]

I'm going to tag you everytime I say it I just feel like it's like a child if I refer to him as my boyfriend. I am all grown up

Ah the foibles of being young - just wait a couple of years and you'll be wishing you were young again and not all grown up

 

[Munkul]

Just googled Sanou and it is identical down to the packaging. They appear to get an ok reputation: https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=171997&p=1

I like Sanou stuff, I have a Sanou 1-16mm pillar drill keyless chuck that came from the cheapest nastiest pillar drill from years back, in the end I think it was given away, but I still have the chuck! And it works just fine it's even outlasted a couple of morse taper arbors, from me abusing things!

 

[Pete.]

Got these posters from my partners friend, he had a few so gave me a couple spares

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I'd love a copy of that Black book but at 25-odd quid each for the metric and inch editions plus shipping plus charges I haven't yet convinced myself that the need is as great as the want.

 

[Kram]

I did wonder if it was on the p*ss or camera angle. If it's wrong send it back. How long is the taper part of your spindle? Most I have seen are not for the full length as per the drill arbor.

Had a look in my Swisstech pocket reference, Din228-1A taper, should be 80mm long from 23.82mm and on this its under 50mm.

I'll phone them tomorrow.

The Swisstech pocket book is quite good, I think. For a pound each I have a few open on different pages, hanging on the wall with a magnet each. It beats my 1982 "Metric edition" Zeus, which is mostly in silly fractions.

 

[Barking Mat]

I am all grown up

I'm not.

I may be greying, but I stick to my shoe size, not my age.

I find being sensible horribly overrated.

Much rather enjoy life, too many dry, serious people around.

Admittedly, there is a time and a place for it.