Is that your video John,
Thats a very nice bit of engineering there,,,, if not "over engineering"
Thats a very nice bit of engineering there,,,, if not "over engineering"
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over-engineered is a bit of an understatement!
I got dragged into one of those youtube moments,
so what were you making out of the brass slice?
I got dragged into one of those youtube moments,
so what were you making out of the brass slice?
Hi Noz,
Yes it is my video. I got a new lathe now though, well, i got two! One is a Harrison 140, which is a vast improvement on the Denford i had before, and the other is a much larger V
Yes it is my video. I got a new lathe now though, well, i got two! One is a Harrison 140, which is a vast improvement on the Denford i had before, and the other is a much larger V
WOW, John, do you do this as a hobby, or what?
are you interested in making some stuff for me/us? what all do you do? welding ? mig/tig/ally/stainless....
a beemer K100rs, well I might be able to get you a smaller sporty chassis if you fancied modding your running gear to suit and building a special.
are you interested in making some stuff for me/us? what all do you do? welding ? mig/tig/ally/stainless....
a beemer K100rs, well I might be able to get you a smaller sporty chassis if you fancied modding your running gear to suit and building a special.
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Fred Dibnah would be proud
Hi Steps,
It is just a bit of fun to me. At the moment i am not really set up to do much, as nearly all of my equipment is in storage waiting for me to finish the shed. I hope to get it done this year though, weather and health permitting. The shed is 30 foot long and 18 foot wide complete with three phase 100amp power!! [Already done that bit!!]
Once I get it all up and running, i will more than gladly help you with whatever you want though, just be a bit of fun to me, be glad to help you if i can...
Yes, i do do welding, mig, tig, mma, and gas too. I got a 330 Amp mma set, a 310 Amp mig set with separate wire feeder, and a 350 Amp Hobart square wave, pulse, ac/dc tig/mma set complete with water cooler and foot pedal control!!
I got the two lathes, two millers, the shaper, two tool and cutter grinders, the list goes on and on and on!!
I am in fact a qualified welder, proper city and guilds and all that!! Not the best welder in the world, but not the worst either!!!!
Once i get sorted, i want to get a plasma cutter, [ally and stainless for the cutting of] and maybe a small surface grinder and a cylindrical one too. I also want a small heat treatment oven, as this will greatly increase what i can do.
john...
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Forgot to mention my 60 CFM compressor to power my bead blaster!!! The thing has got a 16HP motor on it!!!
It is just a bit of fun to me. At the moment i am not really set up to do much, as nearly all of my equipment is in storage waiting for me to finish the shed. I hope to get it done this year though, weather and health permitting. The shed is 30 foot long and 18 foot wide complete with three phase 100amp power!! [Already done that bit!!]
Once I get it all up and running, i will more than gladly help you with whatever you want though, just be a bit of fun to me, be glad to help you if i can...
Yes, i do do welding, mig, tig, mma, and gas too. I got a 330 Amp mma set, a 310 Amp mig set with separate wire feeder, and a 350 Amp Hobart square wave, pulse, ac/dc tig/mma set complete with water cooler and foot pedal control!!
I got the two lathes, two millers, the shaper, two tool and cutter grinders, the list goes on and on and on!!
I am in fact a qualified welder, proper city and guilds and all that!! Not the best welder in the world, but not the worst either!!!!
Once i get sorted, i want to get a plasma cutter, [ally and stainless for the cutting of] and maybe a small surface grinder and a cylindrical one too. I also want a small heat treatment oven, as this will greatly increase what i can do.
john...
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Forgot to mention my 60 CFM compressor to power my bead blaster!!! The thing has got a 16HP motor on it!!!
Here is the compressor!!
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and some welders!!
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and the smaller of the two millers being off loaded...
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I have got INSANE amounts of the stuff...
If it stops raining tomorrow, i will post a piccy of the shed as it now is!!
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and some welders!!
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and the smaller of the two millers being off loaded...
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I have got INSANE amounts of the stuff...
If it stops raining tomorrow, i will post a piccy of the shed as it now is!!
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John, did you find that compressor on a battleship?
AndyGuinness
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Tis rather large!!! You ought to see the size of the starter for the thing!! It is a weird sort of affair, "dual control" i think they call it.
Most compressors [so far as i know] just have an unloader, so the thing has a few turns in which to get up to speed before meeting the resistance of a tank full of air.. Not this contraption...
Idea is, you switch it on, the compressor starts up, star then delta. Once it is actually running properly the controller works a solenoid that closes the inlet valve in the LP cylinder head. The compressor will then start to pump air.
Once it gets up to pressure, the controller opens the valve again to stop the thing pumping, BUT, the motor will continue to run without stopping.
Once the pressure in the tank drops, the controller will release the inlet valve and the thing will pump once again.
Say you do not use any more air; Then, after a predetermined length of time, [you can adjust it] the controller will stop the motor.
If you then use some more air, it will go through the entire star, delta, valve closing routine again, and all on its own!!!
According to the haulage company that delivered the thing, it weighs exactly one ton. I cannot see this, but they assured me it does. I know that when you pick it up with my 2 ton hydraulic lorry engine crane it certainly is heavy!!!!
john....
Most compressors [so far as i know] just have an unloader, so the thing has a few turns in which to get up to speed before meeting the resistance of a tank full of air.. Not this contraption...
Idea is, you switch it on, the compressor starts up, star then delta. Once it is actually running properly the controller works a solenoid that closes the inlet valve in the LP cylinder head. The compressor will then start to pump air.
Once it gets up to pressure, the controller opens the valve again to stop the thing pumping, BUT, the motor will continue to run without stopping.
Once the pressure in the tank drops, the controller will release the inlet valve and the thing will pump once again.
Say you do not use any more air; Then, after a predetermined length of time, [you can adjust it] the controller will stop the motor.
If you then use some more air, it will go through the entire star, delta, valve closing routine again, and all on its own!!!
According to the haulage company that delivered the thing, it weighs exactly one ton. I cannot see this, but they assured me it does. I know that when you pick it up with my 2 ton hydraulic lorry engine crane it certainly is heavy!!!!
john....
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John
I am well impressed with the kit you have and the skills you have.
I recently got myself a Colchester Master lathe manufactured in 1962, and busy trying to refresh my skills on how to use it, as the last time I did turning was when I was an apprentice in 1981. I am enjoying putting my workshop together, I hardly see my wife now as I am always in there pottering about. I have though just bought an intercom from e-bay so she can at least talk to me
Anyway interesting stuff thanks for sharing.
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Meant also to say nice project moose man and also thanks for sharing
I am well impressed with the kit you have and the skills you have.
I recently got myself a Colchester Master lathe manufactured in 1962, and busy trying to refresh my skills on how to use it, as the last time I did turning was when I was an apprentice in 1981. I am enjoying putting my workshop together, I hardly see my wife now as I am always in there pottering about. I have though just bought an intercom from e-bay so she can at least talk to me
Anyway interesting stuff thanks for sharing.
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Meant also to say nice project moose man and also thanks for sharing
Hi Roys,
A Colchester Master.....Very nice!!! You will have loads of fun playing with that!! Bet that took a bit of shifting though, must weigh about 1 1/2 tons!!
What you thinking of making, or did it just sort of "appeal" to you in a fred dibnah'ish type of way!!!!
john..
A Colchester Master.....Very nice!!! You will have loads of fun playing with that!! Bet that took a bit of shifting though, must weigh about 1 1/2 tons!!
What you thinking of making, or did it just sort of "appeal" to you in a fred dibnah'ish type of way!!!!
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Hi John
I just thought it might come in handy, and it was for sale at the right price, so yip Fred Dibnahnish is a good description. I have always enjoyed pottering about in garages think it was the way I was brought up, as my dad was always working on cars, don't see many 'hobby' workshops on the go now. You are right, it did take a fair bit of shifting, it was ok once I got it to my garage/workshop because then just did the scaffold poles as rollers trick, getting it to the garage involved a JCB and 2 or 3 slings.
I just thought it might come in handy, and it was for sale at the right price, so yip Fred Dibnahnish is a good description. I have always enjoyed pottering about in garages think it was the way I was brought up, as my dad was always working on cars, don't see many 'hobby' workshops on the go now. You are right, it did take a fair bit of shifting, it was ok once I got it to my garage/workshop because then just did the scaffold poles as rollers trick, getting it to the garage involved a JCB and 2 or 3 slings.
Hi Roys,
I will Pm you later.. I have just got home. I will go and take some photos of my Harrison for you. I have got all the bits, vertical slides, and a very rare Harrison gear cutting/dividing head attachment. Why i bought that when i have got two universal millers and two dividing heads plus the vertical and slotting heads to go on them i do not know. Back to fred dibnah i suppose!!
john..
I will Pm you later.. I have just got home. I will go and take some photos of my Harrison for you. I have got all the bits, vertical slides, and a very rare Harrison gear cutting/dividing head attachment. Why i bought that when i have got two universal millers and two dividing heads plus the vertical and slotting heads to go on them i do not know. Back to fred dibnah i suppose!!
john..
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Added a couple of pics, one is my lathe and the other is why my lathe went off one morning It did come back on after the overhead line did an auto reclose.
It did come back on after the overhead line did an auto reclose.
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Looking forward to seeing the pics John
Cheers
Cheers
Hi Roys,
Like the Lathe!!!! See you got a Dickson tool post, they are great they are!! I bought a job lot of new old stock ones to get the tool holders!! Cost me
Like the Lathe!!!! See you got a Dickson tool post, they are great they are!! I bought a job lot of new old stock ones to get the tool holders!! Cost me
Hi again!!
Could not get this post to work, but see the one below!!!
john...
Could not get this post to work, but see the one below!!!
john...
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Hi again!!
Just thought i would post some more pictures of a few more bits of my stuff....
First off, we have the shed i am building as it was this morning!! When finished, it will have a 14 foot window in the rear wall, and an 18 foot window in each side wall. The walls will be that insulated double skinned sheeting with the insulation in the middle, then 4" of rockwool or jablite expanded polystyrene, and then all lined with MDF or ply. The roof will be tiled and timber lined inside..
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Next i have added a few pics of the other miller i am going to restore... Slightly bigger than the other one I have, it is a proper universal jobby, with feeds in all directions etc..
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I have also got a proper universal head for this and the slotting head too, and the knee brace. These all fit both millers.. This photo was from the advert when i bought them..
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Next we have a few pics of my Harrison lathe i am using at present, this is a lovely job... a proper British sliding, surfacing, screwcutting lathe..
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And then we have my other lathe am am going to restore.... This is a very very substantial, Austrian built V
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Just thought i would post some more pictures of a few more bits of my stuff....
First off, we have the shed i am building as it was this morning!! When finished, it will have a 14 foot window in the rear wall, and an 18 foot window in each side wall. The walls will be that insulated double skinned sheeting with the insulation in the middle, then 4" of rockwool or jablite expanded polystyrene, and then all lined with MDF or ply. The roof will be tiled and timber lined inside..
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Next i have added a few pics of the other miller i am going to restore... Slightly bigger than the other one I have, it is a proper universal jobby, with feeds in all directions etc..
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View attachment 2634
I have also got a proper universal head for this and the slotting head too, and the knee brace. These all fit both millers.. This photo was from the advert when i bought them..
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Next we have a few pics of my Harrison lathe i am using at present, this is a lovely job... a proper British sliding, surfacing, screwcutting lathe..
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And then we have my other lathe am am going to restore.... This is a very very substantial, Austrian built V
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Hi John
Sorry I didn't get a chance to reply yeaterday, busy with work, that is certainaly a great selection of machine shop gear you have there, I can see you going into business making stuff for steptoe
Funny you mentioning about coolant, as I noticed that my lathe has the suds pump missing. I am using indexable tipped tools on it just now. Thanks also for the heads up on the type of oil as I need to give it an oil change as it is anyones guess when that was last done.
Like your workshop construction, I made mine out of single skin 6" block and it measures 7 meters x 8 meters.
Hopefully you will keep us all posted on your workshop progress and the projects you end up doing, I for one, is certainaly interested. Thanks again for your good posts.
Sorry I didn't get a chance to reply yeaterday, busy with work, that is certainaly a great selection of machine shop gear you have there, I can see you going into business making stuff for steptoe
Funny you mentioning about coolant, as I noticed that my lathe has the suds pump missing. I am using indexable tipped tools on it just now. Thanks also for the heads up on the type of oil as I need to give it an oil change as it is anyones guess when that was last done.
Like your workshop construction, I made mine out of single skin 6" block and it measures 7 meters x 8 meters.
Hopefully you will keep us all posted on your workshop progress and the projects you end up doing, I for one, is certainaly interested. Thanks again for your good posts.
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