Model Forum / General / Models / May 2006

I am looking at putting a dro on a centre lathe.As you all know,one of
the problems with these on a lathe is keeping the cables from getting
tangled up in turnings as the sensor is moving with the slides,apart
from the issues of mounting the cross slide one so that it is not in

What paint should I use so the painted area really looks metal?
I used metal colors of Tamiya, Vallejo (both water and alcohol based) and I
don't like the results.
What I really liked was when I put a bit of aluminium foil (used to wrap

I'm hoping that there might be someone familiar with the metric ( 3
rotary selector knob) norton gearbox on the Harrison 140. My problem is
that the selector knobs are not functioning correctly. If I change
either of the 2 left hand knobs I usually end up with a false neutral -

Shameless plug, so I'll apologise in advance<g>
I've just put my A0 extended Pen Plotter complete with loads of new
pens and draughting paper on the homeworkshop.org.uk site if anyone is
interested.

I'm adding additional speed ranges to my C6B,  primarily at the bottom end
eg 40-400rpm.  Similarly nudging the top speed up from 2000rpm.  3500rpm
looks like a good theoretical target,  but back on planet earth with a 125mm
chinese chuck on the spindle,  what is a practical ...

Hi Troops:
    I am having some small glitches with my computer and I suspect they are
due to small bits of previously removed programs remaining in the
registry. I was in Office Depot yesterday and noticed a couple of

Hello all - I received the help call that's printed below from a friend.
 Basically it says it all including the fact that it probably isn't our
common out of the bottle or spray can chrome paint.
[[any idea on how to remove chrome paint?  Actually I think it is

I think I need to get an oil gun. Can you tell whether you should be
applying oil or grease by the shape of the nipple ? Grease nipples seem to
have a ball fitting on the end, and I have some nipples on a lathe which
apparently need oil and just taper to a flat end. Then I have some ...

Does anyone know where I might find some little lube oil metering
valves to replace duff ones on my lathe?
These are threaded what seems to be nearly-but-not-quite 5/16" UNF
male at either end, the input screws into a manifold and the output

Can anybody point me in the direction of a supplier who supplies small
quantities of carbon fibre sheet? I want to make a few parts for my RC Car
and need a few small bits in varying thicknesses.
Gav

I'm after a supply of Spanish Cedar (Alias Cigar Cedar) to make a humidor.
I havent had much luck either locally or on Google.  Anyone got any info?
David

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I got two pairs of extra arms for my spot welder off ebay - both
Clarkes and from the same source, and needed to turn the ends down to
18mm to suite my SIP spotmatic - nice easy job. One pair of arms
turned absolutely beatifully, the other pair were sticky as ****.

hurricane and spit?

I have just received my granite surface plate grade 0 (apparently).
Now it's just the plate and wondered if anyone had tips on how to moun
it on bench and what to clean it with? I bought this from ebay new an
it looks nice quality and is apparently accurate to within .005mm whic