Model Forum / General / Models / October 2006

I became very disillusioned today after what I thought would be my pride and
joy, a laser edge finder.
Setting my CNC mill was a nightmare to say the least, the laser dot over the
edge of the workpiece is highly inaccurate. Any feedback on the electronic

Further to a project I mentioned ealier am looking to have made, or to make
a large
sprocket to go around the outside drum (cylinder if you like) and wonder,
can anyone help me with a supplier of such a big thing, or should I resort

Finally got the Myford mounted!!!
Had to dismantle the countershaft arm assembly so I could take it off
(so I could lift the lathe up myself) - took 8 attempts to assemble it
correctly (damn that circlip!!)

Should I worry about this .
Does anyone here, have reason to doubt if these things, "correct"...
for power factor .
My "units used" seems to have gone up since this meter was swapped from

I was at a show in Canada yesterday and bought three records that were
marketed by Revell from their 1/32nd scale kits in 1969. (you would send
35 cents to Revell with a coupon from the kit to get the record).
I got the Wildcat, Thunderbolt, and Zero records. These records are

Cannot wait for this one. Since I live in the Mobile, Alabama area, making
it as the Drum.
Does anyone have any overviews or pics of it?

1/32 Hasegawa F6F-3/5 Hellcat Vintage Kit NO RESERVE 99 cents
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1/48 Hasegawa L.T.V. A-7D Corsair II SEALED BAGS
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Hello gentleman,
I own a Ceriani lathe. You can see it on
http://www.ceriani-mu.com/uk/uk_zoom_david203_norton.htm
As you can see on

I want to look into the mouth of the crucible of my induction furnace
to see melt progression, but don't want to present my hansom face as a
target for splashes even from behind a face mask. As the crucible is
suspended at chest height (it's a roll over furnace) the obvious

Time to delurk for a while.
For an upcoming project, it looks as though I'm going to need to acurately
bend some 4 to 6 mm thick sheet (or should it be plate?) metal into partial
cylinders (max cylinder will be about 270 degrees). The max width I'll need

Can anyone tell me what was the kit number of the Italeri 1:72 Wessex
that was boxed with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) markings?
Is this kit still boxed or has it been replaced by the more recent
HAS-3 kit? If so, is it simply the same kit in a different box with

Does anyone know if any of the 50 years of Revell kits are available
anywhere in the US or, if not, who would be a good overseas source?

I have built a contraption, which grinds plastic to a very fine dust.
This takes time, and the machine re-circulates till everything is fine
enough, but obviously it is re-circulating very fine dust, which is
what I am trying to collect.

Someone was looking for a short stubby bending roll set the other
day - questions about roll diameter and bearings and so on. This item
has popped up on ebay and may fit the bill - no connection other than
I spotted it:

Hi Chaps,
I want to make some "turnbuckle" style control rods for my RC toy aeroplanes but
I am stuck for a technique / tool for making them.  For those who don't know,
the items I'm referring to are ally rods threaded at both ends,  one end with a