Model Forum / General / Models / November 2006

Vertical milling machine.
Anyone have such a beast or photocopy please.
I will be posting an update to my "What lathe/mill - advise please" as
well as "Magazine & book storage" posts of 26/8/06 and 25/8/04 (bl**dy

Not really up on non-metric fasteners. My tool post on the Myford has
socket cap screws that look like M6 but aren't - anyone know what they
are likely to be? I'll take one with me to my local nut and bolt place,
but might be useful to know anyway

    Somebody was recently asking for information about who might grind
the ways on his milling machine.  The current edition of Model Engineer has
the following displayed ad :
    "Turn your wornout slideways back to the original limits, of

A couple of years before he died (at the age of 99) Tommy Bartlett
sent in a tip to Model Engineer regarding a pair of tongs he had made
earlier in his life as an aid to silver soldering. The clamping ends
were graphite rods and I seem to remember that the device had an 'over

Anyone visited the RS website recently?
Electrocomponents, who own them (or some greasy little nerd, like me) seem to
have broken things to that all links to the RS website now point to the
Electrocomponents home page.

I'm doing some minor refurbishment on my trusty Kerry since  it seems
worth it. Anyhow Tim Leech has cornered the market for CVA's and
that's the only lathe I'd bother to buy to as a replacement.
Reading an article in MEW issue 32 about lathe inspection it

Has anyone heard about problems with the newer batch of Alclad not drying???
I'd like to pick up a bunch for a new project but am not sure whether to
wait or not..
Thanks,

Vewing many planes at airshows and museums I have noticed that the yellow
warning on the propeller tips is sometimed on just the front and sometimes
on both sides. Is there a standard for this? Perhaps the type of plane or
the branch of service? Thanks for any info. Pete

Hi Troops:
    Can anyone point me to an on line source for resin bits from this
company??
                    Bill Shuey

Just wondering if anyone has used any of the free CAD programs that
are available?
If so looking for advice as to which is suitable for a novice CADer?
Thanks in advance

We have a condenser tumble dryer, which has a tank that fills with the
water from the clothes its dryed. Am I right in thinking this is good
water to use in my model steam engines boilers? AFAIKT it must be
effectivly distilled water?

Gentlemen,
This morning I went and collected a NEW ALBA No 1A shaping machine which is
totally complete bar a motor, I have a couple laying around so not a
problem, my question is what size the motor pulley as the spec plate states

Any idea where I can obtain a small amount of peel off shimming
starting at about 15 thou ? Hope you can help. Davi
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stereotyp

I need an electronic tachometer to run with a 4 cylinder engine that
uses a magneto rather than coil ignition. I'm told that a standard
electronic car tacho won't work.
The one that I have gathering dust works off the main coil HT lead

Daft sounding question I know, but the guy we bought the house from
said the workshop had a 3 phase supply, however on inspection I
couldn't find any 3 phase plugs in the workshop, so I put it down to
him telling another porky pie to help sell the place. However after