Hi John Thanks for this information. I will take your advice, and explore the various alternative suggestions. I propose trying them out on scrap, before committing myself to machining this large lump of iron! Cheers! Hubert. ----- Original Message ----- From: <john.burridge@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 8:05 AM Subject: [modeleng] Boring Headstock Bearings > Hi to all, > I run the Raglan Machine tool Yahoo site and one of the pictures show the > Raglan Little John having it's head stock bore for the Timken Precision 5 > bearings to be fitted. > > It would take quite a set up for Huberts lathe so i think the ways that > other have surjested are best. > > Link to me picture file > http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/raglanmachinetools2/vwp?.dir=/&.src=gr&.dnm=Headstock+Boring-+Little+John.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/raglanmachinetools2/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr%26.view=t > > yours for now > > John Burridge > > P.S. i should be picking up my castings for my vee-twin steam launch > engine off Cyril Taylar(the founder in the Fens)next weekend > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.