[modeleng] Re: the wife...
- From: "Eric Walker" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:27:18 -0000
Hubert I've never had confidence to do any screw cutting on the lathes. I
looked at the change wheels on the ML7 then put them away again. The largest
thread I use is 1/2" Whitworth for the brakes on the engines, I cut these at
slow speed on the Colchester with a die.
Cheers E.W.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shep" <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:31 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: the wife...
> Hi Eric
>
> I had an onset of madness a couple of years ago, and bought, sight unseen,
> from a chap I did not know, a 38-year-old Hardiinge lathe! It was
> fortunately a good buy, and despite its great age, displays little wear.
> It was quite a learning curve to learn to use the beast. It is heavily
> built, but has a top speed of 3,000 rpm! It is joy for screwcutting -
> you can cut at speed up to a shoulder, and it STOPS. The handbook
> suggests modestly, that you do not screwcut at more than 1,000rpm!
>
> Cheers! Hubert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Walker" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:03 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: the wife...
>
>
>> Hello Hubert I met a bloke at Harrogate 2 years ago he was 82 & had just
>> bought a new lathe, so I have a way to go. Thanks for the toast.
>>
>> E.W.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Shep" <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:51 AM
>> Subject: [modeleng] Re: the wife...
>>
>>
>>> Hi Eric
>>>
>>> Happy 80th on the 29th December - you beat me by exactly eight months!
>>>
>>> I shall raise a glass to you on that day.
>>>
>>> Cheers! Hubert
>>>
>>>
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