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25.4_mechanic
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This is due to the fact that I'm always annoyed when I want to know something about a device and the person who took the pictures does not think about the infromation transfer and just fabricates any pictures, but then is surprised when inquiries come.
If I use too much bandwidth here, then you just have to tell me - but my experience with forums tells me that meaningful pictures are the real currency there.
By the way: I am German, you can expect a certain thoroughness from me.
In my opinion, I have not yet bored anyone here with duplicates .... if i did, I am capable of learning.
Carsten
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By the way: I am German, you can expect a certain thoroughness from me.
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I do like a bit thoroughness
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Awesome, congratulations I hope you all had great fun.
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Had some time to kill in the black country and got tempted in a couple of antique shops...
Firstly, this dividing head & centre seemed a bargain for £30, even though it's far too big for my current milling machine. One day I'll get a bigger mill and, as long as I can figure out a way to hoist it onto the table (it's too heavy for me to lift!), it'll be very useful.
Lots of surface rust, but everything moves very smoothly (once I'd figured out what to do with all the levers so it wasn't locked in position). Needs a chuck, but I'll worry about that once I've spent some time cleaning it up.
Also got tempted by a couple of planes (even though I really don't need any more planes) and a £40 lump of hardwood, allegedly mahogany, reclaimed from a lintel:
Firstly, this dividing head & centre seemed a bargain for £30, even though it's far too big for my current milling machine. One day I'll get a bigger mill and, as long as I can figure out a way to hoist it onto the table (it's too heavy for me to lift!), it'll be very useful.
Lots of surface rust, but everything moves very smoothly (once I'd figured out what to do with all the levers so it wasn't locked in position). Needs a chuck, but I'll worry about that once I've spent some time cleaning it up.
Also got tempted by a couple of planes (even though I really don't need any more planes) and a £40 lump of hardwood, allegedly mahogany, reclaimed from a lintel:
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Yep! There were quite a few interesting looking vices piled up next to it, all for very reasonable prices. If I had more space I would have spent a lot more!£30 !!! Jammy git!
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I thought so. I haven't had a chance to look it over in detail to work out what I can do with it with the one plate that's fitted - that's a job for later, once I've figured out how to lift it out of the boot of the car!
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I've found as the iron isn't on full blast like my cheaper ones they dont roast the tinning Matt.
So I turn it down while wiring/testing , dab a bit of flux on to keep air away too.
I still have the original tip on the controlled iron, just find the controllable iron superior to my previous ones over the years
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A picture paints a thousand words RobI was asking because you do seem to like a picture of said item from every angle possible
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Beach car boot day. An apprentice plate with his name on the back and a couple of other bits.
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Just looking at a free gift, a cheap copy " Jungle King" (ish) with the catapult.
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That’s brought back some memories, I used to have one of those when I was a kid, how times have changed, mine had a mini survival kit and fishing line in the handle under the compass. I thought I was Rambo
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That’s brought back some memories, I used to have one of those when I was a kid, how times have changed, mine had a mini survival kit and fishing line in the handle under the compass. I thought I was Rambo
Yep, I remember trying to use the needle and cotton to stitch up the big gash in my arm. Big gash was more like a paper cut that got infected after introducing unsterile needle to it. Great times when kids could carry knives without the thought of sticking it in another kid.
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I had one of those, just don’t put your thumb on the the grip ….… a black nail follows!Wow..!!! As a kid I so remember those Milbro catapults...
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A few more piccies of the £30 dividing head (still in the boot of my car
)...Rusty spindle nose. The direct indexing thing has two sides, one with 60 (I think) teeth and one with 56 teeth. I guess the 56 tooth side is most useful for dividing into 8 or 28? I can't imagine many times I'd need to divide into 7, 14 or 56! Centre height seems to be about 120 mm so probably 4¾".
One dividing plate, but the sector arms are missing so I'll have to make some I guess.
Despite the rust, the hole counts are still visible:
I haven't completely figured out this end yet:
I've worked out how to engage and disengage the various drives (for worm input, gear input or free-turning for quick indexing), but I haven't figured out what that knurled thing is on the back of the spindle. It keys into the dogs on the spindle, so can't turn and I can't budge with gentle pulling force. Any ideas what it's supposed to do?
The tailstock looks to be from a completely different dividing head, but it moves smoothly despite the rust and, when the handle's turned to extend the centre a bit, the bit that wasn't exposed looks alright:
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Congratulations!
