selectedgrub
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Someone called it a Friday night clock
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My Old Landy
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Yet another superbly crafted object from you my internet friendSomeone called it a Friday night clock
selectedgrub
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Well thankyou kind sir,
I was going to go crazy with steampunk crap but it was too busy and you'd have to be drunk anyway to read the hands
I was going to go crazy with steampunk crap but it was too busy and you'd have to be drunk anyway to read the hands
Barking Mat
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Lovely, as ever...Well thankyou kind sir,
I was going to go crazy with steampunk crap but it was too busy and you'd have to be drunk anyway to read the hands
Onoff
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I mixed it up wet then trowelled it into the mould (as the mixer stand has disintegrated).
Could really do with a proper concrete poker.
I've a second one to do do will have some "filler" available then. Hopefully the first will be on by then. It needs to be as I've only one mould! Got to jet wash the mould and reassemble it / re oil etc.
Erected the first few of these today,then I get home and she tells me they should be galvanised 
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She’d sent an e mail in December to confirm it,but it went in my junk box ,so never saw it.theres the same length run the other side,plus 2 more stair balustrades.
I’ll leave the one stair Jobbie told her it’s too much trouble refitting that one,I’ll cut the railings off at 2” above ground,weld spigots inside the posts to help align ,strengthen ,then weld after galvanised,250kg in total,hmmm .
.She’d sent an e mail in December to confirm it,but it went in my junk box ,so never saw it.theres the same length run the other side,plus 2 more stair balustrades.
I’ll leave the one stair Jobbie told her it’s too much trouble refitting that one,I’ll cut the railings off at 2” above ground,weld spigots inside the posts to help align ,strengthen ,then weld after galvanised,250kg in total,hmmm .
Barking Mat
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Nice railings all the same.Erected the first few of these today,then I get home and she tells me they should be galvanised
She’d sent an e mail in December to confirm it,but it went in my junk box ,so never saw it.theres the same length run the other side,plus 2 more stair balustrades.
I’ll leave the one stair Jobbie told her it’s too much trouble refitting that one,I’ll cut the railings off at 2” above ground,weld spigots inside the posts to help align ,strengthen ,then weld after galvanised,250kg in total,hmmm .View attachment 293607View attachment 293608
Brad93
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I need a new chuck. Really should consider two piece jaws I suppose .
Hood
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Or you may be able to buy two piece jaws for the chuck you have if it is reasonably good nick. Then again may be just as cheap buying one complete as the two part jaws are expensive to buy as additions.
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It’s an old chuck, serial number dates it to 1980. Dare not get rid of it though as it’s the proper integral L00 jobbie. I don’t know if anyone even makes an integral L00 chuck anymore.
Pratt will sell you a backplate for about £300, bison about £200.
Pratt will sell you a backplate for about £300, bison about £200.
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It is not much help, but perhaps start looking in US. As the L-taper is also known as 'American long taper', there may be more sources. You could try Pratt America, Buck chucks, Kalamazoo, Toolmex. Even look in US MSC. This place might be a good starting point (http://lathe-chucks.com/).
If the chuck ends up as scrap, machine the front off it and keep the spindle nose part as a spare backplate.
Hood
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Here is one, not cheap though 
Brad93
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That’s lovelyHere is one, not cheap though
Munkul
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first time I've ever used machinable soft jaws, I couldn't think of a better way to hold the workpiece... and now I'm thinking they'll get a lot more use now, lol. Also faster to swap the hard jaws around, just whizz the bolts off, tap the jaws off, wipe over and then bolt straight back up...
Hood did me a solid when he sold me this chuck, and I don't think I truly appreciated it!
Hood
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Aye, bargain price too
just been looking at second hand chucks and the price for a half decent one is Would rather it was getting used than just sitting idly by waiting for the occasional use on the Chiron.
If it had fitted the Triumph it likely would have been on that, then again, probably not as the Forkardt is the dogs danglers
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Yep I Agee with the brick idea. I am retired and I like to test myself. A few bits of 304 stainless laying around and lots of time resulted in what you see.
