At least yer dun't have to go to wuk each day. Eye could be doing nuffink at home instead. Probably would have gone ter wix to get some guttering. Was finking about going after wuk but eye need to do some more organising of stuff at castle hippo. Might go morra after wuk.
Do send it up here, I likes a nice downpour!!
. I need a few more good days to finish what I started, then might get the diggerer toy out and smash some dirt around..
Some years ago eye seen someone's house where they have underlay, carpet and grippers. All looked ok but the grippers did nowt. Reason being he wanted to be able to lift the carpet to get under the floor boards if needed. It's said stretched carpets last longer. But eye is wondering if eye can get away with the same method of not gripping the carpet when eye changes me carpets.I would ask why? but no I am busy doing nuffink
J
The carpet in one of the rear bedrooms I fitted I put a sheet of lino down and spray glued it to that. Use a filler scaper to push it under the skirting board.
I didn't know they didn't come with one! I don't use one for facing but I do for parting off. On my lathe they use the carriage gib (as it is tapered) as a lock. It is not that effective to be fair but the lathe is 70 odd years old....that the continuing frustration with theChinese Piece of $hitmini-lathe may be approaching an end.
I'd love to say I found a mug to buy it from me and I went and bought a proper lathe instead, but that would be a lie.
I decided to try and improve the rigidity by fitting a carriage-lock to it. I bought the little locking affair from AMADEAL some while ago (only £12.45 inc. P&P).
I tried to drill a 5mm hole through the carriage on the tailstock side in order to fit the carriage-lock.
The carriage must be made of impenetronium, not one drill bit of mine (including some quality Dormer bits) would get through it. So I have ordered a Tonguestain-Carglide bit to try and do the job another time.
But…. There was already an M6 hole on the other side of the carriage (for mounting a travelling steady). So, I used that M6 hole and popped the 5mm bolt thru that and the little “locking-block” on the underside of the carriage.
I locked the carriage and tried a facing off operation.
Bingo! clean as a whistle. I will pluck up my courage and try a parting off operation soon.
I looked at a BlondiHacks (Quin Dunki) and even on her more up-market "Precision Matthews" lathe she was always using a carriage lock when doing any facing/parting so I think I may be on the right track.
Sorry to hear you are still under the weather. I hope things improve.
