.... some small 4-flute cutters arrived from Amazon, so I had a little play.
Nothing fancy, just tried to cut a slot in bit of round bar steel, seemed to work alright. I was a bit sceptical after seeing all the Youtube naysayers saying these little things are only "toy" lathes and not worth the space they take up.
I suspect there are plenty of men in sheds turning out lovely little steam engines and such on mini-lathes and mini/micro-mills that will disagree.
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For a first rough practice it seems to do a good enough job
J
s'funny we say that last thing at night.Every morning is a hug a kiss and an "I love you". Try it
Works for us
J
This ebay seller does them in 32mm and 38mm.
https://www.kayfast.co.uk/category/521/Self-Tapping-Screws
I agree Dan, a lot of people just repeat parrot fashion as they have not owned or even tried making things on hobbyist equipment. You will find that as long as you take sympathetic cuts you will easily achieve the things you wish to make.... some small 4-flute cutters arrived from Amazon, so I had a little play.
Nothing fancy, just tried to cut a slot in bit of round bar steel, seemed to work alright. I was a bit sceptical after seeing all the Youtube naysayers saying these little things are only "toy" lathes and not worth the space they take up.
I suspect there are plenty of men in sheds turning out lovely little steam engines and such on mini-lathes and mini/micro-mills that will disagree.
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Well, I have finally got the 90 back together and it started 1st turn of the key not bad for a 35 year old Landy that has just undergone major surgery lol
not bad for a 35 year old Landy that has just undergone major surgery lol
Very pleased for you indeed.Well, I have finally got the 90 back together and it started 1st turn of the key
Cheers, as I don't have the strength in my arms to do up the crank bolt, I had to sit on the wing and use my leg!! Good job I didn't fall offVery pleased for you indeed.
Could have sat on a breaker bar and done it up "forever"Cheers, as I don't have the strength in my arms to do up the crank bolt, I had to sit on the wing and use my leg!! Good job I didn't fall off
Only the disappointed onesMost wives hates that.
I am pooped tonight. Spent the day helping dottir and her partner loading a luton tail lift van as they are moving house. Furniture doesn't get any lighter as you get older . Been removing loose brickwork and preparing for a new lintel over me patio door this week, back on that job tomorrow. Wimblowdriver Towers was built without any lintels on the outer brick skin, they didn't back when it was built - just laid bricks over the timber window and door frames. But that's no good for the modern plastic windies which have got the load bearing capacity of a matchstick. Once I get that job finished I can get a noo french door
. Been removing loose brickwork and preparing for a new lintel over me patio door this week, back on that job tomorrow. Wimblowdriver Towers was built without any lintels on the outer brick skin, they didn't back when it was built - just laid bricks over the timber window and door frames. But that's no good for the modern plastic windies which have got the load bearing capacity of a matchstick. Once I get that job finished I can get a noo french door 
We do that anyway.Every morning is a hug a kiss and an "I love you". Try it
Works for us
J
Now I have to do double time!
(A pleasure any way, to say nothing of the cheeky unexpected ones during the day.)
Funnily I was lookin to replace all the self-tappers that go into the plastic of the lawn mower 17 of the sods.
Same problem, even at Scroofix.
Why the feck do they call themselves that?
Could you not have used the weight of the Landy and an axle stand?Cheers, as I don't have the strength in my arms to do up the crank bolt, I had to sit on the wing and use my leg!! Good job I didn't fall off
Cheers, as I don't have the strength in my arms to do up the crank bolt, I had to sit on the wing and use my leg!! Good job I didn't fall off
True Landy ingenuity. Where there's a will..
I agree Dan, a lot of people just repeat parrot fashion as they have not owned or even tried making things on hobbyist equipment. You will find that as long as you take sympathetic cuts you will easily achieve the things you wish to make
Not been on a mill for years, but when I was (just manual) you got a sense for what was happening at the cut, from both the sound and the feel. Very rewarding regardless of the machine size I should think. A lovely thing to do.
Hippo
Lord Hippo
Cassul ippo had steel on inner brick and woodurn lintul on outer brick.I am pooped tonight. Spent the day helping dottir and her partner loading a luton tail lift van as they are moving house. Furniture doesn't get any lighter as you get older
