Tim V

Have you tried the library? Inter library loan?

Check your local library's catalogue.

looks a pretty iconic layout to me.....

The picture shows the items I queried, plus the fact that the owner has cheekily used the motor spindle as a grindstone/polishing drive. The clamp is for a V block, nothing to do with the lathe as such.

 

The collet set is almost certain to be a Pultra fit type, in 8mm or 10 mm buttress thread, 8mm are more common, and can be bought at model engineering shows. The collet nose looks like the Pultra fit and may be made by them. Lorch collets also fit into Pultra collet chucks..

 

Stephen

You know Stephen, I have looked very hard but have been unable to find collets at ME show, any suggestions as to suppliers please?

I will put in a vote for the Unimat.

I would suggest a precision vertical drill is the tool that will get the most use.

A mill and a lathe both have their uses.

Good lighting is essential, under certain lighting machine tools can strobe - looking like they are not moving. OK I know a lot are noisy!

So you would walk 1000+ yards in each direction out to the distant signals twice a day to light them and extinguish them?

When the lamps were lit, they were on all the time. The lamp would usually last about eight days. The lampman/porter would have to go out to collect them once a week, with replacement lamps.

They were not extinguished on a daily basis.

Personally, I don't bother lighting the signals, most of the time they weren't lit anyway. The sectional appendix says when the lamps were lit.

And I don't operate my layout at night time.

I thought they were woodlouse, but I didn't dare comment.....

They came out in the mid 70s, and were very good. I have not had problems in fitting wheels in the Ratio W irons. What you have to watch out for is that the sides bow in, as I think the tapers on the corners are wrong. Leave them with a spacer across the middle to splay the sides out.

I could find some I built in '76 still running!

Wooden wagons, particularly 13T mins would splay out under the action of the load.

Can you show a picture of the unmodified chassis without the top that you intend to use please?

12th October 1859

Robert Stephenson, Civil Engineer and Railway Engineer died today.