The various goings on in my workshop
I spent a very enjoyable day at the Model Engineering Exhibition at Alexandra Palace on Saturday with my son. There were large stands for several of the big name vendors RDG Tools, Axminster, Warco, Chester Machine Tools, as well as many club stands for model trains, both electric and steam static displays for model boats, traction…
My new bearings arrived today from engineersmateltd on ebay, nice fast turn around. I ordered 1 x 6206-2RS (30x62x16mm), 1 x 6007-2RS (35x62x14mm) deep groove bearings and 2 x 30206 (30x62x17.25mm) Taper Roller bearings for a combined cost of £11.57 with free P&P. I decided to dismantle the spindle head and then compare the spindles before…
I have had a few deliveries of items I ordered recently. Firstly a couple of ebay purchases – a 19 piece set of ER32 collets (2mm-20mm) and a bunch of 52 solid carbide 2, 3 and 4 flute end mills and slot drills ranging from 2mm to 16mm, including various ball nose items. The mills are mainly brand…
Sure enough the next day I split the mill into two pieces and carried it to the garage workshop and put the two halves on the workbench. I then got a little carried away and started dismantling it ready for cleaning and ended up with this pile of bits :o) Now that it is all…