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Stilldrillin:
Hi Peter.
Welcome to the Collective!  :borg:

We are a really mixed bunch on here. Everyone knows something about what you want to know.
But we want to know what you know...... With pics! We like pics...... :thumbup:

Join in. (Even if it's only, "ooh, that's nice!").

Above all...... Enjoy!

David D

Divided he ad:
Hi peter  :wave:


In the interests of being partly lazy and just noticing that I have work  in 7 hours.....  What they said  :thumbup:


And BTW, The other Peter... I have a great collection of stilsons 6"-24"   :dremel:  Some for work/ some for just incase  :ddb: 



Have fun  :dremel:






Ralph.

scrapman:
Hi Peter  :wave: Welcome to the forum.





Ray.

latheman:
Thanks everyone for the kind welcome.

As I said, I'm in this purely for self-education, ie how to use the tools, and how to make more tools. I honestly don't have any other objective in mind.

One of the problems is deciding when something is good enough. Why do I have this problem? Because I have not had any training whatsoever on engineering. So it's experiment, make a mess, try again, and eventually discover what works and probably more importantly, what doesn't work. So, I may well be tapping peoples brains, after all, Bogs (thanks already Bogs) has shown the light on circular squares and on his tramming tool. No doubt there are many more similar gems to be discovered.

Talking about Bogs' circular squares from tubing does actually give an insight into my personal mental, if you like, ability. I realised a long, long time ago that I was not capable of original thinking, or even sideways thinking, although I have proved on many occasions that given the basic knowledge and the requirements I can take a project through to conclusion. But the original idea? No! So, although I already knew about circular squares from Harold Hall's book, I was unable to make the leap to using tubing as per Bogs. What this means is that I can only contribute, if indeed I do, what I know through experience, if you understand me.

Anyway, that's all for now.

Peter G. Shaw

Bogstandard:
Peter,

There is very little new in this world, most things have been thought of before, but the technology at the time held them back. As new technology becomes available to the masses, then those old ideas can now be realised.

Also, old techniques get forgotten about by the advent of new technology and 'gizmos'. All I do is read old volumes, and look at the techniques they used then. I reckon that most problems with machining can be got around by using these old methods.

My personal view is that people nowadays want instant results or fixes, and aren't willing to take time out and solve problems by using their brains. Once you can get thru that barrier, the whole world opens up and you can see things more clearly.

So why not use a bit of old tube to make a precision part? The only main differences between the two are the surface finish and accuracy, if you are capable of doing those two changes, then voila!

It isn't rocket science, just common sense and perseverance.


Bogs

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