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Darren:
Hi Guys,

I'm a bit late here as I've not had a moment to turn around. Got back around 11pm last night after dropping by a friends on the way home.
And today I've had the greatest of pleasure plaster boarding a ceiling in the basement. Two layers, one Soundblock and one fireboard. If you have ever used either then you'll have an inkling of just how tired I am now.

Getting to Johns Yesterday was a bit of an ordeal due to to the traffic, I hit an eight mile crawl on the A55 which as usual seemed for no apparent reason?
Thus a 2hr journey turned into a 3hr one. Still, great to finally arrive and receive such a warm welcome from John and his good Lady. Bandit even tried to give me his bone, but I thought it better leave it with him when I left..

Even though I knew what to expect from my previous visit, it still takes me by surprise just how welcome you are made to feel at the Bog empire. 

Shortly after Stew tuned up and we had a chance to chat for a short while before he had to leave again. He showed up his flywheel. First real thing to cut on his new milling machine he stated....you had to see it to realise that this man has great talent. A true work of art, I couldn't spot any whoops marks either....respect  :bow:

John showed me my little lathe that he's been tickling of late. And tickle it mightily he did too. The "rough" join in the bed machining (OK he never said it was rough, but it would have been if it had been left to me) Well I just couldn't find this join, I did look honest !
Most of the work done to the lathe was pretty hidden, just a bit showing here and there. But when a length was stuck in the vice and machined I had to marvel at the improvement.
This is NOT the same machine. Not by any stretch of the imagination. The finish under power was superb and nothing like the roughness it produced previously.
I am going to enjoy using this little lathe from now on and it will certainly have it's place in my workshop.

Don't worry Ralph, I have some jobs coming it's way soon.... :thumbup:

Then we moved onto Silver soldering my little banjo bolt for the Lister engine. Soldering is soldering right. Er, well not quite it seems. I have done a lot of soldering in my time, both electrical and copper plumbing. Easy eh?
If I had tried silver soldering without Johns demonstration there is no question that I would have failed for not one but several reasons. Thank you John, one to one instruction is about as good as it gets and now I have a pretty good idea to be getting on with.

Parting on the lathe, yep don't sound much does it. Unless like me you'd misunderstood one tiny little detail on the how to. Again a little demo showed it all.
Note to me: have the parting tool at center height or a tinsy winsy bit high, but never low.... :doh: Use a rule to determine height. Must put a picture up for a demonstration in one of my posts.

We chatted quite some, I picked up a lot more than John probably realised.

Pss, who sells those index tools John, I can't find them singularly, only in expensive sets. The ones where the tip is turned 90deg.

Sadly I didn't get the chance to speak properly to Pete, I'd been there a while before he came and I really needed to be heading back. Next time Pete, hope you had as good a time as I did.

Thank you again John for everything, a truly inspirational chap you are....in many ways... :med:

bogstandard:
Darren,

Down a bit on this page, look for the line drawn ones.

http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/Chronos_Catalogue_Glanze_Indexable_Lathe_Tools_77.html

Don't expect fast delivery from this supplier.

John

Darren:
Thanks John,

I couldn't find them for the want of trying  :doh:

Spotted it...... :thumbup:

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