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Title: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: Anzaniste on March 07, 2011, 05:19:46 AM: Hi there, I principally use my machine tools for making bits for vintage motor cars. i have a 1925 Frazer Nash and an Austin 7. My wife has a 1921 GN. The GN has more bits in it made by me than the works these days (at least it seems like that) We use the cars a lot, the Frazer Nash went to Italy in 2009 to the Dolomites and went over the Stelvio pass. In 1999 we took the GN as well and it climbed the Stelvio as well.
I have two workshops, one at my sons business, a tyre company that specialises in vintage and classic tyres where I have a CVA lathe, a Bridgeport, an ancient war loan big lathe, a Clarkson Tool and Cutter Grinder, a surface grinder and other bits and pieces.
Here is an example of the sort of tricks I get up to.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3419/3822061082_d1bd6c25c5.jpg)

At home I have a shed with a Boxford and a Centec Mill.
My most recent little project was a hub cap for a Bugatti which didn't fit when I offered ot up so now I have to put it back in the lathe pick up the thread and shave a few more thou off. It is 67mm dia with a 1.5mm pitch.

Edited to add:-
Aha my attempt at posting a picture from Flickr didn't work . Can any body point me in the right direction?

That worked how do I get it bigger?
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: saw on March 07, 2011, 05:47:39 AM: Hi and welcome to us. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: techno ludite on March 07, 2011, 06:25:25 AM: Hi and welcome and as the :borg: say.

We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.

If when your'e adding pics use this as an example, you need to click on the share this button and grab the (BBcode ) as below, and paste it into where your typing the size of the pic your adding doesn't have to be small though, it's just an example, practise makes perfick.

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5173/5505957746_a11863a1f8.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/techno-ludite/5505957746/)
Image1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/techno-ludite/5505957746/) by techno ludite (http://www.flickr.com/people/techno-ludite/), on Flickr

Also we always like lots of pics, try and avoid any of these though :worthless: , have fun and enjoy.

TL
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: Bernd on March 07, 2011, 08:32:48 AM: Welcome to the collective. :borg:

Quit an interesting avatar you have there. Question is, did it stay upright? :clap:

Pics are fine, should be about 600 X 800 to fit on a computer screen. I see yours is a bit big at 2000 X 3000. Anybody know the standard size?

Bernd
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: Anzaniste on March 07, 2011, 08:49:17 AM: (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/3822061086_da94a0eba1_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/74168320@N00/3822061086/)
Spinning (http://www.flickr.com/photos/74168320@N00/3822061086/) by Anzaniste (http://www.flickr.com/people/74168320@N00/), on Flickr

Did this work?

No it didn't, it was very scary with an intermittent cut the whole thing rang like a bell and everybody thought it was a fire drill alarm.

This was a much better way if machining the con rod dipper clearance in the crank case.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3822061090_50425615d6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/74168320@N00/3822061090/)
Safer method (http://www.flickr.com/photos/74168320@N00/3822061090/) by Anzaniste (http://www.flickr.com/people/74168320@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: Anzaniste on March 07, 2011, 08:55:16 AM: Bernd Yes I'm afraid the car fell right over but I was OK and the car was a little modified!

This is the GN

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5397888926_c424cca7ea.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/74168320@N00/5397888926/)
IMG_5545 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/74168320@N00/5397888926/) by Anzaniste (http://www.flickr.com/people/74168320@N00/), on Flickr
And this is This is the Stelvio pass

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/3741592091_d935ed76be.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/74168320@N00/3741592091/)
DSCF3659 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/74168320@N00/3741592091/) by Anzaniste (http://www.flickr.com/people/74168320@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: Anzaniste on March 07, 2011, 08:59:36 AM: Thank you technoluddite. There'll be no stopping me now!!!
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: Ray on March 07, 2011, 10:26:45 AM: Again, welcome to the forum

Ray
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: slowcoach on March 12, 2011, 04:23:47 PM: Hi Anzaniste, Welcome to the forum. Scrooby near Doncaster by any chance?

Cheers
Rob :thumbup:
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: Bernd on March 12, 2011, 07:32:28 PM: Anzaniste,

Pics are looking good.

Glad you didn't get hurt with no roll bar. Must of be realy frightening.

Bernd
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: Brass_Machine on March 12, 2011, 10:16:27 PM: Hiya Anzaniste! :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Very nice pictures you got there (I did edit the 1st post and added the img tags). The GN looks fantastic. Great work keeping her on the road. I look forward to more pictures.

Eric
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: Anzaniste on March 14, 2011, 05:04:17 AM: Quote from: slowcoach on March 12, 2011, 04:23:47 PM
Hi Anzaniste, Welcome to the forum. Scrooby near Doncaster by any chance?

Cheers
Rob :thumbup:

Certainly is. I'm a Donny lad really doing missionary work in North Notts. Where are you, I see you are from S Yorks.?
Title: Re: Hello from Scrooby
Post by: slowcoach on March 14, 2011, 07:10:42 AM: Yep, I'm a born and bread Donny lad still living in Doncaster :thumbup:

Rob