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Offline dieselboy

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hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« on: February 02, 2011, 05:55:44 PM »
hello
im new here
i was looking for information on a warco 220 lathe that i recently bought and found a link to this site.
so, here i am , so far ive found this site informative and frequented by knowledgable people whom i think i can learn from,
i am the kind of person who likes to have a go at making, or repairing anything when it breaks and i like
land rovers (i have a 1972 series 3 swb soft top) so,,,,,,,,,,, repairing anything when it breaks  can be quite
often with me
i also like making things and to enable me to do that i have in my workshop (garage)
a mig welder, arc welder,  lathe + various tools ive collected or inhereted over the years and a lot of shelving to put it on.
last year i decided to try to make a plasma cutter out of my mig welder by reversing the polarity (easy) and installing an air filter to it
with a switch to change gas supply solenoids(obviously it didnt work, the earth return i had wasnt up to it) :zap:
and i'll be trying again later this year when i have time (im married with one kid, so not much spare time).
the most recent ''project'' ive been doing is to install a twin cylinder 12v compressor with compressed air storage tank
under the passenger seat of my land rover so i can inflate my tyres from an outlet at the front and rear of the landy,
the stored compressed air can also be used to power the large air horns ive installed as well  :bugeye:
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2011, 06:05:00 PM »
Welcome Dieselboy  :wave:
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2011, 06:25:19 PM »
Hi Dieselboy.  :thumbup:
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2011, 11:03:51 PM »
Hi there  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Pictures of the rover?

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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2011, 02:35:02 PM »
Quote from: Da_Kengineer_Meister on February 02, 2011, 07:29:42 PM
Howdy-howdy.  Welcome to the group.  It would be great to see pictures of your work area out in the garage. 

thank you for the welcome
ok the work area is obviously my garage in which i park my old landrover
so its a mess and theres lots of oilstains on the ground
but i'll post some pics when ive taken some in a few days
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2011, 02:38:32 PM »
Quote from: Brass_Machine on February 02, 2011, 11:03:51 PM
Hi there  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Pictures of the rover?

Eric
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2011, 03:20:22 PM »
Ahhh. Included your supervisor and quality assurance agent in that picture!  :D

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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2011, 03:36:55 PM »
Quote from: Brass_Machine on February 03, 2011, 03:20:22 PM
Ahhh. Included your supervisor and quality assurance agent in that picture!  :D

Eric

yes thats my son Robert,
we saw a program called daktari and he wanted to paint
zebra stripes on my landy, so i gave him a hand,
the next pic was taken just after i rebuilt the landy about 5 years ago
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2011, 03:40:25 PM »
That is a nice looking Rover.  :thumbup:

Glad to see your son is involved.  :nrocks:

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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2011, 03:47:56 PM »
Quote from: Brass_Machine on February 03, 2011, 03:40:25 PM
That is a nice looking Rover.  :thumbup:

Glad to see your son is involved.  :nrocks:

Eric

thank you
it was a nice looking rover, that picture was taken around 5 yrs ago, it looks a bit ratty now,
( I sent some pics off to a magazine called practical classics just after i rebuilt it and it was printed in the readers cars section) ::)
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2011, 05:11:58 PM »
hi and welcum
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2011, 08:29:58 PM »
Welcome to the forum Dieselboy.  Ray
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2011, 08:33:27 AM »
Hi dieselboy,
I have a Warco 220/Mashstroy C210T lathe and am willing to answer any questions you may have.

To be honest, as this lathe does seem to be very much a minority, any questions probably won't hold much interest for the vast majority, so if you want to communicate via the personal messages or direct on latheman@btinternet.com, then please feel free. I usually check at least daily. Incidently, for me it's best if you ask questions as this will then give me a starting point.

Regards,

Peter G. Shaw
« Last Edit: February 04, 2011, 08:34:59 AM by latheman »
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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2011, 03:37:56 PM »
Quote from: latheman on February 04, 2011, 08:33:27 AM
Hi dieselboy,
I have a Warco 220/Mashstroy C210T lathe and am willing to answer any questions you may have.

To be honest, as this lathe does seem to be very much a minority, any questions probably won't hold much interest for the vast majority, so if you want to communicate via the personal messages or direct on latheman@btinternet.com, then please feel free. I usually check at least daily. Incidently, for me it's best if you ask questions as this will then give me a starting point.

Regards,

Peter G. Shaw
thank you peter.
 my name is malcolm
I have this particular lathe as it was offered to me via my father in law, who in turn knows someone who had
unfortunately recently lost her husband,she wanted to move to a smaller home and was selling off his
model making machinery, ie lathe , drill stand, grinding wheel, model engines, track and carriages etc.
I stumbled upon this site recently while looking for instructions for the lathe,
it came with a selection of cutting tools and a thing called a ''vertical slide'' which i think is for milling!!!

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Re: hello world, im new to this site from the uk
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2011, 04:38:59 PM »
Quote from: Da_Kengineer_Meister on February 02, 2011, 07:29:42 PM
Howdy-howdy.  Welcome to the group.  It would be great to see pictures of your work area out in the garage. 
ok, here they are
its a mess out there as ive got too much stuff and my garage is only around 3mtrs x 6mtrs,
whenever i want to do something in there i have to rearrange stuff or just take it out then
put it back later.but when i do mig or arc welding i find its safer to do it outside (where there is less to catch fire)
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