Why you need a lathe
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Why you need a lathe
When all you can get easily and quickly are isolation valves with compression fittings and it's to fit a flat faced bsp threaded fitting. The problem is the compression fitting tapers to an edge and not a face.
A bit of brass scratching later:
I did two, one for hot and one for cold. The cold one has been fitted and is leak free. Now I proved it works I'll do the hot, I didn't want to risk wasting water I've paid to heat .
A bit of brass scratching later:
I did two, one for hot and one for cold. The cold one has been fitted and is leak free. Now I proved it works I'll do the hot, I didn't want to risk wasting water I've paid to heat .
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Re: Why you need a lathe
It does somewhat beggar belief that isolation valves are not readily available with flat mating surfaces, especially given the number of taps which are supplied with flexi hoses attached.
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Re: Why you need a lathe
There's flat faced valves available but I don't like buying plumbing fitting from random sellers. Partly quality and partly 'picture for illustrative purposes only'
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Re: Why you need a lathe
What lathe do you have? That's a 1964 Harrison L5, ex college. I don't get anywhere near what it's capable of.
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Re: Why you need a lathe
You're putting an isolating valve where tap should be.
Nothin' wrong with doing that but that's why they are different. I had exactly the same issue when fitting a water filter for a neighbour. Flexi hoses are the worst of both worlds. Compression one end, tap fitting the other...
Nothin' wrong with doing that but that's why they are different. I had exactly the same issue when fitting a water filter for a neighbour. Flexi hoses are the worst of both worlds. Compression one end, tap fitting the other...
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Re: Why you need a lathe
I started out with a Myford. Best upgrade fosr size, bang per bucks and specifically for bikes - I went with a Colchester Student. They're still cheap, screwcutting, decent size and most important for motorcycle size stuff like shafts and spindles, they have a generous inch and a half (38mm) bore spindle.
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Re: Why you need a lathe
Colchester student is a bit of a sore point with me, i had the chance to buy a minter for £1500 with loads of accessories.
Unfortunately when it became available i was being treated for an illness and lathes were not top off my thoughts.
So i told a friend about it and he bought it , one day i hope he will get bored and sell it to me.
Picture of said lathe below
Unfortunately when it became available i was being treated for an illness and lathes were not top off my thoughts.
So i told a friend about it and he bought it , one day i hope he will get bored and sell it to me.
Picture of said lathe below
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Re: Why you need a lathe
eek. Don't hold your breath, that one looks like a keeper.
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Re: Why you need a lathe
That looks lovely.
I started with my late paternal grandfather's ex WW2 repair lorry Atlas lathe. The spindle bore on my Harrison is 3/4", annoyingly small.
I started with my late paternal grandfather's ex WW2 repair lorry Atlas lathe. The spindle bore on my Harrison is 3/4", annoyingly small.
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Re: Why you need a lathe
I fitted an isolating valve and a tap. I don't trust taps.Screwdriver wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2024 5:02 pm You're putting an isolating valve where tap should be.
Nothin' wrong with doing that but that's why they are different. I had exactly the same issue when fitting a water filter for a neighbour. Flexi hoses are the worst of both worlds. Compression one end, tap fitting the other...
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Re: Why you need a lathe
Go and slap him upside the head with a shovel and hide the body, if that picture hadn't shown in running I'd say it'd never had been turned on.
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Re: Why you need a lathe
Another reason. I needed a drill with a 43mm collar for a single job. I've an old Wolf drill, courtesy of a skip, but the collar was 44mm.
Off we go. I ended up using friction drive, it was an awkward shape to clamp and I was only doing light cuts. Frightful bodge, lightly clamp the drill chuck stud in the tailstock chuck and off we go.
Done:
And I got to use these, left handed calipers. A boon and a blessing on a lathe.
Off we go. I ended up using friction drive, it was an awkward shape to clamp and I was only doing light cuts. Frightful bodge, lightly clamp the drill chuck stud in the tailstock chuck and off we go.
Done:
And I got to use these, left handed calipers. A boon and a blessing on a lathe.