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TrollForge said:

Most everyone has called me Troll since high school so that is fine to address me by. I am East of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I was one of only two students to graduate with honours from our community College's 40 Week Machinist Program, (an experimental program to give students all the education of a Master Machinist less of course time served...) I developed an allergy to cutting fluid, and by graduation my left arm looked like hamburger from and including my 4th proximal Phalange (just beyond my wedding ring if I could have worn it... up my arm and encircling shoulder blade and pectoral, still, I got 3 job offers without interview or application, (Thanks to our teacher and another student who's uncle owned the local Engineering Supply. Pending, of course my skin clearing up... So, I never actually worked in the field. In my 60s now, and still remember a little of what we were taught. Rebuilding a 130 year old Barnes 4 1/2 Screw Cutting Machine, that was converted to electricity before I got it... If I can ever find a place to unpack the shipping container that holds my shop I think I'm going to try the Manual Shaper Plans that lead me here...

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TrollForge said:

Most everyone has called me Troll since high school so that is fine to address me by. I am East of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I was one of only two students to graduate with honours from our community College's 40 Week Machinist Program, (an experimental program to give students all the education of a Master Machinist less of course time served...) I developed an allergy to cutting fluid, and by graduation my left arm looked like hamburger from and including my 4th proximal Phalange (just beyond my wedding ring if I could have worn it... up my arm and encircling shoulder blade and pectoral, still, I got 3 job offers without interview or application, (Thanks to our teacher and another student who's uncle owned the local Engineering Supply. Pending, of course my skin clearing up... So, I never actually worked in the field. In my 60s now, and still remember a little of what we were taught. Rebuilding a 130 year old Barnes 4 1/2 Screw Cutting Machine, that was converted to electricity before I got it... If I can ever find a place to unpack the shipping container that holds my shop I think I'm going to try the Manual Shaper Plans that lead me here...

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Richard Hed said:

Well lucky we are in the "modern ages"--all kinds of fluids and latex and latex-free gloves, splash guards, etc. I am using a fluid mixt with water for CNC lathes and mills. I thot it would be dangerous to touch because it dissolves in water and of course, I thot it would go right thru your skin. HOwever, apparently that is not the case, or if it is, it is still some harmless material. Do you have a foto of your Barnes?

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trlvn said:

Welcome from Oakville, Ontario!

Craig

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ChazzC said:

Welcome from Pennsylvania!

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SmithDoor said:

★ - Welcome to the group -★

Dave. ♦

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GreenTwin said:

Welcome Troll, glad to have you here.

There are some very fine machinists here.
I get by with my machining, but you won't see me winning any machinist awards.

I have food allergies, and so alergic to gluten, all dairy products; in other words anything good, I am allergic to it, including beer.
Such is life.

We build model engines here, but there are many side interests that go on here too.

I was picking up an engine up north in CT, and went into a large shop, perhaps 25,000 sq.ft.
All sorts of machines were operating all at the same time.
I had to ask "What were we making?".
"Springs" he said.
Lots and lots of springs.
I imagine that is how it is with screw cutting machines too.

Pat J
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Steamchick said:

Hi. Interesting lathe. The oldest I used (now with my Sister) was a 3 in swing small lathe sold to "hobbyists" in 1930s?? I believe my Grandfather bought it new. (Woolworths ??) but it may have been second hand? He mounted it on a treadle from a sewing machine. My Dad owned it, added motors up to 1/4 hp. I inherited it when hee passed on, then passed it to my Sister when I bought an 8in swing Chinese lathe... My Dad added a power feed to the saddle screw. The whole lathe was obviously a light-weight, as it would twist with heavier cuts.But with light cuts I made my first few engines.
Fun to own, but the newer machine does more, more accurately.
K2

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