. Always interested to see how other people accomplished their engines.
Years ago, I bought a Bosch POF40 to do some wood routing and discovered that its previous world was being a cheap tool post grinder. Which it returned to with a 1/4 inch collet and appropriate stones. So when a cheap wood router came on sale at one of these European cheap store, I bought one. Incidentally, the Bosch has a standard 43mm collar. which also fits electric drills.
The original thinking was in Ian Bradley's The Grinding Book by MAP used a car generator( ?)
I was one of the few people that hav e actually finished a Quorn tool and cutter grinder and like the Stent and Kennet tool and cutter grinders has a !" cartridge to take an abrasive wheel and this can be detached and used as a tool and cutter 'insert' and can also serve on the table of a milling machine.
BaronJ has recently photo'd his version powered by my gift to him of a 2880RPM 1/6th HP motor.
Classically for small lathes was the Potts spindle which is shown in nLathes.co.uk and comes in a grinding and a drilling configuration. Originally, they were ( Ahem ???) pulley driven!) Clears throat again, I have both!
A few hours ago, I received a phone call to confirm that my purchase of a Potts( ?) vertical slide and dividing head( also in Lathes.co.uk had been packed carefully and should be heading here this week.
More Anon!
Chasing 'Thenths' has been discussed and discussed here and elsewhere. Geo H Thomas in his epic and reasonably priced( £30) has given a couple of versions which he incorporated in his many myfords over a lifetime. One is the addition of a Vernier scale to the saddle feed screw and the other is setting over the top slide and using it only. Of course it really depends on the pitch of the feeds screws to get thev correct angle. In fairly recent correspondence, we were informed of a certain setting and I tasks the writer to explain how he did it and was met with a loud and very stony SILENCE.
FHT in his inimitable striving for perfection, added how to lock the saddle and the vertical slide etc and years ago, I altered the slide on a log forgotten Perfecto vertical slide which is still have and what has done excellent service.
No photos etc because I ran foul with the successors of the failed publishing a few articles from Model mEngineer to help younger model engineers published. I was threatened by the purchasers legal team and the result was surprising,( New) Model Engineer owners finally a sked me to assist- for free, who the copyright holders were.
I greet you well
Norman