Try our new info resource - "Aladdin's Cave" (Main menu)Just added a separate link to Ash's Dropbox thread (shortcut)
someone up in Shetland is selling a Myford laithe just now
Just a quick note to tell you of a workaround. I needed to reface a very badly pitted exhaust valve from a Fairbanks Morse stationary engine - 7/16" diameter. I didn't want to use a 3 jaw as I knew it would chatter (slightly worn jaws) but only had a 12mm 5C collet. Slid some heat shrink sleeving on the valve stem and warmed it up to shrink it. Fitted the collet perfectly and produced a lovely finish on the valve seat face! The heat shrink sleeving is so thin and the collet has so much radial contact that it was a very rigid set up.I used to be an engineer but I'm OK now!IanBeginning to realise how much you are asked and do for other people Ian! You’re a victim of your own talents. Thanks very much for machining my old rusty piece of junk! O’ and thanks for the tea, again!😜