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  1. francist

    Question for You Machinist Types

    Any of the copper sheet we’ve used for the past 30-plus years is always specified in ounce weight. As in, 16oz full hard, 24oz half hard, etc. Lead as well although the unit is pounds — 4 pound, 6 pound, etc. Brass we always specified by the decimal dimension — 0.032” or “oh-three-two dead soft”...
  2. francist

    Lathe lead screw question

    I actually did just that, I put a second and larger diameter dial face on top of the small original one. Not sure what your “small lathe” is but I have an Atlas 618 and the thread dial is probably about 3/4” in diameter. There’s only four hash marks on it but still, trying to hit the mark on the...
  3. francist

    Engraving steel

    Slightly off-topic but kind of related, these are some of my Dad’s treasures. He wasn’t a sentimental kind of guy and kept no letters or correspondence but did stash away his old things from “the business”, as he called it. Telling actually, for a man who went to business college specifically...
  4. francist

    Magnifier ?

    Yes, they do. The cheapo ones I had before did not and I had to always take my glasses off prior to using the magnifier. These ones are not like that, possibly because they sit farther away from the actual eyes (maybe 2-1/2 inches or so) and I use them all the time with my progressives on no...
  5. francist

    Magnifier ?

    I’ve had this one for a couple years and quite like it. The headband is ghastly uncomfortable so I fixed that with a bit of padding, but I do like the interchangeable lenses and I find the focal length a lot better than some others (more like 12-14 inches instead of right in front of my nose)...
  6. francist

    Train horns

    That sounds reasonable. Something like this, if I’m understanding correctly... I’m sure you can come up with something that will work, I’ve seen how you think. My main concern if I were doing it would be to somehow plan for the vibration over long periods of time. The larger horns are pretty...
  7. francist

    Train horns

    Oh, you should be golden then. They usually pipe straight into that female thread with a whatever-length nipple and that flange gets bolted straight to cab roof or wherever with a rubber gasket between. You could make an adapter plate or (transition plate might be a better term) depending on...
  8. francist

    Train horns

    What do you mean, don’t you have any?? Seriously, long story and as if often true with long stories ‘... it all started with one small one...’ and went sideways from there. In these parts they’re often called whistles after the actual steam whistles that were on the donkey engines in the bush...
  9. francist

    Train horns

    That would probably work. You thinking bolt the whistle to aluminum disk and then bring the air in from the side of the disk, hence the 1” thickness? Otherwise, I’ve used 1/2” aluminum for just a mounting bracket with a clearance hole through the centre for the fitting. Mine were stationary...
  10. francist

    Train horns

    Got it, thanks. Forgot the other one was from earlier.
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