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Title: A little bit of a job
Post by: inertia on October 06, 2015, 03:37:47 pm

Would/could some kind soul turn up a small pulley for me from ali or similar, please? I'm OK with bits that you glue or solder but I haven't touched a lathe in over 40 years.  It's only cosmetic so it doesn't have to be super-accurate. Here's a sketch. PM me to discuss payment etc if interested.
DM

Title: Re: A little bit of a job
Post by: alan cantwell on October 06, 2015, 06:56:11 pm

No problem, can i suggest brass, looks prettier, could do with a few more dimensions on the groove, radius, angles, root diam,  i dont have a lathe in a shed, i do this for a living, manual turner, dieing breed :}

Title: Re: A little bit of a job
Post by: inertia on October 06, 2015, 11:15:10 pm

My thanks for the offers. Barry M was first to step up to the plate, so I look forward to seeing what a fine job he makes of it in return for a donation to RNLI.
Dave M

Title: Re: A little bit of a job
Post by: BarryM on October 07, 2015, 08:29:33 am

Dave,
Just one question - are those dimensions on your plan in feet or metres? If the latter, I'll have to saw through my lathe bed, shift the bits apart and nail them to a plank to get enough swing on the chuck.
Barry M

Title: Re: A little bit of a job
Post by: inertia on October 07, 2015, 09:11:21 am

Silly boy..................(they're kilometres, of course).  ;D
DM

Title: Re: A little bit of a job
Post by: BarryM on October 07, 2015, 09:28:13 am

Fairy Nuff. I've got those on the Braille dials.
BM

Title: Re: A little bit of a job
Post by: inertia on October 07, 2015, 09:41:07 am

Fairey Nuff, surely?

Title: Re: A little bit of a job
Post by: inertia on October 12, 2015, 01:00:08 pm

Just a public word of thanks to Barry M for a lovely job done.
Dave M
 :-))

Title: Re: A little bit of a job
Post by: BarryM on October 12, 2015, 01:06:46 pm

No problem but I have to say that all those tool marks disappear when it's viewed at the real 12.5mm diameter!

Barry M