Vernier Edge Scriber

[Ian B]

Dan,

Probably more important than "what alloy is it?" is "can I do anything with it?".

Try drilling a hole...

[Ian B]

You might find a similar tailstock off a Colchester - I think the 2 makes were similar. Here's a kind of possible: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COLCHES...

[Ian B]

A beautiful machine indeed! They're a lump, and top heavy, so careful with lifting & rigging.

Dunc, I think he means one of these when...

[Ian B]

It's a while since I used a radial drill, but it was a really pleasant experience; no troubles with finding and centring on a hole, everything was really...

[Ian B]

Nice rack (so to speak).

I'd also put them points down. I always store drill bits in racks point down - have been doing so for years. Less...

[Ian B]

Yes, I get the "keeping it perpendicular" bit. Considering this is just for scribing a line, the error from a couple of degrees off square...

[Ian B]

If you do want to copy it, this one has a hardened roller to run along the edge of the work. It's possible to copy, I'm sure - but for the price, I just...

[Ian B]

I saw a Vernier device for scribing lines parallel to an edge on here a while ago - maybe in the post about the guy who built his own lathe. I found one...

[Ian B]

It's shocking how often people don't use proper protection from grinding sparks. She's not wearing goggles!

[Ian B]

Armstrong made these type of toolholders.here's a pic: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...rong-132083627

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[Ian B]

John Stevenson once posted a photo of a tapered workpiece that he'd successfully knurled; I thought this was pretty good proof that the diameter doesn't...