Recent content by paddy

I have reserved mine :) Released Jan 26 This is a 1927 Norton model 18 1:9 from MFH. I am absolutely hooked on these things., even if i never build it i just want to own it. does that make me a bit strange ? I just think, even as a picture its a thing of beauty......And i know now that if...

This is the magneto mount the bit on the side supports the steering column . The problem is is 3mm thick and dominates everything , 3mm equates to 36mm or nearly 1.5 inches !!! That's one hell of a bracket. This how it mounts So it sits ojn the gearbox which is correct. The magnetos sit...

The fuel tank tripped me up last time so this time i have confronted my nemesis head on :-) That's the joint in the 2 halves of the tank down the length of the top. I cant fill things, never could from models to real life Motorcycle panels , what ever i do it looks like a panel with a lump of...

The improvement i have seen i what you do over recent years is huge. This looks really nice :cool:

Barney, when i first started training in engineering my boss said "An engineer can do for a penny what any dam fool can do for a £1" its something that always stuck with me especially with the modern tendency to over engineer everything because people still see complicated and detailed as...

I found the original one in the picture above is marked Bosch so that cant be right. then i found this which is nearer and what i based mine on this is a MAGNETI MARELLI which is correct for a Fiat

these are looking more like the real thing now. Next problem is the mounting bracket which also supports the steering column its hard to find a picture of a Fiat 506 let alone a particular bracket but its pretty obvious the kit part is wrong, i cant go any further with the mags till i can work...

As usual i am in a state of disarray with this build as i flit from part to part and plans change by the hour. How i would love to just follow some instructions and see some progress at the end of an evening sometimes. :-) You can see at the bottom the plug leads are rubber and so is half of...

Hollywood has always had free rein to re write history , U-571 was a classic 😂 Who thought that up ? More recently we have more and more coloured people in classic British historical events like Little John in Robin hood ????? How long before Zulus are portrayed as white for the inclusivity...

There is a demand here from people who have restored their jeeps and want to add to the overall effect. Quite a demand here for military restorations still. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1398455407119620/posts/2801076030190877/

I have been watching what i think is a US TV show called Turn ? Set in the war of independence they keep referring to the British army (red coats) as the Royal Army. This mystifies me because the Army has never been the Royal army unlike the Royal Navy and the Royal Airforce . The army dates...

I have to say that the programming is what stopped me with CNC, it was being introduced at work as i retired but from my point of view it took away the skill of being a machinist and relaced with the skill of a programmer. A bit like a motor mechanic being confronted with am electric car :) i...

ha ha dont ask me what i will do with this lot, the Lathe arrived today as well. I dont have plans but as you say, it allows you to plan and expand your horizons. TBH i will get my moneys worth just by looking at them :) Finally, i haven't won the lottery or struck oil, this is just my...

It has a detachable base plate that is 6cm x 6cm with numerus M4 tapped holes, again note this is very small and will only be of use for model and watch making, its also really designed to fit the mini drill press above. it fascinates me as a life long professional tool maker but will...

So this is the XYZR Axis Precision Fine Tuning Cross Slide. If you want to micro precision position something this is the answer. probably a little over kill for what i need but i wanted to future proof myself and not need to upgrade in the future. A couple of points if you go down this road...