Just trying the newer ebay link here


Kev

Ps..good job! on the new forum layout Adam, im liking it alot..

Kev

Adrian Nicolson wrote:

Morning Kev (aka Sherlock)
See you are still busy...sniffing out the Shapers for us all...thanks

Morning Ade no worries mate, on my down time, I like to have a nosey about to see whats around, I must admit i'm curious to know where Richard Shute found for sale the 18in Brittania?, because I cant find it on the web!! perhaps it was word of mouth.

Evening chaps,
sorry, been out in the shed playing today - well, re-building a shed actually so not quite as much fun as it could have been, but nowhere near a key-board. I came across the Britannia via one of the auction finder lists, but once the auctionis over the listing evaporates so there's no enduring reference to it. There's a pic attached.

Richard

Hi Adrian,
yes, I had three attempts at it, one caused by my naff ISP dropping the connection...
Anyway.
Reply as you would, write some stuff (now at the top of the page, I _will_ get used to it),
click Attachments just below the text box,
click Choose and give the pic a name and click submit. That seems to put your pic in the system somewhere as all pics I have ever uploaded are listed, but as you have found it does not post it.
This is where I fell over the first time,
next you have to click the green tick opposite the thumb-nail of your pic in the column where it says Action. A help text pops up which says Insert.
Close the picture selection box (black screen with the pic. list in the middle and submit the post or carry on typing.

I only found it by accident and it seems to reduce the picture size, but it's adequate. I'll have a read up on the Agora site which Adam pointed out when I get a mo.

Rgds
Richard

Heads up for more shapers  for sale.
received today latest copy of MEW.
boxford 8in 01695 622985
boxford 6 in 01751 417625
boxford 8 in  01217479357

Don'tthing i like the new website sorry

Mike

Hi folks,

I'm back from holiday and struggling with the Boxford again but those of you who have been following my overheating and vibration problems (particularly Ashley and Richard) will be glad to know that I've got it tamed.

I drilled and tapped the motor pulley for a grub screw directly above the keyway, carefully aligned the motor and countershaft pulleys and slackened off the primary drive belt a bit. I fitted rubber washers either side of the motor mounting foot (hope they don't melt!) and either side of the cabinet where the bolts that fix the motor cradle go through.

Still a fair bit of noise and some vibration (both countershaft pulleys are visibly eccentric) but the "thrashing" sound has gone and I can live with what's left until I'm sure I'm going to get some use out of the shaper.

However, one step forward and two back! My NVR switch is playing up. I made it in, according to the inscription on the PCB, 1990 - when I had the energy to do things like that - and I used the best components money could buy (although I got them on the surplus market). It worked for more than 10 years on my old Archdale mill and has been working on this shaper until yesterday. When I put the motor back I had to re-wire it to the NVR switch and when I re-fitted that into it's box it worked once and then no more.

I took it out and checked it on the workbench and guess what? It worked perfectly. Put it back and no go. It seems to have developed a sensitivity to orientation - works OK horizontally, won't work vertically although it has always been used vertically.

I have a suspicion that one of the rectifying diodes has popped and there isn't enough power to energise the relays properly (one of them anyway, the other seems to energise OK).

The switch is sitting in it's box in the bottom of the motor cabinet and is working there. I think I'll leave it there until, as I said above, I'm sure that the shaper will be of some use to me.

Regards,

Brian.

FYI guys:-


Kev

Message for Drew (Andrew Wilding)

Sorry Drew...Despite reading Richards "tips" on how to post pics...and Adam's step by step...I am still finding it impossible to load pics, on this new system, to support my reply to you, on your request for information on Keyway Cutting...
and without the pics...my written reply is meaningless!

Suggest I send you a personal email...with the pics attached...at least that way, I will have answered your query.
It's just a pity that I can no longer reach a wider audience...with my explanations.

Regards,
Adrian (Neebs)

PS Anyone else who wants a copy...send me a pm (you will get it through my profile)

Hi Adam,
Yes that's the first pic I was going to use. I still had a couple of others on my PC to "pull down" to "My Pics" on your server...but as I couldn't get the first one to "insert" into my post to Drew...there was no point in trying any more.
By the way...when the attachment "window" was opening...it was taking the full screen of my PC...I was totally unaware that there was a black border and a "close x" in the top right hand corner...because I just couldn't see them! However, even when I was "hitting" the "insert" button...nothing happened...and the "window certainly wouldn't close...and take me back to my post...hence the frustration.

Also must say thanks here to Richard for trying to help me as well and highlighting that there should be a black border visible.

Thanks Adam

Adrian (Neebs)