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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2008 12:59:25 GMT
I just found this! It's 1964 vintage, Army Apprentice College, Chepstow, the only pic I have from that era. That's me on the left growing out of my army overalls. The guy on the right is Mike Dean, of Herne Bay fame. Any more out there?  JB |
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Post by alanstepney on Oct 2, 2008 15:29:59 GMT
Nice to see some shapers working.
Something I doubt one can see in industry anymore.
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Post by Myford Matt on Oct 2, 2008 17:26:56 GMT
What a fantastic picture. Hope it's framed and on your workshop wall!
Is that a big Centec mill behind/between you and Mike Dean?
Matt
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2008 20:18:42 GMT
Matt, I can remember how the Whitworth Quick Return mechanism works on the shaper but I can't remember for the life of me what any of the machines were called! However, I think my lathe was a Harrison, reconditioned in 1949!
JB
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Post by dva on Oct 3, 2008 16:40:09 GMT
And not a single pair of safety glasses in sight. Put those men on a charge.  Dave |
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Post by booth on Oct 9, 2008 8:24:58 GMT
i think the mill is a archdale the shaper on the left is posibly a elliot or invictor (elliot took over a lot of machine tool companies in the 60s) as for h&s im surprised any of us have survived intact
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2008 8:34:49 GMT
Thanks or the machines ID. I couldn't agree more regarding H&S. I hadn't learnt about chip breakers, so I still have the scars on my knuckles where I foolishly tried to remove the curly red hot swarf with my bare hands!
JB
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Post by isc on Jun 7, 2009 12:50:35 GMT
When I was at school in Dunedin(South Island New Zealand), the metalwork shop was driven by lineshafting,and the lathes milling machines shapers etc were driven from fast and loose pullies(big flat belts),the only lathe with its own motor was a Colchester Chipmaster that had just been installed.NO SAFETY GLASSES.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2010 20:18:30 GMT
When I was a lad in the early 70's, and joined St Mellon's Model Eng Society, a fellow member and instructor at the college was Stan Pritchard.
He was a lovely man and a Model Engineer of the first order as well as being absolutely fearless. The track was a raised 3.5 and 5 inch of all metal construction that sat on hollow posts about 4ft apart. It was a dumb-bell in shape and roughly 3/4 of a mile long.
The sight of Stan taking his 'Speedy' down the back straight at a real 20+ mph is not easily forgotten.... legend has it he didn't lift off much when taking the 28ft radius circles at each end.
We were astonished at how quickly and regularly new engine parts would appear on the clubhouse tea-table for all to inspect.
Perhaps JB can shed some light on that!
Gareth
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