Ally Pally: Buying Suggestions

[SteveW]

Guys,

With all this euphoria going on planning a major do in the bar has anyone thought about who is bringing the disco of live steam recordings?

Maybe of equal importance is what to buy. I'm sat here thinking about what I need to get. I've also been thinking about all the little useful items I've bought in the past and I wonder if other folk have ideas.

Useful items I've already got:

1. "The Model Engineer's Handbook" very useful, if you haven't already got one check it out.

2. A set of diamond laps super-fine, fine and medium: a must-have for putting that final edge on HSS and TCT tools. In fact you can do major re-modeling of TCT tooling with these things and very quickly.

3. A DTI and magnetic stand: Go for a mag-base with the floppy elbow type with a one-turn lock (around 12 quid last year). If you haven't got a DTI, get one.

4. A 'T' slot clamping set to suit your slots. Measure what you need BEFORE going. If you can't hold it down, you can't cut it.

5. Scriber, dot and centre punches.

6. Plasticine, handy for getting the internal height of valve chests and the like. Also for positioning things for photos.

7. A range of re-cycled surgical tools for grabbing stuff that's dropped into the boiler.

[Shawki Shlemon]

Yes I have something to say based on my experience . One never completes his / her set of useful items . I have been in modeling for more than 26 years and built a decent number of locomotive , I am still buying more items so to say complete my useful set !!!

[Steve M. W]

A pen and paper to write down the really useful thingy you need to do this job, that when the visit to the expo comes you can’t remember what it was you wanted!!

Steve

[stantheman]

Talking of buying and Ally Pally, I wonder if I might pick up a book that may best describe the most accepted method of setting valve gear in both forms, slide and piston. Any ideas on what may be best to look for. Various people have explained different methods to me recently, but I admit I cannot remember them all.

Stan

[Uzzy]

Must admit I am hoping for a reasonable deal with the company from Devon on a set of ME taps and Dies also a clamping kit would be helpful no the milling machine is up and running!!

[the_viffer]

I had hoped everyone would want to spend all their money buying me beer.

Uzzy: glad to say "how do" on Friday to you and your friends if you feel like it. My email is my user name at yahoodotcodotuk.

[teakfreak]

Little centre drills are something I always stock up on - must be clumsy but I do find they are easy to break! One stand a couple of shows ago had some solid carbide ones for a quid each and these are very good. If you haven't already got one a keyless tailstock chuck is also well worth having.