Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Re: Mr Dawe's Centurion.

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Hi Phil
I have the same mill WM16 for about 18 months and a WM250 lathe at home both with digital readout
and found them to be very useful and nice to use.
Bought the for when I retire and no longer have access to the big stuff in my university workshop.

Never done that with the digital readout but interesting to see these things being used to there capabilities.


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Excellent Phil, but that sort of stuff baffles me, i would be there for hour's, regards simon.

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Hi Derek, as Stephen White said go for the largest mill you can as you may regret it, so I went for the wm16 B which has the 777mm bed and it's belt drive so it's extremely quiet. I also ordered the delux dro package and had Warco fit it, I may never fully exploit its capabilities! I have a list as long as your arm of jobs waiting to be machined.

Hi Simon, you would be surprised how easy this stuff is to use, when I was an engineering apprentice I hated standing at a machine when the sun was shinning outside but now I'm happy to do so detailing these great kits, although I do sit on a stool now as the old back gives me jip!
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Hi Phil
I have the same readout on the mill and lathe .
Like you I got them to fit it to both machines.

As I said very happy with both machines .
Good value for money.

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Great to see what you're doing with your milling and turning Phil, the WM-16 and DRO are just right for our sort of stuff. My go to source whenever I need to see how the professionals do it is Joe Pi on YouToob. His channel is full of really good but not always obvious solutions and he's got a cracking sense of humour.

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An afternoons work on the belly and I've made a start on the idler adjuster detailing.
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I have to make the very clean lines of the kit idlers look like this.
I have to make the very clean lines of the kit idlers look like this.
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Flat bottom drills make the rocking world go round.
Flat bottom drills make the rocking world go round.
All the bolts are recessed in to avoid damage.
All the bolts are recessed in to avoid damage.
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Lot to do here.
Lot to do here.
Squaring of the nuts.
Squaring of the nuts.
There's lots of work involved with this assembly, I've started by squaring off some of my stock nuts, the nylocks from the kit are very functional but look incorrect.
There's lots of work involved with this assembly, I've started by squaring off some of my stock nuts, the nylocks from the kit are very functional but look incorrect.
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How much work on the idlers?
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I'm enjoying the detailing .
I'm enjoying the detailing .
Making the idler adjuster bushes, these are more to scale. Parting off, not anyone's favourite exercise I'm sure.
Making the idler adjuster bushes, these are more to scale. Parting off, not anyone's favourite exercise I'm sure.
Machining the casting angles.
Machining the casting angles.
Much better.
Much better.
Hand crafting the idler stub axle castle nuts.
Hand crafting the idler stub axle castle nuts.
Carefully drilling for the split pins.
Carefully drilling for the split pins.
I think this bolt that goes through the large nut must must have been to lock the adjuster.
I think this bolt that goes through the large nut must must have been to lock the adjuster.
Just a look see with red oxide, now to surface texturing.
Just a look see with red oxide, now to surface texturing.
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The original Cent casting sure was rough so we must make it the same.
The original Cent casting sure was rough so we must make it the same.
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Those pesky idler adjusters are now done.
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Lots of rotary burr action. The aluminium shavings are absolutely everywhere, in my hair in my ears!
Lots of rotary burr action. The aluminium shavings are absolutely everywhere, in my hair in my ears!
I really don't want to remove anymore material than is absolutely necessary, there are huge forces on that machined part at times.
I really don't want to remove anymore material than is absolutely necessary, there are huge forces on that machined part at times.
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Top coat on the bottom. I may never see the belly again during the build.
Top coat on the bottom. I may never see the belly again during the build.
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That's better guys! It's restored to normal . 8)
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Hi Phil
The site went down Friday morning and I was unable to get
on it till this morning.

Nice to be back to normal :lol:

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I agree Derek, what would we do without it!
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Spent the last few days making the sprockets more like the 1/1.
Message for Armortek, I'm being logged out every time I navigate and I mean every time, it's most annoying.
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It's a lot of work but we'll worth the effort. I've used a Comet front idler wheel as the donor, maybe a bit extravagant but it has saved hours of work.
It's a lot of work but we'll worth the effort. I've used a Comet front idler wheel as the donor, maybe a bit extravagant but it has saved hours of work.
The sprocket sure does need this extension piece.
The sprocket sure does need this extension piece.
Some have used printed parts and some have used metal and adhesive but we have decided to make a solid one piece example bolted in place.
Some have used printed parts and some have used metal and adhesive but we have decided to make a solid one piece example bolted in place.
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There's a way to go yet.
There's a way to go yet.
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Ingenious, like it, regards simon.

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Awesome Phil, Its certainly starting to look the part! Keep at it......! :D

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