OneGuyFromBarlick

Is it an adjustable support for steadying the work-piece from underneath?

The Jack Pearce book arrived and is on my "to be read" list.

Jack Pearce' book is out in hardback

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242 ... yQe&rank=1

Jack was in the same class as myself and Ian at Barlick modern.

Nice pic !
My ex father in law, Tommy Watson, worked the furnace there in the 1960's.

I wonder what year the chimney came down?

Thank you
I have only just got back on line this morning after several days of no connection most of the time.
Fingers crossed it holds together...

Edge finders, commonly known as "wobblers"

Black Swallowtail, Oklahoma's state butterfly and a frequent visitor to our garden in the early evenings. Lovely.

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Is it the spindle from a buffing/polishing machine?

John Thompson (aka Amos) from Kelbrook died last week.
He was a lovely fella and I'm glad to have worked with him during my apprenticeship at ELE.

Drill grinder?

We watched this Steve Coogan dramatisation of the famous interview between Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher in 1989.
After watching the 2 part program we followed up by watching the actual 1989 interview.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32499500/

Thread gauges?

Babbitt bearings. There's a blast from the past !!

I think I'm catching you up, Ian

Thank you everyone o/

Happy Birthday Ian o/

I once read that the owners of Sunlight were pretty good regarding the welfare of their workers.

No, I just make sure there's water left out as it's been so dry. We get various visitors

When deer come for a drink they sure empty those bowls heh

We had a fox in the front garden a few days ago.

My ex father in law, Tommy Watson, worked that foundry for years before moving to Ouzendale

Ha, I remember you in there, Ian. Didn't it used to be Radio Rentals or something?

Is it a 3 fluted drill, used for opening up a hole to a larger size?

Is it a bar of polish for a buffing wheel?

Rifflers?

Yup. The pin is fitted into a precision reamed hole.
The ball can then be indicated true to the spindle center line even when at an angle.
I have one in me old toolbox somewhere...