Camel back straight edge

[Me.Participant @me]

Struggling to find a straight edge so I can look at scrapping in one of my machines – its about time it was attended to and want to make a start.

Can’t find anything new or let alone used from the usual sources.

Was considering making my own from a bit of 75x75mm 12mm thick angle I have in stock – would that work or would I be best off with the correct Camel back ?

[bernard towersParticipant @bernardtowers37738]

H.R. Lamb advert on lathes.co.uk site

[PlasmaParticipant @plasma]

I can have a look in the two used tool dealers in Sheffield if you like, they do have some weird stuff. How long do you need it.

[peak4Participant @peak4]

I recently mentioned HR Lamb to someone on here who was seeking a straight edge, not sure if it was the OP or not.

I’ve just been very confused;
Clicked on “Me.”‘s profile to look for recent postings, to see if it was the same person.
The forum opened the profile for me; note the lower case, that’s me as in peak4, not “Me.” as in their profile.
It happens repeatedly, but other profiles from the same page load OK.

Not sure where “Me.” lives, as I can’t view their profile, but I do have an 18″x3″, square edged, camelback in Buxton, which probably still needs scraping in; it has been machined. I bought it from a micrometer repair/calibration business clearance, where it had been used as some sort of test bed, so it has a few tapped holes in it.
I could loan it, but would want it back eventually.

Bug has been reported.

Bill

[Plasma]

Hi Bill

Sorry for my user name…. Ive used the same “Me” user name on lots of other sites and it does make for some confusion, and it does make some laugh when we have a conversation which includes me as in you not me…. like in your post… LOL

I am in Jersey, Channel Islands for reference.

I would also like to own my own as eventually most of my machines would need some work to them.

Will check out the HR lamb site see what they have.

On Plasma Said:

I can have a look in the two used tool dealers in Sheffield if you like, they do have some weird stuff. How long do you need it.

Hi Plasma – yes please or a web address for them would be helpful/

[bernard towers]

On bernard towers Said:

H.R. Lamb advert on lathes.co.uk site

I can only find a FB page for HR Lamb – the link on the lathes web page takes me to a meat packing company…. LOL

[Me.]

On Me. Said:

On bernard towers Said:

H.R. Lamb advert on lathes.co.uk site

I can only find a FB page for HR Lamb – the link on the lathes web page takes me to a meat packing company…. LOL

No need to apologise for any confusion; what I really don’t understand is why the actual forum software got confused.
Re HR Lamb, try here

https://www.lambco-machinery.com/products

Bill

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Re the strange confusion, clicking on your Me. profile, really does take me to me. 🙂

Right click on your user name, and copy link address; paste into notepad, reveals the possible problem.
I’ve no wish to derail your thread further, but I wonder what happens if other users try the same.

I was going to report my own post, to assist forum back office with the problem, but nothing appropriate in the drop down menu

If you’ve set a profile, you may wish to report it yourself, as there’s a possibility no-one can access it.

Bill

[peak4]

On peak4 Said:

On Me. Said:

On bernard towers Said:

H.R. Lamb advert on lathes.co.uk site

I can only find a FB page for HR Lamb – the link on the lathes web page takes me to a meat packing company…. LOL

No need to apologise for any confusion; what I really don’t understand is why the actual forum software got confused.
Re HR Lamb, try here

https://www.lambco-machinery.com/products

Bill

Thanks – I found that site but theres no way to contact them directly from it. Ive sent an email to an address found on FB – lets see what happens ? ! ?

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

The cheapest new straight edge you can buy is not a camel back but a Maune, which is likely to be straighter than a length of angle iron could be made. Rotagrip have some nice Kinex straight edges also.

 

 

https://www.maunindustries.com/straight-edges-rules/

 

[DalboyParticipant @dalboy]

Not sure if he will post to the UK try HERE

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

If you are going down the rough casting route then Martin do several sizes

[Me.]

On Me. Said:

Thanks – I found that site but theres no way to contact them directly from it. Ive sent an email to an address found on FB – lets see what happens ? ! ?

Click on Learn More; they don’t make it easy

Then Start Now

No idea how this will work on a phone, but on my PC via Opera browser, but opens my Outlook send new email

Bill

[Nick HughesParticipant @nickhughes97026]

There’s a 24″ Crown & Windley Camelback listed here (Scroll down to find it):-

https://www.radisol.com/western-tooling/stocklists/12-angular-measurement.htm

As is the way of the web, I don’t know if it’s still available.

[Taf_PembsParticipant @taf_pembs]

I could not find a ‘used’ Camel Back for love nor money when I was looking about 18 months or so ago so I bought a new one from Clive Lamb – LambCo.

Lovely bit of kit, with 1 edge a 45 degh bevel and comes planed ready for scraping. The 20″ I bought was £220 if memory serves, Clive was not very happy as the foundry had really hiked the prices due to energy costs hence the price. Good service though.

[peak4]

On peak4 Said:
[…] I’ve just been very confused;

Clicked on “Me.”‘s profile to look for recent postings, to see if it was the same person.
The forum opened the profile for me; note the lower case, that’s me as in peak4, not “Me.” as in their profile.
[…]

Bug has been reported.

 

What an absolute classic of a Bug, Bill

Yes, I’ve confirmed the forum’s ludicrous behaviour.

”Me” as a word should have been reserved, and never allowed as participant’s moniker.

MichaelG.

 

 

[Pete RimmerParticipant @peterimmer30576]

Clive Lamb does straight edges in batches so he may or may not have stock. He told me recently that he’s looking to pack up shop due to rising costs so get in there sooner rather than later. His Instagram says that he is doing a final batch of his beautiful cast iron precision squares so maybe it’s true.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFFtresILpG/?igsh=bDk0N2J2Y2hvcXVj

That red one is my one supplied by Lambco than scraped and painted by myself. They are high quality pieces for finishing but as I said, probably not for much longer.

[Michael Gilligan]

On Michael Gilligan Said:

On peak4 Said:
[…] I’ve just been very confused;

Clicked on “Me.”‘s profile to look for recent postings, to see if it was the same person.
The forum opened the profile for me; note the lower case, that’s me as in peak4, not “Me.” as in their profile.
[…]

Bug has been reported.

 

What an absolute classic of a Bug, Bill

Yes, I’ve confirmed the forum’s ludicrous behaviour.

”Me” as a word should have been reserved, and never allowed as participant’s moniker.

MichaelG.

 

 

Maybe a problem but when I registered some time ago it wouldn’t let me use Me so i went for Me. – by adding a full stop got over this issue.

A Search by user name should find the user of that name – its should be simple coding exercise.

 

FYI i have contacted Clive directly now and we are in discussions – thanks for all the input

[JasonB]

On JasonB Said:

If you are going down the rough casting route then Martin do several sizes

I’m looking for a UK based supplier, thanks

[Me.]

On Me. Said:

Maybe a problem but when I registered some time ago it wouldn’t let me use Me so i went for Me. – by adding a full stop got over this issue.

A Search by user name should find the user of that name – its should be simple coding exercise.

A clever move on your part … but it has clearly backfired

[ ‘should’ is also a risky word ]

MichaelG.

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Exhibit_1 :

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[Pete Rimmer]

On Pete Rimmer Said:

Clive Lamb does straight edges in batches so he may or may not have stock. He told me recently that he’s looking to pack up shop due to rising costs so get in there sooner rather than later. His Instagram says that he is doing a final batch of his beautiful cast iron precision squares so maybe it’s true.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFFtresILpG/?igsh=bDk0N2J2Y2hvcXVj

That red one is my one supplied by Lambco than scraped and painted by myself. They are high quality pieces for finishing but as I said, probably not for much longer.

I was looking to try and work out how much they cost roughly, but he’s not giving out any clues.
Website, Instagram & Facebook accounts between them are a nightmare to try and get the correct details for either the firm or the products. I looked to but one previously and didn’t get any reply to my queries, but no idea if I even used a current email address.
His last post, about 3 hours ago apparently according to Instagram, say’s he’s not planning to do any more.

“actually I’ve decided not to”

Bill

[IanTParticipant @iant]

I have an untouched 500mm camelback casting that I’m now unlikely to need “Me.”  I’m willing to sell it for what i paid for it when ‘new’ (plus postage) which will be less then they cost now I would suspect. It’s been ‘aging’ slowly under my bench for a little while – like a good wine   🙂

Please PM me if you are interested, as I can’t seem to contact you directly.

Regards,

 

IanT

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