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    My go to rutile rod is CIG Weldcraft, when I did...

    My go to rutile rod is CIG Weldcraft, when I did my apprenticeship over 50 years ago it was all that we used, The things built with it are virtually any industry you can think of. I am not overly...
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    Where is the link?

    Where is the link?
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    Grant I haven't a clue, I used a 12 volt power...

    Grant I haven't a clue, I used a 12 volt power pack from a computer, it has never struggled on the mill and I cant see it being any different with something slung between centres either.
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    Phil, I was welding once on a conveyor frame and...

    Phil, I was welding once on a conveyor frame and it earthed back through the motor and cooked it so I have found out the hard way that you can burn out a motor with a welder.
    Grant, if you look for...
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    weld positioner

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=20b8EyIDIMY
    This is a video of a weldpositioner I made using the sprockets from old bicycles. I used this link after giving up waiting for the video to download off my...
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    Wonder if that coincides with the State Elections?

    Wonder if that coincides with the State Elections?
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    Having been employed in the mining industry I...

    Having been employed in the mining industry I always thought we should have done more with the iron ore but the truth of the matter is we cannot compete with the wages overseas and for companies like...
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    That doesn't surprise me in the least, as another...

    That doesn't surprise me in the least, as another example, it is roughly 70 years since scuba was invented, using compressed air and TV regularly refers to the divers' oxygen tanks. The more I see...
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    I don't know much about the deflection but I am...

    I don't know much about the deflection but I am fascinated by log splitters and have looked at a few on youtube and they all seem to function well with UC beams.
    I would love to build one but have...
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    I managed to score about 1squ foot of 8 mm nylon...

    I managed to score about 1squ foot of 8 mm nylon sheet for $5, that'll do the job.
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    Guys, thanks, I lucked on to a supplier of pvc...

    Guys, thanks, I lucked on to a supplier of pvc rod, I'll make a flanged bush to fit in the bike sprocket and pin it to the shaft. The motor and sprocket are mounted on a wooden base so that will keep...
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    Nylon sprocket or drive chain

    I'm making a drive for a welding lathe, I have a small motor but I want to protect it from the welder. I would like to put either a nylon sprocket or plastic chain to isolate the motor from the...
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    Pusle Width Modulator, it works as a variable...

    Pusle Width Modulator, it works as a variable speed controller with very little loss of torque.
    The one in the picture goes from barely moving to too much feed for the mill.
    I got an old bike today...
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    Have to load the photos one at a time

    Have to load the photos one at a time
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    OK, this is the "lathe" as it is now, I have a...

    OK, this is the "lathe" as it is now, I have a PWM controller driving a window winder on my mill, i have the option of using it for the welding/plasma drive as well as the mill. If it works as I want...
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    Kryn, It's just a frame with centres made from...

    Kryn,
    It's just a frame with centres made from threaded rod, I'll. Take some photos in the morning. It won't take long to remove the spatter with a scraper made from a power hacksaw blade.
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    Welding lathe

    I've just made a welding lathe - between centres - I have used it successfully to cut with plasma, today I tried it with my Lincoln SP170 flux core. I bypassed the trigger with a spst switch for...
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    How many times have you written "hot" on...

    How many times have you written "hot" on something you gas cut and someone has to test it?
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    When I did my appreticeship in 1964 they had an...

    When I did my appreticeship in 1964 they had an acetylene generator that aparently was fully functional but just wasn't used anymore, bet it has been thrown out years ago.
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    Well the fabshield arrived yesterday, very...

    Well the fabshield arrived yesterday, very impressed with the low spatter, next step, entertaining the middle grand daughter in the holidays, teach her to weld, she did quite well too
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    My Liquid Arc is about 5 years old and just about...

    My Liquid Arc is about 5 years old and just about run out, thats what started me looking for alternatives and the Hobart stuff has good rep, I'll see next week when it arrives.
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    Years ago I worked at a phosphate fertiliser...

    Years ago I worked at a phosphate fertiliser works and one of our jobs was hard facing rotary crusher hammers, they fume like crazy so I got a fan and cut a hole in the welding bay wall just above...
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    Yes, a bit out of my budget I'm afraid but if I...

    Yes, a bit out of my budget I'm afraid but if I leave the shop door and garage door open there is usually enough breeze to be effective in removing the fumes.
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    A Lincoln SP 170. Have been using wire from...

    A Lincoln SP 170. Have been using wire from Liquid arc. I am hoping that the improved finish will enable me to use it rather than tig on a small line of products I make. I love using tig but the gas...
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    Ordered some from Prime Industrial in Bunbury...

    Ordered some from Prime Industrial in Bunbury today, on special $92.00 which is an ok price for WA and it's $50 cheaper than Blackwoods.
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    I got a price from Bunbury Blackwoods today...

    I got a price from Bunbury Blackwoods today $148.00!!!!! They can stick that.
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    Thanks for the reply, I will be contacting my...

    Thanks for the reply, I will be contacting my supplier to see if they can match the price.
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    Are you running straight flux core or dual...

    Are you running straight flux core or dual shield. What does a roll ofthat cost?
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    I would suggest you sign up for a welding course...

    I would suggest you sign up for a welding course at TAFE, save yourself a lot of time.
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    When I was an apprentice I had to make a...

    When I was an apprentice I had to make a sharpening gauge, 50 odd years later I still have it but rarely use it, I use the mark one eyeball, assisted by reading glasses, takes less than a minute...
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    Check the regulations, overhead crane to me says...

    Check the regulations, overhead crane to me says AS/NZS 1554 code for structural welding. Before I retired where I worked wanted a small jib crane built and because I was the only one currently coded...
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    When I lived in Port Hedland the predecessor of...

    When I lived in Port Hedland the predecessor of that flew in a couple of times making urgent deliveries. Because of the cost it sat at the local airport till the next job came up rather than return...
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    Ye Gods! Can I uncross my legs now?

    Ye Gods! Can I uncross my legs now?
  34. Unless you intend getting CNC give it a miss, do...

    Unless you intend getting CNC give it a miss, do the basic machining, it will give the grounding for all machining and the lathe operating.
    I taught welding and fabrication at Pilbara TAFE and the...
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    Have to agree on the Satincraft, my old standby...

    Have to agree on the Satincraft, my old standby is Weldcraft but used some smootharc recently and they were very similar.
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    On a plate test, for root run Kobe LB52U all...

    On a plate test, for root run Kobe LB52U all subsequent runs 16 TC, very nice rod to run.
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    Does this count? Wooden guitat neck, milling out...

    Does this count? Wooden guitat neck, milling out the skunk stripe for a truss rod repair.362427
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    I am 71 and two people I went to school with got...

    I am 71 and two people I went to school with got through the whole system and were basically illiterate, both, incidentally, were not stupid or in any way impaired, they had just slipped through the...
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    It can be a waste of time but both my wife and I...

    It can be a waste of time but both my wife and I sell stuff we have made on it and so far it's been OK, although you get a lot of tire kickers as well but they are easy to ignore.
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    What are you referring to? If it is the drawing...

    What are you referring to? If it is the drawing they are simply an end view and side view. The book was pretty much self explanitary. Maybe I'm missing something?
  41. The shank where it goes into the chuck is...

    The shank where it goes into the chuck is tapered. The usual way is to use a wedge. But they can be in there really tight plus theres the off chance that someone helped it grip with loctite which...
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    Thanks, it's not something you do every day but...

    Thanks, it's not something you do every day but good to know. I was taught as an apprentice fitter & turner but never needed it until I was retired.
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    Silfos is designed for copper joints, no flux...

    Silfos is designed for copper joints, no flux needed, it won't work for steel, as previously pointed out youneed 45% or higher with flux for steel. I have put many carbide tips on shanks over the...
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    When I was working in NW on mine sites we has...

    When I was working in NW on mine sites we has safety people with no trade background and that is a problem.
  45. Could we add lawyers and accountants to that...

    Could we add lawyers and accountants to that list, first out of the trenches, oh and OHS as well.
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    Hope the granny hasn't died waiting.

    Hope the granny hasn't died waiting.
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    Alusync 200 aluminium help

    I have the abovementioned welder and am wanting settings for filling in a 6 mm hole in a boat. I have done a few practice runs and have it fairly good in that it gets filled with no pin holes but not...
  48. Sticky: No he means the locking of the trigger in the on...

    No he means the locking of the trigger in the on position. I have a Ryobi two speed drill and being left handed often press the button without realising it till the bugger grabs.
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    I used to work for BHP and we ordered some parts...

    I used to work for BHP and we ordered some parts for some equipment and it turns out they were held in Thailand as it was cheaper to hold them there and distribute to anywhere in the region and in...
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    Thanks for the link. We have a shop in Bunbury...

    Thanks for the link. We have a shop in Bunbury that makes Taffy using vintage machinery, the wrapping is pretty clever.
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