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11th Apr 2024, 09:59 AM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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This looks pretty close - taken from the 1970...
This looks pretty close - taken from the 1970 Edition of the Queensland Pastoral Supplies Catalogue.
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29th Sep 2023, 08:11 PM
Thread: WW2 era pic
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My money is on a Macson - the motor is mounted in...
My money is on a Macson - the motor is mounted in an odd place but I assume that is because of the truck install.
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4th Sep 2023, 03:21 PM
Thread: N Co switch?
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These guys have a selection of very similar...
These guys have a selection of very similar switches:
woodblocks for switch plate covers wallplates outletcovers outlet wall plate cover pattresses
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20th Jul 2023, 03:04 PM
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The tooth profiles in this Boston Gear chart...
The tooth profiles in this Boston Gear chart might be of use - can't hurt to look.
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20th Jul 2023, 12:17 AM
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No, they were printed with the correct bore and...
No, they were printed with the correct bore and keyway - I only cleaned up the edges with small files.
FYI, these are 9/16" thick, 3/4" shaft size, 1/8" keyway, Pressure Angle 14.5 degrees and... -
18th Jul 2023, 07:30 PM
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That is a great offer - well worth considering in...
That is a great offer - well worth considering in my book.
I have 3D printed metric conversion gears on my ancient Seneca Falls lathe (a 63/64pair being the main players) and they work very well.... -
27th Jan 2023, 11:33 PM
Thread: old newbie first post
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Welcome aboard Dennis. Ray
Welcome aboard Dennis.
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21st Jan 2023, 12:00 AM
Thread: Cast Iron hand wheel (Free)
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VIC John - PM sent. Item spoken for.
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20th Jan 2023, 09:28 PM
Thread: Cast Iron hand wheel (Free)
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VIC Cast Iron hand wheel (Free)
Free to anyone who needs it for that obscure project - I have been hoarding this for ages as it 'might come in handy' but need shed space so out it goes.
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18th Jan 2023, 01:25 PM
Thread: Lathe Info
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This is on the Jacobs website so your estimate of...
This is on the Jacobs website so your estimate of 3/4"-16 looks to be quite possible.
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5th Nov 2022, 09:37 AM
Thread: New from New Mexico
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Welcome aboard. Ray
Welcome aboard.
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28th Oct 2022, 12:39 PM
Thread: Hafco AL-250G noobie
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As Pipeclay suggested, the 35T gear looks to be...
As Pipeclay suggested, the 35T gear looks to be for the threading dial.
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26th Oct 2022, 09:34 PM
Thread: Hafco AL-250G noobie
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Lance, have you found this manual on our local...
Lance, have you found this manual on our local Hare & Forbes website?
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/l149
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23rd Oct 2022, 09:18 PM
Thread: Your latest 3D design/redesign or print.
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I finally got fresh oil into the headstock of my...
I finally got fresh oil into the headstock of my old Macson today and got to test my 3D printed oil sight window backing piece.
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19th Oct 2022, 07:39 PM
Thread: Issues with emails?
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Michael, I had a similar issue last night - I...
Michael, I had a similar issue last night - I would get the locked out for 15 mins message after the first logon attempt, the reset password email didn't work (multiple attempts) and I also sent a...
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Welcome aboard Dhug. Ray
Welcome aboard Dhug.
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30th Sep 2022, 10:23 AM
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Welcome aboard Graeme. Ray
Welcome aboard Graeme.
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26th Sep 2022, 10:33 PM
Thread: Aveling I.C. Model Roller
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Wow! What a brilliant effort - well done.
Wow! What a brilliant effort - well done.
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8th Sep 2022, 11:37 PM
Thread: Any Macson lathe information out there?
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Gavin, on the smaller Macsons around that vintage...
Gavin, on the smaller Macsons around that vintage that I have looked at they have a Machine Number on the spindle speeds chart immediately below the 'M' and the 'A' of the MACSON.
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14th Jun 2022, 02:39 PM
Thread: Free lathes?
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The larger lathe shares a couple of features seen...
The larger lathe shares a couple of features seen on the British Portass machines - the sliding back-gear engagement, the bracket at the rear of the tailstock and the apparent lack of a saddle (bit...
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8th Jun 2022, 09:00 PM
Thread: MARS MINERVA Resto..
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I got a packet of pipe cleaners to replace some...
I got a packet of pipe cleaners to replace some of the oil wicks in the Macson from Spotlight in the craft section.
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3rd Jun 2022, 09:04 AM
Thread: Lathe Info
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Have a search of old posts as there are quite a...
Have a search of old posts as there are quite a few related to roll yer own lathe stands.
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28th May 2022, 08:04 PM
Thread: Macson Autofeed Gearbox
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Appreciate the replies gents - plenty of food...
Appreciate the replies gents - plenty of food for thought.
Ralph, you are correct about the difficulty of accessing these things - I would prefer not to have to repeat the exercise too often.
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26th May 2022, 09:04 PM
Thread: Macson Autofeed Gearbox
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Macson Autofeed Gearbox
My old Macson uses a floating gearbox arrangement that sits on the power-feed shaft and is moved horizontally in the apron to select carriage feed or cross-feed and lifted slightly to lock on the...
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10th May 2022, 08:52 AM
Thread: Mystery lathe
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The layout of the headstock controls are very...
The layout of the headstock controls are very similar to the Hafco 350 variant of the early Taiwanese generic lathes.
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26th Feb 2022, 08:05 AM
Thread: Strange thread specs
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CEI is the acronym for Cycle Engineers Institute...
CEI is the acronym for Cycle Engineers Institute or now more commonly BSC/BSCY (British Standard Cycle) - a 60 degree thread form. Really handy to have three different acronyms for the same thing....
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17th Feb 2022, 12:07 PM
Thread: Making a stand for a small flatbelt lathe.
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Bob, this photo is of a very similar unit that...
Bob, this photo is of a very similar unit that was eBay a year or so back and it appears to have a short bolt doing the bull gear locking.
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7th Feb 2022, 01:47 PM
Thread: Printing change gear
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Richard, welcome to the forum. I don't have a...
Richard, welcome to the forum.
I don't have a mill and have used 3D printed change gears a couple of times very successfully.
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14th Dec 2021, 10:13 AM
Thread: Throttle spindle buh material?
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Buell XB motorcycles have a throttle body with...
Buell XB motorcycles have a throttle body with some sort of plastic bush that the US guys have found can be replaced by trimming these bushes available from McMaster in the US.
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4th Dec 2021, 06:15 PM
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They don't teach electrical safety at mice school
Came across an unusual sight working on a wall mounted aircon unit at my daughters house today.
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14th Oct 2021, 08:31 PM
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Brendan, If you have a metric leadscrew then I...
Brendan, If you have a metric leadscrew then I would have thought you should have both the 120 & the 127 used to get the metric/inch conversion.
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12th Oct 2021, 10:43 PM
Thread: Hole tolerance for 3jaw chuck backplate
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If I understand your proposed order of operations...
If I understand your proposed order of operations correctly, you would have to hold the backplate by its current OD in order to clock off the spigot you machined to match the new chuck register?
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12th Oct 2021, 07:34 PM
Thread: Hole tolerance for 3jaw chuck backplate
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First off, let me clarify that my earlier...
First off, let me clarify that my earlier suggestions were done assuming you were making a backplate for a lathe spindle so aren't really applicable.
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11th Oct 2021, 07:50 PM
Thread: Damaged Threaded Shaft - Rethreading?
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What is the diameter of the thicker section of...
What is the diameter of the thicker section of the shaft?
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10th Oct 2021, 04:00 PM
Thread: Hole tolerance for 3jaw chuck backplate
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Are you able to post a photo/s of what you are...
Are you able to post a photo/s of what you are trying to do here holding one chuck/backplate in another?
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9th Oct 2021, 10:45 PM
Thread: Hole tolerance for 3jaw chuck backplate
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This write-up on the lathes.co.uk website might...
This write-up on the lathes.co.uk website might be of use to you - Fitting a lathe Chuck
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8th Oct 2021, 10:57 PM
Thread: Macson QC Gearbox knob
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Macson QC Gearbox knob
During the extended COVID break here in Melbourne I have been twiddling my thumbs on various overdue tasks on the old Macson (1946 17") and in order to remove the carriage/crossfeed drive shaft I...
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27th Sep 2021, 02:36 PM
Thread: 11/16 ACME thread
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Ken, these seem to be very reasonably priced...
Ken, these seem to be very reasonably priced spare parts doners if one of them is the same - listed as being in Cooroy?
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22nd Sep 2021, 08:47 PM
Thread: Melbourne Earthquake,
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We had a good shake here in Werribee (about...
We had a good shake here in Werribee (about another 20-30km from Mansfield as the crow flies compared to Wodonga) but no obvious building damage - the level of the shake was quite surprising and...
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19th Sep 2021, 11:14 PM
Thread: Micro switch for inside DSG headstock
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Steve, if nothing else pops up I've got a couple...
Steve, if nothing else pops up I've got a couple of old undercarriage microswitches (Boeing but I can't remember if they were 727, 737 or 767) that you are welcome to try - they are built like brick...
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10th Sep 2021, 01:14 PM
Thread: Useful 3D printing Youtube stuff
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Grahame, you don't need a CAD background but...
Grahame, you don't need a CAD background but anyone who has that is obviously streets ahead.
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6th Sep 2021, 02:28 PM
Thread: Dial Indicator Question
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Chris, I came across this US website that gives...
Chris, I came across this US website that gives dimensions for the 4-48 imperial and 2.5mm metric contact points - I haven't dug into it much but this might help?
Dial Indicator Contact Points
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29th Aug 2021, 12:30 AM
Thread: Cincinnati 1 1/2 Tool and Cutter Grinder
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Dave, I had a look on the Lathes.co.uk website ...
Dave, I had a look on the Lathes.co.uk website and that has details of the Cincinnati No 2 machine and this reference to the 1-1/2:
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28th Aug 2021, 10:34 PM
Thread: Cincinnati 1 1/2 Tool and Cutter Grinder
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It looks very similar to this one on Vintage...
It looks very similar to this one on Vintage Machinery but I'm only going by the bits I can see - have you seen that?
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19th Aug 2021, 02:31 PM
Thread: Demco lathe countershaft mounting
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The clearance between the belts is a lot more...
The clearance between the belts is a lot more than that end-on photo implies. I hung an old sheet behind the lathe to give you something to contrast against (rather than the mess on the bench behind...
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18th Aug 2021, 10:26 PM
Thread: Demco lathe countershaft mounting
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Welcome - that looks to be in pretty tidy...
Welcome - that looks to be in pretty tidy condition given its age.
I have an old Senecca Falls machine that was originally a treadle machine and very similar in layout to yours.
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Welcome aboard Alex.
Welcome aboard Alex.
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Welcome aboard.
Welcome aboard.
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29th Jul 2021, 10:58 PM
Thread: Another from the ACT
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Welcome aboard Rob.
Welcome aboard Rob.
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27th Jul 2021, 10:56 AM
Thread: Boring a hole in cast iron hand wheel
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I agree with Michael - unless that handle is a...
I agree with Michael - unless that handle is a nice snug fit it will be frustrating to fit and use.:((
If you can get it to Melbourne easier than getting it to riverbuilder by some chance then I...