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Fess up, come on, you tidied it up before taking...
Fess up, come on, you tidied it up before taking pictures didn't you. No shed is that tidy!
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20th Jan 2018, 01:42 PM
Thread: Metal supplies
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If you ever get near Maryborough/Bundy there were...
If you ever get near Maryborough/Bundy there were a couple of good scrap metal yards that sold to the public. Prior to 2010 when I lived in Hervey Bay there was one around Queen St who sold to the...
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20th Jan 2018, 02:02 AM
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Yep, they are. If ever a machine was described...
Yep, they are. If ever a machine was described as beautiful, surely the Vincent engine was it. Left arm stuff!
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20th Jan 2018, 01:44 AM
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Oldneweng, remember my words: ' I'm prickly,...
Oldneweng, remember my words: ' I'm prickly, argumentative, opinionated and just generally hard to get along with.' that's is why you all ignore me so - isn't that just so sad, oh my, I'm gutted!...
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17th Jan 2018, 08:28 PM
Thread: looking for a new lathe, want some advice
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I paid $2000 for it a couple of years ago, a...
I paid $2000 for it a couple of years ago, a little more than others I suppose but I considered it worth it, slightly larger than a 250 and better quality. It came with a sheet metal stand, which...
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17th Jan 2018, 11:19 AM
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You have a Vincent, what model? Attachments...
You have a Vincent, what model?
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17th Jan 2018, 10:14 AM
Thread: looking for a new lathe, want some advice
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You can also try Machinery Warehouse, corner...
You can also try Machinery Warehouse, corner Cormack and Wingfiled. Occasionally, very occasionally he gets in a smallish lathe. Last time I was there he had a secondhand Impala, same as mine! ...
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17th Jan 2018, 09:58 AM
Thread: Metal lathe for sale
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Why don't I ever find stuff like this this -...
Why don't I ever find stuff like this this - darned annoying.
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16th Jan 2018, 11:33 AM
Thread: looking for a new lathe, want some advice
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Machinery Disposals
Just up the road from PBs at 35-37 Cavan Road is Machinery Disposals, he has a number of different machines plated as 'Impala'. The lathes are re-plated 'Optimum Maschinen' lathes. I bought my...
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10th Jan 2018, 08:52 PM
Thread: Drop in anchors
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When I was in the industry we used Loxins to...
When I was in the industry we used Loxins to fasten balustrading and pretty well anything else that required fixing to concrete, pretty much the same as Dropins. Particularly good for fixing heavy...
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2nd Jan 2018, 11:02 AM
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I came across some stainless plate 7 or so years...
I came across some stainless plate 7 or so years ago, nowhere near as big as yours but it too had a bow in in it. I made a frame from 2" RHS and then clamped the pate to the frame and tacked from...
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30th Dec 2017, 02:41 PM
Thread: Belt grinder/linisher
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I was going to make my own belt sander, and then...
I was going to make my own belt sander, and then I priced the parts. That put an end to that.
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28th Dec 2017, 02:54 PM
Thread: You've Got To Be Quick On Gumtree
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Well, don't that beat all. I have a 47" TV...
Well, don't that beat all. I have a 47" TV advertised on gumtree at the moment, got an enquiry this morning asking if I would sell him the remote only.
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27th Dec 2017, 11:58 AM
Thread: Poor Utube examples for tool use
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I think we've all done some things in our...
I think we've all done some things in our workshop that weren't safe. I regularly hold pieces by hand when drilling on the pedestal, a left over from when I was healthy and could hang on, but even...
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26th Dec 2017, 06:14 PM
Thread: Efficient tube bender?
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Nothing wrong with aly dies either, it's only...
Nothing wrong with aly dies either, it's only 16mm tube. Plastics might also suit the purpose: Delrin for example is pretty darn hard!
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26th Dec 2017, 06:04 PM
Thread: Poor Utube examples for tool use
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Scary? No, just funny. She has a number of...
Scary? No, just funny. She has a number of similar videos on youtube, all along the same vein. Is she stupid or are we stupid for thinking she's stupid?
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26th Dec 2017, 05:04 PM
Thread: Poor Utube examples for tool use
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This is a good instructional video. ...
This is a good instructional video.
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26th Dec 2017, 04:09 PM
Thread: You've Got To Be Quick On Gumtree
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I use Gumtree exclusively simply because it has a...
I use Gumtree exclusively simply because it has a very wide audience. The number of scammers isn't really a problem, I've only come across a couple and they are super easy to pick and ignore. The...
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26th Dec 2017, 03:58 PM
Thread: Poor Utube examples for tool use
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I think most youtubers just like the sound of...
I think most youtubers just like the sound of their own voices, They go on and on and on about nothing, whether it be guitar instruction, computer how tos, workshop quick fixes and so on.
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26th Dec 2017, 03:46 PM
Thread: Efficient tube bender?
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I've often thought of making a tube bender, the...
I've often thought of making a tube bender, the sticking point is the dies, expensive to buy and expensive to make, particularly when you can buy a bender
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25th Dec 2017, 10:02 AM
Thread: You've Got To Be Quick On Gumtree
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I don't know about the rest of you but i'm very...
I don't know about the rest of you but i'm very grateful to have learn't some very valuable life lessons from this thread!
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24th Dec 2017, 08:16 PM
Thread: Efficient tube bender?
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Tube bending.
The dies don't necessarily have to be shaped, flat will do. If you have an upper and lower plate it will stop the tube from flattening. You still need an over tube to keep the flat bit flat...
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24th Dec 2017, 04:35 PM
Thread: Efficient tube bender?
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The dies would have to be available through Hafco...
The dies would have to be available through Hafco surely, they sell the benders.
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24th Dec 2017, 10:07 AM
Thread: You've Got To Be Quick On Gumtree
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I've noticed the young ones tend to text and and...
I've noticed the young ones tend to text and and the oldies always phone. I once had someone text me " I'll give you $10, but only if you can deliver'. It was for a $250 guitar.
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24th Dec 2017, 09:51 AM
Thread: Please help id unusual lathe
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I like the tool post, unusual! I take it the...
I like the tool post, unusual! I take it the carriage is locked in place on the bed and only the cross slide and compound? slide are used? I've only ever seen that setup on very small watchmakers...
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23rd Dec 2017, 09:21 PM
Thread: You've Got To Be Quick On Gumtree
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Problem is, as he doesn't know you he has to...
Problem is, as he doesn't know you he has to assume you're like everyone else.
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23rd Dec 2017, 05:59 PM
Thread: You've Got To Be Quick On Gumtree
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I quite often sell bits and things on Gumtree, I...
I quite often sell bits and things on Gumtree, I never put anything aside for anyone though, 90% of people that say they'll be around to pick it up, never turn up. Similar to those that enquire,...
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23rd Dec 2017, 10:24 AM
Thread: Efficient tube bender?
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Tube benders are relatively simple to make, the...
Tube benders are relatively simple to make, the only part that may present a problem is the round die. But if you have a lathe, easy as, particularly for 16mm tube. Small tube like 16mm can be...
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22nd Dec 2017, 10:29 AM
Thread: Efficient tube bender?
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I have a number of round jigs I bend tube on...
I have a number of round jigs I bend tube on after first stuffing with sand, but with 300 to do I think that would drive you nuts.
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13th Dec 2017, 09:39 AM
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You can also weld stainless with ordinary rods. ...
You can also weld stainless with ordinary rods. If rust isn't a problem, this is the cheapest way around it.
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12th Dec 2017, 09:34 AM
Thread: 12mm T Slot Bolts
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I use the same idea for mounting the vice to my...
I use the same idea for mounting the vice to my vertical slide, the mounting holes on the vice are slightly wider than the vertical slide's table so one flat plate with two tapped holes overcomes the...
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11th Dec 2017, 07:04 PM
Thread: I found what I want for Christmas
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I hate to see the outcome if it was accidentally...
I hate to see the outcome if it was accidentally pointed at a leg for a milisecond.
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11th Dec 2017, 07:01 PM
Thread: 12mm T Slot Bolts
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Also consider T nuts, they use less steel and are...
Also consider T nuts, they use less steel and are easier to make.
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11th Dec 2017, 02:20 PM
Thread: 12mm T Slot Bolts
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Some bolts are available with larger than normal...
Some bolts are available with larger than normal heads and thus fit T slots well. I have a drawer full of 3/8" bolts with 5/8" hex heads, they fit the T slots in my lathe perfectly. As PeteF says...
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11th Dec 2017, 10:21 AM
Thread: 12mm T Slot Bolts
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T bolts.
I just use 12mm bolts to hold the two way vice on my pedestal. Mind you I don't use the table, I made a smaller oblong table just big enough to hold the vice.
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10th Dec 2017, 09:58 PM
Thread: BS-5 Bandsaw table
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I wouldn't say that, I never use the table...
I wouldn't say that, I never use the table because with the table on the saw can't be used in the horizontal, your plate with the cutout makes it possible. Put your mind to work and come up with an...
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10th Dec 2017, 06:34 PM
Thread: BS-5 Bandsaw table
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I assume you mean the BS-5S as there is also a...
I assume you mean the BS-5S as there is also a BS%v now. The BS5S comes with a largish table but the saw can't be used horizontally with the table on, a bummer; however, the cut out as depicted is...
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13th Nov 2017, 06:10 PM
Thread: D Bit Grinder
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I'd love one too, but too many $ for my liking,...
I'd love one too, but too many $ for my liking, I'll just settle for my rotary tool mounted on my lathe, poor man's tool grinder!
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13th Nov 2017, 06:06 PM
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Ahhh, good to know. I trained RAAF police dogs...
Ahhh, good to know. I trained RAAF police dogs for 25 years and did a stint as an instructor training others how to train dogs, I love all animals. So, good to know I'm not ready for a rampage...
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13th Nov 2017, 10:48 AM
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I'm a member of a few facebook groups, a mixed...
I'm a member of a few facebook groups, a mixed bag, defence related, camper related, vehicle related, MC related and so on, some have problems some don't. I'm also the mod of two facebook pages I...
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11th Nov 2017, 01:16 PM
Thread: Bossweld (Bunnings) Welder?
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I have read of welding aly with DC Tig, and there...
I have read of welding aly with DC Tig, and there are a few video around.
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10th Nov 2017, 08:54 PM
Thread: Bossweld (Bunnings) Welder?
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You can pick up Dc welders for a few hundred...
You can pick up Dc welders for a few hundred bucks. AC sticks are dirt cheap. That'll help you out with steel at least, certainly a lot quicker than oxy. Welding aly with oxy isn't that easy...
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6th Nov 2017, 10:19 AM
Thread: Drill press height
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Looks like a mill, or a mill/drill. I'd like a...
Looks like a mill, or a mill/drill. I'd like a smallish one but I just can't shoehorn any more stuff into my workshop. The X/Y table was added after?
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5th Nov 2017, 08:55 PM
Thread: Setting up a workspace
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Yep, all flooring shops sell it as do Bunnings. ...
Yep, all flooring shops sell it as do Bunnings. Thickness depends on price.
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5th Nov 2017, 08:14 PM
Thread: Setting up a workspace
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Lino, soft underneath so it won't scratch. The...
Lino, soft underneath so it won't scratch. The ink from newspaper will mark the floor.
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4th Nov 2017, 03:26 PM
Thread: Chinese arbors
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I think you'd be flat out trying to find an arbor...
I think you'd be flat out trying to find an arbor that wasn't made in China, probably true of most tools for that matter.
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3rd Nov 2017, 10:25 AM
Thread: Drill bits and holesaws
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I've always used HSS, a few months ago the wife's...
I've always used HSS, a few months ago the wife's son bought me a set of nameless HSS/CO bits from Hong Kong, wouldn't use anything else now.
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2nd Nov 2017, 05:45 PM
Thread: hooray...finished
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I have no kids, just the wife's two from a...
I have no kids, just the wife's two from a previous marriage: she tried the rest and found me the best - honest. They're too old for school and university, they're married and they work. The...
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1st Nov 2017, 06:15 PM
Thread: hooray...finished
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I volunteer also, but my volunteering to drive...
I volunteer also, but my volunteering to drive the wife batty has no start time. I like to lie around in bed - late, planning how best to do my job to best effect!
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1st Nov 2017, 05:31 PM
Thread: Lathe Spindle Bearing Replacement
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One of my lathes had similar arrangements, the...
One of my lathes had similar arrangements, the AL-300 I think it was, the shaft had to be punched out from the inside, the gears and bushes just slid off as the shaft came out.