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  1. Thread: damaged gear

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    The gear was welded and new teeth cut with a...

    The gear was welded and new teeth cut with a hacksaw and files. Pretty ugly but it works, ran through all the backed up jobs yesterday without a problem. Just how it will go long-term remains to be...
  2. Thread: damaged gear

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    4" is pretty much on the money, but more like...

    4" is pretty much on the money, but more like 10mm. Looking at the pic it seems to be about the 100t mark.
  3. Thread: damaged gear

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    Sorry Pipeclay, it has gone to another place so I...

    Sorry Pipeclay, it has gone to another place so I can't answer that straight away.
  4. Thread: damaged gear

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    Thanks all for the input. I'm going with the...

    Thanks all for the input. I'm going with the weld and recut option first up and will see what happens.
  5. Thread: damaged gear

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    When you talk economical sense, what sort of...

    When you talk economical sense, what sort of figures do you mean? Repair vs new one.
    Another option is to just scrap the machine :o and get something new.
  6. Thread: damaged gear

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    4"

    4"
  7. Thread: damaged gear

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    Not hardened, a file bites easily. The damage...

    Not hardened, a file bites easily.
    The damage was gradual, jumping out of gear for a while. The other gear is good.
  8. Thread: damaged gear

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    damaged gear

    Here's a pic of a gear from the feed train in a 1992 Hafco planer thicknesser. There are stripped teeth in the area between 7 and 8 o'clock, (not a great pic I'm afraid) and of course similar...
  9. Thread: 40mm brass rod

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    It's here at last! I'm not sure if my pms are...

    It's here at last! I'm not sure if my pms are getting through but. Can you respond here?
  10. Thread: 40mm brass rod

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    Not at all.

    Not at all.
  11. Thread: 40mm brass rod

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    40mm brass rod

    I'm after a 20mm length of 40mm dia round brass rod. Perhaps someone has an offcut?
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    Hi Chris, I'm back home without any bits yet, but...

    Hi Chris, I'm back home without any bits yet, but seem to have trouble sending you a pm. Has anything come through?
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    Thanks Joe, they are quite close to what I am...

    Thanks Joe, they are quite close to what I am after. I couldn't find them in my own research efforts, what did you type into the search engine to get there?

    Close, as I said, but not quite right....
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    Had any thoughts on that?

    Had any thoughts on that?
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    There are still a lot of questions remaining. ...

    There are still a lot of questions remaining. I'll do the best I can to answer them.

    Thanks for the pic, so basically the pieces will be 100mm X 100mm over all size? Yes

    Will the metal need...
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    I took a pic on my old camera and discovered that...

    I took a pic on my old camera and discovered that the new computer does not have a slot to insert the card! So got my daughter to take a pic on her phone and email it to me so I could download it...
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    pm me your postal address and I'll send them...

    pm me your postal address and I'll send them snail nail...
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    Bugger, drew them up and the scanner broke.

    Bugger, drew them up and the scanner broke.
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    50mm square elbows and tees

    As the title suggests, I'm after some parts, being for a woodwork project. Can't find any on the net so I suppose they will need to be fabricated from square stock. Stainless would be nice but ally...
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    laquer for steel

    I use Incralac for brass, but what does a similar job on steel?
  21. Drill them out with the 16mm core drill and then...

    Drill them out with the 16mm core drill and then plug and redrill to the new bolt size or make up a sleeve to fit both the hole and the bolt. You could possibly use a material like Acetal for the...
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    Here's the recipe for the solution I use; for 2l...

    Here's the recipe for the solution I use; for 2l of water, 250g Copper Sulfate, 50g NaCl (salt), 5g NaHSO4 (pool chemical). A decent chemist could tell you what the other chemicals actually do, but...
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    [QUOTE=StrayAlien;1975078] Here we do the...

    [QUOTE=StrayAlien;1975078]
    Here we do the business and let science dazzle us. And we be very careful. This is nasty nasty stuff folks. The etching gives off vapours - only some of which you can...
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    What about a coat of lanolin?

    What about a coat of lanolin?
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    I did a job some time ago that called for a 5mm...

    I did a job some time ago that called for a 5mm hole in a similar length of delrin. I broke the job into several shorter lengths and rejoined after drilling with mortise and tenon joints. It...
  26. Thread: Broken spring

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    Broken spring

    My plans for going away at Easter with the camper tent on the trailer came unstuck when I found one side had a broken spring, not far from the rear eye. I've been trying to find replacement springs...
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    Well, the sun's out and I'm back at work. Thanks...

    Well, the sun's out and I'm back at work. Thanks for all the suggestions. I tried all the easy ones without success, the more complicated testing is out of my areas of competence, it looks like...
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    earth leakage trips in wet weather

    Refers to an old Scripta engravers pantograph currently used for miling aluminium and brass. Every time I switch it on during wet/humid weather it trips the circuit breaker. Leave it in the sun for...
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    To tell the truth, once I got my ticker up and a...

    To tell the truth, once I got my ticker up and a friend around to help with a little lifting, there wasn't much in terms of complications to get in the way. Everything comes apart in a logical...
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    That's a good point Michael, I wonder about...

    That's a good point Michael, I wonder about pre-empting the next breakdown by working over the damaged part now. Would it be best to entirely remake the brass part or just to turn down the worn...
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    375989 Here's the culprit! The brass gear...

    375989

    Here's the culprit! The brass gear that engages the worm drive has stripped. Rang H&F spares and they actually have them in stock! Asked if they were commonly replaced and they agreed...
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    Hmmmm... This looks like a major undertaking. I...

    Hmmmm... This looks like a major undertaking. I spoke to H&F spares and the delivery date for any spares is at least 6 weeks, even after I pull it down and see what the problem is. That's a lot of...
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    Yes to both. The problem seems to be in the...

    Yes to both. The problem seems to be in the apron somewhere.
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    AL-320G longitudinal feed

    has stopped working, something isn't engaging properly. Gone from intermittent to nil. Has anyone had the same problem and/or can suggest a plan of attack?
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    zinc plated metric bolts

    I can't seem to be able to find these at any hardware stores. I have a particular project where I formerly used zinc plated 3/8th hex and cup headed bolts but have changed to 10mm metric. While...
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    What have you replaced the tool post with?

    What have you replaced the tool post with?
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    There are a few handy tweaks that will improve...

    There are a few handy tweaks that will improve the AL 320G. The search function here should point you in the right direction. Welcomr to the forum!
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    Personaliser Plus gets good reviews from various...

    Personaliser Plus gets good reviews from various knife makers. Anyone got one here?
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    electrochemical etching

    Probably this thread does not belong here so I don't mind if a moderator moves to a better place.

    I'm currently chemically etching aluminium tube, applying resist by hand, and want to move to what...
  40. What about Beryllium Copper? Would this material...

    What about Beryllium Copper? Would this material distort too much in the hardwning process?
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    And just to finish off, here's the lock in...

    And just to finish off, here's the lock in action. The two halves are fitted to their respective arms and assembled with a couple of wavy springs and a central biscuit. This means that the lock is...
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    Many thanks to Michael G for sending on the...

    Many thanks to Michael G for sending on the rosette! Here it is mounted on the table of the pantograph with a finished rosette milled from it.
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    And a pair. The rosette template was...
  43. //metalworkforums.com/f65/t200595-rosette/lat...

    //metalworkforums.com/f65/t200595-rosette/latest/post1921339#post1921339 Here's a link from Michael G. Just what I was after!
  44. Thanks for that link ppdmiami! I read about the...

    Thanks for that link ppdmiami! I read about the shaper toolholder 'sine' shaped teeth and recognise the need for them to taper inwards so there is contact all along the tooth's surface when engaged....
  45. I can see that I left 'seemingly' out of my...

    I can see that I left 'seemingly' out of my sentence. In fact, thinking about it, the wedges would end up over-tapered by the cutter following a radial line, the cutter would need to be offset....
  46. Unfortunately couldn't master the search facility...

    Unfortunately couldn't master the search facility to find that thread. Could you possibly post a link to it for me?
  47. Thanks Michael G. You seem to have the idea. ...

    Thanks Michael G. You seem to have the idea. Thanks for the other replies, but you are over-engineering the concept. This should work with the pieces of pie as interlocking castellations or dogs. ...
  48. Rotating Rosette Lock... Some help required please.

    Just to put this in context, I'm making some music stands in timber. The base is a tripod and there is an arm off the top of the tripod to support the music holder. This arm is able to rotate to...
  49. If it's tubing you are after, look up 'special...

    If it's tubing you are after, look up 'special shapes' or 'votaw tool company', both in the USA. They have large stocks, generally in 1m lengths.
  50. Thread: AL-320G gasket

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    Thanks all, used the gasket material and no...

    Thanks all,
    used the gasket material and no problems!
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