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7th Mar 2019, 12:56 PM
Thread: New acquisition
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New acquisition
Sorry for the delay. The only marks on mine are what looks like a makers name, pretty much unreadable. However, in the manual it says the drive belts are " V belt Z(0) - 500 mm "
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19th Feb 2019, 03:51 PM
Thread: New acquisition
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Good little lathe. I've had one for some time...
Good little lathe. I've had one for some time and used it a fair bit. Built like a battleship!! I tried to sell it on this page but got no real interest apart from a couple of tyre kickers, so I...
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5th Feb 2019, 01:49 PM
Thread: Microball height gauge
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I was given a metric Microball height gauge some...
I was given a metric Microball height gauge some 10 years ago. It's been used a lot, is very easy to use and very accurate, at least by my standards!! An excellent concept and, I would think well...
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20th Dec 2018, 08:22 PM
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I've had a Sieg C3 (mini lathe) and a Sieg X2...
I've had a Sieg C3 (mini lathe) and a Sieg X2 (mini mill) for about 15 and 13 years, respectively. Both have worked well and have generally been reliable, both have worked at or beyond their limits....
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17th Sep 2018, 03:40 PM
Thread: Making titanium pens
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A friend of mine used to run a business making...
A friend of mine used to run a business making dental implants from Ti, generally grade 5 but some grade 2. All on one of three(!!) Schaublin 70s. He used exclusively HSS tooling, which he took...
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5th Dec 2017, 12:46 PM
Thread: 3" Russian lathe for sale
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Not sold so far. cheers Bill
Not sold so far.
cheers
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18th Nov 2017, 11:16 AM
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Sticky: Yep, that was me. See here, it's still for...
Yep, that was me. See here, it's still for sale!!
//metalworkforums.com/f223/t199420-3-russian-lathe-sale
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13th Oct 2017, 12:53 PM
Thread: Desert island machines
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I would have thought that the key criterion is...
I would have thought that the key criterion is for any selected machine to be portable, by one or no more than two people. Unless you happen to stumble on a Swiss gem, I think that a Sieg SC3 lathe...
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7th Sep 2017, 09:36 AM
Thread: Rivnut/Nutsert Experts?
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When I had to work for a living rivnuts and...
When I had to work for a living rivnuts and nutserts where used by the bucketload, albeit in the smaller sizes, M3, M4 sometimes M5. To avoid corrosion, immediately prior to pulling them up,...
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11th Jun 2017, 05:24 PM
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Sticky: Where I used too work had a very similar, if not...
Where I used too work had a very similar, if not identical machine. Everybody who had used it loved it. Despite being huge, heavy, and immensely powerful it was cared for as if it was the fruit of...
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23rd May 2017, 03:15 PM
Thread: Sutton Tool and Gauge
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I have a Sutton made 5/16" Coventry die box. ...
I have a Sutton made 5/16" Coventry die box. Presumably made under licence, or maybe just copied!! I sent them an email asking for any information they might have but there wasn't any. I did get a...
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29th Mar 2017, 01:06 PM
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Sticky: Manufacturing has very little use for these big...
Manufacturing has very little use for these big old slow machines, these days. When I had to work for a living there was a beautiful Sip Genovoise Jig Borer, insanely accurate but required a very...
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16th Feb 2017, 05:26 PM
Thread: 3" Russian lathe for sale
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Wanted to bump this up to the top. To clear the...
Wanted to bump this up to the top. To clear the decks I'll reduce the asking price to $350.
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17th Nov 2016, 01:09 PM
Thread: Not seen one of these before.
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cheers Bill
cheers
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4th Sep 2016, 01:29 PM
Thread: Schaublin 102TR bits for sale
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All sold thank you very much!! cheers Bill
All sold thank you very much!!
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29th Jul 2016, 10:37 AM
Thread: Loctite choices
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If you have never used Loctite before, take the...
If you have never used Loctite before, take the time to read the instructions and then do EXACTLY what they say. Loctite sometimes gets a bad response from people who don't read the instructions!!!!...
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7th Jul 2016, 02:55 PM
Thread: 3" Russian lathe for sale
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I should have added "or sensible offers" cheers...
I should have added "or sensible offers"
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7th Jul 2016, 02:53 PM
Thread: Schaublin 102TR bits for sale
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I should have added "Or sensible offers" cheers...
I should have added "Or sensible offers"
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6th Jul 2016, 02:27 PM
Thread: Schaublin 102TR bits for sale
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Schaublin 102TR bits for sale
I'm having a tidy up, as a result I have some toolholders and F27 collets for sale, they are all intended for use on a Schaublin 102TR turret lathe.
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6th Jul 2016, 01:55 PM
Thread: 3" Russian lathe for sale
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3" Russian lathe for sale
I'm having a tidy up. As a result my Uni 3 lathe with all the accessories it came with is up for sale. It's shown on everyones' favourite machine tool resource.....
Russian Round-bed Lathe
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11th Jun 2016, 12:37 PM
Thread: imperial silver steel
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Try Drill Services Horley in the UK. Drill Bits,...
Try Drill Services Horley in the UK.
Drill Bits, Reamers and Metal Cutting Tool Suppliers | Drill-Service
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11th Jun 2016, 12:25 PM
Thread: imperial silver steel
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I have often bought silver steel and gauge plate...
I have often bought silver steel and gauge plate from Drill Services Horley.
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8th Jun 2016, 02:14 PM
Thread: Milling Aluminium - A Question
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Depends what the material is, and importantly the...
Depends what the material is, and importantly the temper.
If the material is a scrapyard "no spec", it's a case of sucking it and seeing. If it is, for example, 6061 T651, then no problems. Where... -
29th May 2016, 02:03 PM
Thread: What do you do with your swarf?
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The last project I worked on, 8 or 9 years ago,...
The last project I worked on, 8 or 9 years ago, before retiring was a swarf compactor. We (They!) had 7 or 8 CNC mills and 3 CNC lathes. The material used was about 90% Al Alloy, typically 90% of...
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1st May 2016, 06:40 PM
Thread: Hi there from Adelaide
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No pictures of the Russian lathe I'm afraid, but...
No pictures of the Russian lathe I'm afraid, but here's a link to everyones favourite site....
Russian Round-bed Lathe
Thanks for the welcome!!
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30th Apr 2016, 06:01 PM
Thread: Hi there from Adelaide
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Hi there from Adelaide
Hi there, I'm a new member here. I live near Adelaide, South Australia, I'm retired and have had a life long interest in engineering.
The machine shop (black hole according to the boss) is a home...