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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 "

    No idea where...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    Not sold so far. cheers Bill

    Not sold so far.
    cheers
    Bill
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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

    cheers
    Bill
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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.
    cheers
    Bill
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    cheers Bill

    cheers
    Bill
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    All sold thank you very much!! cheers Bill

    All sold thank you very much!!
    cheers
    Bill
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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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    I should have added "or sensible offers" cheers...

    I should have added "or sensible offers"
    cheers
    Bill
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    I should have added "Or sensible offers" cheers...

    I should have added "Or sensible offers"
    cheers
    Bill
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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.

    There are 16off F27 collets...
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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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    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
    I have often bought silver steel and gauge plate from them. Their total cost, including...
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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.
    Drill Bits, Reamers and Metal Cutting Tool Suppliers | Drill-Service
    Even when the postage cost is included they are...
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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...
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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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    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!!
    cheers
    Bill
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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...
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