Search:

Type: Posts; User: saxguy

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. Replies
    7
    Views
    2,789

    Aye... I've been there during four serious quakes...

    Aye... I've been there during four serious quakes now, and more aftershocks that we can remember!
    I don't even bother getting out of bed for them now, if they occur in the night! The last big one...
  2. Replies
    7
    Views
    2,789

    North Canterbury.... :-)

    North Canterbury.... :-)
  3. Replies
    16
    Views
    3,169

    You know when you look at that, it hardly seems...

    You know when you look at that, it hardly seems worth the effort to make one eh!.... If I hadn't got the solid bar laying around, might not even bother. By the time I had bought the bar, plate and...
  4. Replies
    16
    Views
    3,169

    Hi Joe I would really appreciate any details...

    Hi Joe

    I would really appreciate any details or pics you have of your slip rollers... thank you.

    I'm in North Canterbury, about 30km North of Chch city.
  5. Replies
    16
    Views
    3,169

    ahhhh, yes that makes sense. No, I have a whole...

    ahhhh, yes that makes sense. No, I have a whole stack of 700+mm long bar stock which I picked up when a local eng company had a clear out.
  6. Replies
    16
    Views
    3,169

    I have Colchester long bed Student lathe,...

    I have Colchester long bed Student lathe, Bridgeport Clone mill, Jones & Shipman 540P surface grinder (near mint!), various drills (bench and floor standing), various belt grinders, linisher/s,...
  7. Replies
    16
    Views
    3,169

    Bob, yes thats the sort of thing i meant. Thanks.

    Bob, yes thats the sort of thing i meant. Thanks.
  8. Replies
    16
    Views
    3,169

    Hi Grahame Much appreciated. I have now placed...

    Hi Grahame

    Much appreciated. I have now placed a bit of a profile (Hi from New Zealand).

    Not sure what you mean when you say that I will only get 200mm usable width using 700mm rollers. I cant...
  9. Replies
    7
    Views
    2,789

    Hi from New Zealand

    Just a brief bit about m'self.
    Born and raised in the UK (Midlands), came to New Zealand in 2017.
    Have many hobbies, but always a love of metalwork. Have a small engineering workshop and a...
  10. Replies
    16
    Views
    3,169

    Hi Baron. Actually no, not an English wheel, I...

    Hi Baron. Actually no, not an English wheel, I meant rollers (65mm x 700mm) for rolling say a round drum. Where you have two on the bottom slightly spaced, and one on the top, which you crank down a...
  11. Replies
    16
    Views
    3,169

    Shop made metal roller?

    I'm looking to make a metal roller for general purpose use. Only thin gauge sheet use. I have some solid bar in stock, 65mm x 700mm long and thought I could use this. I havent owned a roller before,...
Results 1 to 11 of 11