Search:
Type: Posts; User: saxguy
Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.
-
13th Feb 2018, 09:35 AM
Thread: Hi from New Zealand
by saxguy- Replies
- 7
- Views
- 2,839
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... -
12th Feb 2018, 08:04 PM
Thread: Hi from New Zealand
by saxguy- Replies
- 7
- Views
- 2,839
North Canterbury.... :-)
North Canterbury.... :-)
-
11th Feb 2018, 01:30 PM
Thread: Shop made metal roller?
by saxguy- Replies
- 16
- Views
- 3,204
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...
-
11th Feb 2018, 01:26 PM
Thread: Shop made metal roller?
by saxguy- Replies
- 16
- Views
- 3,204
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. -
11th Feb 2018, 12:08 PM
Thread: Shop made metal roller?
by saxguy- Replies
- 16
- Views
- 3,204
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.
-
11th Feb 2018, 12:06 PM
Thread: Shop made metal roller?
by saxguy- Replies
- 16
- Views
- 3,204
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,...
-
11th Feb 2018, 11:54 AM
Thread: Shop made metal roller?
by saxguy- Replies
- 16
- Views
- 3,204
Bob, yes thats the sort of thing i meant. Thanks.
Bob, yes thats the sort of thing i meant. Thanks.
-
11th Feb 2018, 11:50 AM
Thread: Shop made metal roller?
by saxguy- Replies
- 16
- Views
- 3,204
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... -
11th Feb 2018, 11:33 AM
Thread: Hi from New Zealand
by saxguy- Replies
- 7
- Views
- 2,839
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... -
11th Feb 2018, 07:29 AM
Thread: Shop made metal roller?
by saxguy- Replies
- 16
- Views
- 3,204
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...
-
11th Feb 2018, 06:42 AM
Thread: Shop made metal roller?
by saxguy- Replies
- 16
- Views
- 3,204
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,...