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    In my experience hard facing MIG is even worse...

    In my experience hard facing MIG is even worse than stick. Working in a quarry years ago and we went to MIG for hard facing, I could only weld for 5 minutes before throwing up, so quickly refused to...
  2. Thread: Semi Retirement

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    i wish I had a cushy upbringing like that. I...

    i wish I had a cushy upbringing like that. I started work at 5, worked most weekends and holidays until I started working full time at 15, by the time I was 18 I had 3 jobs and was working 100 hours...
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    I am the same age as you and also have a decent...

    I am the same age as you and also have a decent amount behind me financially with a modest passive income. I have tried what you are looking at with mixed results. I did manufacture one product that...
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    If you want to check if it was the diffuser...

    If you want to check if it was the diffuser causing your problem, put the old one back in and give it a test. That should answer your question.

    Cheers Andrew
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    If you think 2 pivots is hard best you don’t try...

    If you think 2 pivots is hard best you don’t try and back a road train then, like most things in life, 2 or 3 pivots isn’t that hard with enough practice :wink:

    Cheers Andrew
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    Can you incorporate a nyloc into your design? ...

    Can you incorporate a nyloc into your design?

    Cheers Andrew
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    I used to make a part almost identical to that,...

    I used to make a part almost identical to that, it was for a spare wheel swing arm on a rear bar for a 4wd.

    I didn’t have a mill, so I drilled out the ends of the slots then cut the rest of the...
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    I have “home built” at least 7 trailers in SA,...

    I have “home built” at least 7 trailers in SA, not once have I been required to have them inspected by the police. A local engineering firm has passed most of mine, they don’t check my welds, the...
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    they don’t test to destruction, if they destroy...

    they don’t test to destruction, if they destroy it then it was a fail. They test the prototype well beyond normal limits, if it survives that then it passes. However it may have been stressed to the...
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    I used to make towbars and I have no formal...

    I used to make towbars and I have no formal welding qualifications, so assuming you are capable that shouldn’t be an issue. Modifying the tow bar on the other hand would not be legal. They need to be...
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    Get a piece of round shaft say 30mm long but not...

    Get a piece of round shaft say 30mm long but not critical. Centre drill it in your lathe so the head of the cap screw fits, a snug fit is your aim. Then cut a slit along the length of the shaft so it...
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    Poll: Currently I make zero, but that was not always...

    Currently I make zero, but that was not always the case. Ten years ago I bought a new 4wd and amongst other things I made a set of rock sliders or steel side steps for those not into 4wdrives. I...
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    We travelled the Canning last year and saw a Dmax...

    We travelled the Canning last year and saw a Dmax with exactly the same issue, snapped diff housing. Obviously a weak point with that model. The Canning is a very demanding track and those without...
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    Sticky: That is extremely common practice when loading...

    That is extremely common practice when loading and unloading trucks at warehouses and the like. The rules get way more bizarre and absurd than that, honestly you wouldn't believe me if I told you...
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    I will take an educated guess and say that you...

    I will take an educated guess and say that you should be fine bending 0.6mm with what you are talking about, anything more than that I reckon you are in trouble.

    For what its worth I built a box...
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    I have built a few off road camper trailers and...

    I have built a few off road camper trailers and always set the springs up as per your second picture.

    My current camper trailer is nudging up towards 150,000kms across some of the roughest and...
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    Can you take your pipe into the machine shop and...

    Can you take your pipe into the machine shop and get them to machine it to fit?

    Cheers Andrew
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    Sticky: What is MEW? Cheers Andrew

    What is MEW?

    Cheers Andrew
  19. Seven hills in NSW or SA? If SA I might be...

    Seven hills in NSW or SA? If SA I might be interested in a couple of items.

    cheers Andrew
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    I seem to recall reading somewhere that Bahco...

    I seem to recall reading somewhere that Bahco shifters are now made in Spain, hence the no made in Sweden stamping anymore.

    Cheers Andrew
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    So as they say you learn something everyday! I...

    So as they say you learn something everyday! I have had Bahco shifters for 30 years and have only just realised that they have screws that go opposite ways. However I also learned that it doesn't...
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    Firstly Bahco shifters don't work in reverse,...

    Firstly Bahco shifters don't work in reverse, they work the correct way and all the others are backwards :) I have heaps of Their shifters.

    The 8073 is 7mm diameter, I don't have a pitch gauge and...
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    Tempting as a cheap Plasma might be, I think I...

    Tempting as a cheap Plasma might be, I think I will stick with my Hypertherm PM45 :)

    Cheers Andrew
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    I presume the gearbox upgrade would be fitting...

    I presume the gearbox upgrade would be fitting the one out of the latest model, which drops the revs?

    Cheers Andrew
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    I really don't have a preference either way,...

    I really don't have a preference either way, honestly my preference is to not stick weld :)

    An old boss of mine only had the tong type as he reckoned they were the only ones rated high enough for...
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    Toyota LSD diffs are crap, the LSD is usually...

    Toyota LSD diffs are crap, the LSD is usually buggered by the time you get it out of the showroom :)

    I put front and rear Air lockers in my Prado, apart from some oil leakage past the seal which...
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    Obviously I am new here but I am not new to...

    Obviously I am new here but I am not new to forums, I am an active member on a few and am a moderator on one, so I understand how they work and lots of the general pitfalls of them.

    So on the...
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    onanonanon this would be a great example of why...

    onanonanon this would be a great example of why its a good idea to have an accurate location in your profile, for all I know you could live around the corner from me and maybe I could come around and...
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    Yeah well that would have been the smart way to...

    Yeah well that would have been the smart way to go about it, but I never claimed to be smart :rolleyes:

    Cheers Andrew
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    This is an Anvil I made a few years ago from a...

    This is an Anvil I made a few years ago from a piece of old Railway Iron. I use it regularly, very handy little item.

    http://s28.postimg.org/xe2tytxal/Anvil_1.jpg
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    If you start to look around at all the things...

    If you start to look around at all the things that are driven and towed on the road that don't have suspension you might be surprised how many there are. Around here tote bins for catching grapes...
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    Legalities aside as I am not sure of those, sure...

    Legalities aside as I am not sure of those, sure you can extend the spindles with a piece of tube. Back in the day that was how lots of trailer axles were made, you bought stubs and added tube to...
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    About 2 more than you, so if it ends up as a race...

    About 2 more than you, so if it ends up as a race I am screwed :rolleyes:

    Cheers Andrew
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    Can you post a picture? I am only a few hours...

    Can you post a picture? I am only a few hours down the road and could be interested.

    Cheers Andrew
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    Thanks guys, lucky I took progress shots as...

    Thanks guys, lucky I took progress shots as evidence hey :)

    I probably have heaps of other old projects and some current major projects that might interest you guys, I will post some more stuff up...
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    DIY Brass Scriber, Clickspring Inspired

    HI all, first post here. I posted this little project over on the Garage Journal forum and Grahame Collins suggested I come and check out this forum, so here I am.

    I watched a youtube video some...
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