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12th Mar 2024, 11:28 PM
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I know Sparky bashing is a popular pastime....
I know Sparky bashing is a popular pastime. Especially in Australia with our restricted practices but is there any evidence that this character was even qualified. The work may have been performed by...
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12th Mar 2024, 11:06 PM
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Your right about the cable coming directly to the...
Your right about the cable coming directly to the distribution board. Subcircuit protection is required (no choice there). Also there's no way I would be using a fuse these days. Suitable circuit...
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27th Feb 2024, 08:58 PM
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Inductance may play some part but Ohms law should...
Inductance may play some part but Ohms law should still predict the maximum possible stalled armature current. As motor speed increases current will reduce due to back EMF.
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20th Feb 2024, 09:03 PM
Thread: Big Planer (very sad sight)
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Perhaps that's a fair comment. I'm particularly...
Perhaps that's a fair comment. I'm particularly impressed with their molding, pattern making and casting skills but I do shake my head when someone welds material in the lathe chuck with no proper...
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19th Feb 2024, 08:59 PM
Thread: Big Planer (very sad sight)
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Bunyadust, I certainly do remember the name. No...
Bunyadust, I certainly do remember the name. No idea when they may have closed up shop.
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18th Feb 2024, 09:08 PM
Thread: Big Planer (very sad sight)
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Big Planer (very sad sight)
I've not posted much lately. Lots of other things going on at the moment.
A couple of days ago I visited an old engineering business on the outskirts of Rockhampton. The owner has been deceased ... -
6th Sep 2023, 09:48 PM
Thread: Making a Cast Iron Lap
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Do you know anyone in the water/sewer utilities...
Do you know anyone in the water/sewer utilities game. Might be an old one lying around.
https://ferrum.com.au/products/manhole-cover?variant=41914956873914
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9th Jul 2023, 10:17 PM
Thread: Advice on torque wrench and hex socket
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This will probably upset the engineering purists...
This will probably upset the engineering purists here but I would be happy to forgo the torque wrench for the cam cover bolts.
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28th May 2023, 09:35 PM
Thread: SE QLD Surface plate
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Hi Steve. If your just wanting some practice to...
Hi Steve. If your just wanting some practice to get a feel for scraping you could get one of the small plates from Carbatec. Only 300 x 230mm but quite handy. It's what I started with before getting...
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6th Apr 2023, 10:02 PM
Thread: How to Learn Trigonometry
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Well I'm 20 years older than you and that's...
Well I'm 20 years older than you and that's exactly how I was taught to remember it.
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26th Mar 2023, 10:33 AM
Thread: DIY Induction heater
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C'mon Richard. You know the deal. Pictures or it...
C'mon Richard. You know the deal. Pictures or it didn't happen.:)
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22nd Mar 2023, 09:24 PM
Thread: Jack stands (Standing the test of time)
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Jack stands (Standing the test of time)
I was thinking about the jack stands I was using the other day.
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I got these from my father about 10 years ago and I believe he had them since the mid 60's
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28th Feb 2023, 09:16 PM
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One issue might be the internal wire sizing for...
One issue might be the internal wire sizing for the start winding vs the run winding potentially causing overheating under actual loaded conditions.
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22nd Feb 2023, 09:24 PM
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Generally only single phase motors have...
Generally only single phase motors have thermal/overload protection built in as they are usually plugged into a GPO. Three phase motors may have an inbuilt thermal switch or thermistor requiring a...
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8th Feb 2023, 08:19 PM
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Hi Baron. Did a quick check on my cheap unit....
Hi Baron. Did a quick check on my cheap unit. Input screw traveled 49mm for an output travel of 14mm which works out at 3.5 multiplication. OD of the whole unit is about 38mm. Hope this helps. John
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4th Feb 2023, 01:17 PM
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I bought the TTI branded puller kit from Total...
I bought the TTI branded puller kit from Total Tools. Rated force is 10 tons. I managed to shatter a bearing outer race while working on my old ride on mower so no shortage of power.
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21st Jan 2023, 07:05 AM
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[QUOTE=Karl Robbers;2004065]Whatever you do as...
[QUOTE=Karl Robbers;2004065]Whatever you do as far as design and construction, I would strongly urge you to establish the maximum load allowable, both overall and point loading and then clearly mark...
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9th Dec 2022, 07:05 PM
Thread: DIY Induction heater
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Hi Richard. I haven't built one of those but I...
Hi Richard. I haven't built one of those but I did play around with induction heating and melting nearly 15 years ago. I had some limited success heating steel to red heat and melting some aluminium...
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23rd Sep 2022, 07:11 PM
Thread: Compressor Service Cost
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:whs: John
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22nd Sep 2022, 08:51 PM
Thread: Compressor Service Cost
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Hi Chris. The NRV is usually screwed into the...
Hi Chris. The NRV is usually screwed into the tank and connects to the compressor heads via a pipe (10-12mm dia). A smaller sometimes flexible hose runs from the NRV back to the pressure...
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22nd Sep 2022, 01:01 PM
Thread: Compressor Service Cost
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I assume it wasn't a fault with the non return...
I assume it wasn't a fault with the non return valve then.
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5th Aug 2022, 06:28 PM
Thread: Lathe Info
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Sounds like your perfectly qualified to be on...
Sounds like your perfectly qualified to be on this site
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9th Jul 2022, 09:40 PM
Thread: Mars Planer
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I made some improvements to the clapper box this...
I made some improvements to the clapper box this afternoon. The original mounting must have been misplaced when it had the "spindle" installed.
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8th Jul 2022, 05:41 PM
Thread: Mars Planer
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It's Alive
So it's bit just short of 3 years since I last posted regarding the planer.
We've had a bushfires and a hail storm but there's no excuse for it taking that long.
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4th Jul 2022, 09:59 AM
Thread: Hand operated trailer mover
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3.8:1 reduction applied twice. Wouldn't that...
3.8:1 reduction applied twice. Wouldn't that result in about 14.5:1 reduction
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30th Mar 2022, 07:25 PM
Thread: Compressor Issue
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It's possible that the non return valve between...
It's possible that the non return valve between the pump head and tank is not sealing.
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31st Jan 2022, 09:48 PM
Thread: 360 degree music.
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Nice, but I vote for a 90 degree V twin. :U
Nice, but I vote for a 90 degree V twin. :U
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14th Dec 2021, 08:51 PM
Thread: 1971- It was a good year
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1971- It was a good year
Have recently finished a bit of a tidy up and rework on an XY Ford (joint project of my brother and I).
Soon to recommence work on one of my Datsun 1600s.
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11th Dec 2021, 06:16 PM
Thread: Throttle spindle buh material?
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If you mean the carb body, there were existing...
If you mean the carb body, there were existing worn out factory bushes. These were removed and the new material installed.
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11th Dec 2021, 04:24 PM
Thread: Throttle spindle buh material?
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I went through a similar exercise ...
I went through a similar exercise
https://metalworkforums.com/f303/t201152-rebushing-carbys
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4th Dec 2021, 10:27 AM
Thread: Moving machinery is dangerous
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Hey! I resemble that remark:U John
Hey! I resemble that remark:U
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5th Apr 2021, 05:55 PM
Thread: VEVOR Brand VFD's from eBay
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2 speed motors come in a variety of flavors....
2 speed motors come in a variety of flavors. Maybe a pic of the motor nameplate may assist. The VFD shown is a 220 volt out and the motor may require 400-440 in its current configuration.
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20th Mar 2021, 11:45 AM
Thread: SA Shaper - 18" 3 phase
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Worth it just for the vise :)
Worth it just for the vise :)
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26th Feb 2021, 09:19 PM
Thread: Friday night Youtube
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Friday night Youtube
For a while now I have been watching YouTube videos from Cutting Edge Engineering.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2wdo5vU7bPBNzyC2nnwmNQ
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22nd Jan 2021, 09:26 PM
Thread: Importing a lathe to Aus
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Must be some pretty special gearbox:U
Must be some pretty special gearbox:U
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17th Jan 2021, 09:09 PM
Thread: 'Home Made' Aluminium Bar
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Bob's spot on. I sand cast a 100mm piece of bar...
Bob's spot on. I sand cast a 100mm piece of bar stock once and the porosity was much worse than I had expected. Might have been poor melting technique or dirty scrap. I think the other important...
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15th Jan 2021, 09:36 PM
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I presume these drives have a voltage doubling...
I presume these drives have a voltage doubling circuit as the input rectifier. This does place heavy stress on the filter capacitors, requiring more to share the load.
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9th Jan 2021, 05:25 PM
Thread: Argon Gas Refill
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It's not unknown for rental cylinders to fall out...
It's not unknown for rental cylinders to fall out of the system so it may still be "owned" by someone else.
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29th Dec 2020, 02:56 PM
Thread: Apprentice Training Video
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Lots of good video's on the NFSA channel. John
Lots of good video's on the NFSA channel.
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27th Dec 2020, 10:32 PM
Thread: Apprentice Training Video
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Apprentice Training Video
https://youtu.be/ES4ktRAzyPY?t=1
If like me, you have a tendency to look back to our industrial past with rose tinted glasses you might enjoy this video.
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18th Dec 2020, 09:47 PM
Thread: Motor Braking using DC injection !
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As cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed...
As cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?
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29th Nov 2020, 08:14 AM
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Same as a 3 phase input VSD. Reversed either with...
Same as a 3 phase input VSD. Reversed either with a parameter selection in the drive or swap any 2 of the motor connections.
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25th Oct 2020, 11:50 AM
Thread: Twiggy Forrest
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Dick has a different view of what happened. ...
Dick has a different view of what happened.
https://www.dicksmithfairgo.com.au/why-dick-smith-electronics-imported-why-i-support-aussie-farmers/
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2nd Oct 2020, 08:47 PM
Thread: Where to buy steel
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Welcome to a usually helpful forum. If you put...
Welcome to a usually helpful forum. If you put your location as something more specific than "Australia" you might avoid the razor sharp wit of some member.
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1st Sep 2020, 07:28 AM
Thread: VFD outputs
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Let it go Bob. OP's happier without questions.
Let it go Bob. OP's happier without questions.
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30th Aug 2020, 09:46 AM
Thread: VFD outputs
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Thanks for the update. Some other suggestion- I...
Thanks for the update. Some other suggestion- I think you said the motor runs ok mechanically unloaded in delta.
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29th Aug 2020, 07:43 PM
Thread: VFD outputs
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Just to eliminate any confusion on my part is the...
Just to eliminate any confusion on my part is the VFD always connected to the motor and then the start command given, and the drive trips, or is the VFD started, ramp completed and then some time...
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20th Aug 2020, 06:56 PM
Thread: A Large Vice Build
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With that list of Bathurst winners I'm guessing...
With that list of Bathurst winners I'm guessing there's a Ford in the shed as well.
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21st Jul 2020, 05:07 PM
Thread: Chevron 7 clubman resto
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Hard to beat the classic look of webers....
Hard to beat the classic look of webers. Definitely worth the effort.
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6th Jul 2020, 07:23 PM
Thread: I hate 15amp sockets.
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I'm sure you can figure it out. That lazy...
I'm sure you can figure it out.
That lazy electrician has nearly finished wiring my shed. Lights done. Some power circuits in. Hoist going up and down.
No planer or lathe going yet:(