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    Something like this?

    Something like this?
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    The Soviet universal mill in the background looks...

    The Soviet universal mill in the background looks about the only useful thing there.
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    Burns and Twigg with their foundry and forging...

    Burns and Twigg with their foundry and forging work were somewhere in that area as well.
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    I can see why it is not used as much these days...

    I can see why it is not used as much these days then. With modern thinking exorcisms are less popular so getting killed spirits is just near impossible.

    Even eye of newt is hard to find.
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    https://www.bunnings.com.au/bossweld-6-3mm-galvani...

    https://www.bunnings.com.au/bossweld-6-3mm-galvanising-bar-7-stick-pack_p0035663
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    I would have thought those prices optimistic or I...

    I would have thought those prices optimistic or I am sitting on a fortune and need to start selling.
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    That will make the RCD go off. For those...

    That will make the RCD go off.

    For those wondering how they actually work


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTUUijDclWk
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    Probably a fair bit of urban myth over Evelyn...

    Probably a fair bit of urban myth over Evelyn Owens part in the Owen gun. Fair to say, while he created the general design, the real work of creating the Owen Gun in 9mm for a production environment...
  9. Thread: Lathe for sale

    by .RC.
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    Says I have to log in.

    Says I have to log in.
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    I wonder if he bought a rifling button in through...

    I wonder if he bought a rifling button in through the post.

    Any of us could easily make a single shot firearm, with an open bolt SMG probably the next simplest thing to make.
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    Freecad is not the most intuitive CAD out there. ...

    Freecad is not the most intuitive CAD out there. Because it is written by a group, the way they make you do things to achieve something, may not be the way you think it should be done. But it can be...
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    404343

    404343
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    Sticky: Nah, the ones at the bottom are all banged up,...

    Nah, the ones at the bottom are all banged up, and have no brakes.
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    Sticky: I just get them from the wheelchairs I find at...

    I just get them from the wheelchairs I find at this old person's home that is on top of a steep hill. :D
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    The cheap inverter welders (and plasma cutters as...

    The cheap inverter welders (and plasma cutters as well) you need to oversize the generator a fair bit as the welder will only draw current at the tops of the sine waves when the voltage is high. So...
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    Sticky: I was amazed at the price for the FCG-610...

    I was amazed at the price for the FCG-610 grinder. I have one in better condition (as in like new) and more tooling but would have have thought I would get anything like that price if I tried to...
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    Given the tone of the ad. No thanks.

    Given the tone of the ad. No thanks.
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    Was the QCTP too small for the machine? I...

    Was the QCTP too small for the machine?

    I remember years ago watching that abon fella, and there was a large multifix on his monarch lathe. Probably the most expensive of all QCTP's, but maybe the...
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    I bet it is more cost. They are expensive to buy,...

    I bet it is more cost. They are expensive to buy, and if you are jobbing, the customer is paying for your time to bugger around fitting shims and whatnot to fit a tool.

    I see Aloris go up to size...
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    Not the mexican bandit. :D

    Not the mexican bandit. :D
  21. Thread: Excavator anyone?

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    I thought the bucket wheel excavators in Germany...

    I thought the bucket wheel excavators in Germany were the biggest earthmoving machines in Europe.
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    Sticky: I am not surprised. Probably 15 years ago Grays...

    I am not surprised. Probably 15 years ago Grays had one, near new, it went for a bit over $20 000.

    Prices have pretty much doubled since then. Although I am not sure if you were in the sort of...
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    Sticky: I would not consider $9000 for a lathe only for...

    I would not consider $9000 for a lathe only for someone with deep pockets. Looking at what % of your wage it took to buy a Hercus or a Myford in the the far distant years past, it would have been...
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    Exhaust repairers usually have thin walled SS...

    Exhaust repairers usually have thin walled SS tube in stock.
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    Two can weld a lot faster then one.

    Got a project where I am welding some rail line together, and currently have over 400 4mm rods into it so far. It has been not the most exciting thing, rod after rod all 8018 ex gas pipeline rods,...
  26. Thread: Arc welding rods

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    I just bought a couple of packets of my favourite...

    I just bought a couple of packets of my favourite #12 3.2mm electrodes. Bloody things have gone up in price, they are now $25 for 5kg. They run nice though.

    The price of welding consumables...
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    A quick search did reveal this site. ...

    A quick search did reveal this site.

    https://speedyairspares.com.au/product-category/build-your-own-a-c-hoses/
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    DIY air-conditioning hoses

    A bit of a long shot here. But has anyone made their own air conditioning hose assemblies?

    Have some machinery here that looks like one hose may have the tiniest leak at the crimped on end (the...
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    According to the narrator, with the seam welding...

    According to the narrator, with the seam welding when you start doing it, it is like being on ice for the first time. :D :D
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    Wecome, just remember the golden rule. No it...

    Wecome, just remember the golden rule.

    No it is not, you do not talk about metal work forums.

    It is. Pictures or it didn't happen.
  31. While probably one of the higher quality bits of...

    While probably one of the higher quality bits of work I have seen. At least this shop had a gear hobber and a dial indicator rather then the other one I saw of a big pinion being free hand cut on a...
  32. Thread: Aliexpress Woes

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    I have bought a lot of stuff off Ali Express this...

    I have bought a lot of stuff off Ali Express this year as I have shunned ebay as an overpriced pile of crap these days. Nearly everything has turned up as expected and the only two items not sent,...
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    I suggest that we leave this project at the...

    I suggest that we leave this project at the dreaming stage and look for a second hand lathe.
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    Hoskins Engineering was the name of the company...

    Hoskins Engineering was the name of the company that made them.
  35. Thread: Arc welding rods

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    I guess the irony is. I have gone back to stick...

    I guess the irony is. I have gone back to stick for most of my work after using mig for years and finding out how poor a quality welds it can do and the maintenance you have to do to the machine to...
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    Off the top of my head I can only think of two...

    Off the top of my head I can only think of two manufacturers of larger manual milling machines.

    I think one was Hosco in Western Australia and Mars Machine tools in Brisbane.

    I started a thread...
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    Not tried that one, but only issue I have with it...

    Not tried that one, but only issue I have with it is if you have to do grease nipples hidden in deep holes. I have a few on a machine that that one would not reach....
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    Mcnaught make a good one. ...

    Mcnaught make a good one.

    https://sydneytools.com.au/product/macnaught-kyplus01-single-quick-release-grease-coupler-with-bsp-thread
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    Sticky: It is finished now, but a very late model Elliott...

    It is finished now, but a very late model Elliott shaper. It was originally ex-government (Queensland Rail) of course
    ...
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    Yea it looks like the mosfet that just turned...

    Yea it looks like the mosfet that just turned off, gets turned on slightly, like a bounce as the other mosfet is fully on.

    I should ask on the EEVBlog forum about that, as I would think it would...
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    Here is a scope reading of the mosfets going on...

    Here is a scope reading of the mosfets going on and off. Yellow and Blue are the drains connected to the coil. Pink and green are the gate pins that turn the mosfet on and off.

    402504
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    This coil does not get that hot for the brief...

    This coil does not get that hot for the brief uses I have used it for, which is not much at this stage as I am still experimenting. I cut my coil down a couple of turns as per the original design. I...
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    Well it took me awhile. But I finally got the...

    Well it took me awhile. But I finally got the proper coil made. It takes nearly 3 metres of 10mm copper pipe. I bought two metres thinking that would be enough. Had to join on some more, and...
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    Well some time ago I got the PCB of the schematix...

    Well some time ago I got the PCB of the schematix 1200W induction heater built. But I only got to test it out today with a coil that was not optimised for this heater.

    It certainly sucks some...
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    You might get sticker shock with a Chin Hung. ...

    You might get sticker shock with a Chin Hung. Fantastic lathes, but looking at prices in the US for this model, they are US$23 000. With a canadian seller wanting CA$ 38 000. And I found the...
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    You can buy it at supercheap. If you are Gina...

    You can buy it at supercheap. If you are Gina Rhinehart. It is insanely expensive.
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    If they were accurate, 0.02mm/m is way too...

    If they were accurate, 0.02mm/m is way too sensitive.

    You want 0.05mm/m, or 0.04mm/m.
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    Is the lathe missing the gap or is it just...

    Is the lathe missing the gap or is it just temporarily removed.

    I know it is a massive undertaking to rebuild any machine tool properly and it is a credit to anyone who sticks to it and gets it...
  49. Thread: Elliott Shaper

    by .RC.
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    Probably. It seemed to originate from those old...

    Probably. It seemed to originate from those old eastern bloc communist countries. And spread to your typical socialist organisations eg:UK government and universities in Australia.
  50. Thread: Elliott Shaper

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    The incredibly ugly brutalism architecture style...

    The incredibly ugly brutalism architecture style was pretty popular back them. No one seems to know why.
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