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25th Jul 2022, 07:58 PM
Thread: Metric threading on Hercus 9A
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Hi Michael, FWIW 5/32x32TPI, (5/32W) was a...
Hi Michael,
FWIW 5/32x32TPI, (5/32W) was a very common thread until quite recently. It was frequently used on drawer pull knobs, and, I think, in some 240V fittings. If my memory is correct (it's... -
15th Jun 2022, 07:48 PM
Thread: Free lathes?
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Hi Chris, Thanks for the photos. Interesting...
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the photos. Interesting that you have a chain driven countershaft.
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15th Jun 2022, 01:31 AM
Thread: Free lathes?
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Hi Chris, Missing bits - do you have the...
Hi Chris,
Missing bits - do you have the tailstock? Any change gears?
Motor - I don't think you can sell commercial machinery with motor lead attached unless the motor has been tested and... -
14th Jun 2022, 07:30 PM
Thread: Free lathes?
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Hi Chris, I have a Brackenbury and Austin...
Hi Chris,
I have a Brackenbury and Austin lathe (No 1049) which was bought new by my father in 1948 - I helped him to carry it up to his upstairs workshop (I had the light end!). I've had it for... -
12th Jun 2022, 01:07 PM
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Pauls was a tool and light machinery shop in the...
Pauls was a tool and light machinery shop in the forties and early fifties in George Street when I was living in Sydney. Paulco was a trade name for some of the machinery and tools they sold. As far...
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8th Jun 2022, 12:22 PM
Thread: MARS MINERVA Resto..
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Old solution: smoker's pipe cleaners, if they...
Old solution: smoker's pipe cleaners, if they still exist?
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28th May 2022, 11:24 AM
Thread: ER Collet chuck question
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As far as I can find out the only standard collet...
As far as I can find out the only standard collet nut thread for ER32 collet chucks is M40x1.5
I have made a couple of ER32 chucks for the lathes and have several commercially made ones. All the... -
13th May 2022, 12:27 PM
Thread: Adds at bottom of screen
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I have always had these and have no problem with...
I have always had these and have no problem with them: they are relevant to the forum, and don't obscure anything. Also, on this computer (Win 7 & Chrome) the bottom of page ads are relevant to the...
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10th May 2022, 11:13 AM
Thread: Adds at bottom of screen
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Spoke too soon. The ads have now reappeared on...
Spoke too soon. The ads have now reappeared on the original computer too.
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9th May 2022, 06:09 PM
Thread: Adds at bottom of screen
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OK, they have disappeared from the above computer...
OK, they have disappeared from the above computer without any action on my part, but have appeared in full force on this computer which runs Win 10 and Chrome, or Ubuntu and either Chrome or Firefox....
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6th May 2022, 12:02 PM
Thread: Adds at bottom of screen
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They appeared on my surfing computer (Win7 and...
They appeared on my surfing computer (Win7 and Chrome) this morning. Don't like them!
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29th Apr 2022, 05:15 PM
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Swing Arm desk lamps. I have about ten of these...
Swing Arm desk lamps. I have about ten of these mounted on machines, benches etc. Three have failed in the same way. The lamp holder is held into a flimsy metal bracket by a hollow threaded extension...
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29th Apr 2022, 01:41 PM
Thread: Loose chuck?
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Hi Cask, FWIW I have a Brackenbury and Austin...
Hi Cask,
FWIW I have a Brackenbury and Austin plain bearing lathe with a threaded spindle. This was supplied new in 1948 without chucks, but with a single blank back plate. This was then fitted to... -
18th Apr 2022, 02:10 PM
Thread: Flat bed lathe ???
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Wonder if the "Little John" lathes are related to...
Wonder if the "Little John" lathes are related to Corbett's "Little Jim" lathes?
Corbett's Little Jim & XL Lathes
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16th Apr 2022, 01:42 PM
Thread: Milling project
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I have the older Vertex HV6 with the four T...
I have the older Vertex HV6 with the four T slots, which I prefer. I am completely happy with it for what it is - a fairly cheap rotary table. I bought the dividing plates and tail stock (foot...
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20th Mar 2022, 10:51 AM
Thread: H&F AL-960B Thread Chaser query
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Yes! Frank
Yes!
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20th Mar 2022, 10:30 AM
Thread: How to buy a lathe
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Steve, This is the best advice I have come...
Steve,
This is the best advice I have come across on inspecting a second hand lathe (after navigating through the b/s in the introduction). It details how to do a thorough systematic inspection
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26th Feb 2022, 02:10 PM
Thread: Strange thread specs
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The Schrader combination valve stem tool, (see...
The Schrader combination valve stem tool, (see link), has a built in die for the external valve stem thread, and a tap for the valve core thread. I don't know how good the one in the link is, but...
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26th Feb 2022, 11:51 AM
Thread: Strange thread specs
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[QUOTE=nigelpearson;1995162] (oh, and there is a...
[QUOTE=nigelpearson;1995162]
(oh, and there is a 7/16 26 die in there. CEI?? Never heard of it)
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7/16x26TPI is a standard BSC thread.
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17th Feb 2022, 12:29 PM
Thread: Making a stand for a small flatbelt lathe.
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Here's the link: Hercus, Burden and Bagear...
Here's the link:
Hercus, Burden and Bagear "bar-bed" Lathe
FWIW I built a solid timber stand for my similarly sized Brackenbury and Austin lathe when my father passed it on to me in 1970. I got... -
9th Feb 2022, 12:29 PM
Thread: Sharpening expandable reamers
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I remember checking one of mine years ago -...
I remember checking one of mine years ago - blades were as described by Techno 1.
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28th Dec 2021, 06:26 PM
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Steve, 100/127 = 0.78740... 63/80 = ...
Steve,
100/127 = 0.78740...
63/80 = 0.78750, a very close approximation, often used to replace a 100/127 compound gear if the 100/127 compound gear is too big to fit in the available space.... -
14th Dec 2021, 10:14 AM
Thread: Machine lights
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I have a number of these lights (not Ikea) on...
I have a number of these lights (not Ikea) on various machines too. They are a very convenient machine light.They are all at least ten years old, some of them considerably older. So far three of them...
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9th Dec 2021, 11:06 AM
Thread: Throttle spindle buh material?
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FWIW when I built the Blanchard spoke lathe some...
FWIW when I built the Blanchard spoke lathe some years ago I used Austlon for the low speed lightly loaded rocker bearings at the suggestion of one of the local bearing suppliers. However, he didn't...
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26th Sep 2021, 10:47 AM
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I believe all Primus cylinders are also...
I believe all Primus cylinders are also exceptions to this rule and have right hand threads.
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23rd Aug 2021, 07:22 PM
Thread: Macphersons Reciprocating Saw.
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My hacksaw uses 12 inch blades which are not easy...
My hacksaw uses 12 inch blades which are not easy to find now. A year or so ago I got 6 HSS blades via Ebay post free from the UK for less than the price of a single blade quoted by a local supplier....
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22nd Aug 2021, 11:26 AM
Thread: Not quite vintage - boltmaker at work
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Interesting video. I have vague recollections of...
Interesting video. I have vague recollections of being taken by a neighbour about 1939 or 1940 to visit the nail factory in Sydney where he worked. I'd have been about five or six at the time. I...
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31st May 2021, 05:52 PM
Thread: Machining Silicon Bronze filler?
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Yes - this is what I was getting at. Note that...
Yes - this is what I was getting at. Note that before machining the filler material, he recut the centre hole true with the original shaft centre, then turned the built up area between centres to...
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31st May 2021, 03:18 PM
Thread: Machining Silicon Bronze filler?
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Years ago the late John Stevenson wrote a very...
Years ago the late John Stevenson wrote a very informative post on building up worn or damaged motor shafts with weld metal on the HSM forum. He later summarised the process without all the details...
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13th May 2021, 02:46 AM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Possibly more likely called SAE threads (Society...
Possibly more likely called SAE threads (Society of Automotive Engineers) in the forties? I think I still have a few old spanners that originally came with old vehicles marked SAE.
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1st May 2021, 12:09 PM
Thread: Unknown lathe gear change set
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Many years ago I looked at a Colchester round...
Many years ago I looked at a Colchester round head belt driven lathe with splined change gears. The lathe was of about 12x36 inch size. My memory is that the gears had four splines: not certain of...
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28th Apr 2021, 05:24 PM
Thread: Whitworth fittings on vintage machinery.
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Bob, I've also come across M6 (25.4TPI)...
Bob,
I've also come across M6 (25.4TPI) retapped to 1/4 BSF/Brass (26 TPI).
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28th Apr 2021, 12:54 PM
Thread: Whitworth fittings on vintage machinery.
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Carefully check the TPI. 1/2 W = 12 TPI, 1/2UNC -...
Carefully check the TPI. 1/2 W = 12 TPI, 1/2UNC - 13 TPI. On old equipment it is often the case that someone has retapped a hole using the wrong tap.
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25th Apr 2021, 07:13 PM
Thread: Whitworth fittings on vintage machinery.
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I once owned a perfect example of this confusion,...
I once owned a perfect example of this confusion, a 1953 MGTD. The engine was all metric (as were all old MGs), but the fasteners all had Whitworth sized hexes! The gearbox and body fasteners were...
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25th Apr 2021, 06:52 PM
Thread: Whitworth fittings on vintage machinery.
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BSF? Frank
BSF?
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8th Apr 2021, 09:49 AM
Thread: Anyone bought from China lately
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Wife ordered a couple of small tools on New Years...
Wife ordered a couple of small tools on New Years Day. They arrived yesterday, 7th April.
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4th Apr 2021, 05:46 PM
Thread: Head studs
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I wonder if some previous owner ran a 7/16W tap...
I wonder if some previous owner ran a 7/16W tap into the block holes? This would account for the looseness. All sorts of unexpected things can happen to a vehicle in 70 something years. Do you have a...
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13th Mar 2021, 12:47 PM
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Hi Somedayplumbing, Re your request for...
Hi Somedayplumbing,
Re your request for pictures, the YouTube clip, last link in Stustoys post number 6 above, explains the use of the tool better than I possibly could with my own photos. The... -
11th Mar 2021, 12:10 PM
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I have had the second one in Stustoys' link...
I have had the second one in Stustoys' link above, i.e. the one which can bore up to 50mm holes. Bought it many years ago. I doubt I'd use it more than once every couple of years. They have their...
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4th Mar 2021, 02:20 PM
Thread: Turning Double Ended Cones
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Is this my imagination? In the top photo which I...
Is this my imagination? In the top photo which I enlarged the cones' joining faces appear to be at an angle to their axes, so in the lower side of the cones in the photo is close to a straight line....
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14th Jan 2021, 01:34 PM
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My apologies for clicking on the request for...
My apologies for clicking on the request for pictures in the initial post. I meant to click on "Like this post". Pictures in that post are fine, and thanks for the review.
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2nd Jan 2021, 03:25 PM
Thread: Steel Grade - any ideas what I have?
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Worth trying a spark test? There is a set of good...
Worth trying a spark test? There is a set of good spark test photos here:
https://www.scrapmetaljunkie.com/241/the-spark-test-and-spark-testing-metals-2
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16th Dec 2020, 03:25 AM
Thread: Brass tip in Grubscrew !
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I have often done this - not a big blob though -...
I have often done this - not a big blob though - only a small amount. If the screw is long enough I screw an old button die or die nut onto the screw first. Then when you unscrew the die it cuts a...
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11th Dec 2020, 08:35 PM
Thread: Grease cup to suit vintage band saw
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Is the band saw of US origin? If so I think you...
Is the band saw of US origin? If so I think you probably need 1/4 NPT threaded grease cups (18 TPI). This size was common on old American vehicles, engines and machinery.
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23rd Nov 2020, 12:08 PM
Thread: Hercus 9" elbow oiler gits - thread type
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Are you sure of the thread count? I would expect...
Are you sure of the thread count? I would expect the thread would be either 1/8 BSP (28 TPI) or 1/8 NPT (27 TPI)
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23rd Nov 2020, 11:15 AM
Thread: Spring type parting toolholder.
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Yes. I used to have problems parting on my old...
Yes. I used to have problems parting on my old 9x18 Brackenbury and Austin lathe, a fairly lightly built machine, using a 1/8 HSS parting blade in a conventional holder. The problems were usually...
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15th Nov 2020, 01:02 PM
Thread: Toolex lathe
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FWIW the original Chinese manual for my mid...
FWIW the original Chinese manual for my mid nineties one recommends Mobil DTE Light (ISO32) for the headstock. It probably would do no harm to use ISO32 in your headstock to avoid having to buy two...
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13th Nov 2020, 08:53 PM
Thread: Delicate engineering problem
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QUOTE: I've never used a nut splitter so I was...
QUOTE: I've never used a nut splitter so I was wondering if anyone who has used one, what they're thoughts were?
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Hi Bruce, I had two.The first, a very rough...
Hi Bruce,
I had two.The first, a very rough one, was probably 1924 or early 1925 - never could date it accurately. It had been driven into the ground, and required a complete body-off three year... -
I remember the cars well. Early in WW2 the small...
I remember the cars well. Early in WW2 the small sedans were not uncommon on Sydney streets, but disappeared quite quickly, presumably because of a lack of available spare parts. They had some...