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    NSW Browny....I and a mate are at the tail end of a...

    Browny....I and a mate are at the tail end of a restoration of a Bridgeport. It has a belt change speed control. Would you be able to box all those bits you have and post it up to Tamworth? I am...
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    I know that you all have been waiting with baited...

    I know that you all have been waiting with baited breathe for the inserts to arrive.....well they did yesterday. Not bad delivery time for Aliexpress....about a week
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    Thank you Mr PC. Has always you are prompt with...

    Thank you Mr PC. Has always you are prompt with an answer.
    Is St Marys started its journey to summer temperatures?
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    Help with inserts

    I have bought an internal threading bar from Aliexpress for a mate (he won't use computers). The bar is a MOSASK model no SNROO14N16, I was hoping it would come with 10 inserts in a plastic box. Well...
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    I have had a similar bender for a lot of years....

    I have had a similar bender for a lot of years. The way to get a really good bend is to use thicker walled pipe. The pipe available now a days is high tensile, to a degree, and too thin. I make a...
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    You may be visited by some men in black suits and...

    You may be visited by some men in black suits and dark glasses wanting to know what you are going to do with the pictures :U
  7. I pressed the wrong button asking for photos. I...

    I pressed the wrong button asking for photos. I don't need a photo to illustrate the topic.
    I find the subject intriguing. I consider me as a rank outsider making swarf and getting frustrated when...
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    Can I thank you Fellas for your replies. That...

    Can I thank you Fellas for your replies. That "Bam" is not likely to hit me for a while yet. We are on Satellite with our Internet Connection. It is slow at the best of times but this morning there...
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    Thanks for the reply's Chaps. Pythagoras has been...

    Thanks for the reply's Chaps. Pythagoras has been handy through my working life (I am a Carpenter) Setting out a dwelling etc a 3-4-5 or 5-12-13 triangles will give you a right angle every time.
    ...
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    How to Learn Trigonometry

    At High School many years ago (50 plus)we had to learn Trigonometry (can't even remember how to spell it). I could never "get it" then I went to Tech at night to do a Building Coarse which had Trig...
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    I would say go for it. It would be a good...

    I would say go for it. It would be a good "project" to straighten with a hydraulic press. I would only press it slowly so you can follow the process. Method....press-check for...
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    10mm Plate on Facebook

    I was just perusing Facebook and found this add for 10mm MS plate 885 X 1540 $160 (in Brisbane)
    ...
  13. I am surprised that no one has suggested a Sheet...

    I am surprised that no one has suggested a Sheet Metal fabricator. There are a number in Tamworth so I would say there would some local to you too. The crowd I usually use have mild steel. in various...
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    G'Day from Australia Are you using a battery...

    G'Day from Australia
    Are you using a battery drill? You may have accidently turned the switch to reverse. (I hope your problem is a simple as that.
    How cold is it outside?
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    As Kryn knows I am a fellow sufferer (we often...

    As Kryn knows I am a fellow sufferer (we often share that Black Dog). Christmas time is often not a good time for my head but this time I am fairing OK
    You fellas don't know just how important the...
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    WA Can I put my hand up for Number 1....3MT, please....

    Can I put my hand up for Number 1....3MT, please. Ken I will send you a PM to get details
  17. Thread: Server move

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    We should be calling you "Super Steve"!!!! after...

    We should be calling you "Super Steve"!!!! after all you are the one who keeps things in check so us Forumites can have a trouble free time Thank you also would be in order
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    You can't break it, it's a Hilux:doh:. I am...

    You can't break it, it's a Hilux:doh:.

    I am surprised that someone hasn't taken Toyota to task about there advertising phrase
    Nev the good thing here too is that someone trusts you to do surgery...
  19. Thread: Hommel Lathe

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    I have for the last few days been glued to a...

    I have for the last few days been glued to a German site, similar to our own here, gleaning pages of text (translated thankfully) relating to old metal lathes. Did you know there are thousands of...
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    I am not getting any feedback from various places...

    I am not getting any feedback from various places I have asked questions. I am thinking I may have an "orphan" in the lathe world.
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    Thanks Rob, I will have a look at Practical...

    Thanks Rob, I will have a look at Practical Machinist. I am registered with them but haven't been there for some time. I was hopeful that the parent company may have had some thing but alas
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    Hommel Lathe

    I have acquired a Hommel 400 X 1500 Lathe.
    As you can see by the pix it will need a lot of TLC. That Face Plate/4 jaw chuck is 300mm diameter. It came with a 250mm 3 Jaw. The four Way tool post has...
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    It must be "that time of the year". Yesterday I...

    It must be "that time of the year". Yesterday I took my tandem trailer to a mate's place to pick up a load of scrap metal. He is a car mechanic. The trailer is 3m X 1.5m and is full to top of the...
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    My experience with drilling star pickets is...

    My experience with drilling star pickets is telling me to find another solution. Whether the pickets are new or old gal or black drilling holes is a miserable job. I always reckoned that the steel...
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    Oh Bob.....your tale of woe is very familiar to...

    Oh Bob.....your tale of woe is very familiar to me. If there is something to trip over especially after lunch (when I am tired) I will find it. I put something down to get some thing to go with it...
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    The properties of Trefolex

    I wear a white gold wedding ring (For 43 years now) I was doing some tapping one time and when it came time to finish and wash my hands ......the wedding ring had turned "gold" in colour. The colour...
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    We had a drought here which lasted for about 10...

    We had a drought here which lasted for about 10 years. No exaggeration! A bloke up the road gave me 2 plough discs to put seed on and let the wild birds have something to eat. We have a family of...
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    I think it is about time for Australia to build...

    I think it is about time for Australia to build NEW STEEL WORKS. We have the raw material so why doesn't moneyed people make steel and sell it back to the world at value added prices.
    How dumb are...
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    Wow!!!! She has talent This evening I am going...

    Wow!!!! She has talent
    This evening I am going to put out some over ripe fruit for our band of possys
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    Oh Peter.....if you rubbed your name off this...

    Oh Peter.....if you rubbed your name off this Post and inserted mine the story is just about the same. Your Arthritis is a lot worse than mine though. I have a long list of things I could do...
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    Could they be cutters for a head in a Radial Arm...

    Could they be cutters for a head in a Radial Arm Saw for cutting Trenches across a 4 X 2?
    What is the measurement across the double? If its 52 or 35mm I reckon its from a Trenching Head
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    Lately (last couple of years) I have been using...

    Lately (last couple of years) I have been using small bottles from Supercheap. Yeh it works reasonably well but it is not as good as Protectalene. This stuff was really good for grease, oil and even...
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    Sticky: That design for bending RHS looks real good. Do...

    That design for bending RHS looks real good. Do you have some drawings you could share on the Forum? I have been going to make one for some time but haven't come across any details of one
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    Joe, if you were to put a towing ball at the...

    Joe, if you were to put a towing ball at the front to plop the winch on there and when wanting a rear pull just take the winch to the rear tow ball. OK you will have to use longer leads but it will...
  35. Michael, those thoughts are very fair and nobody...

    Michael, those thoughts are very fair and nobody should disapprove.
    The "spirit" behind the Forums is to help one another with an opinion, advise, knowledge or even something made. I have at times...
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    Some years back I was working on the outside of a...

    Some years back I was working on the outside of a mate's place using my extension ladder on a slope. It didn't take long to get sick of packing under the "ladder's feet" to level up the base. The...
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    The method I use to find a drill size for tapping...

    The method I use to find a drill size for tapping is; I use a nut of the thread I want to cut and poke a drill through the hole in the nut. I bought a set of metric drills that are 0.5mm steps apart...
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    You fellas have saved me yet again. The weather...

    You fellas have saved me yet again. The weather is not real pleasant, stormy rain with sunny bits then cooler temps and wind then rain....you know. Anyway as usual I was not wondering what job to do...
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    Just to add another comment....I drive a 60...

    Just to add another comment....I drive a 60 series Landcruiser Station Wagon which I connect to a 3 X 1.5 mt Tandom Box Trailer. The trailer weighs 600kg while the registered weight of the...
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    There is a bloke who lives in the village down...

    There is a bloke who lives in the village down the road from me. He is Mechanic, by trade, but drives trucks for other blokes in the area. His name is Terry. Our local Tow Truck owner picked up a...
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    My son-in-law needed some steering parts for a...

    My son-in-law needed some steering parts for a ride on mower. Its an Ariens brand. He hunted around Australian mower sales mobs and found he could buy cheaper from the USA including freight so he...
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    I meant to mention, yesterday when I was going to...

    I meant to mention, yesterday when I was going to reunite the cross slide with the lathe the area of sanded metal at the scale site had, over night, "tarnished with a fine film of surface rust (the...
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    Sorry for my absence yesterday, I suppose you...

    Sorry for my absence yesterday, I suppose you were all sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for the next action filled episode.....well what I did yesterday was remove the top slide off the...
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    G'Day Kryn, the outside temperature is in single...

    G'Day Kryn, the outside temperature is in single figures so I will do the pix tomorrow. (I don't like the cold". Has winter started in your neck of the woods?
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    You fellas are on the boil with ideas. Michael...

    You fellas are on the boil with ideas. Michael making a ring with graduations is interesting. A ring dropped over the existing scale is good idea. The scale is vertical at about 8mm high with the...
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    Elan you were thinking as I was. Its a very...

    Elan you were thinking as I was. Its a very hostile environment for a glue to stay adhered. The painted "whiskers" may be the go. I used a small torch to try to read the degrees. I shone it from...
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    Self Stick Vernia Scale

    I was making a small part that needed a 5 degree slope. I had a lot of trouble seeing the "whiskers" on the cross slide scale on degrees. My lathe is an antique so I suppose that the scale over time...
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    If you need some one to help you, I live near...

    If you need some one to help you, I live near Tamworth and would be happy to do what ever. Send me a PM and I could give you my details.
    Kryn... do drop in if you are coming. It would be good to...
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    I bought some sanding belts that were old but the...

    I bought some sanding belts that were old but the price was too good. I have had a few "let go" so I did a search and found some joining tape on Timbecon's site. Its a Fast Cap product. As yet I have...
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    FIXED We are back from the "shopping spree". I went...

    We are back from the "shopping spree".
    I went into Incognito, put in "Woodwork Forum" and........you guessed it "Error 403 Forbidden".
    I have also sent an Email to Skymesh and have asked them to...
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