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    Look what followed me home!

    It looked like it needed a good home!
    Photo one is my new mill but I spy something which I did not expect.
    A quill dro which has made my day.

    Photo two made my jaw drop. Can you see something...
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    Well....I've gone and done it now!

    I bit the bullet and forked over my hard earned dollarydoos for my first mill.
    With a vice, rotary table with dividing plates and a clamping set plus delivery to our local depot I am just shy of...
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    I bought an lathe. The AL336 for HF and I now...

    I bought an lathe. The AL336 for HF and I now know what noisy is. running flat bikkies I need to wear hearing protection....Luckily I don't need to run it flat bikkies too often:U
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    I've been looking already :U

    I've been looking already :U
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    They certainly set those mills up nice. I think...

    They certainly set those mills up nice. I think that by doing some things myself I can one...save some money and two... learn more about what makes it tick?
    If I bought that mill I would be set to...
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    Did you change to NT40 on your MT4 mill or did...

    Did you change to NT40 on your MT4 mill or did you change the mill? I doubt I will be too upset with R8.
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    I have been lucky and have kept every battery...

    I have been lucky and have kept every battery drill and electric motors of various kinds for this type of project. With the hoarding I have done I might just be able to fabricate a solution. Besides...
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    The beauty of this mill for me is the ability to...

    The beauty of this mill for me is the ability to tinker and improve the mill over time and custom fit to the mill. I had not considered the length of R8 in my equations but between R8 and MT4 I will...
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    Thank you for that. you must spend a bit of time...

    Thank you for that. you must spend a bit of time here going by your post count so that means a lot.
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    I was gonna go with MT4 but when I found out that...

    I was gonna go with MT4 but when I found out that R8 is designed with mills and easy removal in mind it was a no brainer.
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    Still in the negotiation stage. I kinda wanted to...

    Still in the negotiation stage. I kinda wanted to get some ideas from likeminded people before I commit.
    I am happy to buy but in the back of my head is always *THOSE* thoughts....is it the right...
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    Buying a mill.....Metex DM45

    I am gonna bite the bullet and purchase a Geared Head Milling Machine METEX DM45 240v Drilling Mill MT4 or R8 Spindle

    ...
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    Unfortunately it is magnetic! I just figured that...

    Unfortunately it is magnetic! I just figured that not all stainless was non magnetic.
    I just can't believe finding information on shafts used in bores would be so hard to find. I am gonna ring my...
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    I scored some bore shaft!

    G'day...I have managed to obtain some bore shaft for turning on my lathe but I am trying to find out what this rod is made from?
    I am assuming it to be 303 stainless free machining rod as it has...
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    Just to give closure to this post I stuffed up. ...

    Just to give closure to this post I stuffed up.
    After I shook up the oil in the bottle before mixing it with water fixed my problems. I never thought to shake the oil before using it. Now it mixes...
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    it tried going a little milky but mostly just...

    it tried going a little milky but mostly just floated to the top like regular oil. Shaking made no difference it would refloat to the top
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    Oil than water

    Oil than water
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    Geiger soluble cutting oil gone off?

    Just wish to ask a simple question but It has me stumped. I have a partial 1L bottle of Geiger soluble cutting oil but on the label it says mix one part oil to ten parts water but the oil just...
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    Not sure but will be taking bearings out and...

    Not sure but will be taking bearings out and looking for a number on the actual bearing. I will fleabay the item if I can save some dollars. But I have to be certain of the part and I am dumb when it...
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    Dis you mean this?372400 If so Thanks for the tip...

    Dis you mean this?372400 If so Thanks for the tip as I Have had no problem with the apron but will now take a look at the oil in it!
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    Thank you for this post. I Lolled at the Jog...

    Thank you for this post. I Lolled at the Jog button comment! (Like putting oil behind the chuck or on the back gears while it is running!) I did not have this problem as I had my lathe switched off....
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    Purchased Lathe in 2011 sometime

    Purchased Lathe in 2011 sometime
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    I have no problems turning the chuck by hand when...

    I have no problems turning the chuck by hand when I need to adjust for the gear box or realign for the head stock. Either way I would feel better for replacing cheap bearings with something which...
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    Thanks for the prompt reply. Oil is well...

    Thanks for the prompt reply. Oil is well maintained and recently replaced.
    I had wished to order the parts and do it all in one operation but removal and taking them to a bearing place is an...
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    AL336 main bearing confusion

    G'day everyone.
    I own a hafco al336 centre lathe and it screams like a banshee! Has always been noisy but I wish to replace the existing bearings in the lathe with some decent brand name bearings....
  26. Bonding threaded rod into nut for lathing?

    Afternoon.
    I am currently trying to bond some threaded rod/bolt into a threaded rod coupler so I can turn it down on the lathe and drill a smaller hole down the centre.
    The primary purpose for...
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    Blu Tac? it might stick?

    Blu Tac? it might stick?
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    In the second pic........is that Boris against...

    In the second pic........is that Boris against the wall?
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    Sticky: Well that confirms my suspicion about the web...

    Well that confirms my suspicion about the web page. I thought Hare and Forbes had changed their name at first glance.
  30. All I got was a crappy toolbox

    I got this crappy toolbox for Christmas:):):2tsup:
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    Sticky: http://www.t4i.com.au/downloads/Specials_Flyer.pdf...

    http://www.t4i.com.au/downloads/Specials_Flyer.pdf



    Here is a place which sells lots of lathing goodies.
    I am not affiliated with them in any way but I found out about them at my local...
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    Old man Schultz @ Semco sales just next to the...

    Old man Schultz @ Semco sales just next to the Airport.
    Just be very patient when you see him. He is getting very old.
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    Thanks a million guys:bgth: I must have been...

    Thanks a million guys:bgth: I must have been having a blond moment:B
    Funny thing was there was my neighbour and my wife there as well and none of us saw the solution:whistling:
    As soon as I saw...
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    Foiled by a footbrake

    Well I,m in a dillie of a pickle:(
    Due to my lathe having a footbrake i cannot get the engine lifter close enough to get the lathe on the bed.
    Due to the design of the footbrake I have to install...
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    I haven't seen those before but they are similar...

    I haven't seen those before but they are similar to what I had in mind.
    There is a coates hire place nearby so I know where to get some......Thank you:2tsup:



    I have thought about it but...
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    At the moment all I want to do is get it into my...

    At the moment all I want to do is get it into my shed so I can assemble it at leisure.
    The steel pipe sounds like a good idea and the closest I got to that idea was these plastic slingshot balls...
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    My new AL336 lathe

    I started my search for a lathe in this thread
    http://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/lathe-advice-please-137003/#post1350888 but have decided to start a fresh thread.

    Well tomorrow I am picking up a...
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    Maybe you could buy one of those circular saw...

    Maybe you could buy one of those circular saw blades which cut all manner of steel and aluminium.

    LENOX METAL CUTTING CIRCULAR SAW BLADES
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    Here is the deal. $3350 cash will buy me a new...

    Here is the deal.
    $3350 cash will buy me a new AL336 lathe.It has been sitting on display for about two years however. Build 09. No rust on the beds or chuck :D
    I think it is a good deal as...
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    Just so happens I know of those two lathes for...

    Just so happens I know of those two lathes for sale locally.:whistling:
    I am just waiting for a price on them to see if it is a good deal.
    I know I am making little sense with all these different...
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    Thanks for the speedy replies:2tsup: I just...

    Thanks for the speedy replies:2tsup:
    I just finished watching the vids on the titan range of machines.
    Titan Machinery - VIDEOS 123

    they seem like a good bit of kit to me but maybe someone more...
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    In the market for a lathe also!

    Sorry to bring up an old threads let alone hijack it but I am looking for a lathe as well and was looking at either the Titan TL250V, Hafco Metalmaster AL320G or should I go for a Titan 330A or Hafco...
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