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16th Oct 2019, 03:11 PM
Thread: Transporting oxy-acetylene
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Thanks for the replies. i have to move and don't...
Thanks for the replies. i have to move and don't have a lot of time but one thing which is apparent from the range of replies is the safety risks with this sort of equipment. I reckon I've used the...
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13th Oct 2019, 08:13 AM
Thread: Transporting oxy-acetylene
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Thanks guys, they are the E size so they’re heavy...
Thanks guys, they are the E size so they’re heavy enough but i had considered just walking them across, be a slow walk though.
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13th Oct 2019, 12:02 AM
Thread: Transporting oxy-acetylene
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Transporting oxy-acetylene
I need to move my oxy-acetylene bottles a short distance about 1 km as i’m moving. I only have a sedan to move it so am thinking of putting it in the boot, have read of safety concerns but opinions...
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14th Nov 2018, 09:03 PM
Thread: Metalworking books
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Metalworking books
Am selling the last and best of my metalworking books see FOR SALE:VIC Metalwork Books
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15th Apr 2015, 05:59 PM
Thread: Bending metal rod up to 3/4 inch
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Nice design Sacc.
Nice design Sacc.
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15th Apr 2015, 12:25 PM
Thread: Bending metal rod up to 3/4 inch
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Hi again Ben, My workbench top is approx. 35mm...
Hi again Ben,
My workbench top is approx. 35mm made with a combination of Tas Oak and Pine, basically whatever had lying around. I've got storage underneath so had to make my own holdfasts as the... -
14th Apr 2015, 12:04 PM
Thread: Bending metal rod up to 3/4 inch
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Thanks Bob but how does that help?
Thanks Bob but how does that help?
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14th Apr 2015, 10:49 AM
Thread: Bending metal rod up to 3/4 inch
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Here's what I came up with. Holds well, would...
Here's what I came up with. Holds well, would like it to release a little easier though. Flat bar just welded to rod, didn't have any suitable pipe to bend the rod.
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13th Apr 2015, 11:22 AM
Thread: Bending metal rod up to 3/4 inch
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Thanks Ben, I've been looking at options to...
Thanks Ben, I've been looking at options to ox-acetylene so your info is timely. I ended up welding some flat bar to some rod for my holdfast. It holds well but I'd like it to release a little...
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8th Apr 2015, 12:37 PM
Thread: Bending metal rod up to 3/4 inch
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Thanks guys, I don't use holdfasts much but a...
Thanks guys, I don't use holdfasts much but a couple of occasions lately they would have come in useful, not critical that I can bend them as I could always weld a flat onto the holdfast stem, just...
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7th Apr 2015, 11:26 AM
Thread: Bending metal rod up to 3/4 inch
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Bending metal rod up to 3/4 inch
Mucking around on the weekend and experimenting with some holdfasts, it would have been very handy being able to bend some rod that was almost 3/4 inch in diameter. Had access to a pipe bender years...
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7th Apr 2015, 11:21 AM
Thread: How did he make this?
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Thanks Marc, that sounds doable.
Thanks Marc, that sounds doable.
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25th Mar 2015, 02:43 PM
Thread: How did he make this?
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Mainly used for boiling bottled tomato sauce so...
Mainly used for boiling bottled tomato sauce so nothing eaten directly from the pot.
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25th Mar 2015, 10:02 AM
Thread: How did he make this?
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Thanks for the comments, I can weld to an extent...
Thanks for the comments, I can weld to an extent but the weld on this item looks very clean and measured. I've been told that the item may have been a beer keg but we've never been certain. I think...
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24th Mar 2015, 02:59 PM
Thread: How did he make this?
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Thanks again Kryn, I'd shout you a beer but I...
Thanks again Kryn, I'd shout you a beer but I don't have any.
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24th Mar 2015, 02:24 PM
Thread: How did he make this?
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Thanks Kryn, sounds like you know your beer :)....
Thanks Kryn, sounds like you know your beer :). Great info and very helpful, tell me is there much to this setting and peening? And do you reckon the weld near the bottom was already there?
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24th Mar 2015, 01:40 PM
Thread: How did he make this?
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How did he make this?
Quite a few years ago a family friend made this pot for us. He made it at a time when I didn't have much interest or knowledge about metalwork. He is now deceased unfortunately. It's a pot that we...
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10th Jun 2014, 02:02 PM
Thread: Adapting morse taper
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I don't believe they're hardened shafts, they're...
I don't believe they're hardened shafts, they're pretty cheap woodworking gear, if the reducing sleeves have any runout then that's not going to work for me. Appreciate the responses may have to look...
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8th Jun 2014, 09:58 AM
Thread: Adapting morse taper
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thanks for the offer Phil, probably a good piece...
thanks for the offer Phil, probably a good piece of equipment to own so may have to purhase one as i think this is a job i may be doing more than once.
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8th Jun 2014, 12:51 AM
Thread: Adapting morse taper
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Correct EW, you guys are on the ball, sorry for...
Correct EW, you guys are on the ball, sorry for any confusion.
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7th Jun 2014, 11:58 PM
Thread: Adapting morse taper
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Variant, think you've nailed it, just looking for...
Variant, think you've nailed it, just looking for a way to hold the tang in a 3 jaw chuck, your idea sounds good, having a little trouble visualising it but it's late at night, will think about it...
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7th Jun 2014, 11:44 PM
Thread: Adapting morse taper
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Thanks for the quick replies, over time the ends...
Thanks for the quick replies, over time the ends of the drive dogs have worn to the point where they don't grip well. Have got a 4 jaw chuck but its pretty inaccurate, the spindle taper on the lathe...
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7th Jun 2014, 11:26 PM
Thread: Adapting morse taper
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Adapting morse taper
Got some 2 morse taper drive dogs that i used on my woodworking lathe but the ends have worn so i'd like to recycle them for other purposes. I want to attach shafts/flatten ends to these morse taper...
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13th May 2014, 11:45 AM
Thread: What's your opinion on this QCTP?
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Thanks Big Shed, will try the above email address.
Thanks Big Shed, will try the above email address.
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13th May 2014, 11:24 AM
Thread: What's your opinion on this QCTP?
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Have sent 2 emails to CDCO but no reply as yet,...
Have sent 2 emails to CDCO but no reply as yet, just want some idea of freight cost.
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10th May 2014, 04:39 PM
Thread: What's your opinion on this QCTP?
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CBA, i'm an infrequent user of the lathe so my...
CBA, i'm an infrequent user of the lathe so my skills are limited, i once thought about making my own qctp but the plan i saw involved machining dovetails and i find them hard enough to do in wood...
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10th May 2014, 11:56 AM
Thread: What's your opinion on this QCTP?
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Thanks CBA for clearing that up, i do have a...
Thanks CBA for clearing that up, i do have a chinese 9 x 20 as pictured. So your opinion is that the h and f qctp is ok, do,you have an opinion on what is the best value qctp for these type of...
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9th May 2014, 11:36 PM
Thread: What's your opinion on this QCTP?
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Thanks for the replies so far. From the responses...
Thanks for the replies so far. From the responses are you suggesting i give the H and F one a miss? By the way is that one a piston type? You've given me a few choices, are any one of them better...
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9th May 2014, 04:07 PM
Thread: What's your opinion on this QCTP?
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What's your opinion on this QCTP?
I use my metal lathe sparingly but the times I do, I wish I had bought a Quick Change Tool Post. I'm looking at this one http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/L280#. Going through the Internet, there are...
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24th Apr 2014, 10:39 PM
Thread: Correct way to make this
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Thanks all, must have been a bit of flex, cutter...
Thanks all, must have been a bit of flex, cutter is pretty short so couldn't extend it much. You've given me some ideas though about what i can do and appreciate that.
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24th Apr 2014, 03:18 PM
Thread: Correct way to make this
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Got the standard 4 jaw chuck that came with the...
Got the standard 4 jaw chuck that came with the lathe but it's a pain to use, I do have a Dial indicator.
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24th Apr 2014, 02:38 PM
Thread: Correct way to make this
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Yep.
Yep.
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24th Apr 2014, 02:33 PM
Thread: Correct way to make this
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Correct way to make this
I had a go at making a sander mill as per big shed. I turned the part that will take the pen barrel first, got it to the perfect diameter for slimlines and then chucked this part to turn down the...
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19th Aug 2013, 07:54 PM
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SOLD: Sold to Big Shed and Stuart.
Sold to Big Shed and Stuart.
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18th Aug 2013, 09:44 AM
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SOLD: Metalworking, fitting, machining and decorating books
Have to sell these as I need the space. All you could ever want to know about metalwork and machining.
Fitting and Machining - Stage 2 Theory by Technical Publications $5
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18th May 2010, 05:19 PM
Thread: Red hot chips off lathe
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The 6 mm referred to was the thickness of the...
The 6 mm referred to was the thickness of the piece. It was just a thin disc and I thought I could run it at a fast speed so that I could get a good finish.
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17th May 2010, 02:15 PM
Thread: Red hot chips off lathe
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Pipe, Using HSS. Diameter was about 60 mm,...
Pipe,
Using HSS.
Diameter was about 60 mm, thickness 6 mm
Feed rate, tried slow and fast- no difference
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17th May 2010, 01:57 PM
Thread: Red hot chips off lathe
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Red hot chips off lathe
I noticed yesterday that the chips off the lathe were very hot ie hotter than normal. I could see actually that they were red hot. Never really noticed that before. I had a freshly sharpened tool and...
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17th May 2010, 11:58 AM
Thread: making small boring bars
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Thanks, Ray, that was helpful particularly the...
Thanks, Ray, that was helpful particularly the photos. Am interested in how you did the brazing, how did you hold the small cutting tip on the steel shank so that it doesn't move when you brazed?
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6th May 2010, 10:17 PM
Thread: Brazing Carbide
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Grahame, I tried the blue tip originally but I...
Grahame, I tried the blue tip originally but I didn't have much success. Mind you the flux I used was possibly past the use by date.
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3rd May 2010, 10:22 PM
Thread: Brazing Carbide
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Brazing Carbide
What rod/flux would you need to braze carbide onto mild steel. I'm interested in making up some boring bars with carbide being the cutter.
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2nd May 2010, 11:11 PM
Thread: making small boring bars
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Thanks Ben and Russ :2tsup:, The picture explains...
Thanks Ben and Russ :2tsup:, The picture explains everything clearly. I've got some discarded drill bits that I can use.
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1st May 2010, 10:24 AM
Thread: making small boring bars
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G'day Ben, I think I can see what you're getting...
G'day Ben, I think I can see what you're getting at but a picture would be good, particularly as to how you shape the cutting edge.
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30th Apr 2010, 08:38 PM
Thread: making small boring bars
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I have a few bits of HSS steel lying around and I...
I have a few bits of HSS steel lying around and I can make the boring bar. I need a way to join the HSS steel to the bar. I have an arc welder does it weld ok with standard equipment and welding...
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29th Apr 2010, 12:50 PM
Thread: making small boring bars
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Thanks, Pipe. Glad you made those points before I...
Thanks, Pipe. Glad you made those points before I started.
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29th Apr 2010, 11:28 AM
Thread: making small boring bars
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Bore length would be about 20mm.
Bore length would be about 20mm.
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29th Apr 2010, 10:59 AM
Thread: making small boring bars
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making small boring bars
I need to bore some small holes which will be less than 10 mm in diameter, How should I go about making one that has a bit of sturdiness about it?
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29th Apr 2010, 10:53 AM
Thread: Centre drills keep breaking
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I was starting to think it was just me. ...
I was starting to think it was just me.
Thanks everyone for the advice. I never run above 900 rpm when using these bits. The quality of these vary from cheap to good but I have managed to break... -
28th Apr 2010, 11:28 AM
Thread: Centre drills keep breaking
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Centre drills keep breaking
I have a habit of breaking the tips on the small centre drills. I aim to be careful but they still break off. Why is this so?
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27th Apr 2010, 12:51 PM
Thread: Small knurled knob
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Good idea, Andrew and all done without turning on...
Good idea, Andrew and all done without turning on the lathe. How many passes did it take before the impression was satisfactory?