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    Thanks Bob. I will give it a try. Regards Col

    Thanks Bob. I will give it a try.

    Regards
    Col
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    Holding boring bars in lathe

    Hello Nigel

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    2) Large boring bars (e.g. over 20mm diameter) will be a challenge for any small lathe.
    Does anyone have plans/photos of clamping systems for them?

    I use a simple system...
  3. Thread: lathe

    by Col2310
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    Lathe

    As requested
  4. Love to hear opinions for some holiday humour ...

    Love to hear opinions for some holiday humour

    If the rear castors are locked, it shapes curved workpieces :B
  5. Thanks nadroj

    Thanks nadroj
  6. [QUOTE)I have a very nice Drummond hand shaper...

    [QUOTE)I have a very nice Drummond hand shaper that is coming long very nicely. And it's going to stay hand operated!

    Get it Motorised as this Moving Head Shaper made by a Sydney...
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    [QUOTE=matthew_g;1972876]Hi guys and Gals, have...

    [QUOTE=matthew_g;1972876]Hi guys and Gals,
    have been wandering all over EBay trying to find hand scrapers.

    Matt. Try this link if you have big dollars

    ...
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    I have just returned from Specsavers with a new...

    I have just returned from Specsavers with a new pair of Specs.

    Col
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    Looking at the insert pocket in the latest...

    Looking at the insert pocket in the latest picture, you do not need an insert setting gauge.
    The pocket sets the insert both axially and radially therefore the accuracy is dependent on the
    insert...
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    A simple and reasonably accurate way of setting:...

    A simple and reasonably accurate way of setting:

    Mount cutter on a vertical spindle
    Take a light cut (2mm+) on a scrap piece of metal.
    Invert the cutter on the spindle.
    Move the cutter over...
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    Correct. The English Steel Corporation of...

    Correct.
    The English Steel Corporation of Sheffield manufactured High Speed Steel tools from the 1930's until( I think)
    the 1990's. Noted for their Butt-Welded HSS Turning and Planing Tools.
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    [QUOTE=Weekend.Warrior;1960964]The serrated one...

    [QUOTE=Weekend.Warrior;1960964]The serrated one that had you stumped looks like some sort of threading bit.

    It is a HSS Spade Drill, similar to a Madison.
    ...
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    Update on items sold Col

    Update on items sold

    Col
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    Hello Matt I accepted an offer just hours ago...

    Hello Matt

    I accepted an offer just hours ago for the 0 to 25mm.

    Thanks for your interest.

    Col
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    Quote Originally Posted by Col2310 View Post My...

    Quote Originally Posted by Col2310 View Post
    My Mitutoyo measuring gear for sale

    103-137 0 - 25mm Micrometer $48


    103-138 25 - 50mm Micrometer $60 SOLD


    103-139B 50-75mm Micrometer...
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    Item sold.

    Dial Caliper 0-150mm $50 (No Case) Sold
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    Coated Indexable Inserts For Sale

    Sandvik CCMT 09 T3 08 Grade 2035 8pcs $50

    Sandvik TPMR 110304 Grade 4025 10pcs $40

    Sandvik TPMR 110304 Grade 415 9 Pcs $35

    Sandvik Parting N151.2.300 SE ...
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    Mitutoyo Measurung Instruments For Sale

    My Mitutoyo measuring gear for sale

    103-137 0 - 25mm Micrometer $48


    103-138 25 - 50mm Micrometer $60


    103-139B 50-75mm Micrometer $75
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    Thank you for the fast response. Will mark as...

    Thank you for the fast response. Will mark as sold.
    I am in Lake Macquarie 20 kms south of Newcastle.

    Will PM my details

    Col
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    Vertex Dividing Head

    Age and ill-health means I have to dispose of my Workshop gear.

    Vertex BS-0 Dividing Head $350

    Includes:

    TOS 125mm 3 Jaw Chuck
    Tailstock
    2 extra Dividing Plates
    Carrier
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    Eee lad, if tha fell into a fell into a bucket of...

    Eee lad, if tha fell into a fell into a bucket of horse muck, would thee come up clutching a Ten Bob Note

    Good find
    Regards
    Col
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    There were two Hard Metal plants post 1970 but...

    There were two Hard Metal plants post 1970 but have since closed.

    1. The Mayfield, Newcastle site was originally a joint venture between BHP and Seco Tools Sweden.
    They processed Scheelite...
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    [I wounder what the organic binder might...

    [I wounder what the organic binder might be..[/QUOTE]

    Paraffin Wax prior to Pressing.
    Used at the Mayfield NSW and Dandenong Vic. Carbide Plants up to the 1990's.
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    [QUOTE=WCD;1916729]Making your own holder is...

    [QUOTE=WCD;1916729]Making your own holder is probably the best way to get what you want.

    I have made a similar Boring Bar holder for my Hercus Craftsman, taking bars from 10mm to 25mm, grooving...
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    I've been thinking....

    I've been thinking.Sorry to post off topic but could not resist.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNalxy-_SyM
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    I have Machinery's Handbook vol 26 and 27 on CD...

    I have Machinery's Handbook vol 26 and 27 on CD in PDF.
    Over 3000 pages in 27th Edition so too heavy to fully print but handy to print the required pages as needed.
    PM me for further information.
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    Sticky: Tangential Toolholders

    Well done Bill.

    The original Carbide Tangential Tools.Late 1950's.
    The Clamping Band was the key to the design, giving a slimmer tool profile with a 7 degree Front to Back and Side clearances....
  28. Thread: Probator

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    Smiths Industries Tacho/Surface speed indicator

    This is a 1960 equivalent usually supplied with:
    Male cone
    Female cone
    Surface speed wheel - Imperial or Metric
    Extension
    Gave direct rpm with male/Female cones and surface speed in FPM /MPM.by...
  29. Thread: Jacobs Chuck

    by Col2310
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    Roger, Try this site:...

    Roger,
    Try this site:
    http://www.newmantools.com/jacobs/arbors.htm#A0261

    Col
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    Fluid cooled Morse Tapper bits

    Are these what you are looking for?

    Oilfeed Coolant Morse Taper Drills

    coolant inducer socket - ICS Cutting Tools

    oil hole drills - ICS Cutting Tools

    Col
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    Wickman OPG Optical Grinder.

    Developed in the 1950's by a Wickman engineer names Harold Bagley, an ex neighbour of mine. Initially for developed for tooling on Wickman Multi and Single Spindle Automatics, then for all precision...
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    Stuart, I paused the camera and changed the...

    Stuart,

    I paused the camera and changed the feed direction in the second half of the video

    Colin
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    Another Little Ripper

    A sliding head shaper created by an unknown toolmaker and rescued from the re-cycler.

    3 stroke speeds via pulley
    6" Stroke
    5" Max width of workpiece
    Heavy roughing @0.020" DOC :D

    See here ...
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    Quote Would I have been pushing the limits...

    Quote

    Would I have been pushing the limits for a face cutter like this trying to take off 2mm? I am trying to work out if operator error was the cause for the racket or if the machine is in need...
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    Explained very simply here::U:U:U ...

    Explained very simply here::U:U:U


    http://me.emu.edu.tr/me364/ME364_cutting_mechanics.pdf
  36. [QUOTE=unixbigot;1412366]I have a Mars "Great...

    [QUOTE=unixbigot;1412366]I have a Mars "Great Scot" lathe with a 1-1/2" 8tpi spindle.



    My 9" Hercus Craftsman has 1.5" x 8 tpi USS (Sellers Thread) 60 degree profile.

    Col
  37. Thread: Tool gloat?

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    I had a set of 3. Turning, Facemilling and...

    I had a set of 3. Turning, Facemilling and End-Milling but can only find this one.
    The samples are made of Nickel.
    There were more elaborate ones available but this is a handy pocket size.
    Used it...
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    Hello Mike, What specification of aluminium did...

    Hello Mike,
    What specification of aluminium did you use for the pulleys?
    Col
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    Bob, Have you tried Royce Cross.Try this page: ...

    Bob,
    Have you tried Royce Cross.Try this page:

    Royce Cross Australia...
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    Stuart, Slender or thin carbide blanks and the...

    Stuart,
    Slender or thin carbide blanks and the harder grades are more difficult to torch braze due to uneven cooling/shrinkage rates between shank and carbide.
    Pre heating the shank and cooling...
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    Graham, Modern inserts can be brazed to steel...

    Graham,
    Modern inserts can be brazed to steel shanks provided the braze surfaces are cleaned to remove the oxides that are formed on the surfaces during the sintering operation or the exotic...
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    Pipeclay You have a hide to ask that...

    Pipeclay
    You have a hide to ask that question.:wink:
    Ask your wife,girlfriend,partner etc. They know all about shoes:D

    Col
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    Cleveland are now part of the Eastern Group...

    Cleveland are now part of the Eastern Group (Chinese owned) but Precision Twist Drill are owned by Dormer Sheffield, part of the Sandvik Group.
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    Stuart, Thank you for your guidance and infinite...

    Stuart,
    Thank you for your guidance and infinite patience in helping a electronically challenged senior citizen.You embody the character of this forum.
    I tried to get assistance but the seller was...
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    Hello Stuart, We now have power. Jumpers J4 and...

    Hello Stuart,
    We now have power.
    Jumpers J4 and J17 are as shown on page 24.
    I cannot access the U parameters and have not set any..just used defaults..
    Are they for Vector regulation and I have...
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    I must have upset the Gods. We now have a power...

    I must have upset the Gods. We now have a power outage!!!!!!!!!!
    Will check JP and U.0000=0

    Yes, I have a 5k Pot

    Thanks again
    Col
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    No. The speed remains constant whether I go up or...

    No. The speed remains constant whether I go up or down with the panel buttons.
    Col
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    Hello Stuart I started from scratch, reset to...

    Hello Stuart
    I started from scratch, reset to defaults and then the motor settings. Bought a new pot and rewired all switches....Still the same as I cannot control the speed from the pot.

    In the...
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    Stuart, The GV3000 drive plate shows V6.04 but...

    Stuart,
    The GV3000 drive plate shows V6.04 but when I checked P.098 it shows V4.42.
    I downloaded Manual D23323 from Reliance and the parameters for V4.42 do not include
    P.052 to P.060.

    Brrrrrr...
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    I do not have a P.054 in remote or local. The...

    I do not have a P.054 in remote or local. The parameters skip from P.051 to P.060.
    Must read the manual and find out why.

    Col
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