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  1. Taking a break from learning German... :D ...

    Taking a break from learning German... :D

    The tracking and blade tensioning were kind of frustrating. The blade wanted to run off the front of the wheel, and winding the tracking knob in to try...
  2. I've downloaded it, and am working through it, so...

    I've downloaded it, and am working through it, so you can delete the link if you'd like. :2tsup:

    My compliments to the gentlemen who scanned it, he's done a far better job than you often see with...
  3. While I eagerly await Tokoloshe uploading the...

    While I eagerly await Tokoloshe uploading the manual somewhere I can get my grubby mitts on it, might as well continue with the catching up...

    Although the images on this page of this thread now...
  4. You don't have to trace the shape in your initial...

    You don't have to trace the shape in your initial setup.... Which gives you basically 6 straight lines to work with.

    Clamp it to the bed of your horizontal bandsaw however you can (quick and...
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    Noticed this while standing at my bench today: ...

    Noticed this while standing at my bench today:

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    O1 tool steel from Edcon. Looks a bit darker and slightly green on my screen, it's a bit paler blue in reality. As others have said, the...
  6. I started making an outboard table like that for...

    I started making an outboard table like that for my 7x12, but I used about 16mm thick angle iron. The idea being I could drill and tap various holes in it to allow using the clamp set from the mill...
  7. I did miss the post with the manual, had a look...

    I did miss the post with the manual, had a look earlier. It looks like the automatic feed on that model used an electric motor to drive it, from what I can tell. Also, part number 27 on page 8...
  8. So, as our new friend has pointed out - there's a...

    So, as our new friend has pointed out - there's a honking great ugly box hanging off the front of my table. So I guess we'd better finally talk about it.

    As most who have followed thus far have...
  9. For the grinder, I used 8mm round green...

    For the grinder, I used 8mm round green polyurethane belting, since as far as I could tell it either has to be joined in place, or you'd have to remove the speed control mechanism...

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  10. Love the way the front cover perfectly...

    Love the way the front cover perfectly demonstrates the main reason to have a blade welder in the modern world!

    That is seriously cool to see all the factory inclusions... Interesting that they...
  11. Told you lot ze Germans were here... :D I...

    Told you lot ze Germans were here... :D

    I would love to see any manuals or brochures you have for this machine. :2tsup:
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    You can get a pair (taper + bottom) of new...

    You can get a pair (taper + bottom) of new Chinese 20 x 1.5 for marginally more than it'll probably cost you to post one across Australia, unless you have some specific reason to avoid them...
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    I... don't even know exactly what that is, but a...

    I... don't even know exactly what that is, but a quick Google suggests there are 3rd party apps you can use to watch Youtube on it without the ads? Smartube seems to be the common response...

    I...
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    What adverts? :D I run Ublock Origin on...

    What adverts? :D

    I run Ublock Origin on Firefox (also available for a number of other browsers), and Brave browser automatically blocks ads anyway. The internet is SO much tidier without ads -...
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    Don't necessarily discount the other option to...

    Don't necessarily discount the other option to 12mm carbide, which would be bigger HSS roughers, 16-20mm. I finally managed to find some in roughly the same price range (seems to be getting...
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    Recut them with a carbide insert boring bar (if...

    Recut them with a carbide insert boring bar (if you don't have a grinder). I've done one of mine with a regular old CCMT insert for exactly the same reason, much improved.

    I'm going to disagree...
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    Pretty much what everyone else said. I have a...

    Pretty much what everyone else said. I have a 25mm one, which admittedly is way overkill for an R8 bridgeport....

    Was unusable initially, but the old Hercus vise I was using was apparently made...
  18. :thumbup: That marking on the paper towel...

    :thumbup:

    That marking on the paper towel effect is quite pronounced if you use it on old cast iron that's rust browned itself (like my bandsaw table) over the years, and leave it pretty wet for...
  19. Machinerys Handbook has 3 pages on calculating...

    Machinerys Handbook has 3 pages on calculating thread dimensions. Starts on page 1999 in the 31st edition. Need to run out, so don't have time to make images for you at the moment....
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    Technically the blade welder is actually single...

    Technically the blade welder is actually single phase, just at 415v. You can run it off 240v if you can find a transformer with suitable taps and current rating to step up to 415v. Not sure if...
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    Sticky: Got 4 of them under the Kölle bandsaw, best guess...

    Got 4 of them under the Kölle bandsaw, best guess for weight about 750kg. Haven't noticed it moving even when levering on stuff in the top housing, they seem pretty solid in use. Under a bench with...
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    Sticky: I watch quite a few Youtubers building tools for...

    I watch quite a few Youtubers building tools for their machines of all sorts, and usually am left thinking that's quite beautiful, but really not very useful to me... Things like lathe tool height...
  23. Interesting. That is indeed the other version of...

    Interesting. That is indeed the other version of the plate I have seen, which is almost in direct opposition to the one you can see fitted to my machine.

    Also doesn't make much sense, as in...
  24. I hadn't realised that interchangeability...

    I hadn't realised that interchangeability before... However, the badge on the machine actually reads thus:

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    Not my machine in this case, a picture dragged off the net for convenience as...
  25. Continuing on my journey to establish the best...

    Continuing on my journey to establish the best solution to powering all of the gismos etc, an inspection of the electrical box is in order:

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    Given the fact that the earlier identified...
  26. Ah, but have you realised that one of those two...

    Ah, but have you realised that one of those two BIG features actually technically combines 2 design elements to give it even more usefulness... :wink:
  27. Did you not see the Colonel! :D It has been...

    Did you not see the Colonel! :D It has been running for a few months now, cutting all kinds of things, this is a catchup series. Indeed, as BaronJ pointed out, to paraphrase Alex Horne on...
  28. Cut it out, ze Germans are here... Kölle BSM40 Bandsaw

    I have alluded to this one a couple of times, but just haven't got round to doing a thread for it - so here it is.

    Of course, the title is somewhat redundant, since in typical German fashion BSM...
  29. This will probably be one of the last updates in...

    This will probably be one of the last updates in this thread, unless I come up with some tooling for internal work I think anyone might be interested in...

    I previously mentioned I was missing the...
  30. They do still exist, I just managed to dig this...

    They do still exist, I just managed to dig this one up after you reminded me of their existence:

    https://www.timbecon.com.au/ivac-dust-extraction-control-switch-box-anz-version

    Looks like it'd...
  31. If you've got wifi at the location, this: ...

    If you've got wifi at the location, this:

    https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-white-grid-connect-smart-plug-in-socket-with-energy-meter_p0273367

    Otherwise this style will work if you want to...
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    On the off chance it's of interest to you or...

    On the off chance it's of interest to you or anyone else:

    https://koweldingtables.com.au/

    Have quite a range, and the K28 range can be had in cast iron. The biggest K28 is cast iron is half...
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    Measuring bolt spacings is the most common...

    Measuring bolt spacings is the most common scenario. Measure the diameter of the first bolt hole with the inside jaws, then zero to that. Now measure between the outermost points of two bolt holes...
  34. Have considered that one. Have one on the shelf...

    Have considered that one. Have one on the shelf as a possible, along with a disposable argon. Not a lot of room to fit a straw etc through the neck, I think was the main dilemma. They're also a...
  35. CRC 3-36 is what I've been using around here for...

    CRC 3-36 is what I've been using around here for rust prevention. Can spray it on, leave it a while, then wipe the excess off, and it leaves what feels like almost a waxy feel without being wet. Or...
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    Interesting machine, seems to have slimmer...

    Interesting machine, seems to have slimmer castings in the top end than I recall seeing on any of the other camelbacks I've seen, but still retains a nice chunky table support.

    Had me going for a...
  37. I have a strong suspicion that it's just a...

    I have a strong suspicion that it's just a regular old MT3 arbor that the manufacturer in this particular has helpfully put some flats on in order to make it easier to do up the retaining bolt in the...
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    https://www.edconsteel.com.au/store/products/steel...

    https://www.edconsteel.com.au/store/products/steel/duragal-mild-steel/c-section-channel
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    Indeed that is exactly correct, but it also...

    Indeed that is exactly correct, but it also depends on where you start. If you happen across something like that CNMG finishing insert I'm using, that occasion will be very rare. Likewise, if you...
  40. When you say feed/pitch selector, are you...

    When you say feed/pitch selector, are you referring to the seven position lever?

    I would assume that given there are seven columns in the table, it's a direct correlation, but if you had to put...
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    Well now, that is not exactly true.... :wink: ...

    Well now, that is not exactly true.... :wink:

    My current favourite insert is a Tungaloy NS530 grade CNMG120404-11. It gives brilliant finishes on all matter of steels, even on light cuts. And...
  42. Drilling angle iron would be just one of the many...

    Drilling angle iron would be just one of the many ways it would be done.....

    I'm just impressed the screw doesn't have any marks on that side - must have faced the rest down for the photo.
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    Perhaps a possibility?...

    Perhaps a possibility? https://metalworkforums.com/f311/t209812-gippsland-murray-bridge-return-space-available

    I'm sure Kryn would volunteer fill in the link from there to you if needed....
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    That SAG12 looks to be an 'approach with extreme...

    That SAG12 looks to be an 'approach with extreme caution'. The joystick for speed selection and spindle direction has been removed, and something appears to have been kludged into place.

    For...
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    I've done a fair bit of thinking about that, as...

    I've done a fair bit of thinking about that, as I'd normally have the same issue of wanting the gantry at both ends. Only real solution I've come up with for that, would be to assemble it laying...
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    There's also this style, bit straighter. I have...

    There's also this style, bit straighter. I have a Blue Point version from about 20 years ago when they were the only ones making tools to suit all the stuff coming out on the European cars.
    ...
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    I'll be interested as to how you go with that...

    I'll be interested as to how you go with that gantry. I've thought about that one a number of times, but my Bridgeport clone I believe is closer to 1200kg, the Graziano is probably 1350kg, and the...
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    When I moved down here Shane at Total Crane...

    When I moved down here Shane at Total Crane Trucks stored the Graziano, the Bridgeport and a large metal workbench for me for a couple of weeks. I could actually have put it in Dads shed up the road...
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    If you're talking about this type: 404552 ...

    If you're talking about this type:

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    I've got some here as part of a set that were supplied with a set of pistons made by (from memory, I didn't get them done) this mob in Dandenong:...
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    Try using the metric sizing as well in your...

    Try using the metric sizing as well in your searches, the sizing you've used is only really common in the US, and even they're moving away from it a bit. Still handy to search by that designator as...
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