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14th Mar 2024, 04:40 PM
Thread: Advice on Oxy/Acetylene kit
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Heating and brazing as mentioned, that's the best...
Heating and brazing as mentioned, that's the best use of O/A nowadays. It does seem to help with tig technique, if you want to get into that at some stage - and it was the progression taught in Tafe...
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16th Oct 2022, 04:19 PM
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After being shown how to get the fiddly angle...
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After being shown how to get the fiddly angle adjustment thingamabob working properly, found a mate's horizontal grinding device, pooped on linishing belts and bench grinder wheels from a... -
19th Jun 2022, 10:06 AM
Thread: Just needs a little bit of a clean up.
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Jack Brabham replica pricing.
Jack Brabham replica pricing.
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19th Jun 2022, 10:02 AM
Thread: Green Hammertone Paint.
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Dunno if it's just changing fashion, weird the...
Dunno if it's just changing fashion, weird the green seems to have just died after being so ubiquitous. If the grinder is Aussie, likely it's Galmet as half the industry used that. Was getting...
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4th Jan 2022, 01:01 PM
Thread: Do I have the Flu or Covid-19?
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Bit late now, but they probably don't want to see...
Bit late now, but they probably don't want to see you without a negative test. Protocol after a positive case visits, was(?) a decontamination, which probably wouldn't endear you to them if you close...
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30th Dec 2021, 12:24 PM
Thread: Identify Beryllium Copper
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Seems the supplier in Melbourne needs to get rid...
Seems the supplier in Melbourne needs to get rid of all their inventory.
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27th Nov 2021, 05:37 PM
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How badly do you want one? :wink:...
How badly do you want one? :wink: https://www.grays.com/lot/0004-5046870/engineering-and-toolmaking/colchester-triumph-2000-cap-bed-lathe Pic 10!
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1st Nov 2021, 01:39 PM
Thread: Source for 40 position multifix style QCTP
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They'll tell you anything to make the sale...
They'll tell you anything to make the sale generally, although no doubt, language skill comes into it too. I did use these guys ages ago, they were reasonable quality on most basic items...
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31st Oct 2021, 06:22 PM
Thread: My New Shed project
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When is the planer open for biz, hehe? That...
When is the planer open for biz, hehe?
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31st Oct 2021, 06:09 PM
Thread: Source for 40 position multifix style QCTP
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I believe the founder of Create died about 18...
I believe the founder of Create died about 18 months(?) ago.
Emmanuel Goldstein on PM had his PA contact Nina with some difficulty, they were intending to keep going I understood - and I think he... -
17th Mar 2021, 09:10 PM
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Sticky: At least someone beat the scrap man, impressive...
At least someone beat the scrap man, impressive piece of kit that Lang, 30hp and 525rpm top end could do you some damage! There was a bit of correspondence regarding clutches, the 2 pommy suppliers...
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16th Mar 2021, 07:51 PM
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Sticky: It was a smaller size, advantageous for a smaller...
It was a smaller size, advantageous for a smaller shed. Not connected to power in an unused area of the factory, which might signify something.
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16th Mar 2021, 07:43 PM
Thread: WTB - Couple of larger taper shank drills
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Be interested to see how the toolpost mounting...
Be interested to see how the toolpost mounting works, never attempted it, despite having holders.
Decided to have a squizz, that lot 368 I think did have at the very bottom a couple of MT5s, which... -
15th Mar 2021, 07:58 AM
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Sticky: ^^That's disappointing, thought you'd have a...
^^That's disappointing, thought you'd have a hard-on for that 50" Lang as a project to join the grinder, imagine the DOC! Maybe MG has finished his shed. :D
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13th Mar 2021, 05:05 PM
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Sticky: Not sure what this is off, FP33 maybe - a touch...
Not sure what this is off, FP33 maybe - a touch optimistic https://www.grays.com/lot/0149-5043850/engineering-and-toolmaking/deckel-all-angle-t-slot-table-fitted-with-angle-plate
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13th Mar 2021, 04:55 PM
Thread: WTB - Couple of larger taper shank drills
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Not handy to location, and god knows what they'll...
Not handy to location, and god knows what they'll end up, possibly a few likely prospects here in MT4 going by my vernier eye -...
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3rd Mar 2021, 07:43 PM
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If you wanted to change the chuck, an Oz collet...
If you wanted to change the chuck, an Oz collet would do the job in 40 taper. Not sure anyone local stocks them, but they were offered locally in the 90s...and I think they still have a following in...
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7th Feb 2021, 04:43 PM
Thread: Cigweld comet junior
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Not on that end of the scale, but yeah, tips at...
Not on that end of the scale, but yeah, tips at least haven't been available for a long, long, time. Would expect only O rings, as China points out, as wear items.
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Biggest problem I think was it tended to have a...
Biggest problem I think was it tended to have a box full of neutrals - normally encountered at the worst possible time too. Seem to remember a shift drum modification or an undercutting operation was...
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25th Jan 2021, 07:34 AM
Thread: Anyone bought from China lately
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See you next time, I saw got past US tv! ...
See you next time, I saw got past US tv!
Nothing tooling related here, just simple brackets. Could make make them I suppose, just the tedium of making 50 or 60 v taking a chance they arrive by the... -
24th Jan 2021, 09:46 AM
Thread: Anyone bought from China lately
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Any recent experience of delays, getting junk...
Any recent experience of delays, getting junk from China?
With the recent halving of expat intake and loss of airline capacity flying to the east coast, wondering if transit time has blown out... -
20th Nov 2020, 07:10 PM
Thread: Lathe tooling cost/quality
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Late to the party. :) Use the H&F 2mm blades,...
Late to the party. :) Use the H&F 2mm blades, they seem to be good, you'll break them if you try to get the insert to work when it's worn out though - wouldn't have any misgivings about using them to...
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They also made some pretty poorly engineered...
They also made some pretty poorly engineered ones. A mate had the misfortune to buy an MX bike with Sachs/DKW 125 2 stroke installed back in the day....less said the better!
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1st Nov 2020, 10:40 AM
Thread: Washing machine tap woes!
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Had similar problems with accessing shower...
Had similar problems with accessing shower spindles (coming through a single brick wall).....you can only replace washers by prying on the pipework and unscrewing, but removal requires desoldering...
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30th Oct 2020, 07:30 AM
Thread: Twiggy Forrest
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May have been in Ashfield, although I don't...
May have been in Ashfield, although I don't remember lawns and gardens as in the historic images, just an expanse of bitumen for parking.
That trove article, 15k for a secondary principal - and if... -
29th Oct 2020, 08:29 AM
Thread: Twiggy Forrest
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Vaguely remember a bit of corporate...
Vaguely remember a bit of corporate fraud....which is probably a trivial sum nowadays....dealt a lot of that business the death sentence. On the other hand, briefly attended their radio school back...
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2nd Oct 2020, 09:02 PM
Thread: Free Lathe Safety on Facebook
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Seems it might have come in use for someone quite...
Seems it might have come in use for someone quite recently, a motorsport identity in his 80s has just been caught up in a lathe, collarbone and shoulder smashed, ear detached. Impression I get, he...
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6th Sep 2020, 11:53 AM
Thread: Chevron 7 clubman resto
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If you get it sorted, spoke to a mate a few weeks...
If you get it sorted, spoke to a mate a few weeks back, the Wednesdays at Wakefield apparently are still going despite the black death. He runs a self built 7, 4ag powered.
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6th Sep 2020, 11:24 AM
Thread: Money saving tip
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Reminds me around 20 years ago, somebody came by...
Reminds me around 20 years ago, somebody came by to borrow a LH 5/16" unf tap on a weekend, give him the lecture to take care of a less easy to acquire and expensive tap as a precaution. Just as I...
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6th Sep 2020, 11:13 AM
Thread: Where to buy quality drill sets
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Most repetitive stainless stuff I've done...
Most repetitive stainless stuff I've done recently was in ~ 6mm 316, also around 8mm diameter. The go-to drill there is a masonry drill appropriately sharpened, rather than cobalt.
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16th Jul 2020, 06:58 PM
Thread: Old Demco can’t do 26 TPI
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A and A out at Smithfield might be worth a call...
A and A out at Smithfield might be worth a call if there's nothing readily available....near certain that lathe hasn't been supported for decades. Hobbed should deliver a bit better mesh than...
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26th Jun 2020, 11:11 AM
Thread: Chevron 7 clubman resto
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Been probably 10 years since I've used a UVP, but...
Been probably 10 years since I've used a UVP, but chassis number was part of the process. Duncan Gay did rework some of this a few years ago I believe when he was roads minister, to make it more...
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26th Jun 2020, 10:57 AM
Thread: Milling machines
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Given your location, should be in the epicenter...
Given your location, should be in the epicenter of machine tools, the patience - and ability to reject junk - rather than jump on a new purchase is the main prerequisite, which I've had in short...
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16th Jun 2020, 09:17 AM
Thread: Help wanted for vice repair
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Seems to be common, a vice here, that's an...
Seems to be common, a vice here, that's an amalgam of a Dawn 5" cast iron and Carter semi steel is broken in the same area - I'd just carry on with life. If the defect is eating you up inside,:) I'd...
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16th Jun 2020, 08:54 AM
Thread: Help with jointer rebuild
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Haven't really tackled the jointer here, as still...
Haven't really tackled the jointer here, as still fixing broken bits on a few hundred kilo of toppled over thicknesser. The bearings ordered here were 6202/03 for the jointer, which Mr Google tells...
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14th Jun 2020, 09:29 AM
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The owner just wanted out and tried to sell it as...
The owner just wanted out and tried to sell it as a going concern for a prolonged time. I can almost be certain who served you from the description, ha....the stock wan't low quality and that guy was...
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13th Jun 2020, 08:07 AM
Thread: split pvc piping
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That's usually referred to as pinchweld here,...
That's usually referred to as pinchweld here, with metal or plastic teeth. Can't say I've seen it in small size, normally used where two layers of metal are spot-welded together. The stuff ordered...
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12th Jun 2020, 07:54 AM
Thread: split pvc piping
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Forgot about Jacksons, been more than 20 years...
Forgot about Jacksons, been more than 20 years since I've used them, they used to be Dunheved in a strange little estate.
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11th Jun 2020, 07:20 AM
Thread: split pvc piping
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Ha, as Max would say, missed it by that much! ...
Ha, as Max would say, missed it by that much!
Looks like the stuff and you're just up near Winmalee too from memory. Naturally ordered some of that U channel a day ago, if that doesn't work, will... -
9th Jun 2020, 08:50 PM
Thread: Richard King scraping classes in australia
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Ah, sorry. Remember there was a bit of acrimony...
Ah, sorry. Remember there was a bit of acrimony about a double-cross or some other nonsense accusation over the other side about 9 or 10 years ago, regarding the proposed course here.....and I...
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9th Jun 2020, 06:14 PM
Thread: split pvc piping
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I've done something like that to protect some...
I've done something like that to protect some sharp edges in a boating environment. At least when I did it, the razor looked like it had been wielded by a drunk....and if there was any length to it,...
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9th Jun 2020, 10:16 AM
Thread: Richard King scraping classes in australia
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Checking PM he hasn't posted there either since...
Checking PM he hasn't posted there either since the end of last year, maybe he's been flat out or just sick of the BS.....I can think of a few empty vessels over there that post non-stop crap, that...
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9th Jun 2020, 08:17 AM
Thread: split pvc piping
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Looks like something there would do the job!...
Looks like something there would do the job! Haven't any sample but the metal is probably 18g ~ 1.2mm(ish) and the piping is probably 4mm on the legs. My description is no doubt lacking, you can just...
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8th Jun 2020, 08:08 PM
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I'd say that's the case in the US - and here to a...
I'd say that's the case in the US - and here to a lesser extent, too many living a hand-to-mouth existence! The crazy, conspiracy laden, liberty or death stuff that seems prevalent over there...
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8th Jun 2020, 07:53 PM
Thread: Richard King scraping classes in australia
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PDW had something about inviting him to do a...
PDW had something about inviting him to do a scraping course a long time ago. The cost back then was fairly steep to say the least and likely putting up Typhoid Marys out of the USA for a compulsory...
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8th Jun 2020, 07:41 PM
Thread: Stuck keyless chuck
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A friend decided to use my Albrecht chuck with a...
A friend decided to use my Albrecht chuck with a 4" holesaw, mushroomed and cracked one of the components - of course this one was modular with the arbor and non-repairable. Brings a tear to the eye...
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8th Jun 2020, 07:34 PM
Thread: split pvc piping
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split pvc piping
Has anyone come across a source for this? It's the black stuff that used to be common to edge sheet metal components on machinery to stop vibration loosening fasteners and reduce irritating high...
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28th May 2020, 06:53 AM
Thread: Chevron 7 clubman resto
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Sounds about the right area. He sold, or...
Sounds about the right area.
He sold, or maybe still has that clubbie on the market. Due to a long-term medical condition worsening, he had to give the project away finally about a year or 18... -
27th May 2020, 08:34 PM
Thread: Chevron 7 clubman resto
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The red tape and hoops to jump through killed the...
The red tape and hoops to jump through killed the local manufacturer....and the rules and regs are worse now.
A friend was getting a bike engined clubman engineered with someone in the central... -
25th May 2020, 09:39 AM
Thread: I found this in my lathe gearbox today.
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Does the witness mark look like it will match any...
Does the witness mark look like it will match any other diameter?
At first impression, would appear to me to be as Baron J states, something next to a casing. Hard to tell ID with no scale, any...