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10th May 2020, 08:34 PM
Thread: Overhead retractable power cable
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Completed
Got some new chain yesterday, didn't have the simpler link type, so prising open the double links on this was a bit awkward, but the fit on the cable was spot on. Thanks again AGeckoCan for the chain...
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5th May 2020, 07:25 PM
Thread: Steel storage rack
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[QUOTE=BobL;1967664]Rack looks great. My rack...
[QUOTE=BobL;1967664]Rack looks great.
My rack is a much lighter weight version as the heaviest stuff I have on any one shelf are a couple of pieces of 1" steel rod with about half my stuff being... -
5th May 2020, 10:00 AM
Thread: Overhead retractable power cable
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THAT's the idea I was missing! I am using that...
THAT's the idea I was missing! I am using that type of chain, but had looped 3 or 4 links around each coil drop - clumsy (temp) solution. Squeeze the link loop - perfect. Thanks.
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5th May 2020, 09:53 AM
Thread: Steel storage rack
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Hi Tony, yep, I had been thinking about that....
Hi Tony,
yep, I had been thinking about that. I was going to put some across the feet as well to give more support for shorter bits of sheet offcuts too.
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4th May 2020, 08:07 PM
Thread: 87g vise stand
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Decided to add the annulus to the mobile base...
Decided to add the annulus to the mobile base this morning, just to get the annulus out of the way. The side of the annulus is very slightly stepped (<1mm). Thinking the applied paint probably...
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3rd May 2020, 08:44 PM
Thread: Angle grinder rack on a stand
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The plan was to keep all 4 grinders plugged into...
The plan was to keep all 4 grinders plugged into the Clipsal RCD outlet, but having to always loop the cables around the handles to avoid them dragging on the floor, and fouling the wheels was an...
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2nd May 2020, 08:27 PM
Thread: Steel storage rack
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five rows up
Two short of long enough offcuts, had to stitch a couple of pairs of short lengths together. Third row up.
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1st May 2020, 07:47 PM
Thread: Steel storage rack
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First shelf going up. Used the smaller 8”...
First shelf going up. Used the smaller 8” Fireball squares. The angled corners allow getting in to tack and weld across. RHS brackets are 160mm long. Tacked the top corners of each bracket, then...
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30th Apr 2020, 07:50 PM
Thread: Steel storage rack
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Steel rack build - day 2
Decided to drill and tap the mounting holes to the girts, rather than tek screws or weld in place. M10x1.0 fine gives 3 threads engagement in the 3mm wall RHS girt. Stepped off the left with timber....
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30th Apr 2020, 12:51 AM
Thread: Steel storage rack
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the aluminium 12" pair was $55 USD shipping. $136...
the aluminium 12" pair was $55 USD shipping. $136 USD shipping for cast iron 12" pair.
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29th Apr 2020, 09:33 PM
Thread: Steel storage rack
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Steel storage rack
I built my old mobile steel rack 6 or 7 years ago. Mobility and minimal footprint was a requisite at the time. I had scored the angle iron base (two of) which I subsequently dismembered and...
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25th Apr 2020, 08:05 PM
Thread: Inter-mezzanine walkay - locked at last
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Inter-mezzanine walkway - locked at last
A work in progress.
I built this walkway about 3 years ago, but never got around to tacking in joists under the ends of the mesh, or a mechanism to clamp it in place. I built a mezzanine at either... -
25th Apr 2020, 10:55 AM
Thread: Overhead retractable power cable
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good idea re heat gun, ta. I had though...
good idea re heat gun, ta.
I had though initially about two rings, then thought it would be a pain to get them onto the cable - but it just occurred to me, that I have yet to put a plug on the... -
24th Apr 2020, 09:42 PM
Thread: Overhead retractable power cable
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Overhead retractable power cable
Now this barely qualifies as a 'metalwork' project, apart from drilling a few holes and doing a couple of tack welds, but it may amuse some.
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22nd Apr 2020, 07:34 PM
Thread: Angle grinder rack on a stand
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separating three bits of inch bar
Three bits stitched together in a U, inside and out. Unfortunately just a bit narrow to get the angle grinder inside.
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21st Apr 2020, 08:59 PM
Thread: Angle grinder rack on a stand
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Yes, I am of the same mind. One inch bar offcuts...
Yes, I am of the same mind. One inch bar offcuts don't grow on trees. The third bit was destined to be V cut and used on the Arbor press.
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19th Apr 2020, 07:19 PM
Thread: Angle grinder rack on a stand
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I had only moved it back and forth on the rubber...
I had only moved it back and forth on the rubber mat and it was ok. I gave it a bit more of a vigorous challenge to verticality after your suggestion, and it would benefit from a lower centre of...
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18th Apr 2020, 08:24 PM
Thread: Pair of Trestles
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got the door up on the stands. 890 x 2445mm ...
got the door up on the stands. 890 x 2445mm
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18th Apr 2020, 08:09 PM
Thread: Angle grinder rack on a stand
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Angle grinder rack on a stand
I'm on a roll. It's a turn accumulated crap occupying space into consolidated more useful lower footprint phase. Angle grinders are always in a pile, and a pain.
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18th Apr 2020, 09:27 AM
Thread: Pair of Trestles
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In retrospect, it would have been more sensible...
In retrospect, it would have been more sensible to lay the top rail on edge, and pack the two uprights 10 mm off the table. That way three pieces in one horizontal assembly. Then could have stood the...
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17th Apr 2020, 11:38 PM
Thread: Pair of Trestles
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Pair of Trestles
I have a fairly heavy French late 19th century front door (cast iron curly bit in inserts, swing out glass half top...) I need to strip down, and get out of the hallway until I fabricate a frame and...
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17th Apr 2020, 12:32 AM
Thread: 87g vise stand
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Dawn vise stand - another lump
Remembered I had a bit of U-channel I had tucked under a small Wilton, sitting under a bench waiting for something to happen... I had even painted it ages ago. Came from the same source as the base...
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15th Apr 2020, 12:06 AM
Thread: 87g vise stand
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87 kg vise stand Foot Master levelling castors
I ordered 3 FootMaster GD-60 Stem Type Levelling Castors. These things are great. M12 x 1.75 or M16 x 2.0 centre bolt, 280kg load capacity per castor - 560 kg / 4pcs.
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14th Apr 2020, 11:41 PM
Thread: 87g vise stand
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87g vise stand
that title should be 87 KG vise stand. ( plus 31.5 Kg vise)
I had these rounds lying around for the last 5 years or so, and an unused stand I had made for a bench grinder years ago, and a Dawn... -
30th Sep 2018, 11:03 PM
Thread: Grinder Stone Storage
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oxtoolco had some very neat totes made in...
oxtoolco had some very neat totes made in aluminium, easy enough to fold up, 'Monday night meatloaf 119 showed them at c. 15:20
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20th Aug 2018, 10:28 AM
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woven ceramic discs work well for galv removal...
woven ceramic discs work well for galv removal too, with minimal steel removal. The pic shows three layers; the coated surface, breaking in to the galv layer, the raw steel underneath. This on...
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18th Aug 2018, 10:58 PM
Thread: Welding table
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cleaned the ends with acetone, and marked the...
cleaned the ends with acetone, and marked the seam welded side to be the top surface, and the bottoms with approximate position of the bearer, so as to grind off the zinc coating prior to welding....
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18th Aug 2018, 10:25 PM
Thread: Welding table
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Top fit up
I thought this morning I should measure the flatness of the 50mm seam welded side, and what do you know, it is flatter than the opposite 50mm side. 0.1mm or better! So seam welded side up! There is...
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18th Aug 2018, 09:45 PM
Thread: Welding table
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bugger! shoulda stuck to painted! I can paint...
bugger! shoulda stuck to painted! I can paint it black with VHT, or a coat of Aluminium rich galv, or Copper /Aluminium galv... Shiny finishes are for Aluminium of Alf cam covers, gearboxes, sumps...
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17th Aug 2018, 06:50 PM
Thread: Welding table
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table top
Thank you Grahame :-)
I picked up the RHS for the top today and first pic shows it laid up, just to check the spacing... One small disappointment is the flatness of the 75x50x4mm RHS on the... -
16th Aug 2018, 08:17 PM
Thread: Welding table
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Marked out, punched, and drilled (3mm/8mm, then...
Marked out, punched, and drilled (3mm/8mm, then 11/32", chamfered, then tapped the mounting plates (120x90x8mm) that will be welded to the tops of the corner columns, for M10x1.25 SHCS. Also made...
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15th Aug 2018, 08:51 PM
Thread: Welding table
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Welding table
Have finally found some time to put into a table.
I saw a slat top welding table using RHS, 30 years ago, walking past an open doorway of Uni Adelaide Engineering Dept. workshop one afternoon,... -
15th Aug 2018, 08:05 PM
Thread: 3 phase mig for panel work?
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WIA are excellent, particularly the Bernard guns...
WIA are excellent, particularly the Bernard guns (torch), smooth, small trigger action, feel so much more controllable than the Tweco (to me, anyway).
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3rd Aug 2018, 11:25 PM
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Nord-Lock washers, or Schnorr washers as I knew...
Nord-Lock washers, or Schnorr washers as I knew them ( Alfa's used them in high tensile, and cupped like a Belleville washer); Schnorr catalogue refers to them as 'safety washers'
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29th Jul 2018, 12:00 PM
Thread: High speed Waldown drill.
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Also a Waldown Type NH 3 phase for $150 , again...
Also a Waldown Type NH 3 phase for $150 , again in Adelaide
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25th Jul 2018, 06:34 PM
Thread: Surface Plate Question
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CMM went to an auction yesterday, and this...
CMM
went to an auction yesterday, and this went (I think) for c. $240
The plate was c 250mm, and the backing 150mm-200mm. Would be a bugger to move, but NICE granite.
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1st Jul 2018, 11:44 AM
Thread: unkown trolley jack
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lots of pages out there on Lincoln jacks... ...
lots of pages out there on Lincoln jacks...
Found this particularly good site that provides a host of downloadable PDF parts diagrams, and covers a lot of Brands of Hydraulic jacks of all types
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30th Jun 2018, 08:09 PM
Thread: unkown trolley jack
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Thanks for the reply Whitey, the seal has gone of...
Thanks for the reply Whitey, the seal has gone of course, easy enough, and was contemplating after fixing it, giving it to someone who needs a trolley jack for his farm. I'll check out google as you...
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26th Jun 2018, 07:34 PM
Thread: bit of a score today
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Dawn vise
picked up a couple of additional items from the same source today, 3 phase switch, and a Dawn vise.
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26th Jun 2018, 07:29 PM
Thread: unkown trolley jack
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unkown trolley jack
Got this trolley jack at a. garage sale a couple of years ago (along with an Armstrong), for $10. Can't fine a brand on it, but does anyone have recognise the blue and orange?
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10th Jun 2018, 09:17 PM
Thread: unknown vise
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Hi Kryn, I have an Arnold touch up, and a new...
Hi Kryn,
I have an Arnold touch up, and a new Sata gravity fed touch up; I do have a spare 6" Dawn - which has been repaired, I am looking for a 4" something non-eastern for a mate... -
10th Jun 2018, 04:09 PM
Thread: unknown vise
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thanks Graham, that sounds plausible. The vice...
thanks Graham, that sounds plausible. The vice came from an estate where the old chap had a mechanic's workshop at home for donkey's years; pit, gantry, lathe, 6ft hydraulic trolley jack 3 phase...
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10th Jun 2018, 11:27 AM
Thread: unknown vise
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unknown vise
Hi,
got this 6" vise this week as a freebie, but can not find any brand identification or marking on it. The body is extended down at the front to form a couple of hooks for butting against the... -
10th Jun 2018, 11:11 AM
Thread: bit of a score today
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also picked yesterday a shelving unit, ex army ,...
also picked yesterday a shelving unit, ex army , heavy - edge angles are 14 gauge (2.03mm), shelves 18 gauge (1.22mm). Heavy enough, that it was better to dismantle it before negotiating carrying it...
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4th Jun 2018, 07:56 PM
Thread: Question about cracks when bending metal
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Al would be the go. The cracking you are probably...
Al would be the go. The cracking you are probably thinking of is a product of 'work hardening', repeated bending/unbending of the same line of fold will harden the sheet locally and eventually it...
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4th Jun 2018, 07:33 PM
Thread: bit of a score today
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bit of a score today
Hi,
a mate called last week to say were was a drill press and bench grinder someone wanted to get rid of, was I interested? Photos sent; why not! the price was right - freebies
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12th Oct 2017, 09:03 AM
Thread: Anyone know much about Rota Toolchests?
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I got a TC12 about the same time, which I still...
I got a TC12 about the same time, which I still have. It too made dent in the wage at the time.
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3rd Jun 2017, 10:47 AM
Thread: Tinmens rivets
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Picked up and off to new destinations
Picked up and off to new destinations
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3rd Jun 2017, 10:41 AM
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First thought would be notch either one or both...
First thought would be notch either one or both sides, top and bottom and a couple in between, and fabricate bearing mounts on the outside, with adjustable screws for depth, so that the bearing...
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28th May 2017, 08:29 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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congrats Jon. Brobo Waldown sell M220 gear oil...
congrats Jon. Brobo Waldown sell M220 gear oil for their cold saws. It is a rebranded Oz product as far as I could ferret out when looking for oil for my MEP.