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    Spring makers will supply wire and or make up a...

    Spring makers will supply wire and or make up a spring for you. Making a single spring on a lathe isn't difficult. If you post the diam of the wire I can look up the correct arbor size in Machinery...
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    Hi Bob I agree that he fluffy stuff is...

    Hi Bob

    I agree that he fluffy stuff is terrible but they also sell a medium density blanket about 5mm thick. This stays together. I should have asked how much do you need?

    Ian
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    Bob In Adelaide there is a crowd called the...

    Bob

    In Adelaide there is a crowd called the "Pugmill" who are suppliers to small scale potters. From them I have been able to buy small quantities of very high quality insulation that they supply...
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    Thanks Michael that is a good suggestion. ...

    Thanks Michael that is a good suggestion.

    Regards

    Ian
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    Unexpected danger from an AXA toolpost!

    Hi all,

    I thought the I might share this in the hope that it is something that we might all learn from...

    Recently I was machining a bronze casting for a 7 1/4 model locomotive chimney cap....
  6. Thread: Fatigue Mats

    by TheNutter
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    I am using the s/h conveyor rubber belting that...

    I am using the s/h conveyor rubber belting that you can get from Paramount Browns at my bench, lathe and mill. It certainly improves things for my dodgy ankles and the flat surface means that it can...
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    I change it to display AU$

    I change it to display AU$
  8. Thanks Bob, I have a couple of those here (a 12...

    Thanks Bob, I have a couple of those here (a 12 and a 16 from memory) waiting for me to spring into action and do something similar. I bought them to reach down into some locomotive crossheads that I...
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    I am just installing a machine like the SM1 after...

    I am just installing a machine like the SM1 after having a round column mill - it is so much better. It is much more rigid and creates a lot less vibration. My opinion for what its worth is stick...
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    Hi John Nice project! Best Ian

    Hi John

    Nice project!

    Best

    Ian
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    Hi John I am not clear on what you are...

    Hi John

    I am not clear on what you are building so these comments may be a nonsense. In any event it depends on the track! I would start by have a look at what works well on the track that you...
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    Hi John Not sure exactly what you are aiming...

    Hi John

    Not sure exactly what you are aiming for but I have seen trailing trucks on freelance locos use these
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    I would like 4 and will send you a PM. Regards...

    I would like 4 and will send you a PM.

    Regards

    Ian
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    I think that both of the machines are good buys,...

    I think that both of the machines are good buys, small turret mills are hard to get. I just drove 800Km and paid about $1000 off new price for a LW-VHO-A, bottom left on the catalogue. I can actually...
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    Hi Don This is really impressive, makes the...

    Hi Don

    This is really impressive, makes the 040 steam loco I am making seem... well steam powered.

    Regards

    Ian
  16. PM sent (I think!)

    PM sent (I think!)
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    Hi Eric I am not sure what you plan to use it...

    Hi Eric

    I am not sure what you plan to use it for but if the idea is to sharpen end mills and some lathe tools I would find a spot at one end of the bed with modest wear and use it as it is. You...
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    Hi Eric For lifting mine has two holes though...

    Hi Eric

    For lifting mine has two holes though the sides of the upper casting to take a bar that a strap can be passed around. It will then lift easily with an engine crane. I did it last week when...
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    Hi Eric I sent you a link in response to the...

    Hi Eric

    I sent you a link in response to the other thread that has some photos of how the table runs, it just sits on ball bearings and if someone has lost them by poor handling it would certainly...
  20. Hi Eric I have a later Hercus T&C grinder but...

    Hi Eric

    I have a later Hercus T&C grinder but with the same accessories as yours.

    //metalworkforums.com/f65/t195183-hercus-1-tool-cutter-grinder-brick?highlight=hercus+tool+cutter

    ...
  21. Thread: Stepped Key

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    Thanks China!

    Thanks China!
  22. Thread: Stepped Key

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    Stepped Key

    Hi All

    I need 100mm of 1/4 - 3/16 stepped key. Looking online it seems to be available in the US but I can't see an Australian Supplier (far less an Adelaide Supplier). Does anyone know who might...
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    For the 7 1/4 Hunslet Locomotive that I am making...

    For the 7 1/4 Hunslet Locomotive that I am making I recently made the sort of simple ring roller that BaronJ describes, though the idea for mine came from an old issue of Australian Model Engineer.
    ...
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    Hi Michael I have one that is much the same...

    Hi Michael

    I have one that is much the same which is marked RAAF with a date in the early 50s, mine also looks more or less new. Did you by any chance get yours from a gent at Brighton? I got mine...
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    This isn't answering your question but I just had...

    This isn't answering your question but I just had this problem with one of these, there seemed to be press marks in the flanges. First step the necessary cursing. Second step put it in the 3 jaw and...
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    I think that pipeclay is right and they are...

    I think that pipeclay is right and they are fullsized railway flange gauges, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A2Jwo-VhOs for something similar.

    In my limited experience with model engineering...
  27. Hi Bob Like the punch! That would have been...

    Hi Bob

    Like the punch! That would have been the way to put the 56 holes in the leaves... Also sitting on the locomotive is the remaining material rolled but with nothing further done to it, and...
  28. Hi Bob In Adelaide I got it without difficulty...

    Hi Bob

    In Adelaide I got it without difficulty from Southern Springs, Southern Springs - Spring Products, they have it on hand to make custom orders from. So someone similar in Perth might be the...
  29. Hi Bob I have just been making leaf springs...

    Hi Bob

    I have just been making leaf springs for a 7 1/4 scale model locomotive (44 pieces!) and have had a bit of a course in spring steel from the members of my model engineering club. Flat (or...
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    Thanks Peter, that is a good suggestion, I will...

    Thanks Peter, that is a good suggestion, I will see what it is like when I get it assembled. It could be done by cutting through the bronze nut and part way through the brass and and the putting in a...
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    Lantaine cross-slide overhaul

    I have one of the older 10" Lantaine lathes, mine was supplied new in 1978 by Forbes and so would be one of the earlier Taiwanese lathes in Australia. I bought it from the original owner who made...
  32. Thread: Franken Mill

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    That is some machine! Is that a lathe headstock...

    That is some machine! Is that a lathe headstock inside the square fabricated head? Something like a Qualos?

    Regards

    Ian
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    Second shaper job

    I was fortunate with the Douglas shaper that I bought to get all of the handles except for the vice (1/2" square). On the clapper box there are also two 7/16 w bolts. Using the machine I spent a lot...
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    I missed one of the drawings

    John

    When I looked again at this I realized that I had posted two copies of one of the drawings and missed one.

    Here it is.

    Regards

    Ian
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    Jordan - That shaper made the Douglas feel...

    Jordan - That shaper made the Douglas feel inadequate!
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    Thanks Gents! Kryn - I have been thinking...

    Thanks Gents!

    Kryn - I have been thinking about a catcher but it aint going to be simple there is swarf going in a 180 arc.

    Ray and jhovel - Thanks, I have seen this information and in fact...
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    First shaper job

    Hi All

    I have been working on the Douglas Shaper that I bought from member Tanii51 (Thanks John!) earlier in the year, it is a really excellent machine but the process of getting it going has been...
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    Hi John Some dimensions for the work head, if...

    Hi John

    Some dimensions for the work head, if these aren't clear PM me your address and I will post them.

    I have tried to give you what I think would be useful to make it rather than trying to...
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    OK I will get this done over the next week. ...

    OK I will get this done over the next week.

    Regards

    Ian
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    Hi John If you like I could print a photo in...

    Hi John

    If you like I could print a photo in half-tone, put some dimensions on that, photograph it and post that?

    Regards

    Ian
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    Alan and John Good luck with your machines. I...

    Alan and John

    Good luck with your machines. I have a very early number 1, despite the numbering the later model... There is a discussion of the workhead that I think fits your machines and...
  42. Bob When I assembled mine I unthinkingly put a...

    Bob
    When I assembled mine I unthinkingly put a squirt of oil into the slde, it ran straight into the bottom of the V and out the end, which is wide open...

    Mine is presently clean and dry. I...
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    I have now installed the Bunnings tool box as a...

    I have now installed the Bunnings tool box as a switchboard to hold the VFD on my lathe. Its so thin that as a tool box it makes a good switchboard!

    356200

    I have put in top and bottom vents....
  44. Thread: Lathe felt

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    Thanks Michael, I have to go to the airport on...

    Thanks Michael, I have to go to the airport on Monday and I will try that crowd.

    Regards

    Ian
  45. Thread: Lathe felt

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    Thanks very much Bob and SB, I will chase some...

    Thanks very much Bob and SB, I will chase some up. Its much easier when you know what it is called!

    Regards

    Ian
  46. Thread: Lathe felt

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    Lathe felt

    I am doing a cleanup and refurb on my Lantain Lathe, now 37 years old! One of the things that I would like to do is replace the felt wipers on the carriage. Does anyone know what sort of felt should...
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    I have seen videos of these things working and...

    I have seen videos of these things working and they look very dangerous! If you go this way be very careful. I wouldn't do it.

    Ian
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    Yes Bob, that is the one. Regards Ian

    Yes Bob, that is the one.

    Regards

    Ian
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    Dean - I am not going to switch the tacho. Its...

    Dean - I am not going to switch the tacho. Its going in a prominent position and I want it to act as an indicator that the machine is powered up.

    Bob - I am heading towards something similar but I...
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    Yes Dean, it's one of the cheap ones off eBay....

    Yes Dean, it's one of the cheap ones off eBay. Mine is rated to run anywhere between 8 - 24v. It worked well when I had a play with it on the bench. I think that the idea of powering it off the line...
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