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25th Jan 2018, 01:07 AM
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Worth an email or a call to Hercus gears in...
Worth an email or a call to Hercus gears in Adelaide? They have an online catalogue of stock sizes, but can probably quote you to make new ones from your samples. Worth a try. Regards,
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14th Nov 2017, 01:27 AM
Thread: Drill bits and holesaws
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My electrician mate buys the good quality HSS...
My electrician mate buys the good quality HSS holesaws as described above, and when they are finally chipped and/or blunted he tosses them to me. I use a Dremel tool with a small disc to re-sharpen...
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14th Nov 2017, 12:57 AM
Thread: DIY gunsmithing
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Safety??? Catches??? Not all manufacturers...
Safety??? Catches???
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2nd Jul 2017, 01:12 AM
Thread: Barrel rifling
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My .357 mag lever action rifle seems to be an...
My .357 mag lever action rifle seems to be an anomaly. My first loads, factory and handloads, were 158 gn JHP jacketed rounds and gave very acceptable accuracy from its 1 in 26" barrel. One day I...
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Have to agree with the last two posts. Bought a...
Have to agree with the last two posts. Bought a big used saw, blade looked good, but nothing would make it run true. Bought several new blades and have had no problem ever since. Regards,
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30th Jan 2017, 01:05 AM
Thread: There are some good people out there
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Bought a completely dismantled early Lister gen...
Bought a completely dismantled early Lister gen set ( half a ton of it) at auction. Almost all parts were there except the heavy cast iron base that it sits on. Seems the plan was to take the unit...
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18th Jan 2017, 01:09 AM
Thread: Identifying a lathe
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Hi there Franco, Yes, your...
Hi there Franco,
Yes, your link to Mayhem's resto project is the one I referred to in Perth. Had not caught up with his progress on a different forum till now, but have just... -
17th Jan 2017, 08:02 PM
Thread: Identifying a lathe
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Mystery lathe
Wish I could recall where the SA guy posted a pic of his Willson lathe. The likeness was far too near identical to have been a coincidence, but can not find the particular model on the lathes.co.uk...
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17th Jan 2017, 01:50 AM
Thread: Identifying a lathe
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Hello English_96, Another...
Hello English_96,
Another of these mystery machines appears! Had a guy in Perth looking to ID a similar machine 4 or 5 years ago. Was very like one I brought from the SW of WA... -
29th Oct 2016, 01:03 AM
Thread: Some tools i don't recognise
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Those carbide tipped tools bear a remarkable...
Those carbide tipped tools bear a remarkable likeness to the tips supplied on rock augers made by a well known South Australian maker of tractor mounted post hole diggers. The very negative angle of...
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17th Aug 2016, 01:36 AM
Thread: .22 Rimfire case not extracting
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Another cause of difficult extraction of .22...
Another cause of difficult extraction of .22 cases is a burr on the chamber face from the firing pin if the weapon is dry fired and has an excess firing pin travel. Our Club has several pistols that...
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25th Jul 2016, 01:22 AM
Thread: Galvanised diesel tank
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Hello Jex, C47 could be right about...
Hello Jex,
C47 could be right about diesel and jet fuel being incompatible with zinc. In the days of the old sulphurous diesel we were told that it was the sulphur that attacked the... -
14th Jun 2016, 01:41 AM
Thread: Meccarno !
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Meccano
Hello BaronJ,
Thanks for reminding us of our Meccano days, many hours profitably spent. Does anyone here recall Juneero? Some friends had a set around 1951 or 2. The kit included a... -
25th Apr 2016, 12:50 AM
Thread: What did you learn today?
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Sticky: Hi Bob, Certainly lucky it was Inox! ...
Hi Bob,
Certainly lucky it was Inox! The blurb on their bulk refill packs say it is non toxic and suitable for use on food machinery. Gets used for many light lube and cleaning jobs in my... -
7th Apr 2016, 01:37 AM
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Had to remove the broken stub of a Jacobs taper...
Had to remove the broken stub of a Jacobs taper from a rock coring drill recently. Held it in the lathe 3 jaw chuck and drilled the stub out close to its minor diameter and then applied a very quick...
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21st Jan 2016, 01:49 AM
Thread: Good Bye to Yarloop
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Almost feels like there has been a death in the...
Almost feels like there has been a death in the family. Lived in the town and worked in the region for a few years of my youth, and well remember when the mill and workshops were a hive of activity...
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8th Jan 2016, 05:02 PM
Thread: Spindle oils
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Worth a call to a dairy equipment supply Co, as I...
Worth a call to a dairy equipment supply Co, as I would say it is the same as used in centrifugal cream separators and used to be sold in 1 lite and 4 litre cans. Worth a try.
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27th Dec 2015, 07:18 PM
Thread: Steam cleaner ignition query
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Earlier machines appear to have had just a high...
Earlier machines appear to have had just a high voltage transformer supplied from an AC mains source to provide ignition. Somewhere I have the controls for the burner which ran the drier in a cotton...
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22nd Dec 2015, 01:08 AM
Thread: Old Walther GSP
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Hello Bruce, Know how you feel...
Hello Bruce,
Know how you feel about that great old gun. They just go on forever! Suggest you clean the threads with some white spirit or acetone and then apply a tiny touch of... -
20th Dec 2015, 06:04 PM
Thread: Shed Cable Clips
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If you are looking for the spring clips that will...
If you are looking for the spring clips that will fit over any metal edge,, they are often called chassis clips, and the bigger hardware chains and electrical wholesalers should have them in various...
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20th Nov 2015, 01:19 AM
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Now that's a seriously useful looking drill, and...
Now that's a seriously useful looking drill, and quite tidy condition. Congrats on getting it home in one piece. What chuck capacity? About 4MT at a guess. Great find. Regards,
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29th Oct 2015, 12:45 AM
Thread: Spring steel precision blocks
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Hello Kryn, Some time ago I bought a bundle of...
Hello Kryn,
Some time ago I bought a bundle of key steel when a machinery dealer was having a clear out. There were several dozen lengths from say 8mm to 25mm, and similar in imperial, all about... -
19th Oct 2015, 12:39 AM
Thread: Posting signature
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Posting signature
My signature appears OK on my "settings" but does not seem to attach to my posts. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? Regards,
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18th Oct 2015, 01:13 AM
Thread: Factory pranks
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Some years ago a cable laying crew had a work...
Some years ago a cable laying crew had a work camp a liitle way from town in our wet South west. Two young trainee guys would spend most nights chasing women in town and could rarely be roused in...
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16th Oct 2015, 11:29 AM
Thread: What is your dream machine?
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Hello Markgray, Great to...
Hello Markgray,
Great to hear that someone else loves the old iron that is part of our history. Sure many of us to look forward to pictures of your engines up and running. Then... -
16th Oct 2015, 12:39 AM
Thread: What is your dream machine?
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Think I have the dream lathe already, though I...
Think I have the dream lathe already, though I didn't recognise it at the time. Just keeps surprising me how good it is.
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15th Oct 2015, 02:15 AM
Thread: The purpose of this piece of machinery
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It was certainly made to feed some kind of...
It was certainly made to feed some kind of granulated material, (seed maybe?) at a controlled rate into a processor, perhaps a screen, crusher or grinder. Appears the stroke can be varied on the...
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9th Oct 2015, 11:37 AM
Thread: Who do you think you are?
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Hi sacc51, For a thread that is...
Hi sacc51,
For a thread that is barely into its third day I thought it was going rather well. People need time to marshal their thoughts and decide what they will reveal before they go... -
9th Oct 2015, 02:06 AM
Thread: Old machinery exhibition?
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Lake Goldsmith display weekends are twice yearly,...
Lake Goldsmith display weekends are twice yearly, about 6 months apart. Only been there once, but fully recommend it. Will go again when I have saved the cost of fares etc from the opposite corner of...
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5th Oct 2015, 11:54 PM
Thread: collet chuck
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Colllet chuck Oops!
Mind not on job. Edit, Edit! That should be "ST32".
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5th Oct 2015, 11:50 PM
Thread: collet chuck
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I have what appears to be the same chuck,...
I have what appears to be the same chuck, obtained surplus from an engineering firm some years ago. The collets are all marked "ER32" and are metric sizes. Will this help to widen your search?...
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5th Oct 2015, 02:08 AM
Thread: Who is saving the daylight?
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Who is saving the daylight?
OK, way OT but here goes. Had to chuckle over the banner headline on this site advising that all except Queensland should put the clocks ahead by an hour. I can only assume the centre of the universe...
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16th Sep 2015, 11:50 AM
Thread: 3Ph Power to Shed
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3 Phase Sevices
For a new instal, Rascal (post 5 above) has the right idea. Those 20A outlets with the locating flat will accept the 15A plugs as well. If you will only run 1 or 2 machines at a time you should be...
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16th Sep 2015, 12:57 AM
Thread: Getting old
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Getting Old-er!
Sure, this old age thing has its limitations and drawbacks, but then again,
when I was eighteen, women of sixteen to maybe nineteen were of interest.
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12th Sep 2015, 11:29 AM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Meter replacement
Look closely at the meter face, as many moving coil instruments had a figure denoting either full scale current (in milliamps or microamps) or a rating of "ohms per volt", perhaps 1,000, 10,000 or...
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12th Sep 2015, 02:10 AM
Thread: Line shaft Mice
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Machine shop
Hi BobL,
You'll notice not a tacho, amp meter or digital display in sight. You just keep one ear on the engine pulse and one on your machine, and you know whether you have belt slip or... -
12th Sep 2015, 01:54 AM
Thread: Smellie & Co lathe
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Unbranded machines
Can be very hard to know who made some of the machines supplied in later goldrush and rail expansion days. Machinery was desperately needed and the major engineering works were based on foundries at...
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5th Sep 2015, 11:28 PM
Thread: Reaming lumps out of a tube?
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Lump removal
If your 15NB pipe has a working clearance inside the thin tube, is it possible to fit a slightly tapered plug in the end of the pipe which is a neat slip fit in the outer tube. Then push it through...
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2nd Sep 2015, 11:28 AM
Thread: Wanted: two gears
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Roller drive.
The feed rollers in much agricultural machiery often have the floating roll driven from a short universal joint shaft so gear diameter is not critical. It's an added complication but allows a greater...
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16th Aug 2015, 01:04 AM
Thread: Bosch 9" Grinder
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Bosch Grinder
Not sure aboutyour particular Bosch, but many power tools now have an auto disconnect device when brushes wear to their lower limit. Look to see that the brushes are still firmly in contact with...
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5th Aug 2015, 11:18 PM
Thread: surface finish
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Dipstick.
The last couple of dipsticks I have made for oil or small fuel tanks have used a bright steel rod and I have given them a quick "oil blue" job so that the fluid shows quite well and the finish is...
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4th Aug 2015, 12:33 AM
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Whitworth bolts.
Hello Grahame,
I have found that many of the cheap mild steel zinc plated hex bolts ( builders bolts) in the big hardware stores are for some reason still Whitworth. They have... -
4th Aug 2015, 12:14 AM
Thread: Lathe Moving Advice
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Moving lathe
Have moved my earlier industrial class Chinese lathe a few times now, and have used a forklift each time. It has a very heavy cast iron base with coolant and lube systems built in, and would weigh in...
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28th Jul 2015, 01:15 AM
Thread: 19mm steel rod - Where to get some
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Buffalo Forge Drill.
Was given one of these several years ago, complete except fot the pawl. Thanks for excellent photo's, I should be able to make a better one than my first attempt. My drill is near identical but has...
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28th Jul 2015, 12:52 AM
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Drill choice.
You will need one drill for brass and another for steel unless you plan to re-grind each time. Best to trim the cutting edges back to a neutral or slightly negative rake for brass to prevent it from...
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27th Jul 2015, 02:09 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Winch-----or hoist?
Hi again Dean,
Good to know you are all safe there, and yes that extra sheave will give you an extra margin and make it a lot more controllable, regards,
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27th Jul 2015, 12:54 AM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Winch-----or hoist?
Hi Oldneweng,
you say you have a winch there, but I hope it is a hoist. They are not necessarily interchangeable. A winch will have some rudimentary braking in the lowering (pay... -
25th Jul 2015, 12:54 AM
Thread: Stuck chuck ....
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Stuck chuck, Rattlegun?
Hi there RC,
That big rattlegun sounds like an interesting idea. Even my 1" brute will move damn near anythig I put it to. Big advantage is that you don"t have to lock bolts or shafts... -
24th Jul 2015, 12:22 AM
Thread: Whisperings
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Sticky: Real Craftsman at Work!
Hello Phil and readers,
Thanks for so carefully demonstrating you superb skills once again. I ask myself how our heritage sites will survive when the people of Phil's... -
23rd Jul 2015, 12:21 AM
Thread: Compressor Hating the Cold
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Compresor oils
Multigrade engine oils (and modern single grades for that matter) as mentioned above, are made to suspend particles and also water until the oil reaches a temperature where the suspended water is...