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Thread: Hello there from FNQ
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25th Jun 2020, 08:37 PM #1Member
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Hello there from FNQ
Well, I joined-up here in May 2018 but never followed-up by contributing. Time to change that...
Anyway, I'm 72 years old. Ex: aircraft engineer, plus I did some commercial flying in PNG & Solomons many moons ago.
Bought a new AL300 lathe about 20 years ago to help with my motorcycle restoration projects. That machine has been improved over the years & earned its keep with lots of other projects. Running well.
I bought a HM46 milling machine just a couple of weeks after originally signing up here. Then a busted leg from a bike prang slowed me down for a while. Once generally mobile again, I was not impressed with the amount of casting debris/sand evident throughout that new machine, plus some less than ideal fitting techniques, so I totally dismantled, cleaned, checked & rebuilt it to a hopefully improved standard. It's OK now. Still learning how to use it, on small projects so far.
I have just finished building a heavy single-beam stand for the lathe, replacing the two steel boxes that it came with, & raising it by about 75mm for better ergonomics, plus cupboards below. Much more solid.
Recently I was offered an old Sheraton C lathe that had sat unused for 20 years, covered in protective grease (& grime). It doesn't look too bad from 2 metres away, so that is the next project. I see there is a separate sub-forum here for them which should be helpful.
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26th Jun 2020, 08:45 AM #2
Hi Halifax614
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Grahame
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26th Jun 2020, 09:16 AM #3Senior Member
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- Nov 2007
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- Near Rockhampton
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Hi Halifax614
Good to see another Queenslander.
Feel free to share any details/pics of your bike restoration adventures.
I hope to be up in your part of the world for the Targa GBR competition in Sep. Lots of work to be done and time is getting short.
John
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27th Jun 2020, 10:00 AM #4Senior Member
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- Jun 2011
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- gold coast
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Hi Halifax from another Queenslander.
Got a lot of extended family spread across FNQ.
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29th Jun 2020, 05:06 PM #5Senior Member
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- May 2013
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- Rockhampton, QLD
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Welcome to the forum.