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  1. #2281
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave J View Post
    I'm yet to go to the scrap metal yard, but been told by the neighbours they don't sell to the public, don't even let you on site.
    There is a couple round here that are like that, it helps to get to know the owners. I suppose that I'm lucky, I've known the owners of the one that I frequent for over thirty years or more. They will put stuff on one side for me if I let them know what I'm after, they even put aside things that they think I might be interested in, which is nice.

    There is also a car scrap yard not too far away. I've had bits from there now and again, but their attitude is if I want something then it has to be worth money ! I think they make more from the parts they sell than they do from scrap metal.
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    Baron J.

  2. #2282
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    Default Not tools but just as good

    Had a visit from a new friend and his son he with a jar of fresh honey, dad with these two nice chunks of round bar 90mmx120 4140 On top of my recent purchase I know two things will be made for sure.
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  3. #2283
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    For years I've been battling with a drill/mill because of limited height under the house ... until now. I built a garage with plenty of height so a decent turret mill was on the wish list.

    Last week it arrived ... a rather large Pacific FTV-4 with 3 axis DRO along with two Brownbuilt cupboards containing hundreds of new end mills & slot drills from 1/16" to 1 1/2", slitting saws, side & face cutters, hand, machine & tapered reamers, full set of ER40 collets from 3 to 26 dia & holder, an adjustable angle plate and every NT40 cutter/drill holder you'd ever want. Lots more too.

    The mill is in excellent condition except for one small hole in the table and I got all the oils needed to maintain it. All that for $4000. Delivery was another $350. I think I got a bargain.mill.jpgDSCN0364.jpg

    One thing I couldn't understand is why these machines are made with the Y and Z axis handles are so close together. This means only one handle can be manually moved at a time. I found that unworkable so my solution was a couple of sprockets & chain, some turning and a bracket. It's now a pleasure to use

  4. #2284
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    My new acquisition is a Pacific FTV-4 turret mill that cost me $3000. It came with a set of ER40 collets & drums of the required oils.mill.jpgDSCN0379.jpg The best part of buying the mill was the two Brownbuilt cupboards full of goodies for another $1000. These contained large & small Clarkson chucks & every arbor you would ever need, hundreds of new end mills, slot drills, taps, hand, machine, adjustable & tapered reamers, 1" Coventry die head & 30 chasers, an adjustable angle plate and lots more.DSCN0384.jpgDSCN0383.jpgDSCN0392.jpg So with $350 delivery I'm very happy with my $4350 purchase.
    End of gloat.

  5. #2285
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    That's a great buy, those later bigger turret mills with the box ways are just a whole seperate deal. Much more rigid than the early machines.

    Edit that's not a box way machine but it's still hell for stout by turret mill standards.

  6. #2286
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    Great score, how is the mill wear wise
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave J View Post
    Great score, how is the mill wear wise
    It's like a new machine that's a lot better to use since I modified the Y axis handle which was too close to the Z axis one. You could only use one at a time. I can use both now although it might look odd it works.DSCN0367.jpg

  8. #2288
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    That is a strange set up for the Y and Z handles being so close, but I suppose they thought you only use one at a time. Nice solid mill, will give many years of accurate machining.

    Good thinking with the chain drive, I was only just thinking the other day of doing that to my ram handle, instead of going around to the back of the mill.
    The handle is a pain where it is with the ram locks along with the DRO mount etc.
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  9. #2289
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    The latest ebay scores...

    TESA Imperial Mikechex set, Inspection grade which seems to be "A" in the old system or somewhere between 0 and AS-1 in the new system. There's no scratching on them to speak of; if they ever were used, it wasn't very much. If I ask really nicely at work they might let me verify the sizes with our high-resolution mic, although I'm not sure anyone except our chief inspector is allowed to even touch it

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    TESA 2.0-2.4" bore mic, graduated in 0.0002", also barely used. It's deceptively heavy for such a small tool

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  10. #2290
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snapey View Post
    My new acquisition is a Pacific FTV-4 turret mill that cost me $3000. It came with a set of ER40 collets & drums of the required oils.mill.jpgDSCN0379.jpg The best part of buying the mill was the two Brownbuilt cupboards full of goodies for another $1000. These contained large & small Clarkson chucks & every arbor you would ever need, hundreds of new end mills, slot drills, taps, hand, machine, adjustable & tapered reamers, 1" Coventry die head & 30 chasers, an adjustable angle plate and lots more.DSCN0384.jpgDSCN0383.jpgDSCN0392.jpg So with $350 delivery I'm very happy with my $4350 purchase.
    End of gloat.
    The extra $1000 was well worth it, congratulations
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  11. #2291
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    Nice machine!

    It must be the big brother to my FTV-2!

    Simon

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  12. #2292
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    Default 3 phase motor

    Not as "gloat"worthy as some of the recent posts here but today I picked up an almost new 1.5Kw 3 phase motor and a "still in the box" 4Kw VFD for $125. Advertised on Gumtree.

    The motor was off a 4 post hoist he had. He bought the VFD but then realised the control system on his hoist was 240V single phase anyway so just went and bought a single phase motor.

    I wanted a 3 phase motor and VFD for my little lathe. The only problem with this motor is its a flange mount rather than a foot mount

    Heres the thing though. The VFD has turned out to be a copy of a Huanyang. Its called a "HY" series. Even the model number is the same as the genuine Huanyang. Bugger.

    I didn't realise that until I got it home. Anyway I've wired it up and got it running and the motor runs ok. So that's good. I still have to figure out how to get it to soft start. Even at a low frequency its still got a bit of a hard start. Mind you, at the moment, I just have a bit of angle bolted to the front as an anti rotation device and the motor is sitting on the floor.

    The genuine Huanyang that I have on my mill has an instruction booklet that has 67 pages of small print wheres the one I got today only has 23 pages of larger print so that tells me something.


    Still I only paid $125 for the pair. So that's a saving of around $200 on the motor alone. I'm thinking I'll make a "L" shape bracket out of say 6mm plate to bolt onto the flange and then run back underneath to a foot. Then I think I'll make a "U" bracket to cradle the rear of the motor (welded to the foot) with a saddle clamp over the top of the motor. Probably a bit of overkill but better that than having the front flange break due to different loading's than what it was designed for.

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    peter

  13. #2293
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    I recently bought a super solid steel workbench and got given this Dawn “Super Grade” Offset vice with it for an absolute bargain.

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    Default todays tools gloat

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    Quote Originally Posted by doily_grunge View Post
    I recently bought a super solid steel workbench and got given this Dawn “Super Grade” Offset vice with it for an absolute bargain.
    That's definitely gloat-worthy - I have put my SG 100 offset through it's paces over the past couple of years and it has been the best vice I have ever owned by far.

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