Thread: Will there be another scraping class?

Originally Posted by GuzziJohn

I will be learning from Central Queensland's own master scraper but may still put my hand up for the Melbourne session. I'll see how things pan out.

If I can fit a scraping weekend between some Victorian sightseeing it could work out well.

John

Ill add you to the list but leave you uncommitted to any dates.

Originally Posted by snapatap

The only weekend i cant do is the 6/7 september, I'm free for all the other dates.

Originally Posted by rascal

I can do any weekend.I think.
John

Thanks guys, added the info to the spreadsheet. Ill publish tomorrow if a few more names chime in.

Hello there,

I'm still keen to do the scraping class. I can definitely do the two weekends in October mentioned, (4th and 11th). I am pretty flexible for other dates as well. Pencil me in for whatever you come up with and I should be OK.

Regards


Mark

Thanks mark, ive put you down as available for all weekends.

Here's what the spreadsheet contains so far. Any errors or new information, please let me know.

Good work on that spread sheet Scott. That's going to make it easier to visualize what weekends will work.

You could put Pete F down across the board as available. I live in eternal hope he will make it down one day. But with his work schedules, he wont know until the last minute.

I noticed this morning when checking this thread there was one member (Me), and three guests reading it. Of course we would love you to sign up and become a member. But in the mean time, if you were interested, you can contact me. machtool at bigpond dot net dot au

Regards Phil.

Scott,
Can you please put me down for 4 -5 Oct first preference and then 27 - 28 Sept second preference.

Thanks
Alan

Here's what the spreadsheet contains so far. Any errors or new information, please let me know.[/QUOTE]

G'day Scott and Phil (Machtool),

Can you please put my first preference as 4-5 October, my second preference as 11-12 October and my third preference as 18-19/October.

Thanks

Quentin

Originally Posted by Machtool

Simon did the 2012 class. I think he's volunteered to help with the cooking. He would also be our first aid guy.

Regards Phil.

Yep. Happy to help out if needed with cooking, cleaning & first aid. Any excuse to meet a few people and be a hand scraping groupie! Some of those dates being thrown around will not suite due to work committments but once the final dates are set down, I can let you know what days I can make it. I hope I can make the diner as well.

Cheers,

Simon

Originally Posted by C-47

Scott,
Can you please put me down for 4 -5 Oct first preference and then 27 - 28 Sept second preference.

Thanks
Alan

Im guessing youre the "C 46 / Alan E" on the spreadsheet / Phil's list. Ill correct the name and add the dates, thanks!

Originally Posted by simonl

Yep. Happy to help out if needed with cooking, cleaning & first aid. Any excuse to meet a few people and be a hand scraping groupie! Some of those dates being thrown around will not suite due to work committments but once the final dates are set down, I can let you know what days I can make it. I hope I can make the diner as well.

Cheers,

Simon

Excellent, Ill start a new column for non-students who are attending, steamwhisperer phil mentioned he might tag along too. That way we can be clear for bookings / food and the like. Itll be great to put some names to faces!

Please add me dave4 to all dates thanks, if we can establish a date in good time I'll move work around it.

I'm good for any date at the moment
Cheers everyone for getting this all organized
I'm very good at sweeping up if this helps in a small way lol

Originally Posted by azzrock

what will we need to bring along phil?
im guessing a scraper.
It seems like carbide is the go know
where can we get one?
aaron

You might have thought I'd missed that. Its like that song, "many rivers to cross" Jimmy Barnes does a great version. But I do things in order. Right now we have to settle on a date/dates. I'd like to think we can come up with that by weeks end. Friday arvo 5.00 pm.

Once that's settled, I'll secure the cast iron bar. The size we use, there's 5 length's in the country. I need at least 2 of them. It $500 bucks per 1890mm lenght. At that time we request a deposit to off set that, that secures a place.

Then we have a little question and answer session. Who has a scaper/ who doesn't etc, so I know how many hand tools I need to find. That's part of the class, working out what the best scraper is for you. It would be pointless to recommend a 28" long scraper, to find out your built like a jockey, and would be tripping over it all day.

We aim to lay all the styles on Sandvik, Anderson, Shop made, to find what works. In a week or two, once we get the basics going. I might even start a thread about making your own. Ray & Bruce all ready have some pictures up for the other classes, on how to make you own. Sandviks come in 3 sizes, I have all of them here to try. The middle one 620-25, I checked today. My buy price is $120 +. I can order some more, and sell them off at that. I'll probably knock up a few of the ones I use, then there's pull scrapers to try.

Power scrapers we have in abundance. And not only Biax, you get to try Renz also.

Carbide is the go-to. I could tell you to buy this. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SANDVIK-C.../251527753788?

Only problem with that is Sandvik tips are useless straight out of the box. They have a 300mm radius. Perfect for scraping gaskets and paint. Useless for an intro to machine scraping. We will be working with 90 & 60mm radius's. If a dozen blokes turned up here, and we needed to re-work those into something usefull, it would be lunch time before we made a scratch. I've taken the liberty of ordering 20 new Sandvik tips, and R.C is going to rework a couple of sides to the correct shape. Leaving you a couple of sides to play with as the diamond grinder is free.

I've also ordered some micrograin K20 carbide. I'll diamond grind those, then send them out to be wire EDM'ed with 2 x 60 & 2 x 90mm radius's, with safety corners. So they are ready to go, and you can be head down, Arxx up by 8.00 am. I should be able to pull off either of those option for what that Ebay guy wanted. Around $45 per tip. There $60 bucks if you wanted to buy one from Sandvik. Part number is 620-2525 H10 if you wanted to check.

In summary, lets lock away the dates. Then we have 3 months to prepare.

Regards Phil.

Originally Posted by scottyd

Excellent, Ill start a new column for non-students who are attending, steamwhisperer phil mentioned he might tag along too. That way we can be clear for bookings / food and the like. Itll be great to put some names to faces!

Hi Scott,
put me down on any of the dates. Having been to two of them now it is something I have no intention of missing.
I will be there as groupie/photographer.
Can't wait!

Phil

I can do every date but the 4th and 5th of October, thats the October long weekend have to work at the money making job. I know I said I could do that weekend but I didn't realise it was the long weekend.
Also I would prefer one of the early dates if possible.
Will

Originally Posted by wbleeker

, thats the October long weekend have to work at the money making job.

You just have to love this country. I had to look up October public holiday. Its labour day in NSW. We've all ready had it. March 10th. So its no public holiday down here. Between that and school holidays,

I'm sure I've pulled this one off before. If your down here for "training", cant you submit a time sheet and still hammer them for the over time.

We can start calling it a seminar, rather than class if that helps. I've isssued invoices for tax / employer before.

Originally Posted by Machtool

You just have to love this country. I had to look up October public holiday. Its labour day in NSW. We've all ready had it. March 10th. So its no public holiday down here. Between that and school holidays,

I'm sure I've pulled this one off before. If your down here for "training", cant you submit a time sheet and still hammer them for the over time.

We can start calling it a seminar, rather than class if that helps. I've isssued invoices for tax / employer before.

Not sure whether the wife would like that, lol
Im supposed to be the boss! Our family business is a Pie Shop and it will be as busy as that weekend! (I laugh when people say are you the baker, I say no I'm a fitter and turner)
Will