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Looks like a wheelbarrow handle to me.
(No historical expertise or knowledge; the squishing of one end looks just like my current lawnmower handle)

Nowhere near you, but I've had an Aldi "Cocoon Touch" 3D printer for over a year, so happy to talk about my experiences.
The Aldi 3D printers are rebadged Wanhao units, so there is heaps of support,...

It's not really wookwork, although we did contemplate making it from something more durable than cardboard, but with only 4 days from the initial "Dad, can we make a Dalek for Bookweek" until it had...

Because there are heaps better bargains available, for example, this GMC clone near me, for only $700 !

Wood lathe | Power Tools | Gumtree Australia Wyong Area - Jilliby | 1027946663

I'm...

The aged care facility where my parents are, has a "Men's Shed", which is about the size of a 1 car garage, with glass panelled doors at both ends.

My dad is the only one who shows any interest,...

I think one of the things against repairing these days is the use of plastic in products. They become lots cheaper but are then not easily repairable. At one stage I was having success using cloth...

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"paricipate" and "C lick"

BTW, I still have to go through about 3 different screens to actually get to the forums, and this is under Linux and Android, using Firefox or Dolphin...
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Date and time of the problem: 2 Oct 12 1710

Description of the problem and other relevant...

Product info:

Mobil Vactra™ Oil Numbered Series

Someone else's research thread:

Mobil Lubricants explained - Research

Post 10 has an Aussie's recommendation.

"Mobil Vactra 2" is a common slideway oil, but other times I've seen this question asked, knowledgeable posters have commented that it's only sold in 20 litre drums. (I may have the size wrong). It...

Me too!
And I've tried accessing the forum from my Android phone, FireFox and IE, under Windows XP, Windows7, and Ubuntu.
As a bonus, after typing my username and password each time, I then have to...

On my brand new Samsung Galaxy, using FireFox, the forum appears in VBulletin blue livery, and I have to scroll down, down, down, down to get a login option. Then, it hangs on the "redirecting you" ...

I've had a few Clinical Nursing Consultant jobs pop up when searching for CNC :)

Cheers,
Andrew

Bit of a sidetrack, but timely for me...

I'm not a welder, but I'm working with a couple of guys who have a whole stack of welding tickets, years of experience, and one teaches welding courses at...

I just noticed the wiki link in the top bar, and thought I'd investigate.

The result was:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_NAMESPACE, expecting T_STRING in...

Well, this thread has been a real disappointment to me :(

I thought it was going to be some weird hand-powered small (tiny??) lathe which was suspended from the operator's lower jaw in use......

How warrior-like they are? How ready they are to pick a fight ??

Hmmm, is it significant that "martial" is so close to "marital" ??

Cheers,
Andrew

Looks a lot like the boots from car steering racks, CV joints, or protecting the tops of shock absorbers.

Like this

A visit to SuperCheap, Autobarn or Repco, perhaps ???

Cheers,
Andrew

I'm paying attention :D

Spotted the "WHATH" in the sticky for the "Members Transport" section.

(as in Whath of the Titans, perhapth ?)

Cheers,
Andrew

I've bought a couple of things from Morisset Mega Market, and found the quality very variable. In particular, I set of adjustable reamers were pretty much crap - one blade ground wildly different...

Have you tried Mick Moyles?

Mick Moyle's Engineer Supplies

Cheers,
Andrew

Googling from Phil's comment, I found this

:: FORECREU ::

Cheers,
Andrew

Hi Cookie,

why is your lathe "next to useless"? If you identify what you need that the C2 doesn't have, that should give you some specs to help with choosing your next lathe.

I have the C2 from...

Well, it's hardly even a micro-mod...

I've been annoyed at how the cross-slide nut screw holes sit on top of the cross-slide and fill with gunge, meaning a dig-and-pick-out effort if you need to...

Hi Dave'H,

when I read your post, it appeared to be a random posting of something you'd found on the net - nowhere did it say that you had made it. If I hadn't started to attempt to begin to have...

Regarding removing the vice from the table, and stiction, have you thought about something like the attached sketch?

You could step on the lever under the table to lift the vice enough to get a...

Have a look at the internet Craftmanship Museum

The Internet Craftsmanship Museum

There are a few miniature models of lathes, other machine tools, woodworking hand tools, one guy even makes...

Dave,

have you looked at the CTC website?

$40-ish for NT30 collet chucks isn't too bad, IMHO. I'm sure H&F would be adding zeros to the end of that price.

I bought the full set of ER32...

Just a heads-up: while pulling my new vice apart to get rid of the big lumps on the base (hardly worth the effort for a $25 vice, hey??), I noticed that the 'lubricant' on the vice screw is made of...

Me too!

But my brand new swivel vice is in bits, with the base currently bolted to the mill in order to get it flat(ish).

There were huge lumps on the base of the casting, so now way would it...

After seeing several favourable reports on CTC Tools here, and on other forums, I ordered a set of ER32 collets, a chuck, and a cutter.
Ordered on 06-Mar-2011, delivered 15-Mar-2011
$57 (+$50...

3 or 4 jaw chuck?


I'm very much a newbie wrt metal lathes, so I'll only touch lightly on one of your questions.

The 3 jaw chucks are self-centering - all the jaws move at once, so they are...

10:00 PM -ish I noticed that the usernames are now in various very bright colours (which I personally don't like), so I tried all the skins, searched for an announcement of a change, bore in mind...

Attempting to post a reply.
Gave up after waiting for 5 minutes.
First time I've noticed a problem.

Cheers,
Andrew

I wanted to get a better grip on a small knob, but have neither knurler nor knowledge. (lots of "kn..." words there - I'm a knewbie at lathes :)

So, what I did was run the carriage back and forth...

If someone who complains about spelling is a spelling nazi, is someone who complains about spelling nazis a spelling nazi nazi? :?

Cliff,

you'll have to point out the "Bandsawn Boxes" errors.

Have looked and looked, and can't spot them :(:(

Cheers,
Andrew

http://www.woodworkforums.com/f42/gumbys-ubeaut-typo-honour-board-15609/

So, TL, you should be demanding an updated picture, showing the board with your name on it.

Cheers,
Andrew

Isn't there a Typo-Finding Honour Board?

I have a vague recollection that Gumby, maybe?, put a lot of time and effort into making one, and hand carved the forum name of each typo-finder into it.
...

Is that a typo?

Isn't 20:2 the same as 10:1 ?? :?

Cheers,
Andrew

Uh, safety??

One topic that usually comes up in this type of discussion is the relative safety of new vs. old lathes.

Given that the OP is an admitted naive newbie, it's worth considering that...

Have a look at
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Products?stockCode=M153
for a popular mill. And at
LittleMachineShop.com - tooling, parts, and accessories for bench top machinists
for...

I'd heard of the upside-down tip.

The nail holes is new to me, but makes sense.

Another tip I've read is to fill the space with marbles. Tip in the marbles until the paint level is back up to...

Ask what you can do when there's nothing to do.

In a machine shop, there's probably a dirty floor, or swarf on machines, so if you have finished what you were given to do, grab a broom, or the...

Are you likely to want to CNC it down the track?

If so, see which machines have kits/parts available, or have been successfully CNCed. OR, have a look at the factory-built CNC models coming out...

Maybe Henry Bros. Saws ??

541 Old Hawkesbury Rd, Vineyard, NSW 2765

p: (02) 96275486


Last time I was there (long time ago), I think I recall seeing milling cutters, router bits, etc. etc....

Do a search on here - the AL50G and GA have both been discussed, and a few folk own theme.

I have a C3 lathe from H&F which I bought with my Dad, and I'm having fun with it.

A general hint...

I got to use the lathe and mill for this one. Does this have a correct name? "Pin Chuck" also seems to be used for very small drill chucks, whereas this is to hold a tube from the inside, from only...

That's one use.

A mill is used to create flat surfaces on bits of metal. Instead of a drill bit, you use a milling cutter, which can cut on its end, and on its sides.

Clamp or bolt the...

The first 2 projects I did on my X3 mill were a T-slot cleaner (from a bit of scrap aluminium), and then some T-nuts.

Simple enough to achieve as a newbie, cheap as chips material-wise, but...