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I was just checking over my 260 ATM and noticed that my tailstock does not have a matching serial number. The tailstock number is : 18262, which is from an earlier lathe than my 19862

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Just cleaning up my new acquisition, 260 ATM serial number: 19862

anyone know what year this one was made?

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Hi Rowdy, Is this project still on hold?

How is this project progressing? Have they been used in anger yet?

I’ve acquired a Myford Super 7 that didn’t come with much in the way of accessories. If anyone has any that wish to part with, let me know.

Wow, your shed is looking organised now Rod!

The new mill looks like a beauty.

I was looking at that one. Its 6 hours away and I don't think I need all those extras. Still undecided.

Sold

Price reduction to $3000.00

To sweeten the deal I will throw in a Quick Change Tool Post with 4 tool holders.

I also found a Drill Chuck, Live Centre with various ends and an ER25 Collet holder that I forgot I had tucked...

I had a question about the config file for Mach3. I have the config file so you can load up Mach 3 on your computer and stepper motors, limit switches will all run.

For sale is my Syil C6 CNC Lathe.

Specs can be found here: Untitled

The lathe includes electronics as supplied by Syil. You just need to supply your own computer and Mach3 software. Also...

The seller is very light on any details and suspect there wouldn't be many extras with either lathes.

Any comments on if either of these would be worthwhile for a beginner

eBay Australia: Buy...

I've never played with stainless steel so I'm not sure on speeds and feeds.

If flood coolant is a must, I'll need rig up pan/enclosure so I can use the coolant setup off my mill. This is a job I...

Hi Brendan,

I'm not sure how many holes are in this but this is what 10mm spacing of 2mm holes would look like on your 425mm disc.

Would you want more or less?

That's a bugger about not getting something that will slide in the current drawbar.

I just had a chat to my mate who is in the steel business, and he reckons to cut the drawbar out replace it with...

Hi All, I need to extend my 7x4 Box trailer drawbar by around 1000mm. This is to allow me to carry a long Kayak on the trailer. As I only need the long drawbar when the Kayak in on the trailer I...

Jump over to the CNC forum and ask a few questions there. Get a few more opinions and then weigh up your options.

It may even be worthwhile if you see if you can visit someones place to see their...

While I haven't seen one those machines in the flesh, I wouldn't think twice about 1mm steel. With the right feed/speed/depth-of-cut and coolant/cutting fluid it would be a piece of cake.

The...

Have you considered a small CNC? You could do your hole cutting plus engrave labels and more. CNC will make cutting circles and complex shaps whole lot easier than a manual mill.

Our friends in...

Hi Bill

I made the splash guards up to put on the table when I have the vise fitted. It's not at the moment, but I have attached a photo showing the side and front left guard.

They hold no...

Works just fine with the M8 screws for what I need. I used the button head screws as they have a larger diameter head than the standard ones.

Offsetting the screws in the lathe should do the trick on the heads. I'm not sure on what the material is. It is brass/bronze looking stuff that I had lying around.

I needed some low profile clamps to face mill some stock that was too big for my vise. I found some on the Littlemachineshop website and I thought they looked fairly simple enough to make.

With...

Cool. No problems :)

No worries Brendan. All my offcuts are plate aluminum. I also have a fair bit of chips from milling, but I read they may not be so good for re-melting.

Hi Brendan,

I have a bucket of aluminum offcuts I wouldn't mind getting melted into ingots/blocks. You doing any more casting soon?

Cheers
John

I might have to give INOX a go for my lathe and mill. I've been looking around a coolants to use and as I only have occasion use, evaporation and bacteria growth was putting me off.

How big is the plate? Do you have the design for what you want on it? I should be able to engrave it on my CNC Mill if it fits on my table.

Try Alucom Security Doors & Aluminium in Fyshwick. Since Carpal Aluminium closed up shop I've used them a couple of times. If they don't have it in stock they can order it in (worked out cheaper...

Thanks for the replies. I fitted a 8 TPI standard blade and went for it and it cut really easy. I didn't bother with any coolant or lube and the blade was only slightly warm.

I have 6 cuts around 400mm long to do.

TS is out of the question. I only have the small Triton Powersaw table (not the 2000) and it is just too scary for my likes.

So I should get a bi-metal...

I have some 21mm Aluminum plate that is too big for my metal bandsaw and I was wondering if I could cut it on my Jet 12" bandsaw.

Normally I don't cut any metal on my wood bandsaw and I seem to...

Some of the horizontal bandsaws can also be operated in vertical mode. Although the vertical mode table on the Chinese version I have is pretty well useless. One day I will get around to making a...

Well I finished off the base. I fiberglassed the top and used the hammer finish paint from bunnings. I still need to work out how I want to rig up the top enclosure. I might just put some sort of...

I would have though sawdust on a metal lathe wouldn't be good for ways? I get paranoid about the dust that settles on mine from the air. Maybe if it's cleaned well it will be ok?

cool, I'll check on bunnies on the way home from work

Thanks for that. I had heard of Hammerite, but I didn't realise that it could be used on wood. Any ideas on who stocks it?

Hare & Forbes have them:
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Products?stockCode=L194

CarbaTec seem have the models either side:

http://www.carbatec.com.au/metalworking-lathes_c2460

Hi all,

I'm 3/4 through knocking up a new bench for my lathe, to which I will be adding and enclosure and flood coolant setup.

The construction is of pine and ply but I will be fibreglassing...

Wait till you get a good bi-metal blade then you will be really happy :)

This page has some handy mods that can be done to these types of bandsaws that increases their functionality

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Bandsaw/Bandsaw.htm

I have that exact one. It works a treat and should do fine for what you need as I use it for the same type of cutting. You will need to ditch the blade that comes with it and get a good bi-metal...

Thanks guys, I think a guide block of some sort should do the trick.

How did you go with the fish tank pump to circulate the coolant?

I'm about to move my lathe and mill and set up flood coolant, but I'm worried about smelly tanks.

What about this stuff from...

Nope, the head on the mill doesn't swing.

Yeah, but the item I need to drill and tap won't fit in the mill. Hence why I need to do it by hand.

As long as the hole is drilled straight in the first place.

I've got the hang of single sided machining on the mill as long as I am working with square stock. I've yet to master multi-sided machining and machining parts that are not square (eg. machining an...

Maybe one day when I have mastered the beasts..... but only if I steal the design off someone as I'm not that clever :D