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8th Nov 2020, 07:28 AM
Thread: Dorchester Armoured Command Vehicle
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Up to $1350 already..:oo: Usually the serious...
Up to $1350 already..:oo: Usually the serious money comes in the last few hours of the auction and this ones got a couple of days to run. Two QLD’ers in the run up against one of them Vic’s..:U
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7th Nov 2020, 08:44 PM
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Yer got a mill..:wink: Getting the profile...
Yer got a mill..:wink:
Getting the profile would be the hard bit though all do-able..:cool:
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7th Nov 2020, 08:40 PM
Thread: Dorchester Armoured Command Vehicle
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Dorchester Armoured Command Vehicle
Not something yer see for sale every day. And certainly something to keep a panel beater happy..:U
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7th Nov 2020, 02:14 PM
Thread: corona virus
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7th Nov 2020, 08:00 AM
Thread: corona virus
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shedhappens... you started the thread..:U What...
shedhappens... you started the thread..:U
What conclusions should we be considering ?
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7th Nov 2020, 07:57 AM
Thread: corona virus
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What do you see on the right column ? .
What do you see on the right column ?
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6th Nov 2020, 07:12 PM
Thread: Herbert Drummond Lathe clone.
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Yeah, old thread..:cool: So far on Trove I’ve...
Yeah, old thread..:cool:
So far on Trove I’ve only found “Nuttall & Herbert” lathes listed for sale in post WW2 military disposals auctions. Were the N&H brand a war time artefact ?
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Helpful hint to get around word editing: You...
Helpful hint to get around word editing: You would not phiss on... :)
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5th Nov 2020, 08:39 PM
Thread: The 'Thing'
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Last one I seen on the market were down Albury...
Last one I seen on the market were down Albury way about a year ago. I think it were $1200 or so. Obviously on the old stuff condition can vary wildly so I doubt yer could say a figure of what they...
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5th Nov 2020, 08:35 PM
Thread: Lathe Bed Hardness
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Been roaming the industrial waste-lands....me...
Been roaming the industrial waste-lands....me back shed :U, and got some more numbers...
Nuttall Herbert 1940’s lathe: 490
Kerns Type S bed ways: 420
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5th Nov 2020, 08:17 PM
Thread: corona virus
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Polite people extract and post a quote from a...
Polite people extract and post a quote from a linked article ...then we know what it is yer find interesting...:cool:
The link don’t work at any rate.
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Umm...:? Bit mystified I am. Is it you want...
Umm...:?
Bit mystified I am. Is it you want people to only be depressed in certain clearly defined ways in relation to an aspect of the current hysteria, or, can they be depressed about various... -
:? What posts to this thread are not related...
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What posts to this thread are not related to “the events of this year” ?
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Looking at how many Australians phissed...
Looking at how many Australians phissed themselves over the China flu I doubt Oz will be involved in any future war...:no:
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1st Nov 2020, 05:44 PM
Thread: Bead Roller
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Yeah... get one of them yellow bead rollers from...
Yeah... get one of them yellow bead rollers from Hare and Forbes...:U
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1st Nov 2020, 05:41 PM
Thread: Any forklift mechanics here?
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In machinery, sometimes things don’t change for...
In machinery, sometimes things don’t change for years so a current model may have the same gearbox.
Try Lencrow forklifts...
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1st Nov 2020, 05:25 PM
Thread: Sheraton C rebuild
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I see yer wearing tropical work boots..:U ...
I see yer wearing tropical work boots..:U
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30th Oct 2020, 12:43 PM
Thread: Lathe Bed Hardness
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Yep. The one stand-out were the 1950’s (?)...
Yep. The one stand-out were the 1950’s (?) Colchester.
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30th Oct 2020, 12:37 PM
Thread: Grinder Anvil
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As the ad states - “Worth more then $20”...:) ...
As the ad states - “Worth more then $20”...:)
And I lernt a new word: ‘Autoist’...:cool:
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30th Oct 2020, 12:35 PM
Thread: Grinder Anvil
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Pallet load of drills..:cool: .
Pallet load of drills..:cool:
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29th Oct 2020, 01:05 PM
Thread: Lathe Bed Hardness
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Lathe Bed Hardness
Got hold of a portable hardness tester and went for a look-see at some of me old lathes.
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29th Oct 2020, 10:14 AM
Thread: Grinder Anvil
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Grinder Anvil
Here’s something yer don’t see to often...
https://khre.com.au/online-auctions/#!/itemDetails/1022/183186
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29th Oct 2020, 10:09 AM
Thread: Twiggy Forrest
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From record profits in 1965 to a storage place...
From record profits in 1965 to a storage place for imports...
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28th Oct 2020, 09:37 PM
Thread: Five Hercus lathes at Auction
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Five Hercus lathes at Auction
Plus a few other interesting things on the 6th November 2020...
https://www.mgs.net.au/auction/catalogue.html?d=2908
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1x “Mercury” 1x “Hercules” 2x “The Great Scot”...
1x “Mercury”
1x “Hercules”
2x “The Great Scot”
1x “Mars”
One nice machine and a few ‘collectable interest’ machines...
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27th Oct 2020, 07:21 PM
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Sounds like its all worked out though if yer...
Sounds like its all worked out though if yer still keen on the 6x9 Vertex probably go see Gamer in Melbourne. Save on freight. “Gamer.com.au” I find they do better then their list prices.
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26th Oct 2020, 10:28 AM
Thread: Twiggy Forrest
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Perhaps the thread should be renamed to ‘The Dick...
Perhaps the thread should be renamed to ‘The Dick Smith’ thread...:U
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24th Oct 2020, 01:08 PM
Thread: AXA tool holder Rack
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Nice..:cool: I see a problem though... the new...
Nice..:cool:
I see a problem though... the new racks already full... :U
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Part of Mars advertising spell were they used the...
Part of Mars advertising spell were they used the Meehanite process.
I have though heard mention from others that the lathe ways were a bit soft.
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23rd Oct 2020, 09:40 PM
Thread: Twiggy Forrest
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Way back in the day imagine my surprise when I...
Way back in the day imagine my surprise when I discovered me HT Brougham had a radio made in Japan - and yes, it were the original radio.
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Thanks for that stix012 ...:cool: .
Thanks for that stix012 ...:cool:
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23rd Oct 2020, 09:27 AM
Thread: Casting small amount its of brass
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If yer chasing some cheap brass to melt down I’ve...
If yer chasing some cheap brass to melt down I’ve seen some cheap lots of large unused brass plumbing fittings and large door hinges, etc, going through the Pickles monthly military auctions.
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22nd Oct 2020, 05:10 PM
Thread: Twiggy Forrest
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Where did Australia go before it were bought back...
Where did Australia go before it were bought back ?
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21st Oct 2020, 05:23 AM
Thread: Scrapyard find !
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Watch “Shurap” on YouTube and you will find a...
Watch “Shurap” on YouTube and you will find a whole new use for them bearings..:cool:
Damascus steel.
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20th Oct 2020, 05:46 AM
Thread: 2020-2021 Plane Building Challenge
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:cool: What type of wood is that ? .
:cool:
What type of wood is that ?
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20th Oct 2020, 05:41 AM
Thread: Help identify anvil
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:U I would recommend an addition to your will....
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I would recommend an addition to your will. Make mention that before the inheritors get the scrappy in for the pile of metal out back they first extract the anvil from underneath..:wink:
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20th Oct 2020, 05:35 AM
Thread: Scrapyard find !
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If you haven’t already then do a google search of...
If you haven’t already then do a google search of the part numbers..:wink:
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19th Oct 2020, 03:43 PM
Thread: CVA milling machine on Gumtree
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Looks like a solid and simple mill..:cool: ...
Looks like a solid and simple mill..:cool:
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19th Oct 2020, 03:37 PM
Thread: Help identify anvil
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No workshop is complete unless it got an...
No workshop is complete unless it got an anvil..:cool:
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19th Oct 2020, 03:31 PM
Thread: My New Shed project
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He, I reckon it would take a fair old Willy-Willy...
He, I reckon it would take a fair old Willy-Willy to blow over that shed..:cool:
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19th Oct 2020, 03:12 PM
Thread: Macson pedestal drill
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Heh, there’s three people on Gumtree advertising...
Heh, there’s three people on Gumtree advertising as wanting to buy a shaper..:U
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17th Oct 2020, 08:11 PM
Thread: Macson pedestal drill
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Don’t have a Macson drill so wouldn’t mind it...
Don’t have a Macson drill so wouldn’t mind it me-self if the motor worked. Bit far to go to pick it up though. Plus its in the State of china virus hysteria..:o
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17th Oct 2020, 08:43 AM
Thread: Windscreen frame profile
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How did I miss this channel. Excellent..:cool: ...
How did I miss this channel. Excellent..:cool:
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17th Oct 2020, 08:18 AM
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Sticky: Sold for $5,800, going to the Gold Coast. ...
Sold for $5,800, going to the Gold Coast.
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Agreed. Before placing tarp I place old tyres...
Agreed.
Before placing tarp I place old tyres over the sharp bits of the machine which reduces the snug fit greenhouse effect a bit. Keep some exposed areas around the base so there is some... -
No luck with the piccys at this time. Will be...
No luck with the piccys at this time.
Will be putting the machine into me new shed early next year so will be able to do a bit of a look-see and tidy up of it then. Currently covered in inhibitor... -
16th Oct 2020, 07:02 PM
Thread: Purcell Conemaster 3 phase metal lathe
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To sell - eBay or Gumtree or here. Any more...
To sell - eBay or Gumtree or here.
Any more piccys available ?
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16th Oct 2020, 06:57 PM
Thread: Manufacturing aircraft in australia
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Interesting vid. Didn’t realise we made so...
Interesting vid.
Didn’t realise we made so much of the engines here in Oz. Under licence to P+W obviously.
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18th Feb 2020, 12:58 PM
Thread: Hercus 0 Mill Convert Horizontal to Vertical
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AGHHHHH... :aargh: Music in machining videos -...
AGHHHHH... :aargh:
Music in machining videos - BAD!
...apart from that, I enjoyed the vid once I turned the volume off..:cool:
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4th Feb 2020, 09:56 PM
Thread: Challenges with New Lathe
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I’m guessing that your chuck is not the threaded...
I’m guessing that your chuck is not the threaded attach type..:)
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