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25th Oct 2023, 03:15 AM
Thread: damaged gear
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The gear was welded and new teeth cut with a...
The gear was welded and new teeth cut with a hacksaw and files. Pretty ugly but it works, ran through all the backed up jobs yesterday without a problem. Just how it will go long-term remains to be...
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17th Oct 2023, 02:14 PM
Thread: damaged gear
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4" is pretty much on the money, but more like...
4" is pretty much on the money, but more like 10mm. Looking at the pic it seems to be about the 100t mark.
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17th Oct 2023, 08:12 AM
Thread: damaged gear
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Sorry Pipeclay, it has gone to another place so I...
Sorry Pipeclay, it has gone to another place so I can't answer that straight away.
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17th Oct 2023, 07:54 AM
Thread: damaged gear
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Thanks all for the input. I'm going with the...
Thanks all for the input. I'm going with the weld and recut option first up and will see what happens.
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14th Oct 2023, 11:10 AM
Thread: damaged gear
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When you talk economical sense, what sort of...
When you talk economical sense, what sort of figures do you mean? Repair vs new one.
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14th Oct 2023, 11:06 AM
Thread: damaged gear
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4"
4"
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14th Oct 2023, 06:46 AM
Thread: damaged gear
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Not hardened, a file bites easily. The damage...
Not hardened, a file bites easily.
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14th Oct 2023, 04:25 AM
Thread: damaged gear
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damaged gear
Here's a pic of a gear from the feed train in a 1992 Hafco planer thicknesser. There are stripped teeth in the area between 7 and 8 o'clock, (not a great pic I'm afraid) and of course similar...
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18th Sep 2023, 03:58 PM
Thread: 40mm brass rod
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It's here at last! I'm not sure if my pms are...
It's here at last! I'm not sure if my pms are getting through but. Can you respond here?
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29th Aug 2023, 06:25 AM
Thread: 40mm brass rod
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Not at all.
Not at all.
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28th Aug 2023, 05:45 PM
Thread: 40mm brass rod
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40mm brass rod
I'm after a 20mm length of 40mm dia round brass rod. Perhaps someone has an offcut?
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5th Apr 2023, 04:46 AM
Thread: 50mm square elbows and tees
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Hi Chris, I'm back home without any bits yet, but...
Hi Chris, I'm back home without any bits yet, but seem to have trouble sending you a pm. Has anything come through?
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26th Feb 2023, 02:44 AM
Thread: 50mm square elbows and tees
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Thanks Joe, they are quite close to what I am...
Thanks Joe, they are quite close to what I am after. I couldn't find them in my own research efforts, what did you type into the search engine to get there?
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24th Feb 2023, 01:29 AM
Thread: 50mm square elbows and tees
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Had any thoughts on that?
Had any thoughts on that?
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12th Feb 2023, 08:15 PM
Thread: 50mm square elbows and tees
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There are still a lot of questions remaining. ...
There are still a lot of questions remaining. I'll do the best I can to answer them.
Thanks for the pic, so basically the pieces will be 100mm X 100mm over all size? Yes
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12th Feb 2023, 02:45 PM
Thread: 50mm square elbows and tees
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I took a pic on my old camera and discovered that...
I took a pic on my old camera and discovered that the new computer does not have a slot to insert the card! So got my daughter to take a pic on her phone and email it to me so I could download it...
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12th Feb 2023, 04:50 AM
Thread: 50mm square elbows and tees
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pm me your postal address and I'll send them...
pm me your postal address and I'll send them snail nail...
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11th Feb 2023, 06:41 AM
Thread: 50mm square elbows and tees
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Bugger, drew them up and the scanner broke.
Bugger, drew them up and the scanner broke.
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10th Feb 2023, 03:30 PM
Thread: 50mm square elbows and tees
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50mm square elbows and tees
As the title suggests, I'm after some parts, being for a woodwork project. Can't find any on the net so I suppose they will need to be fabricated from square stock. Stainless would be nice but ally...
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5th Aug 2022, 11:54 AM
Thread: laquer for steel
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laquer for steel
I use Incralac for brass, but what does a similar job on steel?
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19th Jul 2021, 04:01 AM
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Drill them out with the 16mm core drill and then...
Drill them out with the 16mm core drill and then plug and redrill to the new bolt size or make up a sleeve to fit both the hole and the bolt. You could possibly use a material like Acetal for the...
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22nd Nov 2020, 04:02 AM
Thread: Etched machine plates - how I did mine
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Here's the recipe for the solution I use; for 2l...
Here's the recipe for the solution I use; for 2l of water, 250g Copper Sulfate, 50g NaCl (salt), 5g NaHSO4 (pool chemical). A decent chemist could tell you what the other chemicals actually do, but...
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20th Nov 2020, 03:54 PM
Thread: Etched machine plates - how I did mine
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[QUOTE=StrayAlien;1975078] Here we do the...
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Here we do the business and let science dazzle us. And we be very careful. This is nasty nasty stuff folks. The etching gives off vapours - only some of which you can... -
7th Nov 2020, 08:11 PM
Thread: Post Citric acid protection
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What about a coat of lanolin?
What about a coat of lanolin?
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30th Nov 2019, 06:16 AM
Thread: deep hole drilling in Acetal
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I did a job some time ago that called for a 5mm...
I did a job some time ago that called for a 5mm hole in a similar length of delrin. I broke the job into several shorter lengths and rejoined after drilling with mortise and tenon joints. It...
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23rd Apr 2019, 04:30 PM
Thread: Broken spring
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Broken spring
My plans for going away at Easter with the camper tent on the trailer came unstuck when I found one side had a broken spring, not far from the rear eye. I've been trying to find replacement springs...
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13th Jan 2019, 05:21 AM
Thread: earth leakage trips in wet weather
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Well, the sun's out and I'm back at work. Thanks...
Well, the sun's out and I'm back at work. Thanks for all the suggestions. I tried all the easy ones without success, the more complicated testing is out of my areas of competence, it looks like...
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11th Jan 2019, 03:09 PM
Thread: earth leakage trips in wet weather
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earth leakage trips in wet weather
Refers to an old Scripta engravers pantograph currently used for miling aluminium and brass. Every time I switch it on during wet/humid weather it trips the circuit breaker. Leave it in the sun for...
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6th Oct 2018, 03:46 AM
Thread: AL-320G longitudinal feed
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To tell the truth, once I got my ticker up and a...
To tell the truth, once I got my ticker up and a friend around to help with a little lifting, there wasn't much in terms of complications to get in the way. Everything comes apart in a logical...
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6th Oct 2018, 03:35 AM
Thread: AL-320G longitudinal feed
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That's a good point Michael, I wonder about...
That's a good point Michael, I wonder about pre-empting the next breakdown by working over the damaged part now. Would it be best to entirely remake the brass part or just to turn down the worn...
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3rd Oct 2018, 06:21 AM
Thread: AL-320G longitudinal feed
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375989 Here's the culprit! The brass gear...
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Here's the culprit! The brass gear that engages the worm drive has stripped. Rang H&F spares and they actually have them in stock! Asked if they were commonly replaced and they agreed... -
17th Sep 2018, 04:58 PM
Thread: AL-320G longitudinal feed
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Hmmmm... This looks like a major undertaking. I...
Hmmmm... This looks like a major undertaking. I spoke to H&F spares and the delivery date for any spares is at least 6 weeks, even after I pull it down and see what the problem is. That's a lot of...
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16th Sep 2018, 06:18 PM
Thread: AL-320G longitudinal feed
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Yes to both. The problem seems to be in the...
Yes to both. The problem seems to be in the apron somewhere.
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16th Sep 2018, 04:40 PM
Thread: AL-320G longitudinal feed
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AL-320G longitudinal feed
has stopped working, something isn't engaging properly. Gone from intermittent to nil. Has anyone had the same problem and/or can suggest a plan of attack?
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31st Aug 2018, 09:24 PM
Thread: zinc plated metric bolts
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zinc plated metric bolts
I can't seem to be able to find these at any hardware stores. I have a particular project where I formerly used zinc plated 3/8th hex and cup headed bolts but have changed to 10mm metric. While...
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22nd Apr 2018, 08:14 PM
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What have you replaced the tool post with?
What have you replaced the tool post with?
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20th Jan 2018, 03:42 AM
Thread: Old fitter Sydney
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There are a few handy tweaks that will improve...
There are a few handy tweaks that will improve the AL 320G. The search function here should point you in the right direction. Welcomr to the forum!
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31st Dec 2017, 04:51 AM
Thread: electrochemical etching
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Personaliser Plus gets good reviews from various...
Personaliser Plus gets good reviews from various knife makers. Anyone got one here?
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30th Dec 2017, 02:53 PM
Thread: electrochemical etching
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electrochemical etching
Probably this thread does not belong here so I don't mind if a moderator moves to a better place.
I'm currently chemically etching aluminium tube, applying resist by hand, and want to move to what... -
3rd Jun 2017, 06:42 AM
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What about Beryllium Copper? Would this material...
What about Beryllium Copper? Would this material distort too much in the hardwning process?
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30th May 2017, 10:21 AM
Thread: Making a rosette...
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And just to finish off, here's the lock in...
And just to finish off, here's the lock in action. The two halves are fitted to their respective arms and assembled with a couple of wavy springs and a central biscuit. This means that the lock is...
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12th May 2017, 04:53 PM
Thread: Making a rosette...
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Many thanks to Michael G for sending on the...
Many thanks to Michael G for sending on the rosette! Here it is mounted on the table of the pantograph with a finished rosette milled from it.
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4th May 2017, 09:20 PM
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//metalworkforums.com/f65/t200595-rosette/lat...
//metalworkforums.com/f65/t200595-rosette/latest/post1921339#post1921339 Here's a link from Michael G. Just what I was after!
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3rd May 2017, 05:21 PM
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Thanks for that link ppdmiami! I read about the...
Thanks for that link ppdmiami! I read about the shaper toolholder 'sine' shaped teeth and recognise the need for them to taper inwards so there is contact all along the tooth's surface when engaged....
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3rd May 2017, 06:59 AM
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I can see that I left 'seemingly' out of my...
I can see that I left 'seemingly' out of my sentence. In fact, thinking about it, the wedges would end up over-tapered by the cutter following a radial line, the cutter would need to be offset....
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3rd May 2017, 06:40 AM
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Unfortunately couldn't master the search facility...
Unfortunately couldn't master the search facility to find that thread. Could you possibly post a link to it for me?
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2nd May 2017, 09:28 PM
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Thanks Michael G. You seem to have the idea. ...
Thanks Michael G. You seem to have the idea. Thanks for the other replies, but you are over-engineering the concept. This should work with the pieces of pie as interlocking castellations or dogs. ...
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2nd May 2017, 08:41 AM
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Rotating Rosette Lock... Some help required please.
Just to put this in context, I'm making some music stands in timber. The base is a tripod and there is an arm off the top of the tripod to support the music holder. This arm is able to rotate to...
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6th Jun 2016, 06:02 PM
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If it's tubing you are after, look up 'special...
If it's tubing you are after, look up 'special shapes' or 'votaw tool company', both in the USA. They have large stocks, generally in 1m lengths.
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17th Apr 2016, 09:12 PM
Thread: AL-320G gasket
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Thanks all, used the gasket material and no...
Thanks all,
used the gasket material and no problems!