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20th Apr 2020, 04:02 PM
Thread: Premo Lathe
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Hi Gary, I have a Premo Mk1, has had the bull...
Hi Gary, I have a Premo Mk1, has had the bull gear and back gear rebuilt thanks to Pipeclay - a fellow forum member
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9th Feb 2020, 05:34 PM
Thread: Removing valve handle - ideas
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Hi Gavin, if the handle is steel can you weld a...
Hi Gavin, if the handle is steel can you weld a lug on each side and use a puller on it? Cheers Leigh
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15th Jan 2020, 07:44 PM
Thread: Anvil Refurbishment and Repair
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HI Ted, check out the Iforgeiron.com website from...
HI Ted, check out the Iforgeiron.com website from the US, lots of great info on everything blacksmithing. The advice you will get there will be to use and appreciate it as it is, it is a beautiful...
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7th Feb 2019, 08:07 PM
Thread: Premo mk 1
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Thanks Morrisman, some pix would be much...
Thanks Morrisman, some pix would be much appreciated
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6th Feb 2019, 10:35 PM
Thread: Premo mk 1
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Hi Morrisman, one of the photos Kryn posted shows...
Hi Morrisman, one of the photos Kryn posted shows a piece of chain hanging around the countershaft frame, I’m guessing that is hanging there to soak up some of that vibration - does that sound right?
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5th Feb 2019, 11:35 PM
Thread: Premo mk 1
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Premo mk 1
Hi everyone, I couldn’t see too much on here about these but I have just picked up a Pemo Mk 1 that looks to me to be in good condition for its age, come with 5 chucks, a stack of drill bits and end...
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14th Oct 2018, 07:39 PM
Thread: Hydraulic Log Splitter WIP
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Might need a fridge then!
Might need a fridge then!
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13th Oct 2018, 04:08 PM
Thread: Hydraulic Log Splitter WIP
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Been fantastic to watch this come together Simon,...
Been fantastic to watch this come together Simon, lot of hard worth in that. Looking fwd to seeing YouTube of it splitting fireweek. Cheers Leigh
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19th Sep 2018, 10:15 PM
Thread: A visit to Ruhla - Home of Gebrüder Thiel
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Hey Greg, did you take the trailer?
Hey Greg, did you take the trailer?
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16th Jul 2018, 12:12 AM
Thread: This drought is wrecking my hobby
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Hi Mark, I grew up just south of Fifield and read...
Hi Mark, I grew up just south of Fifield and read your posts about the shed with great interest. Hoping for plenty of general rain very soon, did you get any rain the week before last?
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28th Apr 2018, 12:04 AM
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Hi Simon, will the motor & pump take pulleys -...
Hi Simon, will the motor & pump take pulleys - you could sit them side by side and thus achieve the direction of tvl you want?
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23rd Feb 2018, 10:51 PM
Thread: Extending trailer stub axles?
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Might have missed something Simone but if you are...
Might have missed something Simone but if you are going to tow this at more than say 20kmh and or on the road etc then Id put a set of springs under it, less shock on everything, longer life etc,...
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15th Jan 2018, 10:05 PM
Thread: Upcycled junk - a new welding trolley
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HI Joe, sorry meant to say thanks for this, the...
HI Joe, sorry meant to say thanks for this, the pictures I can see. No such thing as junk:)
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12th Nov 2017, 09:05 PM
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Wow I didnt even know what a surface grinder was...
Wow I didnt even know what a surface grinder was when you started this off, been amazing to read your commentary and to look at the pix :)
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22nd Aug 2017, 11:51 PM
Thread: Building a Mulch Trailer
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Looking goo so it would be a shame to Have to cut...
Looking goo so it would be a shame to Have to cut it now, can you get the extra 100mm of chain and the 2 extra bars? If they are out of a header someone like Neil's of Corowa (header wreckers) might...
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6th Aug 2017, 11:34 PM
Thread: A welder from yesteryear
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Yes please Grahame, Id like the manual, I have...
Yes please Grahame, Id like the manual, I have the Mk 1 - bought it about 10 yrs ago from a retired gentleman that used to own a crane company in Sutherland Shire, Absolute cracker of a machine,...
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4th Aug 2017, 11:49 PM
Thread: Leather apron
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Hi Gavin, Bought mine at Bunnings, not a bad...
Hi Gavin, Bought mine at Bunnings, not a bad size, $18 I think, also sick of burnt clothes. Leigh
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20th Apr 2017, 07:16 PM
Thread: Another drilling hardened steel thread...
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If the coupling doesnt move too much relative to...
If the coupling doesnt move too much relative to the 2 splined shafts could you just make up a collar for either side of the coupling held in place on the shafts with a couple of set screws?
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22nd Mar 2017, 09:30 PM
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Amazing technology, not a single pit pony in...
Amazing technology, not a single pit pony in sight..
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2nd Mar 2017, 08:31 AM
Thread: How to store bulk bolts
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I have the fisher trays, can get them 100 or 200...
I have the fisher trays, can get them 100 or 200 wide * 600 deep, sit them on a brownbuilt shelf, fits 9 wide, adjust shelves to suit height you need (think mine are 150 ht) so to allow for items...
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19th Dec 2016, 09:36 PM
Thread: Hydraulic resevoir help
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Hi Michael, think this is my first substantive...
Hi Michael, think this is my first substantive reply to anything - sort of nice to have something I know something about! In my time farming the mechanics always said to never use malleable (gal)...
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6th Sep 2016, 12:06 AM
Thread: Replacement lathe motor
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Hi Geoff, if you are anywhere near The Shire,...
Hi Geoff, if you are anywhere near The Shire, Suann Electrical are electric motor experts (he must have 500 sitting on the shelves there), they are in Taren Point, Cawarra Rd I think
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17th Jul 2016, 08:22 PM
Thread: Sydney Knife Show
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Hi, what is the date and venue for the Syd Knife...
Hi, what is the date and venue for the Syd Knife Show, wow, amazing work!
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Hello
Hi to all. I have also been reading away for a while and learning heaps although what I know isn't much compared to what I see here
Sydney based but fortunately we have a farm about 200kms south...