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    You don’t by chance mean Michael verde? Lovely...

    You don’t by chance mean Michael verde? Lovely fellow and a great scraper


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    Steve was kind enough to pop in and give me a...

    Steve was kind enough to pop in and give me a hand to print an extremely abused 42” adcock and Shipley mill table. While I roughed in the table. He spent some time scraping a vice base in so I had...
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    Haha hey that’s hurtful! I wrote that advert for...

    Haha hey that’s hurtful! I wrote that advert for mike. it’s out of WA gears, The owner has actually sold a good number of machines to QLD shops and has been very good to deal with with organizing...
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    In the past I’ve found serial taps to be of great...

    In the past I’ve found serial taps to be of great utility in these cases as even if the drilled hole is undersize the first serial tap will correct the minor diameter and cut with very little force....
  5. Congratulations, what a beautiful shaper! the...

    Congratulations, what a beautiful shaper!

    the impact rated carbide inserts actually go very well. I had great success using AH905 grade CNMG inserts but you need to mill the 25/32mm shanks down to...
  6. Sticky: 403148 403149 403150 Mark presling has a...

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    Mark presling has a unused vertical head and slotting head on Facebook at the moment. Both very cheap if you have a big pacific


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    I use both frequently but for anyone buying either I would avoid accidentally buying mx5. It’s absolutely criminal that PTFE in aerosol form is legal.


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    My old workplace had a few tubular die holders...

    My old workplace had a few tubular die holders with a cross hole and roundbar handle to allow them to be used for this exact application, not a bad little project


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    403070 403071 403072 Now that I’ve sorted out...

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    Now that I’ve sorted out tap a talk on my phone I thought I might post said tooling and As it turns out the slotting head of this toolmaster could be optioned with a small...
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    I can assure you that most large Vertical...

    I can assure you that most large Vertical slotters simply do not have clappers, depending on the cutter geometry the tool will often pull ever so slightly into the work depending on ram wear and how...
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    R8 is better than a MT spindle but one think to...

    R8 is better than a MT spindle but one think to keep in mind is that r8 still needs a lot of Z height to change tools as it has such a long straight shank. This can get old fast as you are often...
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    Just keep in mind their is a mixture of hobbyists...

    Just keep in mind their is a mixture of hobbyists and pro's in that group and we have a separate private group chat. You'll find they'll be several people close to you with the necessary provisions....
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    I actually have to do a video for the aussie...

    I actually have to do a video for the aussie scraping group on facebook explaining how to scrape a mill table without a surface plate. You still need a straight edge long enough to go corner to...
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    I usually use a indicator carriage for dovetails...

    I usually use a indicator carriage for dovetails when possible but will occasionally use Hoffman rollers. I am just chirping in because I've been fouled over using over the counter dowel pins before...
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    I have a PDF on my workshop computer, I'll send...

    I have a PDF on my workshop computer, I'll send you a link when I get in tomorrow but worth getting a hard copy eventually. also keep in mind that some of the information is a little outdated and...
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    391736391737391738 In terms of rigidity you...

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    In terms of rigidity you are 100% on the money, my 1D lacks a Nod but has every interface between the column and the vertical head scraped to set the tram. (I personally think...
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    to be honest I'm not sure what model he was...

    to be honest I'm not sure what model he was quoted on but a fellow in tassy was quoted closer to $6.5k AUD from the biax rep, you will find by the way that a Biax isn't terribly great at roughing...
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    Bit of a long story but I have to pick up a...

    Bit of a long story but I have to pick up a kearns S type from sydney once the border restrictions allow it. it was dissembled some years back to get it inside and never put back together. it's...
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    I hate to be negative but it will likely end up...

    I hate to be negative but it will likely end up in the scrap heap. Sykes is a well known and respected name in gear cutting machines and comparing it to a homebrew machine is a bit of a false...
  20. I'm in Burleigh heads and should have the right...

    I'm in Burleigh heads and should have the right size bronze hollowbar in LG2 to machine a new bush up, check the shaft size to, if you're lucky I'll have some ground 4140 in the size. if you get in...
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    I think you've more or less hit the nail on the...

    I think you've more or less hit the nail on the head and the "couples of minutes scraping" gave me a good chuckle, during the height of Covid I was flooded with emails and calls about scraping...
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    I know the seller and can confirm it was in...

    I know the seller and can confirm it was in fantastic condition, the previous owner touched up the paint work and made efforts to convert it to single phrase which where more or less in vain hence...
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    The saddle will wear on both the X and Y sides...

    The saddle will wear on both the X and Y sides convex, this is the the X axis side of the saddle but the same principle applies to the Y axis side and the rear of the knee that interfaces with the...
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    It's ended up at a mates factory around the corner from me and the pictures do not do it justice. it is an absolute monster and as we later found out it was not even bolted to the steel pallet, only...
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    you would not believe the amount of people I've...

    you would not believe the amount of people I've had arguments with both online and in person RE granite offcuts being as flat as surface plates, its positively bizarre how stubborn people are on the...
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    I lucked out and got the two matched sets of...

    I lucked out and got the two matched sets of Hoffman Rollers and one larger set of Hoffman rollers that were more or less unused, all originally came out of the toolroom of an munitions factory. I...
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    The flats have to be scraped before you can...

    The flats have to be scraped before you can accurately measure the dovetail parallelism but its worth grabbing some dowel pins and taking a quick measurement too see some actual numbers as it's very...
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    I really wouldn't bother with grinding a file,...

    I really wouldn't bother with grinding a file, making a clamp style scraper that takes a carbide insert will save you a lot of time and pain in the long run




    I wouldnt bother grinding the...
  29. I've found that due to the stacking error in the...

    I've found that due to the stacking error in the table ways and the saddle, the top of the table is often not co planar with the Y axis. You can shim the column to make the spindle perpendicular to...
  30. I'll grab his email and PM you, if you're on the...

    I'll grab his email and PM you, if you're on the facbook we have a private group chat just for scraping, metrology, machine rebuilding etc. there's about 80 guys on there and I think maybe 3 or 4...
  31. It's Daniel Smith that does the group buys here...

    It's Daniel Smith that does the group buys here on the gold coast, I can attest that everything he's brought in has been top notch, The granite square he ordered me which may have been two or three...
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    having a machine tarped outside is like having it...

    having a machine tarped outside is like having it in a giant plastic bag, the condensation absolutely gets in everywhere. Better to have it under a crude Lean-to exposed to the elements than to have...
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    if you're using an annular cutter in an ER collet...

    if you're using an annular cutter in an ER collet especially a large diameter cutter, you should fit a short section 3/4" ground bar with a relief that faces the annular cutter shank. if not you will...
  34. That would be great, I have to admit that we...

    That would be great, I have to admit that we actually used to have en email list to organize meetups but most of the guys had facebook so it took over due to convenience. I think in that changeover...
  35. on most of the Chinese "lemon" lathes I've had...

    on most of the Chinese "lemon" lathes I've had come through here the Tail stock has almost always been high in some cases ridiculously high. In other cases I usually scrape the underside of the...
  36. I'd forgotten about Hayden's post, he's in the...

    I'd forgotten about Hayden's post, he's in the private scraping group chat on facebook. there are a few guys who don't have facebook but have the messenger app installed on their phones in that...
  37. grey iron durabar is the go to if you can access...

    grey iron durabar is the go to if you can access a Mill, I have on a few occasions scraped ductile iron camelbacks and they're far more difficult to scrape so avoid ductile iron where possible. The...
  38. I have a PDF of the Connelly, see attached...

    I have a PDF of the Connelly, see attached dropbox link below, worth buying a copy off ebay but in the meantime it should serve you well. Just remember the Connelly book is a huge collation from...
  39. The benefit of The ultra thick plates is that...

    The benefit of The ultra thick plates is that even when not supported on the bessy point and regardless of the load they are always flat. The actual cost of the extra thickness granite was a fraction...
  40. I really wish we had someone interested in film...

    I really wish we had someone interested in film and editing to follow some of the rebuilds in the group, some of the guys have come up with awesome techniques not just to measure alignment but to...
  41. also RE trying to work with a Micrometer to...

    also RE trying to work with a Micrometer to measure dovetails, The measurements in scraping are all comparative nothing is an absolute measurement so you don't necessarily need one for every slide....
  42. Forget about the hinging for a moment you can...

    Forget about the hinging for a moment you can happily setup a mag base on the saddle and bring the tip into contact on each corner of the cross slide to to check for rock

    generally if your...
  43. scraping everything into parallelism does make...

    scraping everything into parallelism does make everything easier to inspect but the best practice method for a compound specifically is to scrape the base with a inclination upwards in its travel...
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    "Nu-Clear Thread Cutting Oil" any of the Ridgid...

    "Nu-Clear Thread Cutting Oil" any of the Ridgid agents in your area should be able to get it in dirt cheap. occasionally I use a bottle of the Venom cutting oil so the excess flows into the sump and...
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    I run a plain mineral oil cutting fluid in my...

    I run a plain mineral oil cutting fluid in my main manual mill, The pump recently carked out but I've been meaning to rebuild it for a while as the pressure wasn't ever that great. In my experience...
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    it's a private Facebook chat not a group so one...

    it's a private Facebook chat not a group so one someone on the chat will have to add you, its not something you can search for. I would also highly recommend muting the chat once you're added as it...
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    Still here but I rarely check the forum, haven't...

    Still here but I rarely check the forum, haven't bother getting a mobile yet and Facebook has IP banned me having a Facebook account but I'll usually answer the shop landline during the week (07)...
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    as far as I know from a fitter friend of mine in...

    as far as I know from a fitter friend of mine in Sydney the replacement bearing caps cost a small fortune. Caps for a similar sized shaft on a western gearbox ended up costing them something along...
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    certainly is, I agreed to induction tomorrow...

    certainly is, I agreed to induction tomorrow morning because without it i can't put any tools to the ground without one but after some comments from Richard king and Machtool on practical I think I...
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    Babbit bearing issue

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    posted this on a few other forums but I'm very keen for some advice before I start work on this job

    Question for any babbitt scrapers here, I was contacted about...
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