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    Trailer axle

    Many thanks guys for your information. The unloaded clearance between tyre & mudguard was about 75mm & around 20 -25mm loaded (both sides) with less than 1/2 metre of dry crusher dust on board a week...
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    Box Trailer axle question

    May I ask for advice please from you learned folk? Every standard box trailer I have seen including my own commercially built one has the axle mounted above the leaf springs. Is there any reason why...
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    Prices gone mad?

    Today I was looking around in a couple of Cairns tool stores for a workshop item & happened across the little Chinese band-saw that many of us use (The H & F BS-4 or equivalent). When I bought mine 2...
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    Gibs & whatnot

    Thanks guys for the replies. Whilst I had the unit on the bench, I drilled & tapped for two 4mm adjustment screws on the outboard side of the top-slide body on either side of the central gib locking...
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    Gib strip question

    I was doing some lathe maintenance yesterday (20 year old H & F AL-300 owned since new); the top slide in bits to trace tightness especially at one end of travel; checking the associated gib for...
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    Hi Bob. Sincere condolences on the sudden loss of...

    Hi Bob. Sincere condolences on the sudden loss of your wife.
    Mike
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    Rotary Table

    Thanks for the feedback gentlemen. I thought at the time that just a little bit of extra effort by the manufacturer would have prevented the 'mismatch' occurring.
    As mentioned, I scribed the line &...
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    Vertex Rotary Table - Inaccurate index

    If you set say 0 degrees at the side index mark on your new Vertex rotary table when using it with the table vertical, like this...


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    Wouldn't you be a little surprised to see the...
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    DRO Install HF-46 Mill

    Nothing unusual about this addition I guess. Done recently in March & April. Not an install that you can rush however, a fair bit of thinking required before drilling holes in important parts of the...
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    Yikes! Not looking good...

    I recently drained the oil from the gearbox head of my HF-46 mill/drill so as to replace a weeping $4 oil seal on a speed selector lever shaft. I had added the magnetic insert to the drain plug when...
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    Skylights

    Yikes! The outcome could have been far worse. I trust that you recover OK.

    We had these acrylic sheets put in at a couple of spots at the local Men's Shed a year or two ago; had to call the...
  12. Thread: Hm 46b

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    HM46b

    That is just astonishing. Quality control = zero. What morons are assembling these?
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    Sticky: Bandsaw stand project

    Not wishing to interfere with another similar thread on this forum, I post this separately....

    My recently completed project for an improved stand & tray for a small bandsaw, as below;-

    I may...
  14. Thank you gentlemen for all the replies. H614

    Thank you gentlemen for all the replies.
    H614
  15. Single phase to three phase motor replacement - Motor Size?

    Gentlemen:- Regarding replacement of an existing single-phase electric motor with a VFD & three-phase unit, I recall reading on this forum that it may be a good idea to go up one size on the new...
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    Ladders & roofs & old blokes

    This thread is very timely... Here I am at 73 years old, quite fit & agile, living in a high-set house near Cairns, where for the past 35 years I've done all the necessary pre-cyclone clearance of...
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    Sticky: Mill Table Lighting

    I always seem to not have enough light available at the work surface of my mill (HM46) even with extra leds arranged around. Centre of work area & no windows nearby. A not-unique age related problem...
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    HM46 Mill

    Hello Bammo.
    I own one of these machines. When inspecting it from brand new about 3 years ago, I found that residual casting sand was [or was going to be] a major issue. Have a look with a good...
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    Tig Welding

    Hello Joe. Try Rolf Smith at Aerosmith Welding down at the general aviation area at Cairns Airport. 0403403890 according to the phone book (Remember them?)
    He's very good.

    Regards,
    Halifax 614
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    Drill Press Spring

    By crikey, you blokes come up with some good leads & ideas! (My prior internet searching was fruitless).
    Many thanks to Reidy41 who pointed me straight to an Aussie supplier that I'd not seen...
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    Help requested sourcing a spring

    Gentlemen... Concerning an older Ryobi BD12 bench drill belonging to a local men's shed;- we have a broken flat coil return spring on the quill; I can't find a replacement (parts no longer available)...
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    Craftsman Bandsaw

    Hi Ben. Carbatec are really good with supporting those typical types of Asian bandsaws. We just bought parts from the Brisbane branch for our 25 year old machine at the local Men's Shed. They have...
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    Total Tools bandsaw

    Hello Smidsy. I bought one of these very units a couple of months ago & after some time, effort & patience in setting it up properly, I have been very pleased with its operation. See my posts back in...
  24. Bandsaw modifications

    Hello Grahame:- That's a really neat idea. On my new machine, both guide blocks are made of an alloy, not cast iron. Just as easy to modify.

    Since initially getting my b/saw up & running OK as...
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    Bandsaws

    All this talk about bandsaws... Some weeks ago, after wearing myself out manually hacksawing through a short piece of 60mm dia. steel bar for a project, I finally succumbed & bought a new 6x4...
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    DTI Pointer

    Hi Electrosteam:- The pointer is on a very fine taper on such instruments. They can dislodge occasionally, for instance if the item is dropped. Push it back on carefully to the post with gentle...
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    Pin extractor tools

    Radio Spares (RS) & Element 104 (the old Farnell company) will have these in their catalogues & available in this country. [There are also cheaper plastic ones for occasional use]. We used to get...
  28. Rpm indication

    Well, I received the previously ordered fleabay hand-held laser strobe rpm indicator a day or two ago (About $25 delivered), so proceeded to check it vs the hall-effect rpm indicator system that...
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    Lathe Stand Mod

    Hello Sterob. My beam-type lathe stand that I detailed on here a while back used 200 x 100 RHS as the main supporting part. The corners of the RHS are really quite rounded, leaving a flat surface...
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    Parting Off Tool Support

    Great idea with the support above the work.

    This method works well for me on a basic hss tool...

    389837 389838 Definitely helps prevent the tool nodding downwards.
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    3 phase/VFD etc on AL-300

    Hello Familyguy:- Thanks very much for the photos & description. Looks good. Were there any size or space issues with fitting the new 3 ph. motor on to the hinged mount plate? What is the maxm. rpm...
  32. HM-46 mill rebuild

    Further to the mill rebuild, the only component that I didn't pull apart was the electric motor. It's running fine (fingers crossed).

    After fully re-assembling the machine, I went into the local...
  33. Gosh, there's some clever people here! H614

    Gosh, there's some clever people here!

    H614
  34. Check calibtn. of hall effect rpm display

    Thanks guys for the suggestions, including the ball of string idea..! But isn't there a world shortage of string? :o

    What was I thinking when I mentioned buying a laser strobe tacho at Jaycar for...
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    AL300 lathe stand

    Thanks 'familyguy' for your comments. Would you care to elaborate on the vfd/3 phase motor conversion? I've been kicking that idea around for a while, but as usual for me, procrastination rules.......
  36. HM46 Mill

    Thanks Dave J & simonl for your comments. The gearbox is a bit of a noisy thing, looking very much like the basic but proven old technology inside my old BSA M20's motorcycle box. I replaced the...
  37. rpm indicator

    Thank you Baron J, AJ & Bob L for your replies.
    All very interesting.

    Since retiring, I don't have access to the instrument calibration equipment that I used to, or I would check it against...
  38. Check calibration of a hall effect led rpm indicator?

    Gentlemen; Several weeks ago I bought one of the commonly available Hall Effect rpm LED indicator units via E--y. This was used to check the actual chuck spindle rpm's at various belt settings of the...
  39. HM46 Mill Repairs etc.

    Should I look inside the gearbox? Be mad if I didn't.

    Notes at the time (2 years ago);-

    Electric motor, general external fittings & top cover removed. Inside found to be painted over about 90%...
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    Fantastic work. Can you tell me what magic pill I...

    Fantastic work. Can you tell me what magic pill I could take, to do welds even half as good as those?
    Halifax614
  41. HM46 Mill Rebuild

    Next were the base & saddles:- All this was good physical & mental therapy whilst hobbling about on the crook leg. Gotta do something useful....


    2) Main base, X, Y & Z - axis saddle castings:- ...
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    Lathe Stand

    Thanks Baron J. You know what it's like using up old paint. Thinks..... "That looks like enough for the job" - and it isn't; so you buy another tin, & thus it continues.... It was a choice of...
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    New stand for lathe

    Further to the above, after a couple of months use of the lathe (A 20-year old H & F AL300 belt - drive machine) in a home/hobby environment , I'm satisfied that the more solid box-beam mount is an...
  44. HM-46 Mill

    Thanks Simon & Kryn for your comments. When one lives away from the big smoke (Thankfully sometimes!) what can you do? If all the affordable new machinery is Chinese made; does it really make any...
  45. Inspection & rectifications on a new HM-46 Mill-Drill.

    This is a project from a little while back, but it might be found interesting...

    BTW I'm not intending to this post to be a rant in complaint against the supplier. As it says above - 'Metalwork...
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    Sheraton C rebuild about finished.

    Here are a few more photos of the Sheraton C lathe that I have more or less finished rebuilding. I started in June with this project...


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    So four months spent in the workshop...
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    DTI Indicator Repair

    As it happens, I have been working on my Mercer 1 inch x 0.001" dti these past couple of days. It had been getting sticky in operation & not returning to a reliable zero, varying up to 5 thou...
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    Sheraton C

    Hi Baron... Yes, I thought about that a few weeks ago. Stupid me. However I decided to keep going 'as is' on this particular subject, which is just about finished, unless I can figure a way to roll...
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    Sheraton C rebuild

    Tailstock rebuild:

    Before, as below.....
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    Found a bent lead-screw, damaged/cracked hand-wheel & finger piece, damaged eye-bolt & all gummed-up inside, upon dismantling. Some corrosion...
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    VFD Drive

    Danshell & Reidy 41 - Your comments & photos re: the VFD installation are a huge help.
    I did wonder if you'd done away with the whole step-down pulley arrangement & gone directly from the motor to...
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