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6th Nov 2007, 09:46 PM
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The P&N tap and dies from the local hardware...
The P&N tap and dies from the local hardware stores are good quality + you can buy them one at a time as need be or order them in. The cheap sets are well ---CHEAP.
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6th Nov 2007, 04:41 PM
Thread: Auto darkening welding helmets
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another good (green)treatment for sunburn - we...
another good (green)treatment for sunburn - we keep an aloa vera plant by the back door, You break a piece of the plant and rub it on the skin , great, no worries+ natural and cheap as it grows...
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5th Nov 2007, 03:13 PM
Thread: Auto darkening welding helmets
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I tried the head nod welding helmet method once...
I tried the head nod welding helmet method once but the wife claimed that she had just asked me if she could buy a pair of $600.00 shoes and I nodded YES. After that I tried closing the helmet by...
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4th Nov 2007, 10:30 PM
Thread: Auto darkening welding helmets
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years ago when these helmets first came out i had...
years ago when these helmets first came out i had 3 older fitter and turners working ( the sort of people who thought we should not have come down from the trees and walking on 2 legs instead of 4 is...
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24th Sep 2007, 11:52 PM
Thread: Excellent Australian MEtalWork Webpage
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good one. I found 2 local places that I did not...
good one.
I found 2 local places that I did not know about ,general tools and classic fasteners.
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24th Sep 2007, 11:18 PM
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I have just started loaning books from the...
I have just started loaning books from the library again.
At the moment I am reading "modern welding" (1980 edition):B.
I thought that there were about half a dozen types of welding- what an... -
24th Sep 2007, 10:48 PM
Thread: pipe notcher ??
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thanks Grahame but I think mr fossils idea sounds...
thanks Grahame but I think mr fossils idea sounds better.
As you say - it may not last all that long, a bit dinkey -
19th Sep 2007, 03:57 PM
Thread: Which paint brand for exterior metal
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there is another option - Penetrol. I had a deck...
there is another option - Penetrol.
I had a deck to replace about 3 years ago, 3 metres high on large steel I beams and a steel balastrade and steel step suports etc. It was full on rusted and... -
19th Sep 2007, 03:02 PM
Thread: pipe notcher ??
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Thankyou, I get the picture - A hole saw for...
Thankyou, I get the picture - A hole saw for pipe. The one listed in the hare and forbes catalogue is $4850.00, made in the netherlands, 20to76 mm od capacity, 87 kgs, machines 38mm tube in just 5...
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19th Sep 2007, 01:15 PM
Thread: pipe notcher ??
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pipe notcher ??
I have been drooling through the 2007 hare and forbes metal working catalogue and on page 92 there is a pipe notcher. I have never seen one and wondered what it does and how it works- does anyone out...
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22nd Aug 2007, 02:16 PM
Thread: A question of strength
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I guess 25mm or 32 mm chrome tube (shower curtain...
I guess 25mm or 32 mm chrome tube (shower curtain rail ) is out of the question ? It can be purchased at most hardwares with the support fittings including a centre support bracket.
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22nd Aug 2007, 01:41 PM
Thread: bending 10mm round bar
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Thanks pipeclay- I googled www.ridgid...
Thanks pipeclay- I googled www.ridgid .com and they make tube benders from 6mm and up suitable for stainless steel.
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22nd Aug 2007, 12:49 PM
Thread: bending 10mm round bar
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I have never seen a pipe bender smaller than 1/2...
I have never seen a pipe bender smaller than 1/2 inch, I'll have a look around and see if I can find one.
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22nd Aug 2007, 12:41 AM
Thread: bending 10mm round bar
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do you mean like a 12 mm copper pipe bender ?-- I...
do you mean like a 12 mm copper pipe bender ?-- I have one in the shed.
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22nd Aug 2007, 12:08 AM
Thread: bending 10mm round bar
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Ooooh- that gas forge looks interesting, shame...
Ooooh- that gas forge looks interesting, shame its not in Australia.
I wonder what sort of air ? blower it has or maybe its just the force of the gas. That would bump your gas bill up. -
21st Aug 2007, 11:49 PM
Thread: bending 10mm round bar
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-So- is stainless steel as easy to bend with heat...
-So- is stainless steel as easy to bend with heat ?
What is the best way to bend stainless steel tube. I have this water fountain in mind to build using aprox 10 mm tube. I guessed that it may bend... -
15th Aug 2007, 10:46 PM
Thread: mig gas cylinder volume ?
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I will get the yellow pages out and get some...
I will get the yellow pages out and get some prices from as many local gas suppliers as possible.
Thanks for the help guys
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15th Aug 2007, 12:04 AM
Thread: mig gas cylinder volume ?
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Do you find that the E size cylinder is too heavy...
Do you find that the E size cylinder is too heavy as I need to transport the welder and cylinder to work on site.
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14th Aug 2007, 10:16 PM
Thread: mig gas cylinder volume ?
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Excellent thankyou. My rough sums work out to...
Excellent thankyou.
My rough sums work out to around 2.5 times the cost using disposable bottles. Thats one D size cylinder each 2 years versus 25 - 30 disposable.
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13th Aug 2007, 11:11 PM
Thread: mig gas cylinder volume ?
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mig gas cylinder volume ?
I am trying to compare the cost of disposable one litre argon gas cylinders to hireing Boc argon gas cylinders.
The disposable cylinders cost around $28.50 each from a mate at the local mitre 10,...