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  1. 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.
    Theres something very satisfying...
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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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    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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    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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    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.
    good luck with the trade apprenticeship.
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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...
  7. 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
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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...
  9. 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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    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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    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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    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.
    I will ask a mate at the local hardware but would expect to have to buy it at a...
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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.
    When annealing stainless steel what temp / heat source would you need to achieve before slow...
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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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    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.
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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...
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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
    cheers
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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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    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.

    So what size do you hire ?...
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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,...
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