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26th Mar 2024, 06:41 AM
Thread: Enlarging a plain wedding ring
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We can do many things with a hammer. Real...
We can do many things with a hammer.
Real jewellers might even join (weld) a new link of metal in if the size difference was large.
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25th Mar 2024, 10:04 AM
Thread: Solar battery install
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Supercapacitors?
https://www.solarbatteriesonline.com.au/super-capacitors/
1 million life cycles? Sounds like a made up figure to me. Doubt anyone has ever tested
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25th Mar 2024, 09:55 AM
Thread: Solar battery install
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Some photos of the inside (of a slightly smaller...
Some photos of the inside (of a slightly smaller battery) here:
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22nd Mar 2024, 01:16 PM
Thread: Solar battery install
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I didn't open the battery box, but it might have...
I didn't open the battery box, but it might have layers of steel for fire safety.
They are some sort of Lithium (LiFePO4).
Supposedly a third the weight of lead-acid,
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21st Mar 2024, 09:44 PM
Thread: Solar battery install
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Solar battery install
Not strictly metalwork-related, but since you guys like pictures and stories...
We have had a little (1.5kW) home solar for 13.5years. On our second inverter:
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21st Mar 2024, 08:38 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Probably beyond my welding skill set :( I...
Probably beyond my welding skill set :(
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20th Mar 2024, 09:39 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Someone brings me a broken door stop. It is a...
Someone brings me a broken door stop. It is a plastic rod (PU?), 20mm diameter, 120mm long.
It is broken through the middle. He has tried to hold it together with a large screw, but wants me to... -
7th Mar 2024, 12:07 PM
Thread: My "new" Hercus 9" Model A
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Hi Graham. Welcome to the forum. A=200mm,...
Hi Graham. Welcome to the forum.
A=200mm, B=792mm,
C=1110mm on a standard Hercus.
(there are also long bed models)
D is very much a matter of taste.
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7th Mar 2024, 07:40 AM
Thread: AR9 Lathe alignment
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I'm with John. 0.001" on the top face...
I'm with John. 0.001" on the top face translates to basically nothing at centre height for the cutting tool
(unless you are regularly machining 1/8" rod and need sub-micron accuracy!)
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1st Mar 2024, 09:21 AM
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"Out of stock"
"Out of stock"
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23rd Feb 2024, 08:24 PM
Thread: Kurt Vice Auction
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The good thing about most machining vices is that...
The good thing about most machining vices is that parts can be removed.
So, you just need two carry-on travellers!
One for the heavy base,
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22nd Feb 2024, 08:24 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Coffee tamper
My nephew upgraded his coffee machine. The tamp he has is too small:
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He provided a nice dimensioned diagram, and asked if I could make it (out of stainless if possible).
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21st Feb 2024, 07:40 AM
Thread: Turning small extended diameters
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Poor man's swiss turn :rolleyes: I wonder if...
Poor man's swiss turn :rolleyes:
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19th Feb 2024, 06:20 PM
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ACT, Douglas 10" shaper, Facebook marketplace $700
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/713938457586518/
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Douglas 10" shaper. In working order, if a little rusty. Has been sitting under cover being rarely used for several years. Belt... -
19th Feb 2024, 07:35 AM
Thread: Mystery Project. What is this???
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Its a steady, from a Repco crankshaft grinder: ...
Its a steady, from a Repco crankshaft grinder:
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There are two large (Taylor) chucks at the end, on driving plates that can be offset from the spindle, and large weights to balance... -
18th Feb 2024, 10:04 PM
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QLD (Brisbane), CNC Lathe (converted Hercus 9), FaceBook Marketplace, $3500
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1529719967601365/
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Conversion of Hercus 9 to small CNC Lathe .4 Jaw self Centering Chuck. VFD and 415 motor
Seller information
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18th Feb 2024, 09:43 PM
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11th Feb 2024, 07:42 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Some odd welding
Yesterday, did some metal "glueing" with the MIG;
1) Some cable hangers/guides on a big arc welder:
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to stop the cable catching on the wheels when I move it around.
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9th Feb 2024, 08:18 PM
Thread: Mystery Project. What is this???
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Mystery 14
Neighbour came in with a broken wedge of wood.
It used to have a 5/16 UNC cap head bolt through it,
but the machine it was in "bumped" it badly enough to crack the head off the bolt,
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9th Feb 2024, 07:49 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Finished the damn splining job
and it only took me about 300 hours!
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Not perfect (the job slipped too many times), but it is a tight fit.
Mainly because both this and the steering box spline are tapered the same way?
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6th Feb 2024, 05:36 PM
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Indeed. This one is 28 splines, so that would...
Indeed. This one is 28 splines, so that would work.
26 splines is a common spline count that would not work :~.
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6th Feb 2024, 06:20 AM
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True. It is nearly finished now, but in the...
True.
It is nearly finished now,
but in the hours that I have been doing this the "slow way",
many ideas have presented;
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3rd Feb 2024, 08:42 PM
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Non-parallel round in 3 jaw
Rotary table on mill, cutting internal splines in half a universal joint.
Toward the end of the job, the sides of the cuts are larger, which means more drag and force.
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3rd Feb 2024, 06:08 PM
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Just the machine, all on its own.
Just the machine, all on its own.
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3rd Feb 2024, 08:44 AM
Thread: Vernier callipers
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All of mine are cheapies, so I don't have buying...
All of mine are cheapies, so I don't have buying advice, but will agree with;
Snapey: Verniers are approximation tools. Keep a mic handy, in a drawer, for accuracy.
Snapatap: Use SR44 (Silver... -
2nd Feb 2024, 09:50 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Taper pin
Factory neighbour's Repco crankshaft grinder is missing a pin in the chuck offset clamp. He has been keeping it together with small allen keys, but they don't last forever before snapping off.
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2nd Feb 2024, 09:06 PM
Thread: Charts
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Peter, they look positively modern! Here is...
Peter, they look positively modern!
Here is the front and back of one I got recently:
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About 15" high. Came with an old Hercus lathe.
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2nd Feb 2024, 08:55 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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I bought from the same store. Box had same ID'ing...
I bought from the same store. Box had same ID'ing markings:
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If you look closely at that, there were scratches on the small telescoping section, and a few on the large one. I don't know for... -
29th Jan 2024, 08:53 AM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Yes. My Pressol clone started leaking after about...
Yes. My Pressol clone started leaking after about 10 pumps. Looking at the telescoping tubes, they seem to be badly machined, and I suspect they have scratched up the internal seals (O rings?)
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28th Jan 2024, 06:35 PM
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15) Spent some more time on the centre in the...
15) Spent some more time on the centre in the headstock.
It was about half a thou out (0.015mm TIR?),
but I want to improve that.
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27th Jan 2024, 04:10 PM
Thread: Hercus ID
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Hello Juan. From the 1950s onward, there are 3...
Hello Juan. From the 1950s onward, there are 3 Hercus 9" models;
9A (gearbox and powered cross feed)
9B (no gearbox, powered cross feed)
9C (no gearbox, no power cross feed).
I suspect you have... -
26th Jan 2024, 06:31 PM
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It is quick on all but the toughest hardened...
It is quick on all but the toughest hardened steels.
Even used it once to halve a long rectangular machinist stone.
It was very quick on that!
I have mainly used it for chopping.
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26th Jan 2024, 04:04 PM
Thread: Unusual toolholder (clamp?) on ML7
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Unusual toolholder (clamp?) on ML7
I've never seen one like this before:
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1559728528110874/
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26th Jan 2024, 03:47 PM
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NSW (Inverell), 200mm 4 jaw gator chuck, Facebook Marketplace, $600
I quite like the extra groove down the inside middle of the jaws. Never seen that before.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1250963569640064/
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26th Jan 2024, 03:32 PM
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Arron, there are diamond grit wheels for metal. I...
Arron, there are diamond grit wheels for metal. I have used a 125mm one for several years:
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https://www.bunnings.com.au/lenox-125-x-1-3mm-metal-max-blade_p6350751
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26th Jan 2024, 03:12 PM
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ACT (Weston Creek), Metal Lathe 9” Hercus precision lathe, Facebook Marketplace, $950
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1544803962947280/
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Condition
Used – good
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26th Jan 2024, 03:09 PM
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NSW (Newcastle), Sheraton lathe, facebook Marketplace, $1650
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/386367337313501/
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SHERATON Metal Lathe
- $1500 ATLAS Metal Lathe
- 500mm between centres
- 240mm swing
- very neat little machine on a... -
26th Jan 2024, 03:03 PM
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NSW (Sydney), Hercus 9A lathe, Facebook marketplace, $1400
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1056247402315083/
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Parts for the power feed are in a box so some might be missing.
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26th Jan 2024, 02:52 PM
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NSW (Forster), Hercus 9C lathe, eBay, $650
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/186263902633/
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Several decades have gone past without any use.
The original manufacturing year is over 70 years. "Ways" are not worn.
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26th Jan 2024, 02:44 PM
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26th Jan 2024, 02:38 PM
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26th Jan 2024, 02:36 PM
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26th Jan 2024, 02:34 PM
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Expired or sold
Expired or sold
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26th Jan 2024, 02:28 PM
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Expired or sold
Expired or sold
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26th Jan 2024, 02:24 PM
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/71611759...
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7161175927298439/
A few more details;
Seems to be located at Oatley,
"Looking for expressions of interest at this stage"
Interesting gearbox &... -
25th Jan 2024, 08:02 AM
Thread: WTB narrow bodied 4 jaw chuck
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I don't have a suitable chuck. My only thin body...
I don't have a suitable chuck. My only thin body one is a 4jaw piece of rubbish,
that any of us with a mill could make a better version of.
I also have a small borrowed rotary table with 3... -
25th Jan 2024, 07:44 AM
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11) The strap clamp arrives, so I attempt to take...
11) The strap clamp arrives, so I attempt to take the chuck off:
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with a rod on the back of the chuck under a backplate bolt,
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19th Jan 2024, 10:04 PM
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refurb day 2, down a rabbit hole
6) Take the Taylor chuck jaws out, clean the rust off them, scrape rust and swarf and sawdust out of the jaw slots, reinsert.
7) Borrow a long ground shaft (which happens to look like a reamer or... -
19th Jan 2024, 08:06 AM
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1) It looks like this manual is close: ...
1) It looks like this manual is close:
https://triplesmanuals.com/Sheraton-Precision-Lathe-Instruction-Manual-Defiance-Diploma-Cadet-Challenger
but might not cover metric versions?
2) I... -
18th Jan 2024, 11:53 PM
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refurb day 1
Finally made enough space for the bench, lifted the lathe off the floor onto it.
1) Bolt the drive unit to the bench, find some square felt string for the oiler/wipers, reassemble the...