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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.



    Welcome to the forum, Roxi !
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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



    See also:...
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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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    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,
    but Lithium-ion can be...
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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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    but the display has been...
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    Sticky: Probably beyond my welding skill set :( I...

    Probably beyond my welding skill set :(

    I guess there is always Super Glue ™ ?
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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...
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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.

    I am 178cm tall,
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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!)


    Have...
  10. "Out of stock"

    "Out of stock"
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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,
    and one for the jaws, screw, sliding bit, and fixed...
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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).

    So, off to...
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    Poor man's swiss turn :rolleyes: I wonder if...

    Poor man's swiss turn :rolleyes:

    I wonder if an ER collet chuck could do the same
  14. 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...
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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...
  16. QLD (Brisbane), CNC Lathe (converted Hercus 9), FaceBook Marketplace, $3500

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1529719967601365/

    405151

    Conversion of Hercus 9 to small CNC Lathe .4 Jaw self Centering Chuck. VFD and 415 motor



    Seller information
    Seller...
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    This listing is no longer available
    It may have expired or been sold
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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.
    There are also...
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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,
    and split the...
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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?
    ...
  21. 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 :~.

    36 splines is another common car one, which'd also work.
  22. 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;


    Grinding the face of a splined shart from a scrapped steering...
  23. 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.
    The job was starting to slip...
  24. Just the machine, all on its own.

    Just the machine, all on its own.
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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...
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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.
    ...
  27. Thread: Charts

    by nigelpearson
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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.

    My factory neighbour has an imperial...
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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...
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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?)
  30. 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.

    On my other (rough) Hercus, I would just have thrown a little...
  31. Thread: Hercus ID

    by nigelpearson
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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...
  32. 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.
    You can only...
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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/


    Similar to milling machine toggle clamps:
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  34. 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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    Details
    New in box gator...
  35. 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

    but that is in a little...
  36. 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
    9” Hercus precision metal lathe and tooling parts
  37. 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...
  38. 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.
    On wheels for easy movement.
  39. 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.
    The three-phase...
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    This listing is no longer available
    It may have expired or been sold
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    This listing is no longer available
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    This listing is no longer available
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    Expired or sold
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    Expired or sold
  45. 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 &...
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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...
  47. 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,
    but no matter how tight I try to clamp it, it just slips...
  48. 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...
  49. 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...
  50. 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...
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