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19th Apr 2024, 09:42 PM
Thread: Old lathe clean up Newbie
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Looking at the photos of that item, I am very...
Looking at the photos of that item, I am very confused!
pic1) An ER collet chuck, and a threaded lathe back plate with 3 threaded holes for attachment.
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14th Apr 2024, 06:57 PM
Thread: Building a "Mongrel" Repeat O Meter.
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1thou = 25.4µm so 25.4 * 0.00000394 =...
1thou = 25.4µm
so 25.4 * 0.00000394 = 0.00100076"
Your maths is correct.
As for the amount of patience and cleanliness you will need? :o
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11th Apr 2024, 08:53 AM
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NSW, Lathe small (Portass model S), Facebook marketplace, $550
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1197675214535425/
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AU$550
Listed 3 days ago in Paddys River (North), NSW
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11th Apr 2024, 08:50 AM
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[ACT] Metal lathe hafco al50g, Facebook Marketplace, $500
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/892757129318031/
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Listed 5 hours ago in Canberra, ACT
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Used – fair
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11th Apr 2024, 08:27 AM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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I'm jealous of those Rota drawers. Factory...
I'm jealous of those Rota drawers.
Factory neighbour picked up a Victor lathe (400x750), and a Bridgeport, and threw me a few extras.
1) a teeny, tiny, rotary:
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9th Apr 2024, 06:50 AM
Thread: Beginners Advice
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Welcome to the forum! Sheet metal can't really...
Welcome to the forum!
Sheet metal can't really be "printed" (built up from powder). It would be like cardboard and have no strength.
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9th Apr 2024, 06:34 AM
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Bizarre! Two cutting corners on top, and flip...
Bizarre! Two cutting corners on top, and flip upside down for the two on the bottom.
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4th Apr 2024, 09:03 AM
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Agree with what you say about their pouring. No...
Agree with what you say about their pouring.
No pre-heating means lots of contraction of the poured metal, so likely badly bonded.
Other ways to "test" poured bearings;
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2nd Apr 2024, 07:31 PM
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60 Marketing (Chinese?) kg, vs 40 SI kg? :U
60 Marketing (Chinese?) kg, vs 40 SI kg? :U
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2nd Apr 2024, 07:18 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: A sleeve
Hotrod guy comes round, wants a sleeve.
We go to his place, it is for steering column gear shift on some old Ford:
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The flange on his column is smaller than the clamp:
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2nd Apr 2024, 06:41 PM
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Speaking of Worms...
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29th Mar 2024, 05:39 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Cool. Thanks for looking, Henry! Next time...
Cool. Thanks for looking, Henry!
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29th Mar 2024, 05:12 PM
Thread: Stainless steel for a work surface
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Dave, I would agree with these guys. 1mm...
Dave, I would agree with these guys.
1mm stainless, or 1.2mm is typical.
2mm if you are cutting up something heavy, like butchering whole calves or lambs.
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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:
I wonder if an ER collet chuck could do the same -
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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This listing is no longer available It may have...
This listing is no longer available
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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;
Grinding the face of a splined shart from a scrapped steering... -
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.
You can only... -
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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Details
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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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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...