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    Thanks Leigh - I'll get straight onto that...

    Thanks Leigh - I'll get straight onto that research.

    Ted.
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    Greg, Thank you for a well considered...

    Greg,

    Thank you for a well considered response, this is exactly what I was seeking. Plainly you have some valuable experience, and my research supports your comments nicely. I have "tested" the...
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    BaronJ, Lads, I agree, hence my need to find...

    BaronJ, Lads,

    I agree, hence my need to find someone who really knows their craft. I know that the anvils in the Eveleigh Railway Workshops (Blacksmiths Shop) have been surface ground in the past...
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    It really needs just the edges of the table to be...

    It really needs just the edges of the table to be restored - I'd probably leave the Hardie and Pritchel
    holes unaltered - they'll do their job as they are, and there is a 3/16" deep hole in the...
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    It's a very good question, but understand that...

    It's a very good question, but understand that this anvil is essentially a tool. It has been constructed so that
    it too can be used to create tools, and other hand made items. As such it must be...
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    Anvil Refurbishment and Repair

    Folks,

    I am hoping to have my anvil repaired. It's been sitting around the shop on a trolley
    for a lot of years - certainly not the full century plus it can lay claim to, but as I have
    nearly...
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    Ain't technology wonderful. GE us a process of...

    Ain't technology wonderful.

    GE us a process of friction welding to join to straight-cut gears together mounting one small gear in essentially a tailstock and the other element in a 12 rotating...
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    Thanks Baron J for your expression of concern. ...

    Thanks Baron J for your expression of concern.

    For me it is not an issue at all - except for the all pervasive smoke.

    I have a mate whose mother-in-law has a house in the fire zone to
    the...
  9. I built, or had a hand in building, three beach...

    I built, or had a hand in building, three beach buggies years ago. This involved shortening a VW Beetle floorpan by 14 1/2" (well chopping a section out and welding the remaining bits back together....
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    When soldering galvanised sheet, the surface is...

    When soldering galvanised sheet, the surface is etched with Muriatic Acid (another name for Hydrochloric Acid). The acid cleans the surface and preps it for solder to 'grab' the base metal. We were...
  11. I don't suppose that it once had a 15 amp plug...

    I don't suppose that it once had a 15 amp plug that has been replaced with a 10 amp one. I've such naughtiness on Stick Welders.

    Ted.
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    ... and from an aircraft maintenance perspective...

    ... and from an aircraft maintenance perspective 90% of ALL failures are electrical.

    Like most things - it depends on your perspective.
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    The only problem that I can see with paving paint...

    The only problem that I can see with paving paint on a garage floor is the heat of the car tyres when you bring your favourite beasty home, and put her away (no - the car). The hot tyres melt into...
  14. OK, I've worked out the "Rollie Dad Method" and...

    OK, I've worked out the "Rollie Dad Method" and have used the shaft from a Honda Civic McPherson Strut in the past - but I now have moved the machine, and stupidly discarded the shaft, and to get it...
  15. Baron J, Coolant isn't an issue - the machine...

    Baron J,

    Coolant isn't an issue - the machine has no provision for onboard cooling, so I use a hand held squirt bottle and keep the feeds down - mostly I'm turning aluminium and Delryn. Your...
  16. Thank you Family Guy - that gives me some more to...

    Thank you Family Guy - that gives me some more to work with - I'd like to hope I can get a bit more tight with the figures, but as you suggest, there has to be a limit. Ted
  17. Thanks Phil - yes I have the manual - and I'll...

    Thanks Phil - yes I have the manual - and I'll seek out the Ox Tools YouTube. Ted
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    I found this one left after a Council Clean-up -...

    I found this one left after a Council Clean-up - apparently too heavy to lift into the truck. The bloke who put it out mowed around it for a couple weeks until I came along, knocked on his door, and...
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    Here's my little box trailer as promised. Fully...

    Here's my little box trailer as promised. Fully galvanized for longevity although I have over-painted the draw-bar black.

    The draw-bar is deliberately long to accommodate the length of our (now...
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    I'll be out at my Son's this morning - that's...

    I'll be out at my Son's this morning - that's where the trailer lives - I'll see if I can get some snaps done for you.
    Ted
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    Cheers Grahame - thanks for the welcome. Ted

    Cheers Grahame - thanks for the welcome.

    Ted
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    I built a tipping trailer a while ago and wanted...

    I built a tipping trailer a while ago and wanted to simplify the design. This is about the 5th trailer I have built, and I've learned a lot with each of them. It struck me that a trailer box is...
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    Steve, I quite like mine - it's cleverer than...

    Steve,

    I quite like mine - it's cleverer than I am at the moment - I'm relearning after a long long time between jobs - but now i have to really learn some techniques.

    Ted
  24. Initial Setup and Leveling for a Tida 5A Lathe

    Folks,

    I've taken possession of a Tida 5A Lathe - a 1985 Taiwanese machine which suits my purpose.
    I think it is a 9 1/2" swing but not a gap, and has a 36" bed. It is 240vac powered.

    I wish...
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    Thanks Ross.

    Thanks Ross.
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    New Member - Sydney, Oz

    G'day All,

    New member here with a Tida 5A Taiwanese machine with a 1985 build date.

    Learned basic turning as an apprentice in 1970 - haven't done much with the skill set until now.

    Looking...
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