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15th Jan 2020, 08:18 PM
Thread: Anvil Refurbishment and Repair
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Thanks Leigh - I'll get straight onto that...
Thanks Leigh - I'll get straight onto that research.
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13th Jan 2020, 07:59 PM
Thread: Anvil Refurbishment and Repair
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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... -
13th Jan 2020, 07:55 AM
Thread: Anvil Refurbishment and Repair
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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... -
12th Jan 2020, 09:32 PM
Thread: Anvil Refurbishment and Repair
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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... -
12th Jan 2020, 09:21 PM
Thread: Anvil Refurbishment and Repair
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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
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11th Jan 2020, 10:05 AM
Thread: Anvil Refurbishment and Repair
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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
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10th Jan 2020, 08:13 AM
Thread: Bonded Al and MS bar
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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... -
7th Jan 2020, 10:55 PM
Thread: Bush Fires !
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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
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4th Jan 2020, 07:50 AM
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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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3rd Jan 2020, 05:39 PM
Thread: My New Shed project
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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...
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2nd Jan 2020, 07:14 PM
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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.
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2nd Jan 2020, 02:32 PM
Thread: Electrical Short Course
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... and from an aircraft maintenance perspective...
... and from an aircraft maintenance perspective 90% of ALL failures are electrical.
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1st Jan 2020, 05:12 PM
Thread: My New Shed project
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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...
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31st Dec 2019, 07:51 PM
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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...
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30th Dec 2019, 01:38 PM
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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... -
30th Dec 2019, 01:36 PM
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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
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30th Dec 2019, 01:31 PM
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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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30th Dec 2019, 01:22 PM
Thread: Show Off Your Vice(s)
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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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29th Dec 2019, 11:52 AM
Thread: Simple Tipping Trailer Conversion
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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.
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29th Dec 2019, 08:14 AM
Thread: Simple Tipping Trailer Conversion
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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.
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29th Dec 2019, 08:03 AM
Thread: New Member - Sydney, Oz
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Cheers Grahame - thanks for the welcome. Ted
Cheers Grahame - thanks for the welcome.
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28th Dec 2019, 08:15 PM
Thread: Simple Tipping Trailer Conversion
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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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28th Dec 2019, 07:41 PM
Thread: New Member - Sydney, Oz
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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.
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28th Dec 2019, 02:48 PM
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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.
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28th Dec 2019, 02:39 PM
Thread: New Member - Sydney, Oz
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Thanks Ross.
Thanks Ross.
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28th Dec 2019, 12:11 PM
Thread: New Member - Sydney, Oz
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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...