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16th Apr 2024, 03:38 PM
Thread: Vintage catalogue artwork style
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I had a look through a copy of the Australian...
I had a look through a copy of the Australian Engineering Drawing Handbook (70s vintage) and it mentions smudge shading & airbrush rendering to highlight drawings in manuals and catalogues. Also...
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16th Apr 2024, 03:26 PM
Thread: Vintage catalogue artwork style
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It does look to me like it came from a photo to...
It does look to me like it came from a photo to begin with, as opposed to the line shading art style used in some technical drawings. I was getting lost down a bit of a rabbit hole looking at photo...
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15th Apr 2024, 11:27 PM
Thread: Vintage catalogue artwork style
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Vintage catalogue artwork style
Does anyone know the name of the style used to create the beautiful technical drawings/prints in old catalogues ? Or how it was done?
Exhibit A http://www.lathes.co.uk/waldrich-planers/img2.jpg -
18th Oct 2023, 11:14 PM
Thread: Hercus 260 lathes on Pickles @Dubbo
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Ha, i was wondering if/when they'd show up.
Ha, i was wondering if/when they'd show up.
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12th Oct 2023, 06:31 PM
Thread: Hercus 260 lathes on Pickles @Dubbo
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Just out of interest, the final bids were all...
Just out of interest, the final bids were all ~$1,800 from memory.
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22nd Aug 2023, 09:21 PM
Thread: Done It Again.....Help Needed
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You could rent a medium dual axle trailer etc for...
You could rent a medium dual axle trailer etc for a couple hundred dollars over the two days if you can't find freight.
There's also freight bid/quoting sites (like https://www.truckit.net/ ) you... -
12th Jul 2022, 09:17 PM
Thread: No emails from subscribed threads
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FYI - Apparently subscribing to Forums has been...
FYI - Apparently subscribing to Forums has been disabled to cut down on email traffic.
Subscribing to individual threads however works fine.
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20th Jun 2022, 10:04 PM
Thread: No emails from subscribed threads
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Yes i have.
Yes i have.
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20th Jun 2022, 09:50 PM
Thread: No emails from subscribed threads
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*Bump* Still no emails - I tested with a new...
*Bump*
Still no emails - I tested with a new account and a different email address. No joy. -
11th Mar 2022, 10:01 PM
Thread: Looking for a lathe
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Not against people flipping things for profit,...
Not against people flipping things for profit, but like i said in one of the other replies, do it without the BS.
Thanks for the tips - I do have alerts set up, but for instance with gumtree, by the... -
9th Mar 2022, 06:44 PM
Thread: Looking for a lathe
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It's the straight up BS that annoys me. I...
It's the straight up BS that annoys me.
I wondered if he had a story to go with the massive price rise and he did.
Apparently he's had it for years, it belonged to his granddad etc etc. (Wonder... -
9th Mar 2022, 05:05 PM
Thread: Looking for a lathe
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Looking for a lathe
This is more of a whinge than anything else.
I'm still searching for an older lathe to learn on for under $1500.
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4th Feb 2022, 03:00 PM
Thread: Pinnacle of usable motorcycles
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I'd say anything from the Honda CB range. Suzuki...
I'd say anything from the Honda CB range.
Suzuki SVs
As someone else said, larger dirtbikes.
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21st Nov 2021, 05:18 PM
Thread: DSG Type 17 - Talwood QLD
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Sold
Looks like it has sold now.
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19th Nov 2021, 12:22 AM
Thread: DSG Type 17 - Talwood QLD
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DSG Type 17 - Talwood QLD
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1067024520723214/
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Hope someone gives it a good home. Looks like there's also a mill and some other stuff - deceased estate sale. -
11th Aug 2021, 11:05 AM
Thread: No emails from subscribed threads
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I know because I've actually received the email...
I know because I've actually received the email alerts like "New Private Message at Metal Work Forums.." & "Reply to thread ...".
I'm sure the problem is still related to my email address... -
23rd May 2021, 11:57 PM
Thread: No emails from subscribed threads
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Bump
BTW - I do receive emails notifying me of private messages, or a particular thread i've subscribed/replied to, just not the subscribed forums.
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11th May 2021, 12:00 PM
Thread: No emails from subscribed threads
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No emails from subscribed threads
Hi Admins,
I haven't been able to receive emails from subscribed threads (has never worked for me). Am i able to get some assistance with this?
Regards,
Lever. -
23rd Apr 2021, 10:29 AM
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Ormerod shaper - Facebook marketplace - Grafton NSW
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/282578606670154/
$500 !
If only i had the space. -
Thanks for the heads up Frank! I'm happy to look...
Thanks for the heads up Frank! I'm happy to look at anything that was well built and I'm not partial to any particular brand.
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Old lathe
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a metal lathe to get started as a hobby, but i'd rather buy an older machine once, rather than a cheap one twice.
I'd like a solid vintage lathe, like a... -
6th May 2020, 10:10 PM
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I'm interested in pictures too, thanks!
I'm interested in pictures too, thanks!