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    Keep old skills alive, and good tools live on!...

    Keep old skills alive, and good tools live on! BTW I do mine (adj. and m/c reamers) between centers... and after initial full blade grind... pack up the "lead in" end center table mount at the back...
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    Tony... Hay we maybe not such dinasaurs... the...

    Tony...
    Hay we maybe not such dinasaurs... the guy I go the 1" head from was using it on an old hurcas belt drive drill press, vertically threading assemballed rag bolt footings. He had NC and CNC,...
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    Tony... Yeh the freight on the ebay site is just...

    Tony...
    Yeh the freight on the ebay site is just the "generic" one size fits all job I think... the origional request for a bundel price was GDP 8, and with the 9 sets I just got was only GDP 12......
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    Steve... Still looking for a head and chasers?...

    Steve...
    Still looking for a head and chasers? Think I have an 1 1/2 head about somewhere and some chasers. I use a 1/2 and 1" head so have never used the thing.
    Let me know if you are still...
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    Tony... Just in passing (and if you are still...

    Tony...
    Just in passing (and if you are still looking for heads and chasers)... just bought a bunch of chasers (to fill up some spaces in the ever increasing sets) from a guy in pommy land (he lists...
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    matt... what you asking for the remaining...

    matt... what you asking for the remaining chasers?
    thanks...steve
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    Matt... How much do you want for all of them? ...

    Matt...
    How much do you want for all of them? If the price is right I would take the lot.

    Thanks... Steve.
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    Matt... Defiantly interested in any sets you...

    Matt...
    Defiantly interested in any sets you have in UNF, UNEF, BRASS and METRIC.
    Have some spare stets as well... which I was going to list for other members... just haven't got round to it yet.
    ...
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    Tony... Agree with the "vendor" you mentioned,...

    Tony...
    Agree with the "vendor" you mentioned, have had good and bad experiences with them as well... usually NOT as described in the add. The asking $ is a bit Hight to be taking a chance on...
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    Tony... I think the one I saw was probably the...

    Tony...
    I think the one I saw was probably the one you mentioned above (ctool was the vendor)?
    Try "newmac equipment" in Bayswater (melb)... he has a lot of tooling etc, which he gains in factory...
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    Saw one on ebay over the weekend... steve.

    Saw one on ebay over the weekend... steve.
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    John... just noticed your latest post re quill. ...

    John... just noticed your latest post re quill. Last year I did the exact same repair on similar problem. Belonged to a "trophy mob' in Melb. and was his dads m/c, and wanted it 'bought back to life...
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    John... sorry just seen the post. Am brobo...

    John... sorry just seen the post. Am brobo (Waldown) service agent. Have bought a few parts for the WPD in the past... sometimes you can be lucky and they have the bits to match exactly to the part...
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    Norm... I need them to suit the 1/2 coventry...

    Norm... I need them to suit the 1/2 coventry head. need most of the BSF sizes (have some studs to make) and 5/8 UNF and 3/8 W, to make up the imperial sizes.

    Thanks for the feedback... Steve.
  15. Grahame... good one bloke! Used to remember...

    Grahame... good one bloke! Used to remember watching the 'old man' (chippie) doing roofing/flashing using cement sheet clouts, and soldering the heads (and backs) after heating the 'copper' with the...
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    snaptap... How did you go sorting the chasers? ...

    snaptap... How did you go sorting the chasers?

    Thanks in advance... Steve
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    Had a set that used these at a place I worked at...

    Had a set that used these at a place I worked at (long ago)... were used in "ratchet type" die stock. Both std pipe and conduit threads in the box. Haven't seen one in a long time... think they were...
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    snaptap... thanks for the reply bud. handy little...

    snaptap... thanks for the reply bud. handy little die head to have... but a bit like a bath without the plug, not having the chasers to suit. I just went through what I have (and have not) and need...
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    shed... just to follow up about the brake...

    shed... just to follow up about the brake issues...
    Colchester tecks in pommy land, no idea at all. ans all suggestions made by them to fix the problem, did nothing.
    I finally got back to it and...
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    snaptap... thanks for reply. about to check what...

    snaptap... thanks for reply. about to check what I need, have a job coming up to make some BSF studs for a guy repairing British bikes, but only have 7/16 BSF... so will need 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 1/2 and...
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    coventry die head chasers

    Hi all, looking for some chasers to complete my set for my 1/2 inch Coventry die head, anyone got some for sale or multiple sets?
    I have extra sets in some sizes, so could do a swap etc.

    I also...
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    Know the transtig well and have repaired many...

    Know the transtig well and have repaired many over the years (thats what i do for a living).
    The ONLY issue with the transtigs was that (in AC Tig) the were hellishly hungry on power compared to...
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    Thanks for the heads up on the thread (just had a...

    Thanks for the heads up on the thread (just had a quick look and will "in depth it" tomorrow... time for ZZZZZZZZZZZ). About time I gave my old girl a bit of a birthday as well. Spline and drive (in...
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    No probs... though I might be behind the times...

    No probs... though I might be behind the times with reply.
    Regarding VFD's... good way to go, and have a 10HP one on my big lathe (which i plug brake as you have... but also has foot brake to the...
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    I know i't probably a bit late but...

    I know probably a bit behind in the times for a post (2017)... but have just bought a master, and having the same issues, re speed of braking.

    Did you sort the problem? I am an elec eng... and...
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