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    Standard practice in commercial kitchens is to...

    Standard practice in commercial kitchens is to use 1.2mm 304 S/S with a 18mm ply substrate. 5 mm you mentioned is going to be expensive and heavy and 316 is only used for chemical environments which...
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    Last year I got my Multifix from Modern Tools.

    Last year I got my Multifix from Modern Tools.
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    I have the same lift and would say the channels...

    I have the same lift and would say the channels are reasonably strong, but I see you are running the rollers on the flange edge rather than in the base of the channel if you get what I mean. The...
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    If you can, go on one of the river tours doing...

    If you can, go on one of the river tours doing the buildings around the city. It's just amazing the engineering and architect that city has.
    And the food is next level.
  5. Thread: New Mill

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    Hi Rowdy Had my First mill now for a few weeks...

    Hi Rowdy
    Had my First mill now for a few weeks and but not doing any serious work on it as I have been just getting it set up in my shed. Its a nice machine and I'm happy with its accuracy, quality...
  6. Thread: New Mill

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    My new First 1 1/2 mill arrives in a few weeks,...

    My new First 1 1/2 mill arrives in a few weeks, spend a good two years waiting to find something secondhand but these days the coin for second hand rubbish is crazy and of all the new mills in that...
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    She is a keeper

    She is a keeper
  8. Unfortunately no, once you damage the finish on...

    Unfortunately no, once you damage the finish on stainless you need to polish the surface again. Chemical treatments will remove the burn but frost the surface. One method you could do and this is...
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    I went down the same path and wanted a similar...

    I went down the same path and wanted a similar machine. Queensland has slim pickings in quality second hand lathes and after many months of waiting to find what I wanted I just gave up and purchased...
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    Surface rust on machinist level

    How do you go about fixing slight surface rust to the surface of a machinist level. Is it a case of using a surface plate with some wetted emery paper or using a rust converter then some scotch...
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    ADS stainless in Brisbane has Stainless Steel...

    ADS stainless in Brisbane has Stainless Steel Hypo Tube on page 28 of their cataloged if that helps.
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    I have worked in stainless for 30 years and have...

    I have worked in stainless for 30 years and have a house on the water with some stainless around it so have first hand experience with it. First off 316 stainless will tea stain in salt conditions so...
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    Hi from Brisbane

    Hi everyone,
    Alex here from Brisbane North and just looking to buy new or old lathe and if in the mood I may get a mill as well. Been drafting 35 years in structural steel, stainless sheet metal...
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