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17th Oct 2023, 01:14 PM
Thread: Ned Kelly letterbox gone rusty.
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I would try Boiled Linseed oil. It dries but...
I would try Boiled Linseed oil. It dries but stays sort of rubbery I think . I did a test patch on a mild steel gate over the rust that was already on it years ago and every time I checked for the...
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12th Oct 2023, 03:37 PM
Thread: Lathe Gears Question.
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Thanks Kafie that is an amazing thing to see! I...
Thanks Kafie that is an amazing thing to see!
I may have to try to use that gear calculator to figure out gears I may need if they are not already with the machine for what I want to produce .
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11th Oct 2023, 10:45 PM
Thread: Lathe Gears Question.
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Good idea . That's how I like to cut my mouldings...
Good idea . That's how I like to cut my mouldings with the router. It gives the best finish.
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11th Oct 2023, 08:41 PM
Thread: Lathe Gears Question.
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That's good. Thanks Elan. I don't think there is...
That's good. Thanks Elan.
I don't think there is a problem with the direction as the reverse is only reversing the spindle. The tool carriage does its job starting the cutting from right to left.... -
11th Oct 2023, 07:53 PM
Thread: Lathe Gears Question.
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Thanks for all the reply's . Right or wrong. I...
Thanks for all the reply's . Right or wrong. I like the sound of it not changing the surface speed of the spindle . So I'm crossing my fingers that is correct.
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10th Oct 2023, 10:31 PM
Thread: Lathe Gears Question.
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Lathe Gears Question.
I"m trying to understand the gears on a wood lathe that has a lead screw and a tool carriage with a spinning cutter that cuts something similar to a screw in the wood . It cuts a Barley Twist...
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11th Sep 2023, 11:06 PM
Thread: Hercus 9" lathe milling attachment.
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Hi Bob. That looks good thanks. Ive seen those...
Hi Bob.
That looks good thanks. Ive seen those Myford Milling attachment Copys. Good to see an Original Myford one.
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9th Sep 2023, 11:47 PM
Thread: Hercus 9" lathe milling attachment.
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Thanks Tinkerer77. The Hercus attachment is a...
Thanks Tinkerer77.
The Hercus attachment is a bit different to the south Bend.
I thought they would have been a much closer design . Doesn't matter though.
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9th Sep 2023, 09:18 AM
Thread: Hercus 9" lathe milling attachment.
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Does any one have or know of decent pictures of...
Does any one have or know of decent pictures of the Hercus Milling attachment.
There is probably some on forum here somewhere ?
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9th Sep 2023, 09:10 AM
Thread: Hercus 9" lathe milling attachment.
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Hi Baron J, It is just a small thing I'd like...
Hi Baron J,
It is just a small thing I'd like to try out doing. Just playing around though.
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9th Sep 2023, 08:50 AM
Thread: Hercus 9" lathe milling attachment.
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No it doesn't have to be genuine Hercus . Be nice...
No it doesn't have to be genuine Hercus . Be nice if it was.
Ill keep looking at the cheap imported ones. The South Bend ones I see look good but don't seem to be the exact same as what Hercus did. -
8th Sep 2023, 11:49 PM
Thread: Hercus 9" lathe milling attachment.
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Hercus 9" lathe milling attachment.
Is the Hercus 9" Lathe milling attachment available anywhere in Australia?
Anyone know of one for sale?
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30th Aug 2023, 09:57 AM
Thread: Making a tap for brass or bronze from 4140
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Yeah ? Just HT bolts from where? Do you anneal...
Yeah ? Just HT bolts from where? Do you anneal them first . Machine then harden and temper or just harden?
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30th Aug 2023, 09:43 AM
Thread: Making a tap for brass or bronze from 4140
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I'm copying an antique hand plane for wood and...
I'm copying an antique hand plane for wood and just want to stick to the style that was used so it looks right. And the feel. And my lathe (Hercus) is imperial.
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30th Aug 2023, 12:38 AM
Thread: Making a tap for brass or bronze from 4140
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I do have some 01 steel but its only 12mm so not...
I do have some 01 steel but its only 12mm so not large enough for the 1/2" tap I need. 12mm was the largest the supplier had . I need it for another project.
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30th Aug 2023, 12:13 AM
Thread: Making a tap for brass or bronze from 4140
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Making a tap for brass or bronze from 4140
If I want to make a tap to tap a 3/8 or 1/2 inch hole in brass or bronze out of 4140 that'll work wont it ?
It'll cut those materials being harder? Would it cut mild steel as well ?
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16th Aug 2023, 09:22 PM
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Yeah that's about it . You can go more than 2/3...
Yeah that's about it . You can go more than 2/3 of thickness. What ever it takes to bend it easy will do . Maybe leave .5 mm and just hand bend it or use a shifter. .
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16th Aug 2023, 01:08 AM
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I learned a great way of fabricating parts like...
I learned a great way of fabricating parts like this off a mate who spent some time helping a pro metal worker installing a steel staircase handrail around corners in a building. Once I found out...
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1st Sep 2022, 11:23 PM
Thread: Turning 4140 and HSS
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I'm fixing a pair of Wadkin PK twin mitre fences...
I'm fixing a pair of Wadkin PK twin mitre fences Tony. Ive got two old pins . They both don't fit properly which is fine, I'll make one that does. The annoying thing about those originals is they...
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30th Aug 2022, 11:09 PM
Thread: Turning 4140 and HSS
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So is EN 25 machined then hardened after...
So is EN 25 machined then hardened after machining ?
Ive got an old Hercus lathe . I did the Knurl on the end of that old knob above . With a push knurl . Lots of passes with oil. I try and keep... -
30th Aug 2022, 10:17 PM
Thread: Turning 4140 and HSS
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I rang the local engineering place that I buy...
I rang the local engineering place that I buy steel from . No 1030 or 1045 . They just have 4140 or a type called EN25 which I looked up and doesn't sound like it would do . Not sure but it sounds...
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30th Aug 2022, 10:58 AM
Thread: Turning 4140 and HSS
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Thanks for the help. I went and did some...
Thanks for the help.
I went and did some YouTube viewing of cut knurling last night . looks interesting and nice but I don't want to go buying more tools and learning that atm .
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29th Aug 2022, 11:35 PM
Thread: Turning 4140 and HSS
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What would be better to make them from then ? Ive...
What would be better to make them from then ? Ive only turned Mild steel 4140 and brass so far.
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29th Aug 2022, 10:40 PM
Thread: Turning 4140 and HSS
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Turning 4140 and HSS
I forget if I have asked part of this before. Apologies if I have .
I want to make some fittings out of 4140 soon.
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25th Aug 2022, 09:00 AM
Thread: Heating and cooling cast iron .
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Thanks Grahame. Rob
Thanks Grahame.
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25th Aug 2022, 01:34 AM
Thread: Heating and cooling cast iron .
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Heating and cooling cast iron .
If I heat this cast iron clamp to red hot where needed to bend the casting back straight, is it best to just let it air cool on the floor?
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23rd Jul 2022, 08:28 PM
Thread: Trailer lights and wires
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Yes Chris that would be nice . Backing the HF up...
Yes Chris that would be nice . Backing the HF up a lane and around a corner cost me $600 when I hit a car a while back . :((
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23rd Jul 2022, 07:56 PM
Thread: Trailer lights and wires
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Crimping sounds like its worth a look . Do you...
Crimping sounds like its worth a look . Do you not heat shrink it though ? Do the plastic covers that come with them do the job ?
I was looking at the bad wiring today on the horse float. Two are... -
22nd Jul 2022, 08:52 PM
Thread: Trailer lights and wires
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That's the box under my dashboard ? 7...
That's the box under my dashboard ?
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22nd Jul 2022, 11:44 AM
Thread: Trailer lights and wires
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Thanks Kryn . I'm just starting to Youtube all...
Thanks Kryn .
I'm just starting to Youtube all I can to get prepared to do this. Electrical and me = things can go wrong so I want to get prepared. Ive seen 12V things smoking before. In the days... -
22nd Jul 2022, 12:51 AM
Thread: Trailer lights and wires
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Trailer lights and wires
Whats a good way to buy new lights plugs and wires to re do a horse float with electric brakes?
It needs a total re wire.
Im in country Vic . Sth Gippsland .
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21st Jul 2022, 09:36 PM
Thread: Drilling HSS
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Tungsten is not ground on CBN though is it ?
Tungsten is not ground on CBN though is it ?
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21st Jul 2022, 11:54 AM
Thread: Drilling HSS
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Thanks Snapey. That is a nice neat hole. ...
Thanks Snapey.
That is a nice neat hole.
When I want to show video I load it onto my instagram then put a link to that instagram post in the thread.
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20th Jul 2022, 10:04 PM
Thread: Drilling HSS
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Ive got a standard cheap Asian drill press. An...
Ive got a standard cheap Asian drill press. An old flat belt driven camel back not running atm but I could get it going. And also a belt driven wood mill with a collet chuck that runs at something...
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20th Jul 2022, 08:53 PM
Thread: Drilling HSS
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Drilling HSS
What drill bits do you go looking for to buy for drilling holes in HSS ?
Are they TCT? or solid Tungsten ? Is it done with Milling bits ?
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22nd Sep 2021, 02:23 AM
Thread: Desktop water jet.
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I checked that out on the H&F website . Read...
I checked that out on the H&F website . Read through the materials and speeds . Wood is not listed as one . Plastics and soft metals are listed so it would be capable of cutting say 12.5 mm wood...
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17th May 2021, 09:14 PM
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Thanks . Ive had a look there before and just...
Thanks .
Ive had a look there before and just went back for another . I notice since their new website has been up the range of HSS either hasn't been fully loaded on yet or the range has been... -
16th May 2021, 12:26 PM
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Great . Something I may try out thanks . I...
Great . Something I may try out thanks .
I used my Mig welder with the standard welding wire. After a fail I tried one weld by heating to red hot then welding and leaving to cool slowly buried in... -
16th May 2021, 08:51 AM
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I did think of that but welding HSS doesn't work...
I did think of that but welding HSS doesn't work . Ive done it a number of times and it did stay on one piece once but mostly it just falls off with the slightest pressure.
So in another... -
15th May 2021, 10:37 PM
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Thanks Kryn. We both went and did the same...
Thanks Kryn.
We both went and did the same thing after I posted :).
I think Ive searched at least 6 times on Ebay for such sizes over the last year. A few times in the US .
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15th May 2021, 10:18 PM
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Hopefully its OK stuff . Anyone seen or used it...
Hopefully its OK stuff . Anyone seen or used it before ?
Should be good if it is US stuff.
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15th May 2021, 10:14 PM
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I just found some on Ebay in the USA . I have...
I just found some on Ebay in the USA .
I have looked there before ( A number of times) but found nothing that size.
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15th May 2021, 09:42 PM
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Is there a place where 1/2" x 1" HSS tool blanks can be bought ?
1/2" x 1" x 4" long or 8 " long would be good .
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9th May 2021, 11:22 AM
Thread: Metric threading on Imperial 9"AR Hercus
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Thank you Tony . I will store that info you...
Thank you Tony .
I will store that info you sent and do a print out for the workshop.
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9th May 2021, 11:16 AM
Thread: Metric threading on Imperial 9"AR Hercus
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Thanks Steve . Tony sent me the same, ...
Thanks Steve . Tony sent me the same, explanations from a couple of angles is a great help.
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8th May 2021, 08:15 PM
Thread: Metric threading on Imperial 9"AR Hercus
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Thanks Tony I will send a PM . Ill print it out ....
Thanks Tony I will send a PM . Ill print it out .
That left chart, whats the lever positions , they go up to 80 ?
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8th May 2021, 07:18 PM
Thread: Metric threading on Imperial 9"AR Hercus
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I found these for the 260 lathe in my TBOT. ...
I found these for the 260 lathe in my TBOT.
Is using these for my AR lathe with same 8TPI lead screw OK ?
391999 392000
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8th May 2021, 05:43 PM
Thread: Metric threading on Imperial 9"AR Hercus
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Metric threading on Imperial 9"AR Hercus
I have a imperial 9" Hercus AR.
And a gear set for metric and maybe other stuff I bought through AMH a few years ago.
The transition gears (Right Name ?) are not the 100 to 127 bushed pair but... -
4th May 2021, 11:12 PM
Thread: Text Book Of Turning . Hercus
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Hi Steve . That looks great Thanks. I replied...
Hi Steve .
That looks great Thanks. I replied to the PM and sent my phone number. No need for more pics .
Just Price and bank details .
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4th May 2021, 08:38 PM
Thread: Text Book Of Turning . Hercus
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Thanks Steve . I hope you do have a few and can...
Thanks Steve .
I hope you do have a few and can part with one .
Rob