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  1. Thread: My new lathe

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    Different manual

    Sucking in my chest and biting my lip, not to be sarcastic in this reply, but hey, I feel like cutting someone a new hole.

    I like to read, everything I buy, before I take it out of the packet,...
  2. Thread: My new lathe

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    The boat anchor

    I bought that lathe in 2018, took about a week to install, pedantic I am in getting it set up right, level etc, have another larger lathe that takes the same tooling, machining is not new to me, have...
  3. Thread: My new lathe

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    TU3008G boat anchor

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  4. Thread: My new lathe

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    Opti TU3008G speeds

    I posted them up a few months back, but for those who cant find them, here we go again.

    Claimed speeds

    RPM. D. E. F
    H. A. 750. 1400....
  5. Thread: My new lathe

    by Dingo Dog
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    Optimun Lathe

    When you get it out of the box and set it all up, check the spindle speeds with a rpm meter.

    I would be interested to see if the claimed spindle speeds on the front panel actually run at those...
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    TU3008G Spindles Speeds Actual

    These are the spindle speeds i recorded using a rpm meter, checked them twice, same result. First set are the originals on the front facia. I bought the lathe new in 2019.

    RPM D E ...
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    Tu3008g

    I have one of these, mmmmmmmmmm, where do I start.
    First problem
    The speeds printed on the front facia are not the speeds you actually get ( certinaly not on the one I have ).
    Knew something was...
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    TU3008 Lathe

    I have one of these, before you buy any lather from H&F or other supplier, have them remove the tail stock from the ways and inspect it for machining. Mine looks to have been ground with an angle...
  9. Squishing the end

    Picked up a cool tool idea by a russian vlogger, cant understand what he was say, but knew what he was explaining thru his excellent hands on skill. Dont bother with those fancy expensive tools to...
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    CIG Rural Pak

    Fantastic welder, bought one new in the 1980’s from CIG in Karratha, learned to weld aluminium with it.
    The day I sold it to a boilermaker in the mining town I lived in was a sad one, as I was...
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    Opti lathe

    Bought the same lathe as you Rumble, I made up a device out of 5mm RHS, welded two bit of rod underneath and drilled a hole through the center, bolted that close up near the headstock, the two bit of...
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    New ac/dc welder from Token

    Few months back I placed a order for a DC Tig from Token Tools, I received a reply from Pete, informing me that the welder that I had requested is no longer available, and that he would not be...
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    Lift Tig

    I have a Lincoln 150S inverter stick, with lift tig function, the torch for that is a CIG torch with a gas control knob on top. I gave the lift tig a go, thinking if i could weld reasonably well...
  14. Mig

    I don’t suffer with the wobbly hand, mig or stick, depending on what or how thick the material I am welding. Prefer stick mostly, the old fashion transformer, I do have an inverted stick, pain the...
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    True Line 8 disappointment

    Last July, I posted off some retirement funds to purchase a True Line 8 attachment for my column mill, then a few days later, the amount required for postage, yup, seen the youtube vid on this great...
  16. First job I had when I left school was at a...

    First job I had when I left school was at a wrought iron maker of outdoor furniture. My job was to gather the newly built pieces and place them in a big fiberglass tank full of hydrochloric acid, the...
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    Chap who sold my lathe said the same, being a...

    Chap who sold my lathe said the same, being a newbie I had it sitting on the floor, not bolted down.

    Cranked it up to 2000 rpm and the bleeding thing started to walk across the shed floor, prior...
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    Agree with everyone, thats a tiddler, used for...

    Agree with everyone, thats a tiddler, used for light thin sheet. Plate rollers are big bastard 3 phase machines with tremendious hydraulic strength to roll plate.

    DD
  19. Thread: New guy

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    Space is a problem we all have when starting out....

    Space is a problem we all have when starting out. I had one of those combi machines, served its purpose as a starter, while doing a m achining course at TAFE, and learning on bigger 3 phase lathes, i...
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    I had a CIG 195 Rural Pak mig, best dam mig I...

    I had a CIG 195 Rural Pak mig, best dam mig I ever owned, ran aluminium wire through it with no problems, never no need to change the liner like what is required today. When I got kicked off the bus...
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    Dont buy that H&F tapping chuck. Morse taper is...

    Dont buy that H&F tapping chuck. Morse taper is made of plasticine steel. Bought one, had it one day, placed it on one of those plastic saftey steps you get from bunnys, the square type, it rolled...
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    RCD and two pin corded appliances

    Hallo everyone

    Have a question for the electricial boffins.

    Partner has a electric two pin cord Stihl hedger, during operation on the past weekend, managed to cut the extension lead again. The...
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    My instructions for my partner if I depart first...

    My instructions for my partner if I depart first into the earth, give it all to the local mens shed, if they do not want it, second in line is my neighbour, if that fails, you blokes on this forum...
  24. Thread: Al960

    by Dingo Dog
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    AL960 Check out “ JBfromoz” youtube video, he...

    AL960

    Check out “ JBfromoz” youtube video, he has rebuilt one of those this year, had the gearbox off and fettled the whole lathe making his own mods etc.

    DD
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    You want to read a good yarn, read about Sir...

    You want to read a good yarn, read about Sir Hubert Wilkins, born in South Oz, had an idea to sail a sub under the north pole, read about his visual reckoning while flying in a snow storm to the nth...
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    What chambezio said. In the process of replacing...

    What chambezio said. In the process of replacing my bearings, too them all out, seals etc, clips, placed in seperate ckick lok bags and took them to a bearing place, three weeks later and $700 i have...
  27. I had the same problem when I bought a sheet of...

    I had the same problem when I bought a sheet of 12 mm plate to make my welding table. Had the seller cut a piece out for me in the size I wanted to fit the frame I had already made.

    I have two of...
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    Agree with everything said, these days I dont...

    Agree with everything said, these days I dont care what others are doing, as long as I am doing it safetly at home, thats all that matters. 30 years in surface mining with safety rammed down my...
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    Apparently, electric shocks can throw your heart...

    Apparently, electric shocks can throw your heart out of rhytm, hence the need to have one checked by a doctor. This piece of info was translated to me by a paramedic who came onto the mine site where...
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    Thanks Nev, will give that a go on monday, need...

    Thanks Nev, will give that a go on monday, need to buy a suitable tap and drill bit as there is another plate I cant get off, am going to drill, tap and remove it using the bolts to push against the...
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    Thanks Sacc, thats what I am thinking, problem...

    Thanks Sacc, thats what I am thinking, problem with that there is no corrosponding opening opposite the shaft, strike distance with side of hammer is about 50mm, looking to get a small enerpac ram.
    ...
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    Lathe Spindle Bearing Replacement

    Hallo all

    As the title says. I have pulled the spindle out to replace the bearings du to contamination, thing is, I now need to replace all the bearings.

    Have a slight problem, have a shaft...
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    I am surrounded by barking dogs, new neighbour...

    I am surrounded by barking dogs, new neighbour came over and said I make a lot of noise some days.

    Handed him a pair of ear plugs, he said " whats are these for", " its what i use mate, when you...
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    Dean.. Never said they did mate, just saying...

    Dean..

    Never said they did mate, just saying they look like the Stadelar pen, meaning, what you put in the Marval may fit the Stadelar, they take thick leads.

    DD
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    When doing a Machining TAFE course back in 2003,...

    When doing a Machining TAFE course back in 2003, one of the teachers had us make pullys out of aluminium solid round. I had much interest in this, he sowed us how an old bastard file could be ground...
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    That pen looks similar to the Stadelar refill...

    That pen looks similar to the Stadelar refill drawing pencil. The sharpener is the push/click lead advancer thingo. Refills for that marker may fit my Stadelar
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    For me, it's my Dawn offset vice mounted to my...

    For me, it's my Dawn offset vice mounted to my steel work bench, before I grind, cut, weld, bend, heat etc, it's the go to tool to hold my projects in place. Be lost without it, best damn vice I have...
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    Looks to me to be a Tec screw for metal without...

    Looks to me to be a Tec screw for metal without the rubber washer. Bunnies is your store for them, get them both for metal and wood

    DD
  39. My tool post has the same problem when I fitted a...

    My tool post has the same problem when I fitted a QCTP, machined up a new fixture to go through the new QCTP.

    How I did mine, had a few large galv washers of 6 mill thickness, machined a recess...
  40. Thread: unusual tool

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    Seen them used on nuts and bolts to do up those...

    Seen them used on nuts and bolts to do up those big off road mining truck wheels.

    DD
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    Marketing ploy to buy them special washers. Years...

    Marketing ploy to buy them special washers. Years back had this bloke come to the mine site selling Wynne lubricants, wanted the company to use their stuff in one truck for a month, pulled out this...
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    Never had a new nylon nut walk, re-used ones,...

    Never had a new nylon nut walk, re-used ones, yes. There are different grades of nylon used. Those big off road Haul Trucks that mining companies use, talking about the Cat 793, have big bugger nylon...
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    Um, he is not in Oz land. Be the other HF store...

    Um, he is not in Oz land. Be the other HF store in his country.

    DD
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    Save yourself a lot of bother with working out...

    Save yourself a lot of bother with working out what goes where and how smoothly things fit together. Check out those companies who make lighting plants for mine sites and road construction. Have set...
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    A bit like model steam engines. They do nothing,...

    A bit like model steam engines. They do nothing, sit on the mantle piece gathering dust.

    To the individual who shaped, machined, filed and cast his/her own parts to make that steam engine, came...
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    Torpedo waiting to take flight. Take it back to...

    Torpedo waiting to take flight. Take it back to the supplier, get an exchange bottle.

    DD
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    Check out youtube. Lots have made their own....

    Check out youtube. Lots have made their own. Simple ones from using a couple of small rims off purchased bunnies wheels to complicated set ups. I have one of those pipe benders that form up roll...
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    All good Texx, am gathering parts to make my own...

    All good Texx, am gathering parts to make my own ring roller, lots of designs out there in youtube land.

    DD
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    H&F Ring Roller

    Bought one of these a few years back for hobby use, served its purpose until today. While rolling some light gauge round, there was a resounding crack, the free roller appeared to be bending on its...
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    Bin it, absolute rubbish, insert was made by the...

    Bin it, absolute rubbish, insert was made by the Chinese for that particular set of tools. Either purchase HSS part off blades and holder or tct tip and holder.

    DD
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