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11th Apr 2024, 05:19 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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My parting tools. I tend to use the HSS one more...
My parting tools.
I tend to use the HSS one more than the carbide as the HSS blade is thinner than the carbide.
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11th Apr 2024, 12:27 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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1) you can resharpen them numerous times 2) if...
1) you can resharpen them numerous times
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11th Apr 2024, 10:24 AM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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I've got a couple of those rota drawer sets as...
I've got a couple of those rota drawer sets as well. very handy.
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11th Apr 2024, 10:22 AM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Those tangential parting tools work really well....
Those tangential parting tools work really well. I have a few blades and I had a large holder. Sold the holder and made myself a smaller one to fit my lathe.
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4th Dec 2023, 08:17 AM
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In the more effluent areas here the good stuff is...
In the more effluent areas here the good stuff is usually furniture and/or towels, clothes etc etc and huge amounts of last years kids toys.
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3rd Dec 2023, 10:25 PM
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Wow. I've never seen anything like that over here...
Wow. I've never seen anything like that over here (east coast) on bulk waste clean ups. Lucky you .
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30th Nov 2023, 08:48 PM
Thread: Unemployed - at last
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Thanks. I think well have some regrets like that....
Thanks. I think well have some regrets like that. Or regrets for things we did, that in hindsight, turned out to be not the best thing to do.
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30th Nov 2023, 12:14 PM
Thread: Unemployed - at last
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Thanks Bob Funnily enough, I've started...
Thanks Bob
Funnily enough, I've started doing the same.
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30th Nov 2023, 09:29 AM
Thread: Unemployed - at last
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Thanks everyone. Yes I will still have access to...
Thanks everyone.
Yes I will still have access to the skips, but you pretty much have to be onsite when the bargains become available. lol
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29th Nov 2023, 10:21 AM
Thread: Unemployed - at last
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Unemployed - at last
Gday All.
After about 3 days short of 49 years of working, as of 4.00pm today I will be unemployed. 32&1/2 years with TAFE NSW. Woo hoo.
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17th Nov 2023, 11:28 AM
Thread: DRO Advise Please
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Kryn. Ive got a 3 axis on the mill and a 2...
Kryn.
Ive got a 3 axis on the mill and a 2 axis on the lathe. Both the same brand from Aliex with the big LCD readout. Very easy for old eyes to read.
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25th Oct 2023, 04:57 PM
Thread: Re Indian Quick change T/P
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Well, I bit the bullet and ordered one of these...
Well, I bit the bullet and ordered one of these Indian QCTP's with 10 tool holders.
Only 8 days from Deli to my place. Fed Ex excelled at that time.
So far, I'm impressed with the tool post.
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15th Oct 2023, 11:03 AM
Thread: Re Indian Quick change T/P
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That would also be an issue for me as well. Also...
That would also be an issue for me as well. Also I don't really want to go to that much effort to be honest.
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14th Oct 2023, 10:28 PM
Thread: Re Indian Quick change T/P
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Re Indian Quick change T/P
Gday All.
I have a Dickson quick change tool post (model S2) on my lathe which is a little too big for the machine.
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9th Oct 2023, 09:41 PM
Thread: New shed paint markers
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I didnt even think of that colour. Next time.
I didnt even think of that colour. Next time.
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7th Oct 2023, 08:20 PM
Thread: Retirement
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Hasn't happened to me (yet) I'm cutting out my...
Hasn't happened to me (yet)
I'm cutting out my long service leave atm with the intention of retiring at the end of Nov. Now if I drop in to work to say hello its almost like Peter who? lol
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7th Oct 2023, 08:16 PM
Thread: New shed paint markers
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New shed paint markers
For years I've had a couple of white and black paint markers in the shed. Sometimes they can be hard to see depending on the colour of what ever you have written on.
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7th Oct 2023, 08:10 PM
Thread: Can ebay allow this to happen?
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At least Ebay have responded. Recently on Face...
At least Ebay have responded.
Recently on Face Book market place some one had several higher end cars, bikes and caravan/campers for sale at ridiculously low prices.
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6th Oct 2023, 05:44 PM
Thread: lathe drive belt
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I've heard it used here for the same meaning as...
I've heard it used here for the same meaning as well.
According to a couple of different online dictionaries I just looked at it means both
The English language.
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6th Oct 2023, 09:37 AM
Thread: lathe drive belt
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Yes. thanks.
Yes. thanks.
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5th Oct 2023, 08:40 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Thats it.
Thats it.
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5th Oct 2023, 08:39 PM
Thread: lathe drive belt
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You could try using an adhesive. The old...
You could try using an adhesive.
The old Purcell lathe that I bought from my Dad back around 1986 had a flat leather belt about 40mm wide. My Dad had joined it using Araldite of all things. He had... -
5th Oct 2023, 04:51 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: proof. She will be aghast that I have posted...
proof. She will be aghast that I have posted this though. I'm sure i will survive. lol
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3rd Oct 2023, 06:49 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Thanks Kryn. I'll tell you said that. Peter
Thanks Kryn. I'll tell you said that.
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3rd Oct 2023, 02:34 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: hahahah. I'm very lucky that wife No 2 is fine...
hahahah.
I'm very lucky that wife No 2 is fine with the workshop. I've even had her turning handwheels on the mill. She takes a keen interest when I'm working on a project. Asks lots of questions... -
3rd Oct 2023, 01:55 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: You do realise that once you get going you will...
You do realise that once you get going you will need a bigger lathe don't you?
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2nd Oct 2023, 03:47 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Sounds like a well thought out design, not. Have...
Sounds like a well thought out design, not. Have to wonder about designers sometimes.
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2nd Oct 2023, 03:34 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Aah Hah. Now I understand. Peter
Aah Hah. Now I understand.
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2nd Oct 2023, 03:20 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Does this mean that the chuck is not able to be...
Does this mean that the chuck is not able to be removed from the spindle? Or is so tight that you can't move it?
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2nd Oct 2023, 03:17 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: If you don't already have this in your plans, I'd...
If you don't already have this in your plans, I'd like to suggest that you use some sort of strain relief on the cable going to the reader heads. For the cross slide you could simply cable tie it to...
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28th Sep 2023, 09:00 PM
Thread: Shahe Dial Caliper - quick review
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Shahe Dial Caliper - quick review
I have had an imperial Mituyoyo dial caliper for around 40 years or so. It isstill as smooth and accurate to use as it was 40 years ago.
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27th Sep 2023, 10:01 PM
Thread: Steam, big wheels and rods
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Steam, big wheels and rods
Came across the link for this on another forum.
Double acting , compound steam engine in the US.
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23rd Sep 2023, 09:49 PM
Thread: Sleeving a drill press quill
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I started out to say that I thought the time cost...
I started out to say that I thought the time cost to do this would make it un-economic to repair.
Then I checked the price of a new Brobo Waldown bench drill.
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14th Sep 2023, 08:07 PM
Thread: Small Tube Benders
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I scaled down the design from two different...
I scaled down the design from two different commercial benders. Suitably modified for the small size.
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13th Sep 2023, 06:17 PM
Thread: Small Tube Benders
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Thanks for those kind words. I knew where they...
Thanks for those kind words. I knew where they were as I only scanned them about a month or so ago. Took me a while to find them then though. :D
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13th Sep 2023, 02:43 PM
Thread: Small Tube Benders
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Scanned sketches for small tube bender. Keep in...
Scanned sketches for small tube bender. Keep in mind I did these about 30 years ago.
These are only low res ones as the forum software reduces the size.
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12th Sep 2023, 09:00 PM
Thread: Small Tube Benders
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I made one for 3/16" brake tube back in the 90's...
I made one for 3/16" brake tube back in the 90's when I was doing my car. It will bend a full 180 deg with no crushing in steel bundy tube with a 22mm radius (I think. its been a while since I used...
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10th Sep 2023, 03:28 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Nice score.
Nice score.
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6th Sep 2023, 11:27 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Just to add to that, I'm pretty sure the letters...
Just to add to that, I'm pretty sure the letters "STC" stand for Sydney Technical College.
Other student exercises back in the day included a bench vice machined from castings. (I saw a couple of... -
5th Sep 2023, 05:14 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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$150 for the big one. Absolute bargain I reckon....
$150 for the big one. Absolute bargain I reckon. I wish I had the room for a machine like that. :C
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2nd Sep 2023, 09:04 PM
Thread: Pop rivet gun name ID help please
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Thanks Nev. I knew someone here would know. 13...
Thanks Nev.
I knew someone here would know. 13 minutes. Thats got to be a bit of a record. :U
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2nd Sep 2023, 08:48 PM
Thread: Pop rivet gun name ID help please
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Pop rivet gun name ID help please
Gday All. Help please
I bought a lazy tong pop riveter at a garage sale this morning for $20. It appears to be ok quality and has a makers name label on it that is almost indecipherable.
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29th Aug 2023, 08:55 AM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Ooh yeah, You can rip material down with this....
Ooh yeah, You can rip material down with this. I'm envious. Great score.
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13th Aug 2023, 11:39 AM
Thread: Reamer ID?
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Thanks Elan. Great detective work. Eye...
Thanks Elan.
Great detective work.
Eye watering prices for new ones (I'm assuming those prices are USD) but would be a complex process making them I reckon.
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12th Aug 2023, 05:59 PM
Thread: A trap for an old player...
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Heres one. My Taiwanese lathe (McMillan -...
Heres one.
My Taiwanese lathe (McMillan - Lantain ). Tailstock leadscrew. Left Hand acme. OD 0.546" or 35/64" 10 tpi. Why make stuff in these odd ball sizes? Enough room to go up to 5/8 which is a... -
12th Aug 2023, 11:22 AM
Thread: A trap for an old player...
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Because they could. :) Bicycle threads...
Because they could. :)
Bicycle threads (especially old British ones) are in a league of their own.
I've also been caught with mixed threads on stuff.
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12th Aug 2023, 10:53 AM
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Alex. Thanks for the pictures. I don't think...
Alex.
Thanks for the pictures. I don't think the original round clamp thing is actually a clamp. I think its more just to stop the materiel being cut from riding up.
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12th Aug 2023, 10:47 AM
Thread: Reamer ID?
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7/16" dia.
7/16" dia.
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9th Aug 2023, 08:17 PM
Thread: [Beginner] Mill RPM woes
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You said you have a Tacho? Rather than trying to...
You said you have a Tacho?
Rather than trying to work out ratios etc, just use the tacho to get a speed reading for the spindle on each belt setting and make a new chart.
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9th Aug 2023, 05:04 PM
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300mm . no doubt at all.
300mm . no doubt at all.