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Aye I have bought some small things from them and there prices are very competitive. I have watched a few lathes and mills go lately and the same thing there prices are cheaper then the rest.
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Regards ozmestore I have emailed them a few times about warranty on there goods if I purchased them, and no one has ever got back to me? . This was a few months ago and maybe things have changed but...

I know this place

General Tools Home Page

sells some H&F gear they have in stock, with out charging a shipping fee.
When do you want to purchase a lathe , straight away??

Cheers Gene

Well I havent posted for a long time but try this place I get steel from them in adelaide

here is the townsville link

Bohler-Uddeholm Australia - Queensland

or brisbane

Bohler-Uddeholm...

Great work Bob Im on holidays at moment but back at work next week and do he downloads. Really appreciate this.

Thanx again Kody

mmm but what if it goes really cheap?. I can only wish and dam it is in Adelaide

Nice , do you have then available in a higher resolution?

Aye ring up tafe, I do one and I think its about 300 or 400 a year. Worth it even if you have the equipment, as they have all the gear you could imagine and most people there do there own projects...

Very nice man very nice. Ahh well I better get mine looking better. LOL

Ken you amaze me with your cad skills.

No problems here derek , Sounds like you are going to be doing a hercus wiki!
Good luck

Gavin oils aint oils is meant to be dropped of tomorrow. When it comes I will place a post here. Have to figure it out how you want to grab it as it is comming in a 20 liter

Aye it does look good but christ would you use it witjh oil and such?. Good to see the pics comming down the line man.

Dam Gavin I would luv to be in the 60 Kilo bracket dammit. 100 Kilos here sigh. I ride a bit of road bike and it would be great to be lighter just for climbing them Adelaide hills. Going to try to...

My machine had the switch in the same position Derek, weird how they put them there.

WOOHOO
go derek I seen you have mastered the art of pics. It wont be long and I reckon you will flood us with pics. And man take care of them fingers you cant keep throwing them away as god only...

If you want to get a bit of a idea with milling here is a link to some videos from MIT there are other ones as well. I have found them interesting.

http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/127-machine-shop-4...

Hey wannabe could I have a copy of the spreadsheet as well as I have a vertex 6".

Well in case you guyz haven't been to eBay...

As usual Kody keep up the info I need it.
Could could you put up a pic of the dresser for the wheels please.I am not to sure what they look like. Also I remember reading on another forum ( land...

Wow Kody Thanx for the info, I am getting there with the grinding of hss but like you say it is practice. Sometimes I grind a bit and it cuts good and leaves a fine finish other times the exact...

Dont ask me what I will do with 10 liters might start washing in it lol
I will order it on Tuesday unless I get another supplier. We can sort out handling after Gavin, either you come up here or I...

Gratz man I hope you enjoy it

Well I cant better the price or the minimum amount. They are out of stock at the moment as well new stock in on Tuesday. So anyone else in Adelaide want some oil?

Hey Gavin
Where did u locate the oil from I have tried a few places so far this morning and a couple getting back to me, but of course here in adelaide vactra what? LOL
I am going to keep trying...

I use irfanview for picture viewing and resizing. works well and its free !

http://www.irfanview.net/

I have set it up so it always opens pics in a same size window so when you scroll through...

mmmm I use compressor oil, Read somewhere it was good and we buy it buy the 4 liters for the compressor. Probably not sticky enough but seems to work well.

But Gavin if you want I can go 1/2's...

Derek what problem are you having in posting pics? see if we can nut this out for ya.
Do you have a problem with file size of pics being too big , or are you not sure where the attachment link...

Well I agree with Fossil. I have bought computer gear off them and every item I have got has always failed . And there additional costs and freight charges can be absurd.

Hi Ken

This is all the parts for mine, I cant see any washer though just a threaded rod with a shoulder on it, screwed into the t slot. This goes into the 4 way tool post which has a recess for...

Cheers Peter I see what you mean now looks handy I see thats another thing I have to make. I will start scrounging around in shed should have some of them bitz laying around.

Dam what a silly stuff up I bow my head in shame, I will get a klingon battle sword and decapitate myself LOL

I bought the trizact from weber abrasives.http://www.abrasives.on.net/ there is probably some one similar near where you live.
Good luck and as the klingons say
Live long and prosper

I just...

Well I see item went for just over $500.00. It would of been no use to me but geez it would of looked good on the lathe LOL

Well Ken here is how I wasted my nights for shiny bitz!!!!!!!


1st off pictures look better then real life. Please reread this as it is very true. The lathe I cleaned up still has marks in the...

Ill post the instructions in other thread that ken has started. I need a camera dammit.

Well no laughing (I could have sworn I have already done this) it is something for my hercus so it falls in the category LOL
I made a spacer to support the retaining bolt for a mt3 collet holder. I...

Thanx for all the kind words guyz
Well pictures always look better then real life, and I couldnt show you a mess, my battery is flat on camera as I would show other part of shed LOL. My normal home...

I love the low belt mount, I must see if I can get one.

Well she is almost finished.
I made the little useless brass oil thingy for the tailstock ( I was going to put this in things you have made for the Hercus but I didnt feel like getting kicked). I...

Thanx Pipeclay now I understand the difference. If it was cheap it might be a thing to get but it will hit 500.00 I reckon LOL. I cant imagine doing a repetitive job anyway. There was a hercus here...

What is so special about the hercus collet set ups. I have used a MT3 collet holder from my mill the same as pipeclay says. Does the hercus part hold things better?. I just like the idea of the rack...

Whilst browsing yesterday I came upon this site which has a 3 pdf files you can down load. The site link is http://www.akpilot.net/Lathe%20Links.html They are all public domain and just a compilation...

For a custom size is there a ali place like gitshams where you are. As they make ali bars and trays so a company like that could make it but I reckon it would cost a few hundred in just materials...

I have seen these in Adelaide in hardware stores. Do you have a bunnings or something like that where you are? I will be going to the hardware on weekend I could have a look if I remember but would...

MMMM This would finish off my hercus nicely, but knowing how crazy things get on ebay I think I will pass.
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And some more pics the depression is 5.42 mm deep
Hope this is not too silly Ken but easiest way for me to do it LOL
And no I wish my hands did look like that!

Ok the gene method of cad work?

The hands aint mine though got my daughter to hold them (well thats what I am saying LOL)
The item in the above post from DJ appears the same grab it heheh

I reckon its a 20 cent piece cant tell the year though. LOL
There is always one hey