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    question re stickers

    just like to know if there is somebody that sells stickers for machine type stuff . what i am after is a sticker to go on a small indexing wheel that i am going to make it will have 96 teeth for want...
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    ok ta never been in there but looks like they are...

    ok ta never been in there but looks like they are in the same spot as wallers and i have been there a few times.
    will be in there next tuesday then try em out .
    johno
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    i have a couple of chunks of 2011 that i bought...

    i have a couple of chunks of 2011 that i bought at a swap meet a few years ago ( should of bought more but for the long carry back to the car park ). it is lovely to machine but yeah only have 2 bits...
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    question re aluminium grade

    i have a set of plans from an old popular mechanics mag for building a gem faceting machine . in the plans a lot of the components it says to machine or make from "hard aluminum " question is in...
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    dealt with this mob for years all through the 60s...

    dealt with this mob for years all through the 60s 70s and 80s . if they dont have brushes to suit i will be amazed .

    https://www.achargreaves.com.au/

    johno
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    i sent a search party into my email deleted items...

    i sent a search party into my email deleted items folder and found where i bought my grinding wheels from . i do remember the service was very good too .
    i bought them onlline through " Bolts &...
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    go to this page and click the picture of the...

    go to this page and click the picture of the machine for a pdf file parts list and exploded type view of all parts . may help you or may not but handy to have anyway .


    Douglas 11" Stroke Shaper...
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    i use this . Pulley And Belt Information...

    i use this .

    Pulley And Belt Information Calculator

    johno
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    trying to remember where i bought the stones for...

    trying to remember where i bought the stones for my drill sharpening machine but its locked away in the dark corner in my head .
    however it may of been "the sandpaper man " not sure though"

    johno
  10. Thread: Drip oiler glass

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    mine was for a model hit and miss engine it was...

    mine was for a model hit and miss engine it was about 5/8" or 3/4 " diameter from memory .
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    i used polycarb or perspex not sure which in...

    i used polycarb or perspex not sure which in solid rod and just bored it out . then polished it with wet and dry then toothpaste didnt take long to do .
  12. Thread: Hercus "O" mill.

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    with no price . as per forum rules i go no...

    with no price . as per forum rules i go no further .not going to engage in a pm auction .
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    nah mate that one looks a bit modern and a bit...

    nah mate that one looks a bit modern and a bit small . the ones we had were black like that but they had 2 or 3 cant remember rows of knife switches . super heavy duty looking things . we used to...
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    just had a quick google to try and find a picture...

    just had a quick google to try and find a picture of the type of welder i used when i first left school but i could not find anything like them . we had about 8 of them in the factory . they were...
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    i think there would be a dozen ways you could...

    i think there would be a dozen ways you could redisgn a draw bar so that it is removed from the bottom of the quill rather than the top . as long as the knee will drop down far enough .
    threaded...
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    i use 2 progs by malware , malware bytes and...

    i use 2 progs by malware , malware bytes and malware ad ware both free and both work well. i also some times take my machine off line if i think there could be a problem in the machine when i...
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    Dreumex

    Dreumex
  18. Thread: copper tube

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    crane have a section that looks like it would...

    crane have a section that looks like it would suit your needs . maybe a phone call and they might tell you who their customers are for that size that might sell you a cut piece . or maybe your club...
  19. Thread: back button

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    firefox win 7 , it has always worked before just...

    firefox win 7 , it has always worked before just started acting up in the last week or so .
  20. Thread: back button

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    back button

    the back button on my machine will not take me back a page on this site for some reason .
    only started doing it not long ago . the back button works fine on other sites .very annoying when i have to...
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    Sticky: does not need a spark mate , an oil soaked rag...

    does not need a spark mate , an oil soaked rag will self combust on its own no problems . heats up like a compost heap will ,only to the point of catching fire . not saying it never got a spark...
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    i have the vertex Taiwanese 5" vice on my hm46...

    i have the vertex Taiwanese 5" vice on my hm46 and i like it . i mounted it without the swivel base and have never needed to put the base back on , but i do have a small rotary table aswell . to be...
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    Sticky: it wil be about the same weight as my douglas...

    it wil be about the same weight as my douglas which is 7 cwt which in todays lingo is about 360kg , i brought 2 back from sydney to texas on the back of my mazda ute no problemo , could of brought 3...
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    axa

    axa
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    which then led me to this clip Model T...

    which then led me to this clip Model T Babbitt Part 1 The Caps - YouTube
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    from all the reading i did before i built mine i...

    from all the reading i did before i built mine i gleaned that 2 drive rollers are a lot better than one because one only drive roller tends to slip a lot , hence the gears and 2 drive rollers on mine...
  27. mate just chalk it up to a been there done that...

    mate just chalk it up to a been there done that type thing . wait till you forget to screw the draw bar in thats ugly :D. oh and while i am on the draw bar dont crank it up to tight or you will have...
  28. not saying anything . keeping mouth shut . no i...

    not saying anything . keeping mouth shut .
    no i am saying something . the first thing i thought was machine running backwards , but when you said you went to all the trouble of working out surface...
  29. yep thats what i rekon but was in two minds to...

    yep thats what i rekon but was in two minds to say it or not .
  30. sounds to me like you are feeding way to fast . (...

    sounds to me like you are feeding way to fast . ( i have the same mill ) either that or your running in reverse .also some cutters will not plunge cut no matter what you do some are not meant to...
  31. Thread: H&F Ring Roller

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    not hijacking the thread , or not intending to ....

    not hijacking the thread , or not intending to . here is a couple of pics ( as requested )of the roller i built last year . i have not used it much yet just a couple of trial runs . i built it...
  32. Thread: H&F Ring Roller

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    you realy have to wonder why they would use...

    you realy have to wonder why they would use plastic in a part like that .
    i made my own ring roller last year its all metal and was a fun project cos i had to cut some gears ( thats always fun ) and...
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    another skill i wish i had taken the time to get...

    another skill i wish i had taken the time to get dad to teach me before he left this world 16 years ago . i do have one or 2 of his bearing scrapers .anyone that was a marine engineer back in the day...
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    buy or make a fly cutter or buy a face mill, the...

    buy or make a fly cutter or buy a face mill, the one that comes with the machine is not nice at all .
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    drill sharpener manual

    G,day just bought this and i wonder if anyone could point me to an owners manual for it . i could play around with it for half an hour and work it all out but it would be nice to have some reading...
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    trying to work out why you would want them that...

    trying to work out why you would want them that long or mess about trying to join them when you can buy them up to crazy lengths anyway and they aint expensive .i believe its the new tactical look...
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    i think it would be easier to make custom longer...

    i think it would be easier to make custom longer rails than try and join 2 together . i very much doubt that picy rails could be joined and kept straight enough to be of much use . not saying there...
  38. all we used in the very early 70s when i first...

    all we used in the very early 70s when i first left school working in a small factory in brisbane making window security grills hand rails and all kinds of fancy scroll work stuff was big very old...
  39. Thread: foundry sand

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    foundry sand

    ok anyone in my area looking for sand suitable for making green sand i know the trouble most are having finding it as i did .
    what i have done is buy a full pallet of sibelco F54 foundry sand to get...
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    Sticky: keep posting mr MS . handy to have extra eyes...

    keep posting mr MS . handy to have extra eyes finding stuff . you are not far from me either . i am in woomba every second wednesday you just might spot something i am after .

    johno
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    thank god for that its on the saturday that i...

    thank god for that its on the saturday that i will be racing up the sunny coast so i wont be able to go otherwise i would be buying way to much at that sale .johno
  42. i got my replacement switch from the toolex...

    i got my replacement switch from the toolex gasweld mob down near or in newcastle i think from memory .
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    last one i bought was to run a grain grinder off...

    last one i bought was to run a grain grinder off my old tractor few years ago , cant remember who i bought it from but it was a tractor rural supply type place, if i think of who it was i will reply...
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    years ago when we polished parts on our race boat...

    years ago when we polished parts on our race boat we used that stuff but we allways finished with a buff with a clean bare lambswool pad on a hand held buffing wheel . it could be taken off and...
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    Duratorque suspension system works well , had it...

    Duratorque suspension system works well , had it on our tandem trailer for our ski race boat towed it all over the country for years Duratorque Suspension - Trojan Trailer Parts & Components,...
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    i have the standard manual that mine came with...

    i have the standard manual that mine came with but its not much use , the grizzly one is better and its online ,mine is the toolex lathe same lathe though . also the hare and forbes al330 is the same...
  47. Thread: Babbitt ?

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    this mob sell it i think , under the heading...

    this mob sell it i think , under the heading bearing metals . my old man used it a lot in the merchant navy in the 50s
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    might be easier quicker and safer to get a flat...

    might be easier quicker and safer to get a flat sheet rolled and mig weld it and make your own end , they dont have to be domed for a smoker . or a steel place that sells large diameter pipe .
    ...
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    i rekon i would be contacting motor rewind blokes...

    i rekon i would be contacting motor rewind blokes they dont want motors coming back before waranty is out .
    these are 2 i have dealt with over the years .
    both have a reputation to look after .
    ...
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    and they rekon a mill can do anything that a...

    and they rekon a mill can do anything that a shaper can do .

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44lYBFnxdZ0
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