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Thanks for the replies. After a few phone calls and lots of questions.
I have taken it to a place in Heatherbrae. The manager said he couldn't charge me for it as a single job, but as one of his...

Thanks China.
What should I be asking the welder?
Lyle

New into the metalworking site.
I need help or advice.
I recently bought a small Disston saw vice.
I wanted to pad the jaws with some thin cork, so I pulled it apart.
Discovered a previously...

I've searched the woodwork forum without much success.
Searching the internet came up with that lumberjack site.

Thanks Grahame.
That is where I found the info but couldn't get the link to work or manually get to the Victor site. Your link works. I'll contact them.
Lyle

Hello all.
First post in Metalworking.
I need to beg, borrow or buy a tap and die for a Stanley handplane.
My research says it is a 12-20. Used for the tote and front knob and the rods.
Can...

I am trying to repair my wifes Horn sewing cabinet.
There is a failed roller/pulley wheel that attaches to a gas lifter arm.
To me it is a poor design based on material selection. A plastic roller...

Thanks to Les out a Bobs Farm, my drill press is back up and a goer :2tsup:.
A bit of file work and some dodgey welding on my part and a smear of paint it works well. Should last another 30 years....

Thanks gents. I have made another call to H&F but a spare is not an option apparently.
I'll drop you a PM Les and see about mnaking one.
Thanks all.

Here is my rough drawing. Please excuse my rusty skills.

My old Hare & Forbes drill press has broken :((. The depth stop has cracked. (you would think that plastic would last more than 15 years :wink: )

I was wondering if there was someone in the...

SWMBO picked up a nice cast iron plinth at a garage sale the other day. Nice stylish thing that weighs a 'ton'.
Gave it a good scrub and discovered a crack in the top plate. The plate sits on top...

:2tsup: ta.

Sorry for stupid question, but it is sort of in line with this thread.
Can you use gasless wire with gas? My mig will use gas but I haven't tried it yet and am looking at the small disposable...

In my pursuit to build an archery bowpress I have been looking for ACME threaded rod about 1/2 to 3/4 inch diameter.
Found a few places but can't find what the pitch (TPI?) is for the different...

OK, looks like 40 x 40 x 2mm and the nesting 35 x 35 x 2mm will give me a fit of 1mm ( or 0.5mm each side).
I'll start making measurements and re-drawing my plans to suit.

Next search is for...

You're right ncarcher, is a long way, just about as long as the story that goes with it....:U
I must update my profile.
Thanks for the info on places to go.
I'm in Medowie now so Newcastle is...

Wow, thanks for the quick replies.
ERW tube and the .pdf, are exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks.

I am thinking of making an archery bow press, another of my hobbies aside from woodwork.
To do so I need some square steel tube. The smaller tube needs to slide inside the larger tube. A snug, not...

Haven't tried it but was wondering after reading a few other threads.
I have a mig I use without gas and used the flux cored gasless wire.
I have read a few threads where the flux cored wire 'goes...

Thanks, that's a great idea drsed :2tsup:
Never thought of that.
I'll give it a go.
Ta.

(after I make my next job, have just found another bit of kit to make for my other hobby/sport -...

Excellent, Ta.

I have had fun doing my welding. Now it is time to put it away for a while until another project comes up.
I have cleaned the machine and put it away.
I have taken the mig wire (fluxed core) out...

Just stubbornness on my part. I had called them and listened to their advice on settings etc. But typically for me, why stop and read instructions when you can swear and moan about it!!
It was the...

G'day.
I have recently bought this : Welders, Arc Welder, Tig Welder, Welders For Sale, Welder Repair, Plasma Welder, Aluminium welder Australia ,

This is my first ever welder. Has gas or...

I think the main problems were, in no particular order:- pushing the gun instead of dragging, wire feed too slow and voltage too high.
I think what was happening was the wire was burning back up...

Wow, seems there are so many things I'm doing wrong :doh:
I have been pushing the torch when welding. That is what I was taught at TAFE, but that was for a gas setup.
Haven't checked the rollers,...

No, I think the workpiece clamp is negative and the torch positive (I'll have to have a look at the machine) but it is how it was supposed to be setup. The tip is for the 0.035"/.9mm wire. I have...

I recently got my new mig welder and am pretty happy with it.
I have a problem that I think is me, not the welder. The wire sometimes sticks inside the gun/nozzle tip. Usually after a longish run....

Thanks Grahame. I understand what you have said, now to apply it.
I am practicing like crazy to get to know my machine and improve the weld. My welding training is very old. I did a TAFE course...

Please excuse my ignorance in this.
When joining wood we try to get as much wood to wood facing so that glue has a larger surface area to bond to.

When joining box steel section metal, is it the...

Thanks for your inputs.
Had a good close look at it with a magnifying glass. Had a lot of oily type residue around and in the nozzle, not the tiny hole where the gas comes out. It was in the 'tube...

Not really welding. But metalwork.
I bought a Rekrow butane micro torch years ago (model RK2020).
Has had a multitude of uses over time from heatshrink, silver work, general heating and melting....

Thought I'd made it plain as sawdust, NO CONNECTION.
Anyway no foul, no harm.
I'm still looking for that 'perfect machine'.
Most of us do I suppose. Spend hours and hours searching, and asking. ...

A suggestion that I am connected with everlast is just plain wrong.

I merely mentioned the bvrand and model I am considering and added a link to the site.

I am considering other brands like...

I have been looking at an Everlast. Seems OK.
Talked to Bob Guthrie and Ted Small and they are both great to talk to and not pushy.
Around the $900 for the small unit Imig 160. ...