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27th Nov 2023, 10:40 AM
Thread: Free: Bridgeport Electricals
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NSW Browny....I and a mate are at the tail end of a...
Browny....I and a mate are at the tail end of a restoration of a Bridgeport. It has a belt change speed control. Would you be able to box all those bits you have and post it up to Tamworth? I am...
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13th Sep 2023, 10:01 AM
Thread: Help with inserts
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I know that you all have been waiting with baited...
I know that you all have been waiting with baited breathe for the inserts to arrive.....well they did yesterday. Not bad delivery time for Aliexpress....about a week
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8th Sep 2023, 11:14 AM
Thread: Help with inserts
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Thank you Mr PC. Has always you are prompt with...
Thank you Mr PC. Has always you are prompt with an answer.
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7th Sep 2023, 02:52 PM
Thread: Help with inserts
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Help with inserts
I have bought an internal threading bar from Aliexpress for a mate (he won't use computers). The bar is a MOSASK model no SNROO14N16, I was hoping it would come with 10 inserts in a plastic box. Well...
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13th Jul 2023, 10:28 AM
Thread: El-Cheapo pipe bender techniques?
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I have had a similar bender for a lot of years....
I have had a similar bender for a lot of years. The way to get a really good bend is to use thicker walled pipe. The pipe available now a days is high tensile, to a degree, and too thin. I make a...
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24th May 2023, 10:38 AM
Thread: Scotish Holiday Pictures.
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You may be visited by some men in black suits and...
You may be visited by some men in black suits and dark glasses wanting to know what you are going to do with the pictures :U
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10th Apr 2023, 11:07 AM
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I pressed the wrong button asking for photos. I...
I pressed the wrong button asking for photos. I don't need a photo to illustrate the topic.
I find the subject intriguing. I consider me as a rank outsider making swarf and getting frustrated when... -
7th Apr 2023, 10:10 AM
Thread: How to Learn Trigonometry
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Can I thank you Fellas for your replies. That...
Can I thank you Fellas for your replies. That "Bam" is not likely to hit me for a while yet. We are on Satellite with our Internet Connection. It is slow at the best of times but this morning there...
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6th Apr 2023, 07:39 PM
Thread: How to Learn Trigonometry
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Thanks for the reply's Chaps. Pythagoras has been...
Thanks for the reply's Chaps. Pythagoras has been handy through my working life (I am a Carpenter) Setting out a dwelling etc a 3-4-5 or 5-12-13 triangles will give you a right angle every time.
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6th Apr 2023, 09:50 AM
Thread: How to Learn Trigonometry
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How to Learn Trigonometry
At High School many years ago (50 plus)we had to learn Trigonometry (can't even remember how to spell it). I could never "get it" then I went to Tech at night to do a Building Coarse which had Trig...
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5th Apr 2023, 09:42 AM
Thread: Straightening a valuable drill bit
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I would say go for it. It would be a good...
I would say go for it. It would be a good "project" to straighten with a hydraulic press. I would only press it slowly so you can follow the process. Method....press-check for...
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7th Mar 2023, 07:20 PM
Thread: 10mm Plate on Facebook
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10mm Plate on Facebook
I was just perusing Facebook and found this add for 10mm MS plate 885 X 1540 $160 (in Brisbane)
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26th Feb 2023, 09:01 AM
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I am surprised that no one has suggested a Sheet...
I am surprised that no one has suggested a Sheet Metal fabricator. There are a number in Tamworth so I would say there would some local to you too. The crowd I usually use have mild steel. in various...
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25th Jan 2023, 08:13 AM
Thread: drilling problem
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G'Day from Australia Are you using a battery...
G'Day from Australia
Are you using a battery drill? You may have accidently turned the switch to reverse. (I hope your problem is a simple as that.
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23rd Dec 2022, 07:20 AM
Thread: Christmas and New Year Wish
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As Kryn knows I am a fellow sufferer (we often...
As Kryn knows I am a fellow sufferer (we often share that Black Dog). Christmas time is often not a good time for my head but this time I am fairing OK
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26th Oct 2022, 08:38 PM
Thread: More Free Stuff - Drill Chucks
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WA Can I put my hand up for Number 1....3MT, please....
Can I put my hand up for Number 1....3MT, please. Ken I will send you a PM to get details
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18th Oct 2022, 03:51 PM
Thread: Server move
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We should be calling you "Super Steve"!!!! after...
We should be calling you "Super Steve"!!!! after all you are the one who keeps things in check so us Forumites can have a trouble free time Thank you also would be in order
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15th Oct 2022, 09:08 AM
Thread: LN167R Timing Belt Change
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You can't break it, it's a Hilux:doh:. I am...
You can't break it, it's a Hilux:doh:.
I am surprised that someone hasn't taken Toyota to task about there advertising phrase
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16th Sep 2022, 11:09 AM
Thread: Hommel Lathe
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I have for the last few days been glued to a...
I have for the last few days been glued to a German site, similar to our own here, gleaning pages of text (translated thankfully) relating to old metal lathes. Did you know there are thousands of...
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10th Sep 2022, 09:06 AM
Thread: Hommel Lathe
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I am not getting any feedback from various places...
I am not getting any feedback from various places I have asked questions. I am thinking I may have an "orphan" in the lathe world.
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20th Aug 2022, 11:05 PM
Thread: Hommel Lathe
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Thanks Rob, I will have a look at Practical...
Thanks Rob, I will have a look at Practical Machinist. I am registered with them but haven't been there for some time. I was hopeful that the parent company may have had some thing but alas
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20th Aug 2022, 02:40 PM
Thread: Hommel Lathe
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Hommel Lathe
I have acquired a Hommel 400 X 1500 Lathe.
As you can see by the pix it will need a lot of TLC. That Face Plate/4 jaw chuck is 300mm diameter. It came with a 250mm 3 Jaw. The four Way tool post has... -
12th Aug 2022, 10:19 AM
Thread: Sellng old car parts
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It must be "that time of the year". Yesterday I...
It must be "that time of the year". Yesterday I took my tandem trailer to a mate's place to pick up a load of scrap metal. He is a car mechanic. The trailer is 3m X 1.5m and is full to top of the...
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26th Jun 2022, 10:49 AM
Thread: drilling holes in star pickets
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My experience with drilling star pickets is...
My experience with drilling star pickets is telling me to find another solution. Whether the pickets are new or old gal or black drilling holes is a miserable job. I always reckoned that the steel...
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24th Jun 2022, 10:34 AM
Thread: 3 incidents in 3 days.
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Oh Bob.....your tale of woe is very familiar to...
Oh Bob.....your tale of woe is very familiar to me. If there is something to trip over especially after lunch (when I am tired) I will find it. I put something down to get some thing to go with it...
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7th May 2022, 10:51 AM
Thread: Scaling a print
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The properties of Trefolex
I wear a white gold wedding ring (For 43 years now) I was doing some tapping one time and when it came time to finish and wash my hands ......the wedding ring had turned "gold" in colour. The colour...
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19th Feb 2022, 12:35 PM
Thread: The Magpie Mafia
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We had a drought here which lasted for about 10...
We had a drought here which lasted for about 10 years. No exaggeration! A bloke up the road gave me 2 plough discs to put seed on and let the wild birds have something to eat. We have a family of...
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19th Jan 2022, 09:59 AM
Thread: Steel suppliers and prices
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I think it is about time for Australia to build...
I think it is about time for Australia to build NEW STEEL WORKS. We have the raw material so why doesn't moneyed people make steel and sell it back to the world at value added prices.
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6th Jan 2022, 05:17 PM
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Wow!!!! She has talent This evening I am going...
Wow!!!! She has talent
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4th Jan 2022, 09:58 AM
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Oh Peter.....if you rubbed your name off this...
Oh Peter.....if you rubbed your name off this Post and inserted mine the story is just about the same. Your Arthritis is a lot worse than mine though. I have a long list of things I could do...
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4th Jan 2022, 09:38 AM
Thread: What do these fit
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Could they be cutters for a head in a Radial Arm...
Could they be cutters for a head in a Radial Arm Saw for cutting Trenches across a 4 X 2?
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19th Dec 2021, 05:47 PM
Thread: Update on a good hand cleaner request
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Lately (last couple of years) I have been using...
Lately (last couple of years) I have been using small bottles from Supercheap. Yeh it works reasonably well but it is not as good as Protectalene. This stuff was really good for grease, oil and even...
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30th Nov 2021, 07:29 AM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: That design for bending RHS looks real good. Do...
That design for bending RHS looks real good. Do you have some drawings you could share on the Forum? I have been going to make one for some time but haven't come across any details of one
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23rd Nov 2021, 04:38 PM
Thread: Design problem: I'm looking for help
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Joe, if you were to put a towing ball at the...
Joe, if you were to put a towing ball at the front to plop the winch on there and when wanting a rear pull just take the winch to the rear tow ball. OK you will have to use longer leads but it will...
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3rd Nov 2021, 10:04 AM
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Michael, those thoughts are very fair and nobody...
Michael, those thoughts are very fair and nobody should disapprove.
The "spirit" behind the Forums is to help one another with an opinion, advise, knowledge or even something made. I have at times... -
23rd Oct 2021, 10:34 AM
Thread: Ladder Brackets
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Some years back I was working on the outside of a...
Some years back I was working on the outside of a mate's place using my extension ladder on a slope. It didn't take long to get sick of packing under the "ladder's feet" to level up the base. The...
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3rd Oct 2021, 10:58 AM
Thread: Taping a hole metric / whit
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The method I use to find a drill size for tapping...
The method I use to find a drill size for tapping is; I use a nut of the thread I want to cut and poke a drill through the hole in the nut. I bought a set of metric drills that are 0.5mm steps apart...
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2nd Oct 2021, 08:15 PM
Thread: ecogoo ......again
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You fellas have saved me yet again. The weather...
You fellas have saved me yet again. The weather is not real pleasant, stormy rain with sunny bits then cooler temps and wind then rain....you know. Anyway as usual I was not wondering what job to do...
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7th Sep 2021, 11:39 AM
Thread: Dog trailers for sub-4.5t vehicles.
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Just to add another comment....I drive a 60...
Just to add another comment....I drive a 60 series Landcruiser Station Wagon which I connect to a 3 X 1.5 mt Tandom Box Trailer. The trailer weighs 600kg while the registered weight of the...
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7th Sep 2021, 11:27 AM
Thread: Dog trailers for sub-4.5t vehicles.
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There is a bloke who lives in the village down...
There is a bloke who lives in the village down the road from me. He is Mechanic, by trade, but drives trucks for other blokes in the area. His name is Terry. Our local Tow Truck owner picked up a...
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30th Aug 2021, 07:04 PM
Thread: Anyone bought from China lately
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My son-in-law needed some steering parts for a...
My son-in-law needed some steering parts for a ride on mower. Its an Ariens brand. He hunted around Australian mower sales mobs and found he could buy cheaper from the USA including freight so he...
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29th Apr 2021, 10:49 AM
Thread: Self Stick Vernia Scale
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I meant to mention, yesterday when I was going to...
I meant to mention, yesterday when I was going to reunite the cross slide with the lathe the area of sanded metal at the scale site had, over night, "tarnished with a fine film of surface rust (the...
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28th Apr 2021, 12:11 PM
Thread: Self Stick Vernia Scale
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Sorry for my absence yesterday, I suppose you...
Sorry for my absence yesterday, I suppose you were all sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for the next action filled episode.....well what I did yesterday was remove the top slide off the...
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26th Apr 2021, 08:28 PM
Thread: Self Stick Vernia Scale
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G'Day Kryn, the outside temperature is in single...
G'Day Kryn, the outside temperature is in single figures so I will do the pix tomorrow. (I don't like the cold". Has winter started in your neck of the woods?
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26th Apr 2021, 07:50 PM
Thread: Self Stick Vernia Scale
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You fellas are on the boil with ideas. Michael...
You fellas are on the boil with ideas. Michael making a ring with graduations is interesting. A ring dropped over the existing scale is good idea. The scale is vertical at about 8mm high with the...
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26th Apr 2021, 06:51 PM
Thread: Self Stick Vernia Scale
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Elan you were thinking as I was. Its a very...
Elan you were thinking as I was. Its a very hostile environment for a glue to stay adhered. The painted "whiskers" may be the go. I used a small torch to try to read the degrees. I shone it from...
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26th Apr 2021, 06:25 PM
Thread: Self Stick Vernia Scale
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Self Stick Vernia Scale
I was making a small part that needed a 5 degree slope. I had a lot of trouble seeing the "whiskers" on the cross slide scale on degrees. My lathe is an antique so I suppose that the scale over time...
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22nd Feb 2021, 09:06 AM
Thread: Lathe gearbox
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If you need some one to help you, I live near...
If you need some one to help you, I live near Tamworth and would be happy to do what ever. Send me a PM and I could give you my details.
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14th Dec 2020, 08:12 AM
Thread: Scotch brite belts
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I bought some sanding belts that were old but the...
I bought some sanding belts that were old but the price was too good. I have had a few "let go" so I did a search and found some joining tape on Timbecon's site. Its a Fast Cap product. As yet I have...
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29th Jul 2020, 03:48 PM
Thread: Woodwork Forum Account Issue
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FIXED We are back from the "shopping spree". I went...
We are back from the "shopping spree".
I went into Incognito, put in "Woodwork Forum" and........you guessed it "Error 403 Forbidden".
I have also sent an Email to Skymesh and have asked them to...