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16th Aug 2012, 11:24 PM
Thread: Advise on a Lathe Upgrade
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Lathes
Dear Robert, furhtur to the above Drawings and castings for Sweet pea are available from Wayne Roberts Model Engineering Supply .au He is a Member at the Tullamarine Club.The price of a full set of...
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16th Aug 2012, 07:50 PM
Thread: Advise on a Lathe Upgrade
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Lathes
Greetings Chaps. Roberts first post did mention a 5 Inch gauge loco. I suggested Sweat Pea because it is a manageable loco on a smaller lathe. Yes it was a Typo its an 0-4-0 with Hackworth valve...
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16th Aug 2012, 01:57 PM
Thread: Advise on a Lathe Upgrade
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Hang on chaps. The original post was what lathe with in a budget and this was stated was required to build a a 5 inch gauge locomotive. I suggested a 5 inch Sweet Pea which is a largish 0-4-0 narrow...
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14th Aug 2012, 01:46 AM
Thread: metric slotting/ slitting saw sources
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Slot
Greeting what about two passes working off the dials I know this is awkward but it is a solution yours 4-6-4
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14th Aug 2012, 01:37 AM
Thread: A Green Unimat3
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Unimat
Dear Nev I used to own a Unimat and I am pretty sure it was green It used to live in my bed room when I collected Hornby O gauge. The type of Tool holer shown was invented by Drummond Lathed in...
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14th Aug 2012, 01:23 AM
Thread: Advise on a Lathe Upgrade
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Lathes
Dear Robert. It depends on what size loco you aim to build. Having ben involved in the Melbourne Model engineers I have worked it out that if you attack any loco it take about 14 months per axle this...
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12th Aug 2012, 04:10 PM
Thread: How have you 'evolved'?
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Work
Greetings chaps, Where are you living. When I was an apprentice Tramways Board in Melbourne you couldn,t keep me out of trade school I did press tools, Toolmaking, extra Heat treatment as well as a...
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9th Aug 2012, 01:01 AM
Thread: eBay (and other auctions) Metalwork Stuff
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Sticky: Cannon
Dear Ben, The cannon looks as though its just a collection of brass bits. I am a bit dissapointed that the wheels do not have the spokes cast in. not nice. Do yo intend to fire the beastie. I would...
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7th Aug 2012, 11:28 AM
Thread: Unusual drills
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Brass
Greetings Chaps I was confronted by a copper chisel in my early days whilst working in the hold of a Shell Tanker. The Vic Railways also used Tapered machine reamers on bolt holes where they wanted...
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6th Aug 2012, 06:45 PM
Thread: A Saturday at the backyard foundry
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Foundrys
Dear Nick that is one name for a pattern plate. They can be single or double sided. The chemically bonded sands should be OK for core and used as is. I had access to linseed oil based core sand which...
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6th Aug 2012, 01:09 PM
Thread: A Saturday at the backyard foundry
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Foundry
Dear Nick, Thanks for the info. We have an oil based sand in Melbourne called Petro Bond. I had small quantities and used it as a facing sand backed up with green sand. I know some small foundries...
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5th Aug 2012, 11:27 PM
Thread: A Saturday at the backyard foundry
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Foundry
G,day Nick, I have watched the vid again and I liked the rapping tool. I would like to have a closer look at the muller. Does the rollers in it rise and fall. and lastly what was the mould with the...
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5th Aug 2012, 10:38 PM
Thread: A.OTT Planimeter
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SOLD: Thing
Greetings, I have been around the block more time thhan I care to mention and have never triped over one of these. Pardon my ignoance but what is it used for. Yours 4-6-4
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5th Aug 2012, 06:56 PM
Thread: Milling attachments.
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Hold down
Sorry chap here is the pic for the above thread 4-6-4
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5th Aug 2012, 06:54 PM
Thread: Milling attachments.
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Milling attachments.
Greetings chaps, I have just posted this in another thread in this forum But I thought that other milling machine bods might be interested. It is a small jacking set. It is pretty self explanatory....
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5th Aug 2012, 06:44 PM
Thread: Tafe Projects
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Projects
Greetings chaps I have posted a project for aspiring turners. This is a small jack set for a mill. It was made up many years ago and has been very handy on the odd occasion. It was made up of...
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5th Aug 2012, 06:28 PM
Thread: A Saturday at the backyard foundry
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Foundries
Dear Tea Lady, I was not far from you when I was casting. The factory was behind Fountain Gate in Lower Gully. I don,t cast any more but I am will to advise about foundry's. of the backyard type. The...
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4th Aug 2012, 11:33 PM
Thread: A Saturday at the backyard foundry
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Foundry
Greetings chaps Watching the vid brought back Memories. I had my own non ferocious foundry a few years back. To add a few comments I would have weighted the top box ( the cope) but this is a layover...
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3rd Aug 2012, 12:33 AM
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Dear Colbra Its always a bank Holiday I am...
Dear Colbra Its always a bank Holiday I am retired. I had some pleasant memories of the 16 ft sailing club on that big lake near Newcastle. I also haunted the steam railways in the 60,s and later on...
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2nd Aug 2012, 07:43 PM
Thread: Taiwanese saws
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Band saw
Dear David, The blue stuff is electricians tape I had to replace the motor that came with it eventually died. and I have not had time to replace it. All my machinery lives at Newport Railway...
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2nd Aug 2012, 04:06 PM
Thread: Tafe Projects
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Apprentice
Greetings, TAFE colleges usually have a number of projects Vices, Vee Blocks, a small set of jacks for a milling machine are always handy. I lugged a small tool box with milling gear in it for a long...
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2nd Aug 2012, 03:51 PM
Thread: Thread chasers
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Chasers
Hello Phil Yes the full form is the main reason but you can titivate the thread by slightly twisting the chaser. The last few thou on the thread are easy to achieve with a chaser. Sadly the hand...
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2nd Aug 2012, 03:44 PM
Thread: A Postcard from Linz
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Visiting
Dear Bob while you are here we might be able to fit in a few workshop wanders Plenty to see in Melbourne if you know where to look. Sent a PM about Jarrah 4-6-4
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2nd Aug 2012, 03:27 PM
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Milling
Greetings chaps What is it with the weather reports, must be NSW. But the Vid was worth watching. is it any wonder the machinist trade is going down the gurgler.
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2nd Aug 2012, 03:13 PM
Thread: Taiwanese saws
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Bandsaws
Greetings chaps, I will try and find out what material the Railways used in their axels. It is defiantly tougher than MS. I will find out when I cut the thread in the nut. I use a Bi Metal blade from...
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1st Aug 2012, 11:09 PM
Thread: Taiwanese saws
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Taiwanese saws
Greetings chaps I had to cut some material for a locomotive nut today, I did it on my Taiwanese terror Band saw. Material was a piece of railway axle a bit over 4 inches in Dia. The blade was a bit...
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1st Aug 2012, 11:01 PM
Thread: Thread chasers
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Thread chasers
Greetings chaps. Down at Newport the other day I was handed a job to make a nut for the motion gear on the A2 locomotive. So I have posted a couple of pics on the job. My method of using external...
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1st Aug 2012, 10:41 PM
Thread: Unusual tool post
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tool post
Greetings chaps Never seen this version before very interesting 4-6-4
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1st Aug 2012, 10:38 PM
Thread: A Postcard from Linz
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Post Card
You lucky dog Ray how long are you there Dresden is high on the visitors list The railway museum has a Pechot Boudon locomotive a 60 cm loco which looks like a double ended Fairly as well as the...
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29th Jul 2012, 11:42 PM
Thread: Ford plant pics
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Ford Pics
These pics are realy worth looking at. A bit before my time although the first Mill I ever worked was driven off shafting. 4-6-4
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29th Jul 2012, 11:39 PM
Thread: Is this surface hand scraped?
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Scraping
Greetings chaps. My experience with Asian machine tools is if you can not see a surface when the machine is delivered then any finish will do. Many years after I purchased a Shenwah bench lathe...
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29th Jul 2012, 11:26 PM
Thread: Damn disapointed
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Lathes
Greetings chaps, It seems to be a recurring theme this business with Asian Machine tools. But I have a Sheraton Defiance lathe and could not sell it. Admittedly it is 3 phase and only has a top speed...
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29th Jul 2012, 11:02 PM
Thread: Lathe Chuck Keys
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SOLD: Tee Bars
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27th Jul 2012, 12:04 PM
Thread: lathe tool sharpening
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Chip breakers
Dear Grahame, My method is to grind the tool to shape and then put the chip breaker on. You are on the right track when you mentioned the edge of the wheel. This is usually the way it is done in...
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27th Jul 2012, 02:50 AM
Thread: Chasing Dial
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Thread Chaser
Dear Dave. Are you referring to the dial that you engauge when cutting a thread. This applies to Imperial threads. There are usually about 8 positions where you can drop in on the dial. When you have...
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27th Jul 2012, 02:32 AM
Thread: J&E Ledger Perth
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Australian Industry
Greetings chaps I know I ramble on about Vickers Ruwolt here in Melbourne but Chas Ruwolt started in Wangarrata building mining dredges he moved to Richmond early in the 1900,s and it was swallowed...
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27th Jul 2012, 02:19 AM
Thread: Parting/cutting on the shaper
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Parting off
Greetings Chaps Instead of a surface grinder you should invest in one of those Taiwanese metal cutting Band saws. I never cut anything over 1/4 inch Dia with a hack saw. I had to re motor mine...
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25th Jul 2012, 07:42 PM
Thread: lathe tool sharpening
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Hhs
Greetings chaps, Its good to see people talking about HSS. During my apprenticeship at the Tramway workshop and you were an apprentice and you wanted a Carbide Tip tool it involved a trip to the...
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24th Jul 2012, 11:42 PM
Thread: Thread cutting on the lathe ??
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Threads
Greetings chaps. The Answer that no help was forth coming from his work especially when it an apprentice concerned is very poor. If you show interest I was always helped. The Tramways Workshop at...
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24th Jul 2012, 07:08 PM
Thread: Thread cutting on the lathe ??
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Threads
Greetings Chaps I am enjoying this thread. No need to drool over these fancy tool holders. A lump of square HSS in a tool holder is sufficient. Grind more off the right side of the tool as you look...
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22nd Jul 2012, 11:33 PM
Thread: Thread cutting on the lathe ??
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Threads
Greetings chaps. All this palava about thread cutting. My first thread was in the first year of my apprenticeship. The leading hand got me a piece of black 1 1/2 Dia bar. Showed me how to use a...
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22nd Jul 2012, 11:12 PM
Thread: clean up bench grinder wheels
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Dressing wheels
Greetings chaps. I use a diamond impregnated stick which came of an old Churchill Center grinder. There are dressing sticks which are used to dress surface grinder wheels. This would solve the...
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10th Jul 2012, 11:55 PM
Thread: My Romac Milling Machine
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Milling Machine
Greetings Chaps. I had one of these beasties and I found it to be excellent. Mine came new from A T Stead & Co here in Melbourne. It was graduated in metric which caused some confusion as I had...
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10th Jul 2012, 11:30 PM
Thread: Damn disapointed
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Lathes
Dear Cookie, I can sympathies I have had my moments with Asian machine tools and unfortunately there is not an easy solution. You could check the be with a straight edge or a sizeabl rule. It might...
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29th Jun 2012, 08:35 PM
Thread: Buying milling machine
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Milling Machine
Dear woodfast. One has to have patience when looking for machine tools as you will read the Taiwanese and Chinese machines that are in our price range leave a lot to be desired. Perth being a smaller...
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29th Jun 2012, 08:23 PM
Thread: Bore gauges
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Inside Mikes
Greetings Chaps I am afraid that the comments by Mueller are some what surprising. I have always checked an inside mike with an outside mike and it requires a certain amount of feel. But I have never...
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28th Jun 2012, 05:47 PM
Thread: Bore gauges
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Bore mikes
Dear Mike I have used bore mikes in industry and only have confidence in them in the smaller sizes ie if you can get your hand in the bore use an internal mike. My bore mike goes from 1 1/2 inch to...
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26th Jun 2012, 02:07 AM
Thread: End of an era as Toowoomba Foundry closes..
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Foundrys
Greetings chaps Yes I wondered my self at the news that TAFE colleges were having their funding cut. Here in Melbourne when I started my apprenticeship there was the Naval Dockyard, The Railways,...
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20th Jun 2012, 12:35 PM
Thread: Horizontal versus vertical Milling
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Milling
Dear mike what other attachments does it have. If it has a vertical head not a problem I changed from a Parkinson to my Arno because it had all the gear. Yours 4-6-4
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19th Jun 2012, 11:40 PM
Thread: thread chasers.
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Thread chasers.
Greetings Chaps. I use thread chase when ever I can get them. The ones I am familiar with are about 5 inches long and have a tang on one end for a file handle. You rest a piece of flat bar i9n the...