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17th Nov 2023, 12:02 PM
Thread: Who in SA wants a big drill press?
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Nope, wouldn't be rude. That said, how long is a...
Nope, wouldn't be rude. That said, how long is a piece of string.
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16th Nov 2023, 06:07 PM
Thread: Who in SA wants a big drill press?
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I think you are correct in that he did design the...
I think you are correct in that he did design the software, and possibly the layout of the box that houses everything; met him a couple of times when at AIR CTI itself. As I understand it, he doesn't...
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15th Nov 2023, 06:55 PM
Thread: Who in SA wants a big drill press?
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Wow, I wouldn't have thought showing the rear...
Wow, I wouldn't have thought showing the rear wheel aired down would have created such interest.
The CTIS is Australian designed, manufactured, and in our case, also fitted by them.
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15th Nov 2023, 01:32 PM
Thread: Who in SA wants a big drill press?
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This was Goog's last year, we had an intense rain...
This was Goog's last year, we had an intense rain shower near the start (south to north crossing) however pretty much from Goog's lake northwards, hot and sunny.
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9th Dec 2022, 07:50 PM
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I drive past the street the wrecking yard is...
I drive past the street the wrecking yard is located at very often, if I can be of help, let me know.
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22nd Aug 2022, 09:38 AM
Thread: From rust, to t-nuts
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Good video, concise and to the point. Mick.
Good video, concise and to the point.
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14th Feb 2022, 02:07 PM
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As an aside, I was walking through Aldi today and...
As an aside, I was walking through Aldi today and noted they had 1kg fire extinguishers for around $14.00 or so.
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14th Feb 2022, 02:03 PM
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With regard to cotton and fires, cotton is one of...
With regard to cotton and fires, cotton is one of the surest ways to get a flame for a fire in the bush.
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25th Jul 2021, 11:54 AM
Thread: Tailgate fastening
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I've had the centre latches on a trailer,...
I've had the centre latches on a trailer, brilliant until I let my brother have it for some gardening work. One or two nudges into whatever he hit and the latches from then on were a pain to use....
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2nd Jun 2021, 06:43 PM
Thread: Trabant factory
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Very interesting, some wonderful manufacturing...
Very interesting, some wonderful manufacturing techniques.
3,096,098 were made.
Thanks for the link, and yes, he certainly does look like Benny Hill.
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1st Nov 2020, 11:03 AM
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Rather ironic in that there appears to be some...
Rather ironic in that there appears to be some product placement in the images, namely the G clamp with the word CHINA clearly visible on it. :D
By the way, nice repair.
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12th Oct 2020, 05:09 PM
Thread: Torque Wrench
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Interesting video clip, they suggest doing triple...
Interesting video clip, they suggest doing triple clicks to warm the torque wrench up before using. Both the ratchet head version and solid head version had the same instructions. Cannot say I've...
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3rd Oct 2020, 07:16 PM
Thread: Torque Wrench
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I have the Warren & Brown unit, bought it in the...
I have the Warren & Brown unit, bought it in the nineties when I needed to do quite low torque settings left and right handed. I had it calibrated about 4 years ago, it was out at 1Nm but was within...
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11th Apr 2020, 08:29 PM
Thread: No 4 oxy-acet welding tip cleaner?
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My original CIG kit came with an optional...
My original CIG kit came with an optional (separate purchase) super fine tip cleaner set, but that was around 40 years ago.
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27th Mar 2020, 12:04 PM
Thread: Kmart Spanners
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Summer of 1975-76 I purchased a 69 piece metric...
Summer of 1975-76 I purchased a 69 piece metric tool kit from McEwans Bourke street store in Melbourne. I needed a metric kit as all of my vehicles were metric. Open end spanners from 6mm through to...
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27th Dec 2019, 03:54 PM
Thread: Brothers BMW restoration
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Yes, I did mean 900,000 km's. R90S owned for...
Yes, I did mean 900,000 km's.
R90S owned for 15 months, travelled 118,000 km's.
R100/7 owned from 1977 to 1982, travelled 350,000 km's.
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27th Dec 2019, 09:48 AM
Thread: Brothers BMW restoration
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Very nice Bob, tell him he has done a very good...
Very nice Bob, tell him he has done a very good job of what is (or was) a fairly pedestrian unit.
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17th Dec 2019, 08:25 AM
Thread: Fatigue Mats
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Eventually after exhausting most other ways of...
Eventually after exhausting most other ways of cheap fatigue matting, including what you are contemplating, I bit the bullet and hit Clark Rubber. Since doing that, it has been so good I have gone...
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2nd Dec 2019, 12:59 PM
Thread: Small Lathe Lifting
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My Men's Shed purchased a lathe from H&F this...
My Men's Shed purchased a lathe from H&F this year, bigger model than yours but the method will probably be the same.
If you ask the staff at H&F how to sling it, they will explain which is the... -
If it will do what you want, then at that price,...
If it will do what you want, then at that price, it is certainly a good buy.
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The Comet 3 blowpipe is easier to hold for me. I...
The Comet 3 blowpipe is easier to hold for me. I have an oldish Comet 3 blowpipe which I purchased around 45 years ago when I bought my Comet 3 kit. It has been refurbished three times since then and...
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22nd Jun 2016, 08:44 PM
Thread: Welding set up
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I agree with BobL about running water, but I...
I agree with BobL about running water, but I would suggest at least 15 minutes and depending upon how thick your flesh is where you are burnt, possibly 20 minutes. Personal experience with myself...
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16th Jun 2016, 06:32 PM
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I have been using some MechPro 3.2mm rods, which...
I have been using some MechPro 3.2mm rods, which from memory were obtained from Repco, they are made in India, code number for a 5kg pack is MPWE3250
93119986642372 is the bar code number.
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6th Jan 2015, 08:35 PM
Thread: Own shop at home. Tax deductible?
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I ran a small manufacturing business from home...
I ran a small manufacturing business from home for almost 22 years. I was running quite an array of machinery, with, at various times and sometimes together, a vulcanising press, a vacuum system for...
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8th Nov 2014, 08:01 PM
Thread: Offset Dawn Vice Repair
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I have not welded cast iron myself, but have...
I have not welded cast iron myself, but have watched someone use my oxy/acetylene kit to do just that. Essentially, he followed the below instructions.
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2nd Nov 2014, 01:27 PM
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That is a good point, plus Coregas cylinders, at...
That is a good point, plus Coregas cylinders, at least in D size, are larger than the Supagas and CIG D sizes I have used/rented. From what I found out when I brought the Coregas cylinders home,...
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1st Nov 2014, 01:31 PM
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Coregas have a depot in Murray Bridge, which is a...
Coregas have a depot in Murray Bridge, which is a locally owned business. The major difference with a depot is that you have an account with Coregas but you arrange everything with the local depot....
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22nd Oct 2014, 06:35 PM
Thread: Talk to me about oxy LPG.
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Many thanks, didn't know about that thread,...
Many thanks, didn't know about that thread, obviously missed it due to being away for the first three months then September and October until last week. Amazing just what you can glean from this...
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22nd Oct 2014, 03:58 PM
Thread: Talk to me about oxy LPG.
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I didn't know here had been discussion already,...
I didn't know here had been discussion already, although being away for nearly 4 months this year and with sporadic web access, may have had something to do with that. :D
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22nd Oct 2014, 03:02 PM
Thread: Talk to me about oxy LPG.
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Methinks you may wish to do a bit of revising of...
Methinks you may wish to do a bit of revising of whether or not to switch to LPG and Oxygen, or stay with Oxy/Acetylene.
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22nd Oct 2014, 02:59 PM
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At last, free rental for oxy/acetylene cylinders.
Well today I did something I have dreamed of doing for 30 + years, gave my Oxy/Acetylene bottles back to Supagas, closed my account, then went to Bunnings and picked up a pair of (essentially) rent...
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14th Oct 2014, 08:10 AM
Thread: Talk to me about oxy LPG.
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Hmm, never knew that interactive list existed. I...
Hmm, never knew that interactive list existed. I am working on the basis that this map is facing East as presented, not north as is usual for maps. I base this on the orientation of the sun as we...
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13th Oct 2014, 08:25 PM
Thread: Talk to me about oxy LPG.
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Unfortunately I didn't even take a picture of it,...
Unfortunately I didn't even take a picture of it, but it was red coloured with a sort of bend a bit like a boomerang, with the hand part being longer than the nozzle part. He had it hanging on a hook...
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13th Oct 2014, 08:56 AM
Thread: Talk to me about oxy LPG.
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Just as an aside, I attended the Elmore Field...
Just as an aside, I attended the Elmore Field Day, which is a great place to purchase a tractor or other farming implement, as well as a myriad of welding demonstrations. There was one stand with a...
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9th Sep 2014, 09:30 AM
Thread: Staying Logged-in to Forum
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I love this forum, wonderful explanation,...
I love this forum, wonderful explanation, although I have no idea what I'll ever do, if anything, with that explanation. :U
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8th Sep 2014, 08:21 PM
Thread: Staying Logged-in to Forum
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I don't believe this forum is as secure as a bank...
I don't believe this forum is as secure as a bank web site, but then again I'm not trying to extract money from it.
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4th Sep 2014, 06:01 PM
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Marc, I've just returned from Aldi and perusing...
Marc, I've just returned from Aldi and perusing their latest catalogue, page 16, for Saturday the 13th of September, this paint is on sale again!
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24th Aug 2014, 05:41 PM
Thread: HOW STEEL WAS MADE
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7,000 ton press, controlled by a fella using arm...
7,000 ton press, controlled by a fella using arm and hand signals to fellow workers operating 250 ton cranes in perfect tandem to stamp a huge ingot.
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13th Aug 2014, 04:24 PM
Thread: Rotary table, badly listed
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Pity we are both in Melbourne, it would've been...
Pity we are both in Melbourne, it would've been gone by now. :D
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13th Aug 2014, 03:12 PM
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Hopefully the pictures I have taken will upload....
Hopefully the pictures I have taken will upload.
The pictures are of the hand cleaner, one tube purchased in Germany, the other purchased from Aldi in Australia, the German Aldi tube has gone to... -
12th Aug 2014, 08:18 PM
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Bob, two weeks ago Aldi had something very much...
Bob, two weeks ago Aldi had something very much like this, my mate bought one for $99 and he reckons for what it is, it is fantastic.
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12th Aug 2014, 07:14 PM
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Marc, I will take a photo of the paint tins, but...
Marc, I will take a photo of the paint tins, but in reality you will just have to await for Aldi to have their metal paint on sale again. These current tins are the second metal paints I have picked...
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10th Aug 2014, 10:30 PM
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I have just re-read my last post, I forgot to...
I have just re-read my last post, I forgot to mention that I did it cold, but it was a close thing. :doh:
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10th Aug 2014, 09:54 PM
Thread: Tomorrow is another (drill) day.
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I have the Tormek wet wheel system and have...
I have the Tormek wet wheel system and have borrowed the drill sharpening jig from a mate to see whether I could justify the outlay, which as I'm sure you know is huge.
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9th Aug 2014, 07:02 PM
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Took it off today, hit it with a big hammer on...
Took it off today, hit it with a big hammer on the Triton Superjaws, the 6mm steel flat plate was straightened with a bit of an effort and locking in the jaws.
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8th Aug 2014, 10:31 AM
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Hmm, many ways to skin a cat it seems. All...
Hmm, many ways to skin a cat it seems. All options are being considered, but everything is delayed as the weather is such that climbing up and removing a tile of three with rain happening, isn't on...
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5th Aug 2014, 06:08 PM
Thread: Machinery Relocation.
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The German alphabet has extra letters with, among...
The German alphabet has extra letters with, among other things, umlauts :o
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4th Aug 2014, 02:05 PM
Thread: Machine Tool Restoring
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Is this the one you mean? ...
Is this the one you mean?
http://kickass.to/edward-f-connelly-machine-tool-reconditioning-an-bookfi-org-pdf-t6911510.html
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4th Aug 2014, 01:49 PM
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Bob, thanks for the warning, I had this issue...
Bob, thanks for the warning, I had this issue when welding up the aforementioned Hills Hoist many moons ago with the oxy.
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4th Aug 2014, 12:25 PM
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I pretty much knew the protective coating would...
I pretty much knew the protective coating would run off, but wasn't too sure if doing so may have had a bad effect on the metal underneath.
With the amount of bend the flat fascia piece has taken,...