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14th Jun 2022, 11:26 AM
Thread: Fitting a single phase motor
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Motor casting modification
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Here is a Hercus 260 modification to accept a single phase motor I did recently. -
28th Mar 2015, 11:48 AM
Thread: Dean Smith & Grace 1307
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G'day Piers I have been going down the same...
G'day Piers
I have been going down the same path with my Colchester and like your idea of the finishing sander.
Where do you get your large Scotch-brights from?
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22nd Mar 2015, 11:21 AM
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My Colchester Triumph 2000 has Down (and a little...
My Colchester Triumph 2000 has Down (and a little right) for forward and Up as reverse. Lever in direction of rotation.
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16th Mar 2015, 10:21 PM
Thread: Dean Smith & Grace 1307
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I am suffering a great deal of lathe envy at the...
I am suffering a great deal of lathe envy at the moment. Great lathe and fantastic buy. :D
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16th Mar 2015, 09:08 PM
Thread: Lathe safety (off topic prevention)
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You can't make something foolproof because fools...
You can't make something foolproof because fools are so ingenious! :rolleyes:
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15th Feb 2015, 02:05 PM
Thread: A break with an Albrecht
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Tom from oxtoolco must have seen your thread...
Tom from oxtoolco must have seen your thread Michael and decided to do his own.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_jQ7-UiWgI
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15th Feb 2015, 12:08 PM
Thread: Workshop broom
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Wet and Dry vacuums
I would not use (nor ever recommend) using any sort of vacuum cleaner with flammable liquids (or gasses for that matter).
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15th Feb 2015, 09:11 AM
Thread: Workshop broom
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I think you will find any wet and dry vacuum...
I think you will find any wet and dry vacuum worth its money will have a bypass motor and not a flow through.
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13th Feb 2015, 09:05 AM
Thread: Your favourite tooling supplier
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Sticky: I have just placed an order with CDCO and was...
I have just placed an order with CDCO and was quoted US$60 per flat rate box up to 20 lbs. Frank maximised the packing to supposedly give me the best bang for buck, so we will see when they arrive....
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10th Feb 2015, 12:25 AM
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As mentioned in another thread, I have been going...
As mentioned in another thread, I have been going through my dial indicators and have also spent the evening inside a DTI, in this case a Mitutoyo no.2412-08 0.001"-0.400". The problem with this one...
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9th Feb 2015, 09:18 AM
Thread: Your favourite tooling supplier
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Sticky: Same here. I was after some Stevenson's ER32...
Same here. I was after some Stevenson's ER32 Collet Blocks and discovered Ausee had the same blocks as Arc Euro Trade Ltd but at a better price. After dropping the hint to my wife before Christmas a...
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9th Feb 2015, 12:22 AM
Thread: Mitutoyo Test Indicators
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I have also seen a lot of "Mitutogo" dial...
I have also seen a lot of "Mitutogo" dial indicators on ebay. Clearly a knockoff but avoiding copywrite with a subtle letter change.
I have one and it works OK but not as good as the real deal. The... -
6th Feb 2015, 10:32 PM
Thread: A break with an Albrecht
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I could always provide some off site storage...
I could always provide some off site storage :rolleyes:
On a more serious note, are any of the Albrecht keyless chuck clones worth the money.
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11th Jan 2015, 10:28 PM
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The hand wheel in question is disengaged from the...
The hand wheel in question is disengaged from the screw unless I push it it (some form of a dog clutch) but the fine cutting feed also doesn't appear to work without it being pushed in?
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11th Jan 2015, 10:11 PM
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Yes I researched it on lathes.co.uk and I had a...
Yes I researched it on lathes.co.uk and I had a play before I bought it. The marking by the lever implies 4 positions but it only appears to have three (on mine anyway). One of the questions I...
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11th Jan 2015, 10:01 PM
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Thanks Ken, I will have a look on the off chance...
Thanks Ken, I will have a look on the off chance but I am sure the previous owner would have found them.
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11th Jan 2015, 09:57 PM
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LOL Nah ... the photo is from the workshop of...
LOL Nah ... the photo is from the workshop of the guy I bought it from. It is now sitting on cold concrete.
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11th Jan 2015, 09:51 PM
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Thanks Bob but I have done the search on every...
Thanks Bob but I have done the search on every iteration I could come up with.
I found a couple of people selling a manual but my first option was to try here and see where that got me.
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11th Jan 2015, 08:42 PM
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Bridgeport 1ES horizontal milling machine
G'day All
I have just bought a Bridgeport (textron) Model 1ES (J) horizontal milling machine but don't have any manuals for it.
I was hoping someone might have the manual (PDF?) I could get a... -
24th Dec 2014, 10:48 PM
Thread: Android DRO
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G'day I am looking to put a DRO on my...
G'day
I am looking to put a DRO on my Prvomajska turret mill and after seeing your post and some intensive reading I think I will give an "Android DRO" a go. Already ordered the TI launchpad and... -
22nd Dec 2014, 05:16 PM
Thread: more rust removal
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I'm no chemist but from what I've read, molasses...
I'm no chemist but from what I've read, molasses removes rust by chelation not by its weak acidity.
Chelation is the binding of metals by an organic compound by the sharing of electron pairs.
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21st Dec 2014, 09:51 PM
Thread: more rust removal
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Rust removal
I would definitely recommend it.
Much better than the electrolysis method (no power supplies or caustic solutions).
Safer than phosphoric acid solutions (you could drink molasses solution if the... -
21st Dec 2014, 02:39 PM
Thread: more rust removal
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G'day Guys, I have been having a lot of...
G'day Guys,
I have been having a lot of success using molasses solution for rust removal.
It is the cheapest and easiest method I have come across and is very effective.
1 part molasses (about... -
16th Jul 2011, 11:36 AM
Thread: keeping things rust free
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Lathe covers
My experience with sheets alone has had mixed results.
The sheet offers fair protection but has a tendency to wick oil off the machine and can cause protruding things like handles and knobs to... -
12th Jul 2011, 08:31 PM
Thread: keeping things rust free
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CRC Longlife
G'day All,
I use CRC long life.
Long Life
From the manufacturers data
"CRC Long Life Anti-Rust Lubricant provides a long term protection to all metals subjected to rust and salt corrosion.... -
27th May 2011, 08:26 PM
Thread: Moving a Hercus 260 - help please
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Scissor Lift
Here are a few pic of the Scissor Lift I built. Not originally for moving Hercus's but very useful for that purpose.
http://www.users.on.net/%7Eakparrott/SL155.jpg
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27th May 2011, 02:07 AM
Thread: Moving a Hercus 260 - help please
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G'day all I just picked up a 260 long bed...
G'day all
I just picked up a 260 long bed yesterday and had no problems moving it, loading and unloading it by myself. Many people use a engine hoist but I use a scissor lift. The method is as...