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    New member of the club

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    Picked up this nice little 260 from a great bloke in Mildura late last year. Sometimes I need to count my lucky stars

    (Not bolted to the stand which is why it looks lopsided)
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    Thankyou.

    Thankyou.
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    Let's just call it a midlife crisis :rolleyes:

    Let's just call it a midlife crisis :rolleyes:
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    I'm back

    I'm not really a new member, but I have been dormant for a while. Some of you may remember me, hopefully fondly lol.

    What brings me back here is the love of what we all have in common, which is...
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    Advice on tool steel please

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    I'm thinking of building an English wheel, a tool for free forming curved panels for car restoration etc.

    What sort of material should I use for the anvils (rollers)? I've been looking at...
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    Not just me then :D I've seen a lot change in...

    Not just me then :D

    I've seen a lot change in 15 years... back then it took 8 weeks to build a 18 x 9m shed. Now the same size shed has taken 10 months and I've only just finished the frame.
    ...
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    Is there a possibility that the HF decay/welding...

    Is there a possibility that the HF decay/welding current initiation is causing diode avalanche?
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    I might also add that I'm running the Transtig...

    I might also add that I'm running the Transtig across L1 and L2 of a rural 2 phase supply (460 volts) if that makes any difference.
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    This contest is scheduled for one fall! Oz built...

    This contest is scheduled for one fall! Oz built Transtig vs Chinese LED floodlight.

    Both the TIG and the LED floodlight are on different breakers but effectively on the same circuit in a manner...
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    Weird welding event

    I was out in the shed doing a bit of TIG with the Transtig 275. Recently I purchased a LED floodlight from Bunnings, a 30 watt Chinese made unit, which I pointed at the welding bench to see if it...
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    Have you spoken to an engineer about the disc...

    Have you spoken to an engineer about the disc brake conversion? I am sure something could be done to have both front disc brakes and the original track.

    For instance, there was a kit (Rod...
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    Brilliant idea for a dedicated thread... it was...

    Brilliant idea for a dedicated thread... it was really fixing cars that got me into working with metal. My focus is 60's/70's GM/Holden but I recently bought myself a 70 Dodge Phoenix that needs a...
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    Sticky: Poll: Great move.... once I passed the initial...

    Great move.... once I passed the initial confusion about was going on:D

    Question, if I am meant to have equal access to both Woodwork and Metal work forums, why do i have posting permission here...
  14. Let's face it, most dealers have their hand on...

    Let's face it, most dealers have their hand on it. They will pay scrap value for an ageing machine and then try to sell it at half the price of a new one. There is no real logic behind it.

    If...
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    How long did this thing last before it cacked...

    How long did this thing last before it cacked itself? I've been considering buying one... maybe...
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    I work for a laser cutter in Dandenong Vic. I can...

    I work for a laser cutter in Dandenong Vic. I can tell you now that it will not be cheap, if you can supply the dxf file it will still be at least a few hundred dollars. If we have to draw it it will...
  17. While waiting for the Bathurst track repair I...

    While waiting for the Bathurst track repair I went and had a look under the cover of the voltage connectors and lo and behold, there is a sticker on the inside of the cover flap.
    :doh:

    Thanks...
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    Thanks for the help guys.

    Thanks anyway Grahame, but I don't think the Murex connections are much good, from memory the CIG unit has a different layout with various combinations of horizontal and...
  19. Help with Cigweld TransTig 275 Series 2 AC/DC/HF- manual required please

    Help! I have recently moved my workshop with lots of 'help' from other people... which means I have no idea where anything is. I had the manual for my Transtig 275 on a memory stick. Despite many...
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    I haven't had time to look in here because, among...

    I haven't had time to look in here because, among other things, I have had to move said Rowenarc to it's new location, all quarter of a ton of it. The wire drive fell off the top of the transformer...
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    Sign of the times? Lots of electronics supposedly...

    Sign of the times? Lots of electronics supposedly making things easier to use? Give me my 45 year old Rowenarc MIG anyday, cost me $150 on Ebay, $500 to get it working, and you can cut 20mm plate...
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    Thanks for the interest.... I've had a few...

    Thanks for the interest.... I've had a few responses via PM. I am working on a first come first served basis, luckily for me all the PMs are in chronological order.
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    Completely FREE Servian drill press

    I am moving..... and here is one item which my roundtoit will probably never get to....

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    This is completely free. Pickup is from Frankston Victoria area. Ideally needs to be gone by...
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    When I was a youngster I was most impressed with...

    When I was a youngster I was most impressed with my brother's ashtray that he made by cutting through a piston on the axis of the gudgeon.

    Years later.... meh....
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    Sticky: Awesome work.... I had a Triumph 2000 once......

    Awesome work....

    I had a Triumph 2000 once... handle like they are on rails. Plan was to shoehorn in a Holden 186 and Powerglide, but this meant either a boot mounted radiator or moving the...
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    Stop apologising!! Great concept and nicely...

    Stop apologising!! Great concept and nicely executed, you should be proud of your achievement :2tsup:
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    I wouldn't mind having a look if it's still...

    I wouldn't mind having a look if it's still available.
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    ..... I just have trouble saying 'no'...

    ..... I just have trouble saying 'no' sometimes.... I've saved a few old school machines from the scrappy with a quick offer. I think part of our heritage is lost every time an old mill or lathe is...
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    I haven't posted much recently, or perhaps as...

    I haven't posted much recently, or perhaps as much in totality as some of the legends of this forum. I must admit I have not seen a huge amount of vindictiveness here... of course you will always get...
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    Four. :D

    Four. :D
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    I would have thought an RPC with stepdown...

    I would have thought an RPC with stepdown transformer from 480 to 415 would have been ideal in this situation. So what you are saying is that even though I have 16mm SDI from the pole to the house...
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    Sticky: That's pretty good. How do you transfer the...

    That's pretty good. How do you transfer the rotary movement of the lever to compress the disc with the pads? I suspect there is a thread and a large tapped hole involved...
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    Sadly, the master drawing died when a power surge...

    Sadly, the master drawing died when a power surge took out my computer a few years ago. It had all the individual parts together on a layered Autocad drawing showing how it all went together. The bed...
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    Dunno if this is going to make things better or...

    Dunno if this is going to make things better or worse... but here is this awesome design which has removable bottom fingers as well:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfMM2F5s-h0#t=52

    I have had...
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    Home made rest preventer

    I made my own rust preventer a few weeks ago.... I had to disperse some water on some sheetmetal parts which got wet in the rain on the back of the ute.

    It was a large area, so I didn't want to...
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    One thing about the Imperial system is that it...

    One thing about the Imperial system is that it makes a person's brain work harder. Brains are like muscles... the harder they work, the stronger they get. This led the British to invent such things...
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    Computers in workshop

    Just to negate my apparent reputation as a thread killer (and this thread is a good one) I better come up with something tangible.

    A computer connected to the internet is a valuable thing in a...
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    :roflmao: This thread might be a good...

    :roflmao:

    This thread might be a good opportunity to show off my pot belly (from the 'Shed Heating Ornament' thread) after a burned-in coat of Rustoleum High Heat stove paint. Yes I actually...
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    This is a 'Rota Store' 277587 As previously...

    This is a 'Rota Store'

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    As previously mentioned, this idea could be used to house several grinders.... albeit a somewhat ambitious one :D
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    May I say, for want of stronger language........

    May I say, for want of stronger language..... what a bloody good idea!:2tsup:

    I like BobL's idea, might build one myself, with a few changes to avoid copyright issues of course:rolleyes:
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    Here's a good tip... don't get it too hot or you...

    Here's a good tip... don't get it too hot or you will die.

    The gasses released by heating PVC include cyanide which has well-documented evidence of reduced longevity.

    Machining PVC with coolant...
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    I did also toy with the idea of forced air...

    I did also toy with the idea of forced air induction (I am a petrolhead... does it show?) by running compressed air directly into the combustion chamber... um I meant stove... I do have a 3/8" BSP...
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    I have looked at a few factory built pot bellies...

    I have looked at a few factory built pot bellies and slow combustion heaters and they seem to have both. I'm no expert but I assume that the top one retains the heat in the stove and the bottom one...
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    True... I fired it up the next day too, for a bit...

    True... I fired it up the next day too, for a bit of warmth while I bottled the latest batch of home brew:D

    I'll throw up one final pic with a coat of pot belly black... when I get around to it....
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    Come on baby light my fire....

    After much grinding, the unit was finished. There were not many photos in these final stages because I trying to get the thing finished....

    Here I have cleaned most of it up and painted the legs...
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    The plug welds on the top of the plate were...

    The plug welds on the top of the plate were ground and linished flat. This assembly is now finished.

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    I didn't take too many snaps of the ring. A lot of the parts were laser cut, as was...
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    Top plate

    The top plate was made from two separate pieces of 8.0mm mild steel, and plug welded together. I did it this way to give a 'ledge' for the top cover to sit on.

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    While welding the two...
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    More progress...

    I have pulled my finger out and finished it... except for giving her a coat of pot belly black (local hardware only had aerosol cans... where's the fun in that?). Anyway, I will show a few more pics...
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    It's not just me then....

    Old filing cabinets? These can be found for nothing if you happen to be kerbside shopping, I have picked up a few over the years. The inside of the drawers can be...
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    Motor rewinding dilemma

    I may acquire a 15kW 2 pole motor in the near future which would be perfect for the RPC I plan build..... yes it is a big RPC but nothing succeeds like excess. :D I will be stepping down from 480v...
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