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    SOLD: This has now sold, thanks all.

    Sold.
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    SOLD: - Lathe and full tools kit

    I am considering that I have to sell my lathe. Well lathe and about $2000 worth of tools, holders, mill attachments etc.

    http://www.pbase.com/image/134268660.jpg

    This is a standard CQ6230A...
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    Yes, which is why the formula was so important,...

    Yes, which is why the formula was so important, knowing someone had done the hard work to ensure the balance is right. So know I have formula's equations and tables that all appear to produce a...
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    Damn, that's enough bad news for me. I have let...

    Damn, that's enough bad news for me. I have let all those items I WAS interested in go.

    Thanks for the heads up.
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    It occurred to me that how could my favorite book...

    It occurred to me that how could my favorite book not have details on these handles, and sure enough I found two pages on handles including these bell crank types.

    The Machinery's Handbook is a...
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    Yeah, I have placed some bids on a couple of...

    Yeah, I have placed some bids on a couple of lower value items that should not be too difficult to ship, a set of slip gauges, a boring bar and some setup blocks.

    What I really want is the ENCO...
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    Anyone have an pals in the US, with a truck

    I know it would cost more to get the thing into country that the buy price, but hell, with the ex-rate the way it is right now.......


    GORTON MASTERMIL 48" x 12" VERTICAL MILLING MACHINE (eBay...
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    I have three of these and love them. Now two of...

    I have three of these and love them. Now two of them run long duty cycles, they are mounted on mine and my wife's bed side tables as reading lamps. yes they can get hot, but the lamps can be down...
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    Thank you all guys, this info is precisely what i...

    Thank you all guys, this info is precisely what i was after. They are so cool, I know they would cost more to make, but if i were in the business of making and selling machinery, they would be what...
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    Ball tipped handles

    I really admire the older style handles that have a ball at each end, one might be a nut on a tools post for instance, and a tapered shaft.

    Is there some set design principle that describes the...
  11. Thread: Lathe Dogs

    by Roulston
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    YarrD, that is very generous of you and I great...

    YarrD, that is very generous of you and I great appreciate the offer, but I found a set, and while there is no such thing as too many tools, I might be that someone else in dire straits is in grater...
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    Yes, I had worried about that. I was thinking of...

    Yes, I had worried about that. I was thinking of simply turning (facing a ring) on the supplied plate, which will leave maximum steel behind to counter the rotational torque.


    Tony
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    You are all correct.

    Yes my post like that BigShed, well it will soon.

    If I get a mill, it might be the last thing I get:cool:

    Yes I have several options before me that can be done on the lathe, turn up and new...
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    You are of course correct. The original post...

    You are of course correct. The original post won't fit the AXA, but a new post to fit the original T-slot washer AND the new AXA holder is doable, and an order of steel arrived today:2tsup:

    So,...
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    Hmmmm, Thinks....

    Damn, okay guys, the AXA mount come in from CDtools today. Ghee they are priced right compared to local supply.

    So the AXA mount needs some machining to fit into the large T-slot on the cross...
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    Unlikely to happen

    If they decided to change the allowance and pursue the GST on low value imports (less than $1000) it would cost more than recovered. The best case revenue would be $100 and it would cost more than...
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    It is being applied to all shipments in nearly...

    It is being applied to all shipments in nearly all jurisdictions. The flow on effect of 100% screening is significant. And as any air shipment could have originated from anywhere, the...
  18. Thread: Lathe Dogs

    by Roulston
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    Thanks all, I went to buy that one from...

    Thanks all, I went to buy that one from metalworking hobbyist, but by the time I registered it was sold or out of stock.

    The EZ accessories were real well priced, by shipping was stupid.

    I...
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    Cheers, Dave, mine is the exact same one. Which...

    Cheers, Dave, mine is the exact same one. Which is also the same model still on show in the Gasweld shop.

    Tony
  20. Thread: Lathe Dogs

    by Roulston
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    Lathe Dogs

    Does anyone know where I can find a supplier of some lathe dogs.

    I spent the afternoon running from engineering supplier to supplier and most did not even know what they were, one of the better...
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    Aussie Post is doing the same thing.

    Aussie Post is doing the same thing.
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    Thanks all.

    Mine doesn't have cast gear selectors. I think I have seen five gear box options on these CQ6230A ranging from the Norton gearbox version upwards.

    Even the attached photo of the Crusader is not...
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    Hey Dave, I hope you are well. Yes there is a lot...

    Hey Dave, I hope you are well. Yes there is a lot of power in this unit, and acknowledge that the AXA removes the problem.

    I have been watching some of the chuck key threads and youtube examples. ...
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    A new 6230A and a question

    I am very happy camper having managed to pickup, move and install my new lathe. A brand new unused, 2 year old Toolex CQ6230A. Even the runin had not been done.:D

    Anyway the lathe was installed,...
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    Hey Dave J, thanks for the PM, but I just don't...

    Hey Dave J, thanks for the PM, but I just don't get the chinese manufacturing business. As I mentioned in my mail, my new one is a Toolex from Gasweld and looks like yours other than the gear box...
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    It is a great site for plans and engineering...

    It is a great site for plans and engineering chat.

    i also like Practical Machinist - Largest Manufacturing Technology Forum on the Web and FRETS.COM Machining

    I am spending time in front of the...
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    Two have now been re-tasked.

    I credit this idea to my wife.

    Two of them will have their top cut off and be used a Quench tanks. One for oil and one for brine. This should have been obvious to me, as the knife I made last...
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    Resonation

    Yes, someone on my other favorite site "projectsinmetal.com" bult a door Gong out of the acetylene cylinder, but I think that would have been steel. He said his produced a great sound, but I will...
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    What would you make with these?

    I have found that 6 of my alloy scuba cylinders are beyond testing. In AU beyond a certain age they must be disposed of.

    Anyway, I have 6 alloy tanks that I have removed the valves from and was...
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    Yes of course. Another Doh! moment. Thanks...

    Yes of course. Another Doh! moment.

    Thanks Stuart.
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    Bargain Lathes

    Until today I was going to buy one of the SM-0920V variable speed lathes on sale until Saturday at AssetPlant. $1204 GST-inc.:cool: Before they all go.

    That is until I found a local add for a...
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    Hones, do I have hones. I am a knife collector...

    Hones, do I have hones. I am a knife collector and maker, I have every means of sharpening every thing under the sun, from pure black arkansas to slow turning wet wheels and japanese water stone for...
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    I was looking at how Big_Shed made his mount for...

    I was looking at how Big_Shed made his mount for the cross slide and wondered if you could use a parting tool laterally to cut a circle rather than turning it down?

    Is this viable?

    Tony
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    I here you New_Guy, but I think I will go with...

    I here you New_Guy, but I think I will go with both. I really like the idea of the diamond design and it does not preclude have some standard holders and special grinds. The grinding is not so much...
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    Thansk Guys.

    Thanks for the advice, and thanks Big Shed for the dimmensions.

    20mm, means the largest in their range with 14x15mm shank:o

    Eskimo, what size holder did you order, and for what size lathe.
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    Cheers, I knew I had seen the mode somewhere and...

    Cheers, I knew I had seen the mode somewhere and it is your experience mostly that convinced me to go with this, rather than the take a cross feed and not the VMS.

    I think I will give one of the...
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    SM-0920 tool sizes & Eccentric

    Hi Guys, I have been following many of the older lathe discussions with interest.

    Having researched the market I have decided to buy the SM-0920V. I like the 1022A and even the Titan range, but...
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