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Well to be honest! I tried to get a picture but it was really hard to get a good picture of inside the bush that really showed how good it was.

I do agree though a picture would have been good. I...

I'm with Simon 100%! The redfox machine had far far superior fit and finish and I should have bought one. I have had significant issues with my H&F mill that H&F refuse to recognise. Installing a DRO...

Well I had wondered that too!

I was busy making bushes but I will get some scrap PVC and see what happens.

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Justin

Just wanted to share something that may already be known, apologies if this is common knowledge.

I bought an ~20mm adjustable reamer from H&F for a little project I'm working on where in need to...

I'm not sure if that is exactly what happens but Redfox Machinery equipment looks really well finished off compared to H&F.
In hindsight I should have got a Redfox mill.

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Justin

Well its nice to know I'm on the right track!

Thanks for all the hints, tips and safety advice.

Its machining beautifully and no signs of extra heat.

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Justin

Yeah I thought as much!!!

Its cutting beautifully actually just messy stringy stuff everywhere and it bunches up.
Mind you it doesn't affect the surface finish.

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Justin

Just after some wisdom from the collective.

I'm machining up some plastic bushings out of PVC.

I sharpened up a cobalt (Looks like HSS but has cobalt written on it) piece of tool steel.
It...

Are you sure all Metabo is made in China?

Last I looked, within the last 12 months, only the base model 4" grinder was made in China all the others were indeed made in Germany.

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Justin

It's a Meister DRO.

I'm not sure if it's a normal option but as I was in Singapore I asked about it so he modified the 3 axis DRO to have an extra input and then an extra switch to switch between...

Intersting I get great results with Aluminium, in fact I love machining it.

I usually just use the fastest speed for end mills and slot drills. Usually it's fine without any coolant but I do use...

I have had a great run with Bosch Industrial gear of late.

My 9 inch grinder is a Bosch Industrial.

I'm a country of origin snob when I buy tools.

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Justin

Dave don't be sorry, I wasn't the least bit offended! I know it has to be done and I know its less than ideal. :2tsup:

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Justin

:- Dave you pulled me up on the power point a while ago and I have yet to rectify it.:doh:

Suffice to say it will be fixed I will put in a dedicated power power point for the lathe and the mill. ...

Don't know what to say mate!

Its all a bit disconcerting!

Pity I couldn't have helped you out when I was in Singapore last year. Nothing beats face to face.

I feel a little discombobulated...

Very similar to how I have done mine!

Looks great.

A lot of the issue you had I did too, the aluminium splash guards were very tricky to machine, I kept getting aluminium build up on the...

Finally installed over Easter! (I should say completed as I started it last year)

I have installed scales on the X, Y, & Z/Quill axis but not the 4th axis on the head/column.

It all seems to...

MIG 0.6mm wire
Decent quality MIG don't skimp too much.
I use ARGO SHIELD LIGHT.

With a decent MIG you will be up and running again in no time.

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Justin

I wouldn't let your pride take a beating I think the sentiment was using relatively exotic materials on what should be a simple task with simple materials.

I would really like to know more about...

Hence why I'm wondering why its being made from Bisalloy, you can't go wrong with mild steel in that application unless we are talking a much more exotic type of craft. I was in the marine industry...

When I worked in NZ they welded in Bisalloy wear plates on dump truck bodies with flux cored SS MIG wire.

From memory they did pre-heat as well.

What I don't understand is why Bisalloy was...

Are you welding the plates together or are they a wear plate being welded onto mild steel?

http://bisalloy.yurtest.net/application/assets/uploads/editor/file/welding%20bisplate.pdf

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Actually in this instance the clamping will be the easy bit!

One end will have an M40 thread so i will get a lump of steel machined up with an M40 thread and clamp the other, say, square end into...

It's been a while, not so much machining but working on DRO, but that's another story. :wink:

I have a project where I need to put a slit into some PVC about 46mm in diameter so that the PVC can...

I was in Singapore recently and thought I'd visit one of the eBay sellers that sells DRO units.

So I met the owner Kerwin Ang and discussed my needs for putting a DRO on my mill.

Ended up...

Thing is the "clunk" overrides any tension on the quill! (Obviously if its too tight you it won't override but you can't wind it down either!)

Its weird to say the least.

I'm at the stage now...

Yep all good points but the step change was the issue and inconsistency.

I had a quick check over with my straightened and machined shaft installed and everything "feels" more consistent. Will...

Just a bit of an update.

As mentioned the mill was working "better" but proper proof is in the operation and there was still some issues so I have since investigated further.

The pinion shaft...

It's for part "13".

http://www.cwc.com.au/downloads/Spare%20Parts%20-%20DP+%20v1.1.pdf

Part 13 is two fittings that screw together and hold the check valve.

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Justin

Can't find a handy pic with Google but it's a iplex 20mm x 3/4 male inline adaptor.

I can hold the glued end into the chuck no problem so the machined end won't get distorted.

Only PN12 pipe....

What would be the best way to machine out a PVC pressure pipe fitting from ~19.7mm (haven't accurately measured yet just a ball park) to 21mm +/- 0.05

The depth of the hole will be 22.4mm

Its...

Well long story short I partially killed my Aldi cordless hammer drill. It now looses 1st gear from time to time. And no I wasn't working it that hard.

I happened to drive past Total Tools in...

Curtain wire does work!

I wouldn't necessarily recommended it but I was desperate and needed a quick fix.

Certainly got me out of trouble.

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Justin

Starting to actually use it now! :2tsup:

It's finished for the moment but I'm looking at a couple of things.

1) some sort of tallish post to hold the leads up out of the way instead of...

You got me thinking!!!!!

As in really thinking.

Might PM you shortly.

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Justin

Just have to try on 1mm steel now. That's the thickness I use for most vehicle rust repairs.

I was welding 1.6 RHS today and had it set to 1.3mm and it worked perfectly.

I have a lot more...

I would agree with that.

Not to mention better in terms of learning and getting good results quickly.

Still want a TIG though. One day. :(

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Justin

Well time for an update.

I had two wins today with the Kemppi:

1) Found MIG wire that easily fits in the cover! Boss brand wire.
2) I tried 0.8mm wire and all is well! Welds look great feels...

All advice taken on board, will look into that!

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Justin

Quick update:

Finally got the drawers done!

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu104/Fuzzy_bear_au/dc8be1cf.jpg

Tuesday night I glued the SS fronts to the melamine drawers and last night I...

Absolutely!

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Justin

Very very interesting! Kinda confirming my gut feeling.

Like I said 0.8mm stainless it did everything I required of it. I only adjusted material thickness. I found that material thickness of say...

Mine has the fancy screen!

But though it says it can handle 0.6mm wire it just doesn't seem quite right when welding. That's why I have been trying the manual setting.

Thing is with 0.8mm SS...

Well I spent a few hours on Sunday playing with my MIG on the manual setting.

I'll grab some pictures and post this evening.

The aim was to get a feel for the settings and then try and relate...

Fair point on the design idea but I have already made the jig to weld it up.
But worthy of a mark 2.

Yeah I have contemplated getting it pre-cut. Short term realistically it is the easiest...

Ok got some final detail questions after thinking about it tomorrow night.

This is what I have been making:

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu104/Fuzzy_bear_au/90988217.jpg

There is a...

Thanks for the info!

So a decent machine overall then?

Was thinking I could always use the cooling system that currently runs on my mill and lathe.

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Justin

Some very good points.

Much appreciated.

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Justin

Yes well put in regard to machine tools.

I think Taiwan has come a long way though.

What really annoys me is so much of the Chinese stuff is just so poorly finished off, you'd think you could...

I found this on eBay:

New 5" Industrial Portable Variable-speed Metal Cutting Bandsaw (Taiwan) | eBay

Looks significantly different to the H&F ones and made in Taiwan. I have found a lot of...