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12th Apr 2024, 05:32 PM
Thread: Old lathe clean up Newbie
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As to whether to go metric or freedom units on...
As to whether to go metric or freedom units on you measurement tools… get whatever the lathe is graduated in. It will mess with your head less only having to convert numbers once at the start. Using...
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11th Apr 2024, 12:09 AM
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Where is the water so we may fish, oh messiah? ...
Where is the water so we may fish, oh messiah?
This is proving to be a really interesting exercise.
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10th Apr 2024, 10:47 AM
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My 9” is very late model, has roller bearings in...
My 9” is very late model, has roller bearings in the head, I have a number of 1200 ish in my head but that may not be correct, it doesn’t have a speed chart on it and I’ve never bothered to work it...
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10th Apr 2024, 12:07 AM
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The Hercus tops out at around 1200ish from...
The Hercus tops out at around 1200ish from memory.
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9th Apr 2024, 05:44 PM
Thread: Old lathe clean up Newbie
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And before you know it you’re shaving a yak as...
And before you know it you’re shaving a yak as the north americanos would say
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9th Apr 2024, 05:41 PM
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Interesting thread. So I’m guilty of buying...
Interesting thread.
So I’m guilty of buying into the notion of rake vs machine size and headed towards DC and CCMT for my Hercus as my standard tools, they work ok and for the most part give a... -
9th Apr 2024, 02:28 PM
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Whatever else you don’t oil make sure those...
Whatever else you don’t oil make sure those always have oil, mine picked up the bush because I got a bit slack and created all manner of issues until I had the machine stripped and restored and...
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9th Apr 2024, 11:57 AM
Thread: To buy a friend's trailer..
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Yeah that’ll be my rough enough for mining...
Yeah that’ll be my rough enough for mining approach rearing itself again :U
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9th Apr 2024, 12:18 AM
Thread: Old lathe clean up Newbie
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Drum oilers aren’t designed for dispensing...
Drum oilers aren’t designed for dispensing against restrictions, it will get very messy very quickly.. I’m not going to divulge how I came to know this:U
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8th Apr 2024, 10:51 PM
Thread: To buy a friend's trailer..
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If you intend on coating it again, put the cash...
If you intend on coating it again, put the cash into your trailer, to have the mates trailer re coated will require it to be blasted to strip it prior to going into the acid tank.
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8th Apr 2024, 12:54 AM
Thread: Camper TV Antenna !
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Broadcast equipment is 75ohm transmission line...
Broadcast equipment is 75ohm transmission line and antenna impedance, not 50, so 46 is a bit shy of the mark maybe
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7th Apr 2024, 11:18 PM
Thread: Old lathe clean up Newbie
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HSS is anything but cheap on this side of the...
HSS is anything but cheap on this side of the pond.
I bought two pieces of 12mm square 75mm long M42 a few weeks ago and didn’t get enough change out of $100 to buy a coffee on the way home… granted... -
2nd Apr 2024, 04:09 PM
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I think you’re on the money. It’s most likely...
I think you’re on the money. It’s most likely forward and reverse selection.
Just a note on the way that wiring is done, you may wish to alter how the E-Stop works so it is mains rated and works... -
2nd Apr 2024, 03:51 PM
Thread: The hoisty thing
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SA Damn.. that would have been more than a bit handy
Damn.. that would have been more than a bit handy
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31st Mar 2024, 04:52 PM
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Or just buy the cells and repack the battery. ...
Or just buy the cells and repack the battery. It’s nowhere near as hard as people claim it to be. If it’s old enough to have NiCad cells, no need to buy a spot welder, they can be soldered, scuff...
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31st Mar 2024, 12:54 PM
Thread: Bandsaw blades
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Last couple of blades I’ve put through my saw...
Last couple of blades I’ve put through my saw have been the cheapest carbon steel blades that General Tools had in stock, what I’ve come to learn is I get about the same life span, accuracy of cut...
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27th Mar 2024, 11:49 PM
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$300 I’m guessing is for 3mm I would normally be...
$300 I’m guessing is for 3mm
I would normally be looking at 1.2 or 1.6 for a header tank that isn’t under pressure. Depends on how proficiently you are at welding thinner sheet
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27th Mar 2024, 10:51 PM
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Any of those will get the job done, if the 83...
Any of those will get the job done, if the 83 isn’t carrying too much of price penalty over the others use that, it’s a bit higher strength
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25th Mar 2024, 07:09 PM
Thread: Solar battery install
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Point of technicality.. Lithium batteries can’t...
Point of technicality..
Lithium batteries can’t self limit, if they are given kid in a lolly shop access to charge current they go into runaway and set things on fire. That’s why they must have... -
23rd Mar 2024, 09:39 PM
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If top hatting a panel I will usually either use...
If top hatting a panel I will usually either use countersunk solid rivets if I have access to set them or sealed end countersunk pops if I don’t. I have also used Sika panel adhesive.
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22nd Mar 2024, 07:00 PM
Thread: Solar battery install
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3 years out of a car battery? My Ute is still on...
3 years out of a car battery? My Ute is still on its original from 2015.. The 2014 Focus my ex purchased from me still had its original battery when she traded it last year.
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22nd Mar 2024, 07:22 AM
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Google the GE part numbers, looks like there’s...
Google the GE part numbers, looks like there’s possibly some NOS available ex US
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21st Mar 2024, 08:43 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: It’s already broken, you can’t make it worse...
It’s already broken, you can’t make it worse trying to fix it
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21st Mar 2024, 12:45 PM
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A couple of top hat sections under the roof and...
A couple of top hat sections under the roof and on the end panels and it’ll be plenty strong enough.
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21st Mar 2024, 12:16 PM
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1.6 is plenty thick enough for a canopy if you...
1.6 is plenty thick enough for a canopy if you want to save a bit on material cost
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20th Mar 2024, 11:20 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: I have an identical shifter, it’s by far my...
I have an identical shifter, it’s by far my favourite of the handful I have.
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20th Mar 2024, 05:44 PM
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Material thickness adjustment moves the clamp...
Material thickness adjustment moves the clamp away from the folding pivot which creates a radius.
Minimum r on a mid temper 5005 like H32/34 is 1-1.5 material at 3mm. I’d be very surprised if that... -
20th Mar 2024, 12:18 PM
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The clamping head of that machine has quite a bit...
The clamping head of that machine has quite a bit of adjustment.
There is a lever arm thing for material thickness, which is the same thing, thicker material needs to be clamped further away, and... -
19th Mar 2024, 09:19 PM
Thread: Advice on Oxy/Acetylene kit
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Bottles are bar or QR coded these days and...
Bottles are bar or QR coded these days and scanned out and back in.. if the bottle you return is not the bottle you took questions arise.
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19th Mar 2024, 09:05 PM
Thread: Advice on Oxy/Acetylene kit
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I have a smaller torch like that (not that exact...
I have a smaller torch like that (not that exact one, pretty sure mine is British) and it’s awesome for brazing smaller parts and fusion welding sheet metal, much nicer to use for those jobs than my...
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18th Mar 2024, 09:43 PM
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Late to the party but some years ago I wound up...
Late to the party but some years ago I wound up stuck on a production rig in the Timor Sea (used to do break fix on the satellite comms) and didn’t have much to do with both the fault and annual...
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18th Mar 2024, 09:19 PM
Thread: Graziano SAG 210 refurbishment
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As someone who makes a living from problem...
As someone who makes a living from problem solving and maintaining (mostly problem solving) on industrial telemetry systems, I can appreciate the effort that went into your control system. I’m...
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18th Mar 2024, 08:49 PM
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So the question is now… what are you making?
So the question is now… what are you making?
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18th Mar 2024, 01:10 PM
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Yeah you won’t be knocking a tooth out for that.....
Yeah you won’t be knocking a tooth out for that..
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18th Mar 2024, 12:36 PM
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Should be possible if you get your order correct...
Should be possible if you get your order correct
Depending on how wide the strips are and the gauge of material you may be to overcome any relief issues by pulling a tooth and putting your material... -
14th Mar 2024, 06:05 AM
Thread: Battery Charger Needed.
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Lead Acid is about as safe as it gets, they can...
Lead Acid is about as safe as it gets, they can be safely charged in series. And have no requirement for charge management (although in large scale applications you may temperature compensate the...
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14th Mar 2024, 05:48 AM
Thread: Battery Charger Needed.
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How are the batteries wired in the pack? Series...
How are the batteries wired in the pack? Series or parallel? I’d be inclined to use a charger that suits the voltage of the pack, be it 12 or 24. Yeah not technically ideal charging two batteries...
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6th Mar 2024, 11:27 AM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: You could make that ‘snack tray’ Quite easily...
You could make that ‘snack tray’ Quite easily from sheet to suit whatever dimensions you need. Hammer form it over some MDF or form ply. Take you longer to route out and round over the form than it...
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4th Mar 2024, 12:18 PM
Thread: Steel Work bench - Marion Area
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SA Posted in the wrong place and can’t delete the...
Posted in the wrong place and can’t delete the post
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28th Feb 2024, 05:38 AM
Thread: 45 Mill Drill nut
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If you’re going to go to the trouble of setting...
If you’re going to go to the trouble of setting the job up to single point something approximating the thread you may as well put the correct tool in it and cut the thread.
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25th Feb 2024, 07:52 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: 1971 mini Pre Leyland square front with a 998...
1971 mini
Pre Leyland square front with a 998 and 3 synchro pudding stirrer box if you’re a trainspotter
Quite possibly the rustiest example of one I could find.
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25th Feb 2024, 05:40 AM
Thread: 45 Mill Drill nut
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The machines are common but they have been and...
The machines are common but they have been and continue to be made by quite a number of different companies, each having their own variations on the theme. In practice it may prove near on...
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24th Feb 2024, 05:41 AM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: They’re all new bits, the tube in tube is pretty...
They’re all new bits, the tube in tube is pretty much just a copy of what was already on one end just with bushes. I’ve put the hydraulics to one side because that made it nearly another metre...
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23rd Feb 2024, 10:08 PM
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I spent 4 months towing a load bank trailer along...
I spent 4 months towing a load bank trailer along the most of the length of Dampier Bunbury pipeline in WA from Badgingarra to Karratha in 2008 load testing standby batteries at Alinta’s comms sites....
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23rd Feb 2024, 09:59 PM
Thread: M20 Conduit Tap
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I used to buy stuff from C-Tool, forum rules...
I used to buy stuff from C-Tool, forum rules prevent me from stating anything further about my thoughts on the business and selling practices this individual engages in.
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23rd Feb 2024, 09:03 PM
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A load that represents about 10% of its C10...
A load that represents about 10% of its C10 discharge rating like a globe and a multimeter, and 15 minutes of your time.
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23rd Feb 2024, 08:46 PM
Thread: M20 Conduit Tap
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Like a stress fracture from manufacture causing a...
Like a stress fracture from manufacture causing a 3/4 UNF tap to break off and render a slug of ally that cost nearly $200 (and had about 30 hours of work in it) useless for the purpose which it was...
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23rd Feb 2024, 07:08 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Rotator and stop plate parts for a rotisserie I’m...
Rotator and stop plate parts for a rotisserie I’m repurposing
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22nd Feb 2024, 09:30 PM
Thread: M20 Conduit Tap
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M20 Conduit Tap
Anyone have an M20x1.5 conduit tap, preferably HSS that you don’t want/need any more?
Needs to be sharp to cut plastic
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21st Feb 2024, 09:39 PM
Thread: Indexable carbide end mills
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Just to add a little more on the subject.. I...
Just to add a little more on the subject..
I bought a set of 4 because they were relatively inexpensive.
Two annoying things stood out after the first couple of uses.
They are too long
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