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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
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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?
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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.
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18th Feb 2024, 03:12 PM
Thread: Vintage computer case repair
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Yeah that’s a simple repair. As above anyone who...
Yeah that’s a simple repair. As above anyone who can do sheet metal/tinsmithing or has a bit of skill with rust repairs in cars should be able to sort it for you.
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16th Feb 2024, 05:32 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Have a look at the welder, it may actually be...
Have a look at the welder, it may actually be single phase just plucked from one of the three.
If it is 3ph and within the limits of what can be supplied with a single to three phase VFD, about 3kW,... -
16th Feb 2024, 05:25 PM
Thread: Makita drill chuck removal ideas?
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My cordless drill is a Metabo.. came standard...
My cordless drill is a Metabo.. came standard with a Rohm attached
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10th Feb 2024, 06:05 PM
Thread: Metal Spinning
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Back to your 1x8 tap, try Mick Moyles, I got a...
Back to your 1x8 tap, try Mick Moyles, I got a couple of NOS P&N taps and dies in that size from them middle of last year. Prices were quite reasonable.
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7th Feb 2024, 06:47 PM
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For the uneducated muppet in the corner looking...
For the uneducated muppet in the corner looking to learn something, these seem to be physically different although similar to a travelling steady but do the same job. Anyone more knowledgeable than...
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4th Feb 2024, 10:48 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Sticky: Nice work, the flange on that top cover turned...
Nice work, the flange on that top cover turned well.
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4th Feb 2024, 10:29 AM
Thread: 2" Slab top steel bench
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I cleaned out a TV show grade hoarder house a...
I cleaned out a TV show grade hoarder house a couple of years ago, the husband was also an ex GMH Woodville employee, and also had an identical looking bench in the shed. Not sure if the top was...
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2nd Feb 2024, 06:42 PM
Thread: Vernier callipers
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https://shop.vogel-germany.de/calipers/pocket-vern...
https://shop.vogel-germany.de/calipers/pocket-vernier-caliper-din-862-parallaxfree-reading-with-fixing-screw-150-mm-6-inch.html
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2nd Feb 2024, 03:41 PM
Thread: Raptor Supplies Legit?
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The quote on material was quite reasonable. The...
The quote on material was quite reasonable. The punch and die sets I had quoted are $24 US on the Roper website, the quote from Raptor was $45 AU.
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2nd Feb 2024, 12:17 PM
Thread: Vernier callipers
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There is such a thing as over thinking an issue…...
There is such a thing as over thinking an issue…
I have the Mitutoyo calipers with the dial on them, they are nice to use, and weren’t a great deal more expensive than the ones Kafie linked from... -
2nd Feb 2024, 08:32 AM
Thread: Raptor Supplies Legit?
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Raptor Supplies Legit?
Anyone have any experience dealing with Raptor Supplies?
They seem to be legit, just looking for a final sanity check before I send them a couple of hundred dollars in the hope some Roper Whitney... -
1st Feb 2024, 09:25 PM
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Give Statewide at Norwood a call, they do the...
Give Statewide at Norwood a call, they do the winding repairs on a number of components for the underground rail haulage and ventilation systems at work. Not sure if 100” is inside their work...
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28th Jan 2024, 07:04 PM
Thread: Table rock
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Can do the same thing with ratchet straps, I just...
Can do the same thing with ratchet straps, I just use the chains because that’s what I have and they don’t burn like nylon webbing. Plate doesn’t need to be 10mm thick, 3 is plenty, it’s just a skid...
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27th Jan 2024, 08:40 PM
Thread: Table rock
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The legs will pull towards the welds where the...
The legs will pull towards the welds where the bottom shelf beams are attached.
If you put a a straight edge on them they will all be bananas relative to how much heat you sunk into them.
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27th Jan 2024, 07:10 PM
Thread: John
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Yeah since Covid they took on a lot of stuff for...
Yeah since Covid they took on a lot of stuff for contractors at Edinburgh that had been being done interstate but couldn’t be due to lockdown, that work hasn’t gone away and they aren’t really...
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26th Jan 2024, 09:20 PM
Thread: WTB Small Power Hacksaw, Sydney
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It’ll still make enough noise to annoy your...
It’ll still make enough noise to annoy your neighbours
Have a look for a maker space or Mens shed in your area is a better bet.