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    Hi BJ, The circlip cutting is the idea I'm...

    Hi BJ,
    The circlip cutting is the idea I'm unsure about. I'm not a machinist by any means, but wouldn't the cutter have to have a slim square profile to suit the slot to be cut, rather than angled?...
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    Hi BJ, thanks for your idea. After the bar is...

    Hi BJ,
    thanks for your idea. After the bar is inserted into the tool you'd then have to somehow advance the cutter into the bar, which I think would be quite difficult?

    Cheers,
    Geoff.
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    Tool ID please

    Hi all,
    I need some help on identifying what these tools are for.
    I picked them up recently from Queensland, they are designed to be gripped in a carpenters brace but I'm certain they're for...
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    Thanks Steran and Michael, I can take from this...

    Thanks Steran and Michael,
    I can take from this info' that they were still in business in 1970 at Epsom Rd Waterloo, and if the newspaper article is the same J Millerchip then they must have been up...
  5. Thread: Millerchip

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    Millerchip

    Hi all,
    I've cleaned up this nice Millerchip pipe die, adjustable to cut from 1in to 2in in 1/4 increments. It was donated to our club (HTPSWA) by a generous fellow and as well as his details it...
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    HEADS UP HTPSWA Autumn Tool Sale.

    The Hand Tool Preservation Society of WA are having a TOOL SALE at our clubrooms at the Power House, Old Midland Workshops, Midland, WA. 20th May 2023. 9.00am - 2.00pm FREE entry.
    COLLECTABLE and...
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    We've got a small flock of five magpies here, the...

    We've got a small flock of five magpies here, the oldest male was a youngster when we arrived so I'd guess he's about 16 now, I call him "polite mate" because there were originally two juveniles, the...
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    We had our shed built while we were still...

    We had our shed built while we were still working, then when we retired we lived in it while we built the house. After living in the Pilbara for years the southern WA winter was a bit cool but our...
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    BJ, I think 14 degrees is correct. You're...

    BJ,
    I think 14 degrees is correct. You're looking at 3mm rise over a distance of 12mm. I just multiplied both numbers by ten (30mm -120mm) drew it on a piece of paper and measured with a compass and...
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    Very light yellowish

    Hi all,
    I've read this thread and decided to tack my query on here in the hope that my problem will be solved. Attached are two photos of the dismantled chuck/ ratchet housing of a Tough Major...
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    Hi Freddie, Careful that you don't cut off your...

    Hi Freddie,
    Careful that you don't cut off your nose etc, I hadn't read the thread with your lubricant query and had to look it up so that I could see what you were talking about. As far as I'm...
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    No Azzrock, unfortunately no groupies. No one...

    No Azzrock, unfortunately no groupies.
    No one would outright tell me to shove it because they would be wanting to run their car/ bike on a nicely prepared track on Saturday night, but you soon...
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    By cripes Bob that does look like you! :2tsup:...

    By cripes Bob that does look like you! :2tsup:
    :U
    Geoff.
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    At one time I was track manager of our speedway...

    At one time I was track manager of our speedway track in the Pilbara. We raced on Saturday night and track prep' started late Friday afternoon with the water truck drenching the track and then gentle...
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    If you've only one logo to make then no need to...

    If you've only one logo to make then no need to go to all the trouble of making dies etc, just find someone in your area with the ability to hammer it into your panel with a blocking hammer. I'm...
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    I am going show the replica at the Vintage...

    I am going show the replica at the Vintage Machinery Rally at Waroona (WA) on 22 September. That may be the last time it's shown as I'm thinking pretty seriously of rebuilding it into a replica of...
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    Technical query.

    Over on the WW Forum, Hand Tools -Unpowered - unusual brace, we were talking about a brace patentee Nelson Spoffard and a statement he made in an 1880 patent.

    A patent update in March 1880 (US...
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    I got it wrong.

    Good morning all,
    Recently came to light a 1893 /94 patent by W.Smith of Bunbury WA for this machine. It was portable , on wheels, able to be wheeled from post to post to bore the holes after the...
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    Hello Peter, Over a period of 26 years I owned 2...

    Hello Peter,
    Over a period of 26 years I owned 2 delivery trucks and spent seven years in the trucking game prior to that. My trucks did between 40,000 and 75,000 Km /year. All had grease filled...
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    Thanks Kryn, I'm only running 0.6 wire and...

    Thanks Kryn,
    I'm only running 0.6 wire and always inside the shed. Any big work I prefer to use the stick welder.
    Cheers,
    Geoff.
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    Thanks CK, I read through a few threads here...

    Thanks CK, I read through a few threads here earlier on before posting and got the feeling that BOC might be making some deals that haven't been extended to existing customers. I've had an account...
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    Gas V Gasless MIG.

    Hi all,
    Renting Argoshield from BOC and thought I'd buy my own bottle when it finally ran out. I use it on small jobs, use the stick for big jobs and BOC are making more from my renting bottles than...
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    Conceptual Replica

    The project is finally finished, after four a half years of procrastination and various other excuses. I've read this whole thread last night and don't think there's a lot more to be said about the...
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    Went to the AVVVA swap-meet at Northam today and...

    Went to the AVVVA swap-meet at Northam today and was successful at picking up three valves. All plain surface but should be able to cut slot in one and two holes in another.
    Happy camper.
    Cheers...
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    Good thinking MM I'll try a ring around later...

    Good thinking MM I'll try a ring around later this morning and tell you how I get on.
    Cheers,
    Geoff.
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    Thanks Kryn, I appreciate that. Cheers, Geoff.

    Thanks Kryn, I appreciate that.
    Cheers,
    Geoff.
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    Kryn I can't post any pics because I haven't seen...

    Kryn I can't post any pics because I haven't seen them for years. Luckily for us Jhovel posted those links, thanks mate. I've asked a couple of friends who are connected to the old machinery...
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    Engine valves.

    Hi all,
    To complement my gradually increasing collection of valve grinding tools I'm looking for three old engine valves. I display the valve grinders at car shows I attend with the HTPSWA and...
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    Thanks Retro, the bore of the tool where the...

    Thanks Retro, the bore of the tool where the cartridge slides in is a tad under .5 inch so I was guessing 410 and we had a 410 pistol on the farm in NZ when I was a kid. I should build up a cardboard...
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    The rotating part, that I guess is the roller,...

    The rotating part, that I guess is the roller, appears to be made of brass and has a small raised bump in the centre. There are three ramps in the bottom of the groove around the bump. The size of...
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    Thanks Ned and Kryn, I'll pass that info on. It...

    Thanks Ned and Kryn,
    I'll pass that info on. It looks like it's had a lot of use in its time as all the joints are quite worn.
    Cheers,
    Geoff.
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    Reloading tool?

    Hi all,
    This tool belongs to a friend of mine, he thinks it is a cartridge reloading tool, perhaps for a .410. If so could someone explain how it works please?
    Cheers,
    Geoff.
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    Hi Bradford, I picked up the two gears from a...

    Hi Bradford,

    I picked up the two gears from a farmer between Toodyay and Bindoon, he had boxes of them in his shed, not exactly the same but right number of teeth. In discussion with my wife's...
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    Update.

    A couple of days ago Michael G asked me how I was getting on with this project. Well not a lot has happened since December. I've made a pair of thread followers that would allow the machine to move...
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    I've made a mock up of the machine. With the two...

    I've made a mock up of the machine. With the two feed shafts that Michael made and the two connecting shafts and six bosses to hold the augers made by a friend down at Harvey. Still lacking the drive...
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    I'm making the cranks out of 12mm mild steel bar....

    I'm making the cranks out of 12mm mild steel bar. There are six of them so I made a jig to get them roughly the same. To true them I put one end in the chuck of the pedestal drill and at slowest...
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    That's amazing Michael, well done, and thank you...

    That's amazing Michael, well done, and thank you very much. I'm completely blown away by the skill and knowledge available and freely given on this forum. The technical language in regard to the...
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    Gears.

    Thanks Frank and PDW,

    There are any number of old machines laying around on farm junk heaps as Bradford mentions, that will have suitable gears, it's just identifying the correct machine that's...
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    drive cogs

    While we're on the subject I may as well ask for opinions on the drive cogs used on this tool.
    The larger of the two has 26 teeth and has 106 (or 901) cast into it and is about 5 1/2" (140 mm)...
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    Thanks for your vote of confidence Chambezio....

    Thanks for your vote of confidence Chambezio. It's just lucky that the grandson (who's as old as we are) had the foresight to rescue it before the farm was sold, it's just a pity that he couldn't...
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    Friends dropped in yesterday on their way home...

    Friends dropped in yesterday on their way home from holiday and he said "I've got a mate that could turn that for you". I told him about the various opinions on this forum and he was still quite sure...
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    This has been a bit of an eye opener to me, I...

    This has been a bit of an eye opener to me, I never had anything to do with machining in my life. Various places I worked in my younger days had a machine shop attached but truck drivers weren't paid...
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    Thanks.

    Thanks for all the helpful comments, Michael G has PMed me and kindly offered to have a go at it.
    The original owner was blown up in the first world war and lost an eye and an arm, so had this...
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    It was suggested that the coarse thread may have...

    It was suggested that the coarse thread may have originally be hand filed. If it was then whoever did it was a very accurate and patient person.It looks too uniform to be hand cut.

    Geoff.
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    Thanks for the input guys. I better give some...

    Thanks for the input guys.
    I better give some more info. The machine is missing a lot of parts, it consists of 5 cranks that hold the auger bits connected by two wooden conrods and driven by a pair...
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    Cutting a coarse left hand thread.

    Hi,
    I'm in the throes of making a replica of a multi head fence post boring machine. This machine was made by/for a farmer in the south west of WA after WW1. Part of it consists of two shafts about...
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    Bob I think I might have read that book too. Was...

    Bob I think I might have read that book too. Was that where Nansens companion took his shirt off and put it back on inside out to celebrate Christmas day?
    Thanks Phil, I had never heard of...
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    One for the Steamoes

    Hi, I thought I'd post this here being as this is a notorious Steamo hangout.
    I'm reading a book, A Soldiers View of Empire by James Bodell who was a soldier in the British army in the mid 1800s....
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    Good morning, Thanks for your response, the...

    Good morning,
    Thanks for your response, the question arose from my lack of knowledge and conflicting answers from two friends who I asked.
    To answer Pipeclay, after the M and F threads are cut...
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    Thread Cutting 100 Years Ago.

    Morning all,
    I am researching machining methods in use at the end of the 19th century in the USA. Specifically cutting a male and female thread on two mating parts where the final product has to...
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