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  1. VIC Rockford drill now sold.

    This has been sold.
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    VIC Lack of Christmas cheer

    Due to the un-Christmas-like response of a poster here, this item is withdrawn from sale on this forum. I confess I was a bit apprehensive listing the two drills here, and all this experience has...
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    VIC Baby Barnes camelback drill

    Hoping a keen collector of vintage machinery will be interested in my "baby" Barnes camelback drill. The John Barnes company were machine tool pioneers in Rockford, Illinois. For more information,...
  4. VIC Rockford Camelback Drill for sale (Melbourne)

    Hoping someone will want my Rockford camelback drill. It has 3 -phase motor mounted on the subframe which carries the drill (see photos) but would be a bolt-on job to replace with a single-phase...
  5. Shaper on Facebook Marketplace at Ballarat

    There is a large Gould & Eberhard shaper on Facebook Marketplace, located in Ballarat and asking $1200.

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/240295758767718/
  6. VIC "Fitting and Machining" , edited by Ron Cullen

    https://images.machineryhouse.com.au/products_originals/L341/700/Main.jpg

    "Fitting and Machining" textbook, edited by Ron Cullen, TAFE Publications, 1988

    Very good condition, apart from some...
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    Douglas shaper

    Douglas Shaper, seen on Facebook Marketplace, in Melbourne,...
  8. Machine tools auction, Tasmania (ex-Hydro)

    Perhaps of special interest to our Tasmanian members (but not just), here is the link to an upcoming online auction (including Herless mill, Macson, Sheraton and Myler lathes, Dunlite 25 Kva diesel...
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    Interesting rolling mill engines thread on "Practical Machinist"

    https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-and-history/rolling-mill-engines-113935/

    A long discussion, including a photo of another Davy Bros three cylinder rolling mill engine of...
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    4K video of the River Don engine in operation

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmuuLQRe06c

    I remember reading that these rolling mill engines were designed to be capable of quick reversing in 2 seconds
    (which is seen in the video), to pass...
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    Useful websites for locating second-hand books

    This thread has reminded me that it may be useful for members here if I share a couple of online tools I use for locating second-hand and/or out-of-print books.

    "Books and Collectibles"...
  12. Ammco 6" shaper on Ebay, in Blackburn, Vic

    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-AMMCO-6-Shaper/333874212524?hash=item4dbc742eac:g:3~cAAOSw4ttgFijd
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    I spied what looked like a shaper to the side of...

    I spied what looked like a shaper to the side of some of photos of the Hercus, and sure enough, he is also selling an Ammco 6" shaper:...
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    Measuring equipment in Bendigo

    What looks to be a very large quantity of a variety of measuring equipment is listed on Facebook Marketplace in Bendigo,...
  15. Another idea

    I hesitate to suggest this approach for freeing something as large as this, but for releasing stuck smaller components I have had good results with Loctite's Freeze and Release spray: ...
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    CVA milling machine on Gumtree

    CVA Mill in Engadine (Sydney ?) , asking $900:https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/engadine/miscellaneous-goods/milling-machine-1-cva-jigs-moulds-and-tools-ltd-number-79-/1259233615
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    Macson shaper in Melbourne on Facebook

    Saw this Macson shaper on Facebook Marketplace, located Campbellfield, Melbourne, asking $1500:https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/609960836366680/
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    I note you live in Adelaide. Maybe you are...

    I note you live in Adelaide. Maybe you are exemplifying with this comment the sort of attitude which has produced some of the usual jokes about Adelaideans.....
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    Big Invicta shaper on Gumtree (Victoria)

    Might be of interest to someone with shaper envy (!):https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2398302533801100/
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    Shaper in Melbourne on Gumtree

    Can't tell much about it from the ad but might be of interest to someone : https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/thomastown/miscellaneous-goods/metal-shaper/1235890643
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    Yes, it was bit of a fluke that I saw it, and...

    Yes, it was bit of a fluke that I saw it, and realised that anyone looking for shapers would not find it, as "shaper" appeared nowhere in the listing.

    So I thought it would be worth flagging to...
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    Yes,its still shown in my Gumtree Watchlist, and...

    Yes,its still shown in my Gumtree Watchlist, and the listed price was $500.
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    Smith and Mills shaper on Gumtree

    Described as a 'Smith and Mills keyway machine", this is a very nice looking big shaper for someone, located in the Melton (Victoria)...
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    Another Parkanson video

    For interest, there is another video of a Parkanson running, posted some time ago by one of our forum members:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSV2O7-Stnk&list=FLYQ9Lm9beQayskZ1tMwl6lA&index=86&t=0s
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    Think you might get them from : Tool Spares...

    Think you might get them from : Tool Spares Online. GMC

    They are UK-based but from my experience provide good quick mail-order service.

    They handle Triton (official spares supplier). GMC and...
  26. Thread: Mit-a-mit

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    I am feeling slightly pleased with myself that...

    I am feeling slightly pleased with myself that the photos from an Ebay ad for a Mit-a-Mit shaper which I sent to Tony at Lathes.co several years ago are now proving useful for DSEL in working out...
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    Still here.

    Hi Phil,
    I'm still interested. Thanks.
    Cheers,
    Adriaan
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    Sticky: Also available elsewhere

    A search for this book on this second-hand book search engine :AddALL Used and Out of Print book search will turn up quite a few copies at second-hand book dealers ( and even with postage would be...
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    Yes, any time after the first week of October is...

    Yes, any time after the first week of October is fine for me.
    Cheers,
    Adriaan
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    Hi everyone. I thought I should let you know that...

    Hi everyone. I thought I should let you know that I will be away for all of September and the first week of October. Not sure about the progress of the stick of course during that time, but if my...
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    Do you know what became of the Cash milling...

    Do you know what became of the Cash milling machine, that is, has it been snapped up, scrapped or still looking for a home ? I would be interested in any thing you can tell me, either here or to my...
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    Hi Joe. Thanks for for this information. Yes,...

    Hi Joe. Thanks for for this information. Yes, definitely not e-mailable ! Hopefully the USB will eventually get around to me. BTW, I am another owner of a Cash horizontal mill (if I remember...
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    I would be keen to access the stick in whatever...

    I would be keen to access the stick in whatever way is possible, either the USB itself or if someone can email me the file(s) (if not too big to be an attachment), I would be very grateful. Thank you.
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