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    Taper Pins

    Hi Guys

    If anyone is still looking for those taper pins, and all sorts of other useful stuff for old machines, there is a mob up here in Brisbane called Miniature Bearings Australia...
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    I would avoid any guillotine with a shearing...

    I would avoid any guillotine with a shearing action, as it would curl the edges as BaronJ said in his post. A true printer's guillotine should cut the sheet without causing any distortion. These...
  3. Thread: Cheap oil cans

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    Cheap oil cans

    I wanted to get some way oil into my HM-45 mill, and couldn't find the old oil can in the shed mess. So I took a chance and raced down to the nearest Repco to get one of their Chinese 500 ml cans,...
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    Problem solved! Yes, check the simple things...

    Problem solved!

    Yes, check the simple things first.

    I did as suggested, and checked the table from one end of the Y direction to the other, all good and within the 0.08 mm spec I found. Then...
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    Thanks for all those replies. It does seem I am...

    Thanks for all those replies. It does seem I am not alone with the problem.

    I will try to measure the Y axis parallelism first, and then the change raising and lowering the head before taking it...
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    Help with Tuning RF-45 Mill

    Hi Guys

    I am seeking a little help with my old Hare & Forbes HM-45 mill.

    I was trying to flatten some bar in the mill using a 16 mm end mill, and noticed the back of the cutter making a cut,...
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    Rusty Maths Help

    Hi Stu

    My maths is a little rusty, but it seems to give you an answer closer to your guess.

    If the tree is leaning at 20 deg, and assuming the root ball acts as a fulcrum (a big assumption) and...
  8. Thread: Hi from Bisbane

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    Workshop Steam Power

    Thanks Jack. The retirement has been a while coming, and now wanting to get used to it.

    Keeping the expectations reasonable for now, and stationary Bolton designs to start with. May be enough to...
  9. Thread: Hi from Bisbane

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    Hi from Bisbane

    Al here.

    Been dipping in and out of here for a while, but never got to introduce myself.
    My work life was mainly in electrical and control products, with plenty of admin to keep me away from hand...
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