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    I tried twisting wire with pliers and it just...

    I tried twisting wire with pliers and it just snapped. You can't get anywhere near the tension. Why is it you don't like it, have you actually tried it?
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    I think the tool thing is OK for some things. ...

    I think the tool thing is OK for some things. My welding torch is water cooled and was originally crimped. It started leaking and i tried cable ties, and wire wrapped by hand, but kept leaking. ...
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    Maybe a long shot but might be worth checking the...

    Maybe a long shot but might be worth checking the earth cable. I had a fault where the brass clamp had a crack 90% of the way across it. Some symptoms like yours. However, it was quite easy to...
  4. Thread: xmas stuff

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    Thanks guys, I'm glad someone else likes the...

    Thanks guys, I'm glad someone else likes the ring, because I thought it was really good. I thought it would be pretty original and out there, but it got a lukewarm reception. i guess punk era is...
  5. Thread: xmas stuff

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    xmas stuff

    At xmas I usually try to make some kind of strange thing that you can't just buy for cheap from aliexpress.
    I also try to make something that couldn't be mass mproduced for $5 if they decided...
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    Fair enough, I can see his point. I've tried...

    Fair enough, I can see his point. I've tried various things to hold small bits and I find it just so fiddly and slow. Plus there is always a bit of spring in the arms of whatever you use and it...
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    I know its not what you asked for, but it might...

    I know its not what you asked for, but it might be an alternative. i do a lot of welding little things into place that I want precise like your friend would. I don't think you can beat tig and do...
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    Just how different do you think the start current...

    Just how different do you think the start current is to the stall current? Don't you perhaps think the switch will be rated for that?
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    So whats root2 x's 240? Ok so its 340. You...

    So whats root2 x's 240? Ok so its 340. You obviously haven't done much fault finding on motors if you think you can't get that voltage on motor capacitors if there's a fault.
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    Surely you have an ohmmeter? you can check the...

    Surely you have an ohmmeter? you can check the switch with that. Save you buying something on spec.
    I have a hafco lathe as well. Hafco use screw on wire connectors, which in my opinion are...
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    You could always try what engineers do when...

    You could always try what engineers do when something stops working. Go to the breaker box and give it a sharp thump. Seriously, its what I do when my lathe won't start and sits and hums. In...
  12. I think few people have one. You can always...

    I think few people have one. You can always ask, someone might be able to help.
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    I ordered an ignition coil on ebay from hong...

    I ordered an ignition coil on ebay from hong kong/china, on 13th May, for $21 with free postage. I messaged them first to see if they thought post would get through. They said they had it in stock...
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    Because its a professional machine from yore, its...

    Because its a professional machine from yore, its properly built which makes it easy to figure things out if you put in the time. You'll find cabling numbers inside the control box, which is below...
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    Thanks Eskimo, I always wondered if it was the...

    Thanks Eskimo,
    I always wondered if it was the same thing.

    I'd seen that first link before but that wasn't my problem. Its definitely the play between those castellated sections, and thats...
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    There's a big chance I'm not understanding...

    There's a big chance I'm not understanding something here so just ignore me if this is all irrelevant.

    You talk about clutch, do you mean the castellated section on top of the bull gear as shown...
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    Here's mine. I think my pulleys look the same...

    Here's mine. I think my pulleys look the same distance apart as yours. You could probably just get a belt that fits and forget about it.
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    I can hardly believe it now but I was a chartered...

    I can hardly believe it now but I was a chartered engineer and worked for various broadcasters and rf consultant companies. I have problems with thinking now though and am probably looking at an...
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    They don't really talk about reflections in...

    They don't really talk about reflections in microwave systems, everything is specified in db and return loss. You don't calculate things the same as in transmission lines. Its still about impedance...
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    I worked with microwave for 30 years. a 48GHz...

    I worked with microwave for 30 years. a 48GHz window link was as high a freq as I ever used. Is this for a HAM radio project? If I was building an antenna for that freq I'd make everything...
  21. Whats a spindle switch? Is that the interlock on...

    Whats a spindle switch? Is that the interlock on the chuck safety cover? Or the forward/reverse lever on the aprin? Or is there some switch on the spindle itself?

    I put some photos of the...
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    Thanks,they are quite easy to make. Just wack...

    Thanks,they are quite easy to make. Just wack some small bits of stainless about and glue them together with tig. i put a lot of petals into it, but they look maybe better with just a few, so they...
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    Pay it forward (or back)

    I hope all you welders have got your steel roses ready for tomorrow. Always helps when justifying that next tool to the other half.
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    Is your lathe quite rigid? I made a vertical...

    Is your lathe quite rigid? I made a vertical milling slide based on the H&F one. I deliberately put a lot of weight into the adapter plate, about 30Kg of steel. The adapter itself was dead rigid...
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    Kondia went burst a few years but Clausing in USA...

    Kondia went burst a few years but Clausing in USA bought the rights to the machine so you an still buy a Clausing Kondia mill. I asked Clausing how much for a back gear and it was US$450 FOB, so...
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    I dabbled in a bit of watch repair over the last...

    I dabbled in a bit of watch repair over the last 10 years.. Initially i bought a cheap synthetic watch oil that was advertised as doing everything from springs to pallet stones. It sort of works...
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    Thanks for the kind comments guys, that's made my...

    Thanks for the kind comments guys, that's made my day. I wasn't sure at all how an arty farty thing would go down in such an egnineery orientated forum.

    There's actually a bit more to it. My...
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    An axe to grind

    I wasn't sure if I should bother posting this because I know a lot of you think this sort of thing is pointless as it has no purpose. Think of it as an apprentice piece, because I am just learning. ...
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    yes they are basically the same. I forgot the...

    yes they are basically the same. I forgot the whole point which was the oiling for the Y axis is exxactly the same as for the x axis, and you can see in the photo with the red arrows (previous...
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    I did this at the time so i'm not relying on...

    I did this at the time so i'm not relying on memory (so it might be right). The lines are supposed to be 3d showing perspective, if you can figure it out. Dotted lines supposed to show where the...
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    Kondia was spanish. Clausing-Kondia was sold in...

    Kondia was spanish. Clausing-Kondia was sold in USA I think though, but they were Kondia made mills. Now Kondia is kaput and Clausing have purchased the right to make the original Kondia mill. ...
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    Mine was the same as you and I had to remove the...

    Mine was the same as you and I had to remove the knee by lifting it off the top of the wayslides. Mine had not been getting oiled and I put a lot of effort into checking all the oilines.

    I can...
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    I tried the magnetic thing this morning and the...

    I tried the magnetic thing this morning and the plunger didn't move a fraction. My memory isn't good but maybe now I sort of remember the plunger looking like this
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    And I think it might have...
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    This is my knee on and off the mill. I don't...

    This is my knee on and off the mill. I don't remember anything difficult about removing the locking things. The right picture shows the knee on the mill with the locking handles removed. You are...
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    I wrote a load of useless info but have deleted...

    I wrote a load of useless info but have deleted it. I think you are right and the gas valve should operate at the same time as the contactor. I think the motor can switch off before both the gas...
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    As an example of what MichaelG is saying, I have...

    As an example of what MichaelG is saying, I have some pictures of a Mig weld that looked OK but actually was terrible. I know people on here are a bit scathing of weldingweb which is an american...
  37. Thread: Tool Suppliers

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    These cutters aren't cheap but the are good...

    These cutters aren't cheap but the are good quality and you can chose how hard you want the carbide to be. You did mention mid to upper quality, but the price is definitely up there compared to...
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    If its a switchmode supply you are probably...

    If its a switchmode supply you are probably hearing the switching frequency or some harmonic of it. As BaronJ said, capacitors are possible suspects and inductors. A bit more here ...
  39. He explains his bluing process here...

    He explains his bluing process here
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjiIPohUyw

    I think the brass chips are just to diffuse the heat and make it as even as possible.
    What great videos, he...
  40. I just had a check and you can't select drive to...

    I just had a check and you can't select drive to the saddle at the same time you have the half nuts engaged. There is a mechanical interlock which will prevent the levers moving once the other is...
  41. I think the cover comes off easily from memory. ...

    I think the cover comes off easily from memory. As i mentioned, move the knobs fully clockwise and try to see what the rack gears are engaged into. That last picture should help. I think there is...
  42. I found a better picture that shows which each of...

    I found a better picture that shows which each of the rack gears has to engage with. If you take the cover off, they can move and you won't know where they were. Thats what happened to me. Try...
  43. Just for clarity, in your own picture, the black...

    Just for clarity, in your own picture, the black metal lever on the saddle is for selecting the saddle to move under power when you want a controlled cut at an even speed. You can push it up or...
  44. I'm a bit confused as to which shaft isn't...

    I'm a bit confused as to which shaft isn't rotating. There are two shafts under the saddle, one is threaded and one has a slot long its length. The one with the slot will move the saddle under...
  45. I'm not near the lathe just now but I'm not sure...

    I'm not near the lathe just now but I'm not sure you have anything wrong. One of those shafts is used to drive the cross slide or saddle under power for making cuts. The other shaft looks like a...
  46. The manual doesn't even tell you how to turn it...

    The manual doesn't even tell you how to turn it on. I had tcheck the Internet cos all I could do was find the jog button and I felt sure you shouldn't have to hold a button down while cutting
  47. I have one of those too. That dial usually won't...

    I have one of those too. That dial usually won't go into place unless you are rotating the gearbox by hand. The top left lever, the smaller of the three selects the gearbox direction. Straight...
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    Have you definitely got a good earth on the...

    Have you definitely got a good earth on the work-piece, onto shiny metal? The pilot arc will cut surprisingly thick without any earth at all even, but you need a good earth for the main plasma to...
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    It could be working perfectly normally but you...

    It could be working perfectly normally but you are taking too much current for the breaker. It won't trip immediately. I brought a 130amp stick welder from UK with me. it has a 13 amp fuse in...
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    I'd imagine that's topicalisation, ie they spray...

    I'd imagine that's topicalisation, ie they spray the boards with a lacquer to stop problems with humidity. It doesn't actually stop you replacing components but makes it harder. The power...
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