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11th Apr 2022, 07:02 PM
Thread: Re-rolling steel rims
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Yes been there done that
Hi Mate
Yes i have successfully straightened motorcycle rims and wheels as well as steel i use a 5 ton porta power small ram with profiled top
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13th Oct 2019, 01:08 PM
Thread: Let’s Make It Expo. -Melbourne
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Yes Gary has Two ML7 one that is fitted with the...
Yes Gary has Two ML7 one that is fitted with the Rose Engine lives at home and another ML7 that has been replaced for display work with the Schaublin.
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2nd Oct 2019, 05:33 PM
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This Weekend Coming All
Get it into the calendar guys its this weekend
Looking forward to meeting some of you
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19th Jun 2019, 01:20 PM
Thread: Tapping tiny threads sucks
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Roll Form Tap
i dont know why people try to cut threads when a rollform m2 tap is available off the shelf
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19th Feb 2019, 02:30 PM
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Right Pump pipework all two inch dia Flow...
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Pump pipework all two inch dia
Flow 20 litres per 15 seconds ( Bucket and stop watch)
Nozzle dia 5 mm (carbide)
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11th Feb 2019, 03:00 PM
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Get back to you tomorrow Joe
Get back to you tomorrow Joe
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8th Feb 2019, 12:00 PM
Thread: Finishing a rubber surface
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put a small amount of rubber in a glass jar left...
put a small amount of rubber in a glass jar left over from the chopped up original add some toluene and allow it to break it down using small amounts of each you will come up with a rubber glue to...
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3rd Feb 2019, 03:58 PM
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Just so you know the way to get the lustre up is...
Just so you know the way to get the lustre up is turn the air off
Use the water slurry to polish the part. the air is the speed factor and the lustre is the pumped slurry
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24th Jan 2019, 10:57 AM
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The system they use is a rotary actuator...
The system they use is a rotary actuator pneumatic cylinder with a wiper arm attached and a constant water feed to the ARM to remove grit
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16th Jan 2019, 09:35 PM
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I have a DANA RIDGE unit at work the inside is...
I have a DANA RIDGE unit at work the inside is rubber lined with white 6 mm sheet rubber thats all and a 1/8 thick fibreglass cabinet oh and SS internals the sheets are simply overlapped by about 10...
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15th Nov 2018, 09:06 PM
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I have a 5 tonne porta power and a 10 tonne...
I have a 5 tonne porta power and a 10 tonne panel beating set (machinery house) which i built a press for use in straightening fork tubes etc can't be without it (on sale this weekend for $198) i...
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17th Feb 2018, 06:45 PM
Thread: 3DPrinter
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Hi Rob Yes for sure Stein Dense are based in...
Hi Rob
Yes for sure Stein Dense are based in Germany the same as Paradise for laverda they see a need and just go back to the original supplier and order a run easy hey ( not so easy here... -
16th Feb 2018, 02:43 PM
Thread: 3DPrinter
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Rob have you tried steindense there only 36 euro...
Rob have you tried steindense there only 36 euro https://www.stein-dinse.biz/Ducati/Electric-system/Indicator-lights/DUC-indicator-750S-900SS-front-rear::52101.html
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16th Feb 2018, 02:31 PM
Thread: Grinding wheel review
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Yes they are exceptional discs and flap wheels...
Yes they are exceptional discs and flap wheels wait till you get some linishing belts though they are the next level they never clog up always sharp right till the end
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6th Feb 2018, 04:40 PM
Thread: Sharpening coated end mills
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Yes we purchased it from ARC Euro, and as a club...
Yes we purchased it from ARC Euro, and as a club bought it we got a discount too, we went with the larger 4 to 20 size although air freight wasn't to bad duty etc had to be paid as with all clubs Rob...
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6th Feb 2018, 02:59 PM
Thread: Sharpening coated end mills
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My Club invested in one of these for members to...
My Club invested in one of these for members to use for a gold coin to fund it
EMG End Mill Re-Sharpening Modules - Arc Euro Trade
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17th Jan 2018, 03:59 PM
Thread: Old Standaco lathe missing a gear
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Package away mate sorry it will cost you 23...
Package away mate sorry it will cost you 23 dollars postage but there is 2.1 kilo of gears so about a 1.50 or less each
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16th Jan 2018, 04:41 PM
Thread: Old Standaco lathe missing a gear
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Hi there Ash Got your details please edit...
Hi there Ash
Got your details please edit your post to remove your address details mate
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15th Jan 2018, 07:42 PM
Thread: Old Standaco lathe missing a gear
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PM me your address and i will pop a couple in the...
PM me your address and i will pop a couple in the post
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14th Jan 2018, 08:35 PM
Thread: Old Standaco lathe missing a gear
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Try this one its a bigger pic ...
Try this one its a bigger pic
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5sA9YhHSmwPQktKbjhBbEJ1REdoUDIxRHdNZXgtQXkyR3pV/view?usp=sharing
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13th Jan 2018, 02:47 PM
Thread: Old Standaco lathe missing a gear
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5sA9YhHSmwPaUdoQ...
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13th Jan 2018, 02:37 PM
Thread: Old Standaco lathe missing a gear
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Hi guys Yep found the box of gears now just...
Hi guys
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10th Jan 2018, 11:13 AM
Thread: Old Standaco lathe missing a gear
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Hi Ash I junked a lathe for work and got to keep...
Hi Ash I junked a lathe for work and got to keep all of the gears off it so hopefully there will be one in it (Hare and Forbes and exactly like yours) will drag it out tonight for a squiz
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6th Jan 2018, 01:41 PM
Thread: Early motorcycle fork bearings
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Hi yah an interesting project you have going...
Hi yah an interesting project you have going there old style cup and cone bearings by there nature are not ground and in many early vintage sets I've played with 1911 and !927 era stuff the head set...
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5th Dec 2017, 03:36 PM
Thread: Choosing A Mill
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To the OP. Rong Fu are a Taiwanese manufacturer...
To the OP. Rong Fu are a Taiwanese manufacturer of pretty dam good machines my RF30 is close to 25 years old and has given nothing but sterling performance. the distributor used to be MTI qualos who...
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11th Oct 2017, 04:37 PM
Thread: Any Advice on this Lathe - CQ6230A
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Good Luck they are a very nice machine the fit...
Good Luck they are a very nice machine the fit and finish is about 200 percent better than a CQ
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10th Oct 2017, 03:26 PM
Thread: Any Advice on this Lathe - CQ6230A
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That Pacific lathe is a brilliant find if it was...
That Pacific lathe is a brilliant find if it was me I would be all over that one they are a big step up from the CQ made in Taiwan too and the belt drive clutch option was always good
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9th Oct 2017, 03:01 PM
Thread: Any Advice on this Lathe - CQ6230A
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I had the same lathe as this from when Herless...
I had the same lathe as this from when Herless machinery in Melbourne where selling them a good honest basic lathe I used mine for some 15 years before upgrading they are a little weak in the top...
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31st Aug 2017, 04:15 PM
Thread: Moore and Wright Micrometer
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Double ball ends are more for use in measuring...
Double ball ends are more for use in measuring flutes 4 - 8 etc in taps for example Diablos ( waisted area of a peanut Shape) or 2 bladed roots blower shafts for example usually only available to...
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20th Jun 2017, 05:37 PM
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yep
Nothing new get a load of how it was done
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20th Jun 2017, 05:35 PM
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Well as a motorcyclist for some 30 plus years it...
Well as a motorcyclist for some 30 plus years it was the eighties when it was accepted practice after a big toss that your triples trees would twist
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13th Nov 2016, 05:07 PM
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Lets Just Say after 16 years in the pump industry...
Lets Just Say after 16 years in the pump industry and fitting many alternative mechanical seals into motorcycles yes i have had plenty of experience so keep your insults to yourself and by the way...
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11th Nov 2016, 02:10 PM
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What you have is a relatively simple carbon...
What you have is a relatively simple carbon ceramic seal
You can run with your carbon face to a Ni resist (SS face must be lapped)
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11th Aug 2016, 05:11 PM
Thread: New (to me) Macson lathe
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J Bolts are old school set into the freshly pored...
J Bolts are old school set into the freshly pored concrete much easier these days to use chem sets dyna bolts or locksins lock sins I much prefer as they can take all thread that way two pieces of...
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11th Aug 2016, 04:39 PM
Thread: New (to me) Macson lathe
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Hey mate the lathe is already fitted for...
Hey mate the lathe is already fitted for levelling jacks beside every through bolt in the base is a tapped hole for the levelling foot / jack bolt when installing lathes like this the usual way was...
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3rd Aug 2016, 01:35 PM
Thread: New (to me) Macson lathe
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HMMMMM there where about 20 of them lined up when...
HMMMMM there where about 20 of them lined up when I did my apprenticeship at the Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong absolutely my favourite Lathe of all time a really great bit of kit there was no need for...
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29th Jul 2016, 04:49 PM
Thread: Hot Cylinder on Two Stroke
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Check for Exhaust leaks at the Cylinder to pipe...
Check for Exhaust leaks at the Cylinder to pipe Joint no two stroke likes leaks at this critical point
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26th May 2016, 02:43 PM
Thread: milling a radius.
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Do you have a sprung center for your rotary table...
Do you have a sprung center for your rotary table ? ie a short bob of steel say 25 long turned with either MT 1/2/3 to suit your table and a pointed 1/4 pice of bar with a spring behind it ?
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29th Apr 2016, 06:31 PM
Thread: Indexing head or dividing head?
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Well I cut alloy gears for my flash steam...
Well I cut alloy gears for my flash steam hydroplane motor a variation on Pices 2 the alloy gears in my case are 60 mm for the pump and for the crank 20mm both module 1 with a home made cutter on a...
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28th Apr 2016, 02:07 PM
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In my opinion I would value it around the 600 to...
In my opinion I would value it around the 600 to 800 range max
Too many unknowns
It may have a good name but into days market place just not worth it
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28th Apr 2016, 01:55 PM
Thread: Indexing head or dividing head?
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all your gears are stuck out on mandrels as to...
all your gears are stuck out on mandrels as to get a cutter into the side of a vertical head milling machine is an issue even a 6 inch rotary table set on its side can get in the way if you make your...
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28th Apr 2016, 11:38 AM
Thread: Indexing head or dividing head?
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Clarification Time Are We talking ...
Clarification Time
Are We talking
Dividing Head ?
Rotary Table ?
Super Spacer ?
For Gears = Dividing Head
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26th Apr 2016, 04:34 PM
Thread: Indexing head or dividing head?
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When it comes to cutting gears mate its a...
When it comes to cutting gears mate its a dividing head you need indexing heads are more used for production indexing ie Hex milling etc
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9th Jul 2015, 05:35 PM
Thread: Acute Tool Sharpening System
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12 Months Development
Ha yes Gary has been busy with this but any of the Melbourne Society of Model Engineers will attest good things come to those who wait.
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27th Jun 2015, 10:03 PM
Thread: Self drilling taps
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its the reverse centre
The reason for the point on the end of a spiral flute gun tap is to support the end of the tap during the grinding process the spirals are ground in in one operation and the end of the tap deflects...
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10th Jun 2015, 04:23 PM
Thread: Surface grinder kicking up mist/fog
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Sorry Simon to say its an inherent issue with...
Sorry Simon to say its an inherent issue with coolant and Grinders
I have worked in manufacturing for many years and the grinders I have dealt with all suffer from the black death syndrome
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10th Jun 2015, 11:12 AM
Thread: Surface grinder kicking up mist/fog
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Grinders Premises
Ahhh the black mist of death
Gentlemen a quick visit to your local grinders that has been there for some years will answer all your questions
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10th Jun 2015, 09:57 AM
Thread: Request for up to date lathe advice
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i like the optimum
I really like the look of the optimum from machinery house seen one close up and they are nice I like the top speed advantage and the dovetailed top slide so as a milling slide could be attached etc...
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18th Apr 2015, 07:57 PM
Thread: Aldi air tools heads up
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yep grabbed some
Yes the 1/4 Angle head is only 16 dollars + cents what an absolute bargain grabbed two today and it runs as well as my top of the line 170 dollar unit great value and it it lasts a year so what
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6th Apr 2015, 12:28 PM
Thread: Model Steam Engines
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Elmers Engines
Elmers Engines By chance ???
Bruce