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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

    i use my bench which is 20 mm steel plate and...
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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.

    As you can appreciate moving even two ML7...
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    This Weekend Coming All

    Get it into the calendar guys its this weekend

    Looking forward to meeting some of you

    Bruce Rodda

    Secretary MSMEE
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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

    we would get 500 to 600 tapped out of 1 M2 tap using tap magic on a pedestal drill with a tapping head...
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    Right Pump pipework all two inch dia Flow...

    Right

    Pump pipework all two inch dia
    Flow 20 litres per 15 seconds ( Bucket and stop watch)
    Nozzle dia 5 mm (carbide)
    Interesting side note as slurry was allowed to settle not more than...
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    Get back to you tomorrow Joe

    Get back to you tomorrow Joe
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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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    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

    (Dana Ridge unit at...
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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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    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...
  11. 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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    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...
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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

    Just a thought
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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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    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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    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

    Does them all perfectly so far Ti Nites HSS ICE coated etc...
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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
    they where only going to go in the bin next week anyways good luck with it...
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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

    Bruce
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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

    Bruce
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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

    Bruce
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    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5sA9YhHSmwPaUdoQ...

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5sA9YhHSmwPaUdoQUExRGdTYmJhSDB2X3FMNHdockpvODdj/view?usp=sharing
    ...
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    Hi guys Yep found the box of gears now just...

    Hi guys

    Yep found the box of gears now just got to work out how to post a pick
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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
    Bruce
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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...
  30. yep

    Nothing new get a load of how it was done

    Bruce
  31. 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
    at that time a simple visit to Bob Martin and...
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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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    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)
    Silicone carbide or
    Tungsten carbide or
    Glass filled TPE...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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...
  40. 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

    Too big for those in units etc and...
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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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    Clarification Time Are We talking ...

    Clarification Time

    Are We talking

    Dividing Head ?
    Rotary Table ?
    Super Spacer ?

    For Gears = Dividing Head
    Rotary Table = P.C.D Work Milling Radius etc Not so good For gear work as...
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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

    Good luck with it mate
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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.

    Bruce
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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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    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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    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

    1 Computers are only 1year old as the mist vapour...
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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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    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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    Elmers Engines

    Elmers Engines By chance ???

    Bruce
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