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    printing

    Hi Chris.
    Not to detract from the op's thread.
    like you 5 years wasted I swore and declared that I would never be in printing again!
    I did an adult apprenticeship for fitting and turning and came...
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    spindle

    Hi Guys.
    I made a high speed spindle for my Quorn grinder.
    Regarding bearings:
    I used angular contact magneto bearings at the work end and a single row deep groove bearing at the driven end.
    The...
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    printing

    Hi guys,
    I think I might be later printer than you Chris.
    I served my time as a hand and machine typographer primarily on newspaper production in NZ.
    I was a linotype operator for 5 years until...
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    Another hand cleaner

    Hi . I have been using a hand cleaner called LN770 hand and body shampoo made by Advance Chemicals in Altona for the last 15 years. It removes grease and grime readily but does not de-fat your skin...
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    Danger Will Robinson

    I remember in my apprentice days working on a lathe behind the "gun" turner. He replaced the tool post spanner with a piece of high tensile bar welded to a socket with the idea of speeding things up....
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    Loctite

    DaveJ.
    Part of the setting process for Loctite is exclusion of the air and the other is by contact with the metals in the joint. Loctite bottles are made of permeable plastic which allows air to...
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    Hi Mal, The legs are similar to those pictured...

    Hi Mal,
    The legs are similar to those pictured but do not have a straight crossbar but rather a circular ring spaced in the middle. I drilled and tapped the feet and put jacking bolts in to use to...
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    Hi Mal, I have a Model C no 1908 (somewhere in...

    Hi Mal,
    I have a Model C no 1908 (somewhere in the 40's I think. I have the original shipping invoice, sent by ship from Adelaide to Melbourne to McPhersons. I am the third owner.
    I have made many...
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    button dies

    Another idea is that the material that manufacturers use for their die stock maybe 25mm dia nominal so no outside dimensions are machined/ground.
    Borriss
  10. Thread: QUALOS lathe

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    gear setting

    Hi Jacqualos,
    A method I have used for years to set the mesh of the change gears is to insert a piece of paper between the gears when pushing them into mesh. After the stud is tight roll the spindle...
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    leaking jacks

    Hi Timeless,
    One reason I have found for hydraulic jacks leaking is the screw in the base for lowering the jack. This is usually a 3/8 UNFbolt (or M10) with the end flattened for the jack handle....
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    Hi Uee, I would suggest you harden and...

    Hi Uee,
    I would suggest you harden and temper/case harden the ratchet gear because on my Douglas the pecker is hardened and it is wearing away the gear wheel. Douglas does get used a lot though....
  13. clarkson chucks

    Hi Guys,
    If in doubt follow the manufacturers instructions for the Clarkson. The cutters self tighten and will not pull out. During my apprenticeship I saw a clown leave the nut unscrewed about half...
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