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15th Apr 2024, 04:50 AM
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This guy knows his stuff. ...
This guy knows his stuff.
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28th Mar 2024, 01:59 AM
Thread: Bench Grinder Capacitor
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If the grinder is 60 plus years old it could have...
If the grinder is 60 plus years old it could have had more than one start capacitor swap. In a moment of need the 110V unit from a piece of surplus US electrics was tried, it worked, and was left in...
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13th Mar 2024, 02:52 AM
Thread: Importing a Proxxon PD 400 Lathe
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Check whether the $165 delivery fee is air...
Check whether the $165 delivery fee is air freight or sea freight.
If it’s airfreight (unlikely given the size and weight but you could get lucky) you are only up for GST.
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28th Feb 2024, 04:43 AM
Thread: 45 Mill Drill nut
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Fully agree with roughing the thread first then...
Fully agree with roughing the thread first then finishing with the tap.
To make the roughing process easier on the lathe and more DIY friendly, the roughing tool doesn't need to be a full form... -
27th Feb 2024, 01:51 AM
Thread: 45 Mill Drill nut
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A 25 x 3 trapezoidal tap, LH or RH can be bought...
A 25 x 3 trapezoidal tap, LH or RH can be bought on AliExpress for around $65.
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21st Feb 2024, 01:16 AM
Thread: Indexable carbide end mills
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I've been using them for some time, and I use...
I've been using them for some time, and I use them wherever I can instead of an HSS or solid carbide end mill.
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14th Jan 2024, 11:23 PM
Thread: Surface Plate recommendation
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Shade tree surface plate verification
Hang from one end a 1m long straight piece of 1/2' water pipe, 20mm solid round, whatever, about 10 meters from the surface plate. From a low angle of incidence (10° ish) view the reflection of the...
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13th Dec 2023, 01:45 AM
Thread: OD grinding a ball bearing
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Not quite what you asked, but I used to know...
Not quite what you asked, but I used to know people who could grind a circlip groove into the OD of a plain bearing.
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3rd Dec 2023, 08:29 AM
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I use the 16mm MGEHR x 3mm mainly for parting,...
I use the 16mm MGEHR x 3mm mainly for parting, AL1440. I'm wary of going deeper than 5mm in steel, the chips sometimes pack and damage the bottom jaw or the insert. To get around that I use .5mm...
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19th Nov 2023, 12:01 PM
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YT. Interesting device to cut radiussed grooves on the lathe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_SMnpM7TIQ
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15th Nov 2023, 09:55 AM
Thread: DRO Advise Please
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I get mine from AliExpress.
I get mine from AliExpress.
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7th Oct 2023, 01:14 AM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Nice vertical (timber) bandsaw at the local scrappy
I'm not a wood worker and I know this is a metal working forum, but for $50 I couldn't resist this well made (cast steel frame) 12" throat probably 70s bandsaw. It ended up at the scrappy because a...
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28th Sep 2023, 10:16 PM
Thread: bending pipe with a concrete mould
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If I needed to make those curved pipes, assuming...
If I needed to make those curved pipes, assuming a CNC bender wasn't available or affordable, my first thoughts would be to use a press and suitable dies to bend the pipe.
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12th Sep 2023, 09:43 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Hafco VB450 vertical metal bandsaw, 2006 build. I...
Hafco VB450 vertical metal bandsaw, 2006 build. I had been looking for a used base model (BS4?) 6x4 bandsaw to make into a dedicated vertical bandsaw a la Stefan G et al but the VB450 popped up for...
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11th Sep 2023, 09:14 PM
Thread: Tube bender suggestions
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DIY YT jack operated mandrel tube bender...
DIY YT jack operated mandrel tube bender
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6th Sep 2023, 09:19 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Three face angle plate
150 x 100 x 80 x 25 thick from local FB market place. Bought it because its unusual, it might even be just what I need for a job one day.
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5th Sep 2023, 10:40 PM
Thread: Pin 4 and an AliExpress DRO
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I opened the DB9 (DE9) plug, the wire to pin4 is...
I opened the DB9 (DE9) plug, the wire to pin4 is uninsulated so definitely an earth wire, thanks snapatap. I unsoldered it and the new DRO works as it should.
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26th Aug 2023, 09:23 PM
Thread: Pin 4 and an AliExpress DRO
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Thanks guys, those adapter plugs look like the...
Thanks guys, those adapter plugs look like the way to go.
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26th Aug 2023, 01:36 AM
Thread: Pin 4 and an AliExpress DRO
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Pin 4 and an AliExpress DRO
My fifteen year old 2 axis Easson ES8 DRO was playing up, some digits stopped displaying, I bought a new DRO from AliExpress which was claimed to work with Easson scales as well as other brands of...
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26th Jul 2023, 09:23 PM
Thread: Used Coffee Puck knock box.
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We have a bean to cup home coffee machine that...
We have a bean to cup home coffee machine that generates used coffee pucks, there is usually someone who wants the pucks to dig into their veggie patch soil.
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17th Jul 2023, 11:49 PM
Thread: Stresses in 100mm C section purlin
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Stresses in 100mm C section purlin
This is OT but it does relate to non-obvious stresses in cold rolled sheet steel.
I'm using 100 x 50 x 1.5 C section gal steel purlin in a home building project.
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27th Jun 2023, 08:36 PM
Thread: Chuck key chucking
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Chuck key chucking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWN3YLcXt0I&t=741s
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22nd Jun 2023, 02:57 PM
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The advice I usually offer in this type of thread...
The advice I usually offer in this type of thread is to be aware of your financial security.
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8th Apr 2023, 08:19 AM
Thread: Falling prices on AliExpress DROs
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A page of various offerings here. ...
A page of various offerings here.
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7th Apr 2023, 10:12 PM
Thread: Falling prices on AliExpress DROs
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Falling prices on AliExpress DROs
A few years ago the Easson DRO failed on my then 10yo AL340 lathe. For about $300 delivered I bought from AliExpress a new display and 2 scales and it is still going strong. (The problem it turned...
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16th Mar 2023, 12:33 AM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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14" power hacksaw from the scrappy
I've just got this from the local scrappy, its a solid well made hacksaw, even the coolant sump is a casting. Its unbranded but I'm thinking its Australian because the motor is by Westate in Perth...
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11th Dec 2022, 09:14 AM
Thread: Hm52g spindle bearings
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If you have a look for posts back a few years by...
If you have a look for posts back a few years by DaveJ there is much info on HM52 spindles.
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29th Oct 2022, 10:35 PM
Thread: DIY Vickers hardness tester on YT
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DIY Vickers hardness tester on YT
Looks very doable, force gauge, indent diamond etc come from AliExpress. Nice music to go with the vid.
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11th Oct 2022, 01:31 AM
Thread: Attachment for Cutting Gears on a Lathe
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Hats off for the thought and effort that has gone...
Hats off for the thought and effort that has gone into this device.
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11th Oct 2022, 12:51 AM
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Any polystyrene foam, whether its the extruded...
Any polystyrene foam, whether its the extruded version (homogenous structure, shapes nicely, expensive) or the blown version (little balls, doesn't shape as well, cheap and easy to find) will be OK...
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30th Sep 2022, 10:58 PM
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Big Sunnen horizontal hone on the Gold Coast
Hones cylinders up to 4.1m long
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3rd Sep 2022, 09:34 AM
Thread: Why do I want a D Bit Grinder
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I've done all the usual searches but can't find...
I've done all the usual searches but can't find the ER20 adapter you bought. If you can point me in the right direction that will be appreciated.
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26th Aug 2022, 12:58 AM
Thread: Why do I want a D Bit Grinder
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I’m using a thick O ring.
I’m using a thick O ring.
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20th Aug 2022, 01:31 PM
Thread: Why do I want a D Bit Grinder
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Yeah but. 5C collets have the same problem as the...
Yeah but. 5C collets have the same problem as the Deckel collets, ie a very limited grip range, ER collets get away from that
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19th Aug 2022, 08:20 PM
Thread: Why do I want a D Bit Grinder
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I'll be interested to know how you get on with...
I'll be interested to know how you get on with the ER20 adapter. Its something I've thought of for drill sharpening because you get the full range of sizes but I suspect the nut is going to be a...
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13th Aug 2022, 09:42 AM
Thread: Why do I want a D Bit Grinder
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Those are proper Deckel style collets with the...
Those are proper Deckel style collets with the buttress thread?
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12th Aug 2022, 09:35 AM
Thread: Why do I want a D Bit Grinder
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Hafpos will sell you a brand new clone including...
Hafpos will sell you a brand new clone including collets for $1600. $400 for a genuine Deckel (complete with bragging rights) as bought is about right.
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10th Aug 2022, 06:27 AM
Thread: Homemade Slotting Machine.
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If I was to go to the effort of DIYing a slotter...
If I was to go to the effort of DIYing a slotter I would definitely make it a vertical. Setting up work on a horizontal slotter (shaper) can be a PITA.
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5th Aug 2022, 11:30 PM
Thread: Why do I want a D Bit Grinder
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ER16 collets
Somewhere on here there are drawings to DIY an ER16 adapter for the Deckel D bit grinder.
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25th Jul 2022, 09:32 AM
Thread: Graziano SAG 180 bed wear
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Australian FB scraping group. ...
Australian FB scraping group.
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21st Jul 2022, 04:32 PM
Thread: Camlock adaptor
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Something like this? 399212
Something like this?
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20th Jul 2022, 04:02 AM
Thread: Camlock adaptor
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Sent a PM
Sent a PM
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30th Jun 2022, 11:41 AM
Thread: Steel Prices
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I used to go to the local steel supplier and buy...
I used to go to the local steel supplier and buy steel by the length and maybe throw in another one or two for good measure.
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17th Jun 2022, 07:26 AM
Thread: Relief grinding fixtures
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This is something I become enthused about now and...
This is something I become enthused about now and then, watching BC use the Royal Oak was very interesting.
This is a 1947 patent for a radial/axial relief grinding fixture, but as usual with... -
29th May 2022, 10:27 PM
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Large scale welding of galvanised C section channel
I've recently been mig welding base plates to a few 150 x 65 x 1.5 galvanised channels, I spent a lot of time carefully grinding the gal from the weld area.
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29th May 2022, 09:05 PM
Thread: Granite Surface Plate Calibration
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A few years ago I bought a slab of polished black...
A few years ago I bought a slab of polished black granite from a headstone maker at Rocklea Qld, he knew about surface plates and said he would give me 'a good piece'.
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12th May 2022, 10:45 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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The bottom of the column is threaded, looks like...
The bottom of the column is threaded, looks like 3/4". The washer between the column and the base is thicknessed so the keyway locates at the rear of the press.
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6th May 2022, 05:40 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Cute adjustable arbor press
Heavily made for its size, 9" tall, 1" base, 1.5" square arm, 1.125" column. Possibly made for gunsmith work or maybe it was an apprentice project.
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4th Apr 2022, 07:53 PM
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Enter the info onto a spreadsheet, print it,...
Enter the info onto a spreadsheet, print it, laminate it, hang it up near the lathe.
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31st Mar 2022, 05:44 AM
Thread: OT How does this scam work
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OT How does this scam work
My next door neighbour is Cheryl L.......... , she doesn't have an alarm system on her house.
I've received on my mobile the following message from ostensibly an Australian mobile phone
Cheryl...