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Thanks looks in very nice condition.

Any chance of a pic or two of your Filers vice - they seem quite rare.

Posted this on the Metalwork Forum but some here will find this interesting too perhaps:

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Thanks for your replies - I haven't had time to go back with it but do believe it may be an issue in relation to driving of the mosfets used in switching the motor speed. Apparently mosfets are used...

Thanks I had seen that article - some say they whine some say not - it does sound electrical in nature and is only audible when the trigger is depressed and motor's not turning or turning at low...

Hi All,

Just bought myself one of these M12 Milwaukee Cordless Ratchets and have noticed it makes an irritating electronic whining noise from the switch area when the trigger is initially...

Gedore originally were made in Germany then they started making some tools in South Africa then India too. The Indian spanners seem crudely made - the Sth African stuff is serviceable.

I have...

I have sometimes wondered about the correct pronunciation of the various German tool makers names like Gedore, Dowidat etc - this video may help - not how I thought but he ought to know being German...

I was looking around on CIGWELD's internet pages and found a couple of interesting history resources for any who might be interested in when things were still made in this country - look at the two...

I was just re-reading the old thread from a few years ago on that fabulous horde of old machine tools in Bendigo and was wondering what the outcome was - the thread sort of tailed off in the end -...

Only a guess but maybe automotive valve guide chamfering tool or less likely - a part of a water pump rebuild tool set.

I'm in

Thanks to all for your replies.

Very helpful.

Thanks for that information - may not be as costly as I thought.

Can any one comment on the recent cost of a prostate biopsy?

My urologist's fee is $1000 apparently plus all the other costs which his receptionist was a bit vague on.

I am thinking there...

I would like to alert Brisbane hobby metalworkers to an opportunity to buy items from a deceased estate - I have spent 15 mins trying to work out where this notice should be posted but don't see an...

Thanks for the links but no downloadable owner's manuals there - not too hard to figure out anyway but always nice to have documentation on your tools if available.

I will post some pics when I...

Just scored one of these real cheap and will collect it next weekend but for now does anyone know much about these or have a manual - they are made in Italy and seem simple but strong machines -...

An update for anyone interested - I believe this now to be a Bergin brand grinder - made in Heidelberg Germany I believe. Super heavy duty in any case.

Thanks Rob for the post - good to know the relative driving power of these.

Have tried already to contact him but no reply as yet - will keep looking for a picture of one on the web.

Thanks for your feedback - the colours do look like those used by Makita but I haven't been able able to find a picture of one like it.

I am trying to identify the brand of this angle grinder - it has a maker's tag on the side but is too worn to read - it is super heavy duty and double insulated.

The rounded gear housing is...

Thought this was interesting reading and it may help readers here from getting stung - many people only look for the cheapest price though and don't care about the other stuff mentioned in this...

Congratulations JohnQ,

You have the nicest and newest looking Richardson/Sterling Drill I have ever seen (apart from that motor which isn't original any way).

They were great Aussie made...

Nice to have a win occasionally isn't it :)

It is amazing really what a difference Ebay has made to getting things which local suppliers won't stock or their slack-jawed sullen staff have never...

Hi Mike,

Yes I find one of these little drills is still very useful for drilling screw-holes when the battery drill is flat and you don't want to wait for it to recharge. The bakelite handle is...

Thanks for your suggestions - looks like I have found some usable steel thanks to a helpful member of the forum.

Thought I would try one last time in here before resorting to buying new steel - has anyone in Brisbane got some 90/100mm wide x 12mm or thicker flat bar offcuts - I need 2 pieces at 100mm long or so...

Thanks for your input. I can never understand people being so careless to drill into their machines like this - just plain lazy and stupid - but that sums up a large percentage of the population I...

Thanks for all of your comments.

I think I will try the Devcon epoxy metal filler - the colour won't match I suppose but better than the Swiss cheese look - can't do any harm I guess.

I am getting close to refurbishing one of my old Richardson Pedestal drills and was wondering about filling or camouflaging the holes drilled into the table by the careless morons who previously used...

M & W made a couple of different sets of scrapers - the silver handled ones are a smaller and finer set as pictured below. Some people just don't look after their tools - I still can't believe...

Not space aliens but worse - brain-dead morons with no understanding of fine tools or equipment - who else would use a precision Moore and Wright Engineers flat scraper as a chisel.

The pounding...

The American site seems to recommend berween 32 to 40 to 1 mix depending on year. You may download a manual on the second link. These ratios have a lot to do with emissions - I have noticed that some...

Seen these - making them would be a tedious job I think:
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Reading the post below about flexible drill shafts prompted me to try to ID this old shaft which has a step up gearbox one end and a toolholder on the other.

Have a vague recollection the old boy...

I think I have worked out the secret of getting big prices on Ebay and it is to use the word "blacksmith" in your description of the article you are selling. Then all you have to do is sit back and...

Wow that didn't take long to solve - the collected wisdom of this forum is a powerful thing.

Thanks for your answers.

Take a look at this:
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That's a good question - same issue with half-price Sidchrome stuff and lately a lot of Stahlwille/Snapon tools - is it fake/parallel-imported or is this stuff as cheap as chips wholesale and the...

That sounds like another one of those pesky multi-pole noise suppressing capacitors that have been discussed on here lately in relation to power tools - I am not sure of a source in Australia and the...

I'm pretty sure my hacksaw cuts on the backstroke and lifts on the forward stroke - if that's what you mean.

No shaper but I can see how they would be useful.

In any event, I am all out of...

Well done with that one Kev - I've got a few more old machines waiting here if you get bored now that you've nearly finished the Parkanson.

Sad isn't it how we could once build something of that...

Probably had a vacuum or g-clamp mount originally.

If the alloy base is solid, you may be able to drill and tap some mounting holes from below but more likely it is hollow.

In that case I...

That is one of the most objectionable things I think I have ever seen on the internet.

I could think of a better use for his sledgehammer but I don't think he would like it.

If you don't want to spend money buying books, try downloading some of the old tool and hardware catalogues available online, eg.,:

http://www.roseantiquetools.com/

I see the old drill found a new owner proving that there is at least one person of discernment and good taste living in Melbourne.:D

Most of the good old stuff seems to be in Victoria - must be a...

There's one on Youtube - not sure of model:

YouTube - Britannia Lathe

This is the second time that this has come up and no one seems to want it. Nice original paint and no drilled-out table. I'd have it in an instant if it was closer.
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