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    Bahco

    About ten years ago a friend gave a new set of Bahco files. I think these examples I have were made in Portugal ? Anyway they have been good files and have lasted well . They come in a plastic roll ....
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    Hmm

    Andre you are catching up to me .
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    balance

    I had a play with balancing . It worked out rather well, with about 90% of the vibrations removed from this bodged up pulley . It needs a final tune and it should be OK . Instead of the modelling...
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    Depth

    Remember its only a little lathe with a 3/4 hp motor and I was machining stainless steel of some type in that example. Yes I agree with everything you wrote , the TCGT inserts are the preferred...
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    clay

    The modelling clay is adding weight to the circumference of the pulley/wheel, you move it around and adjust the amount of clay , the vibrations are reduced or increased , find the sweet spot and you...
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    Balancing pullies

    I have a lathe, somebody has done a bodge and tried to fit a 3 position pulley system on the motor / countershaft .

    Problem is it is all out of balance . Removing the belt and running the motor...
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    Not sure

    Because the engine block has many cavities and odd shaped sections, I doubt the electrolosis method would be very effective . It's likely to be covered in oil or muck too which doesn't help .

    I...
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    Cuts

    Hi

    Well if I slow it right down and engage the back gear and use a very slow feed rate , the Sheraton 9 AR can do 5mm deep cuts in 12L14 steel no problem. I like plunging into aluminium with...
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    spindle

    Looks like the larger spindle bore model , your lucky .
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    play

    Well had a play and not too bad . The depth of cut is limited to about .010" as its only a small lathe , I tried changing the approach angle of the insert and this seems to help . The facing cuts...
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    use it yes

    Will give it a try on the Sheraton and see how it performs. The insert in it has a sharp edge , unlike many of the carbide inserts which are blunt .
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    Yep

    Yep just found it thanks
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    bit

    What is it then ?
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    Kennametal holder

    This holder came in a box of bits. The holder STGCR 1010 has a positive rake seat for the carbide bit . it is a 10mm holder . Is that CCMT bit in there ? The holder looks ideal for a small hobby lathe
  15. Sticky: Brown & Smart

    http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/helensburgh/power-tools/garage-lathe/1087225028 rather rusty
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    water

    try using hydraulic power in the form of water , let water soak around them for a few days it may get down deep enough to loosen them
  17. Thread: QCTP brand ?

    by morrisman
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    Holders

    They came from a small machining business that is relocating , he had a cleanup . He makes parts for industrial liquid pumps ,he mainly machines stainless and he also reconditions the pumps . He was...
  18. Thread: QCTP brand ?

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    QCTP brand ?

    I had some luck and this QCTP system became mine for $50 . It has "RAPID" brand on the tool post . It is all quite chunky and heavy , the tool post is about 4.5" - 5" high . Anybody heard of that...
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    Sharpening brazed carbide bits

    Reading through my 1940 Advanced machining handbook, there is a chapter dealing with the then new brazed carbide tooling. The recommended method for sharpening is , eg silicon carbide wheels and a...
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    Rexman

    Years ago I helped a friend move one of those, we loaded it into my Holden HR ute down near Mentone or Seaford . The Rexman was given to my friend by a very old retired machinist toolmaker , he was...
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    Hi Yes the old time machinists mainly only had...

    Hi

    Yes the old time machinists mainly only had fixed speeds to play with and with experience they were able to adjust feeds and depth of cut and tool angles to suit their needs , quite a lot of...
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    Unstable tacho

    I bought X2 of these for lathe tachometers .

    I am using a neo magnet on the spindle . The readout is unstable, it wanders about +5 and -5 rpm . I have tried running it from a regulated supply...
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    Me too

    Me too. The civilian population of Rabaul, ( New Britain was an Australian mandated territory ) were frantically wirelessing the Govt. in Canberra for help re: evacuation. They were ignored and many...
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    Great minds

    "great minds think alike" So how well did they perform ? Did you give them a good try out ?
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    yes

    Yes
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    cva

    My little CVA die sinking mill might handle those indexible cutters OK . From what I have read online: another CVA owner has written "it is a very rigid machine" It will spin up to 3000rpm in its...
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    Indexible milling cutters

    Was doing some browsing and came across these http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Set-of-indexable-end-mills-12-16-20-25mm-plus-10-inserts-milling-machine-/271925818042?hash=item3f500ab2ba What is the...
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    Babbit bearing job U tube

    I saw somebody doing this type of babbit bearing job on a car crankshaft years ago and I always wondered how it was done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZh2VZbqQiI
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    Ok

    ok SOME GOOD IDEAS THERE.

    Seems that having the correct mandrel is the secret to achieving good quality bends

    Thanks
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    tricky

    The pipe bender tends to kink the smaller diam. pipes . I have one and its pain of a thing .
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    bending Gal. pipe - how to

    Hi I have this project . I am making a canvas frame for my little 1940 chevy military truck. I restored this truck many years ago, and never got around to making the frame for it . The frame is...
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    Ha

    To be honest, I was wandering around in a daze for a while. I could not believe it actually came free . Just goes to show that patience and persistence will win at the end of the day :)
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    Free at last

    Well it is off :2tsup:

    Plan Z worked

    Some water ice mixed with salt, shoved up the spindle and left for a while to cool down the inside around the taper .

    Then using two BBQ gas torches...
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    Top slide ????

    This came in a box of bits. Not sure what make of lathe it came off .

    Somebody might know ?

    Mike
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    Good

    Yes The rattle gun may do the job, I do have a 3/4"drive rattle gun. As you say, the larger air hose will help provide more air volume , ive only got the small hose ATM Thanks for your ideas, I...
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    Update

    Well, no luck so far , the back plate is still firmly stuck . I have heated / cooled the back plate repeatedly and added more weight to the lever .

    Next idea is to buy some dry ice and shove it...
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    Plan b

    Plan B : I have used this method to hold a spindle before , its a little brutal but it works, a jaw from a chuck is positioned to hold a gear .

    The weighted basket can be moved along the bar to...
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    Yep

    yes Ewan, its me on that group ...... no secrets anymore ! OK your MT4 adapter for your C10 worked out , good idea . This 1938 Holbrook of mine is a weird taper in the spindle . It does have the...
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    Book

    For thread cutting info, the Workshop Practice book #3 'Screwcutting in the Lathe' by Martin Cleeve , is hard to beat . He covers just about every situation with easy to understand practical...
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    Thanks for the ideas John . Phil from Uk ....

    Thanks for the ideas John .

    Phil from Uk . Reading through the Hobrook manuals , there is not any reference to any lock for the spindle . Apparently most if not all of the lathe manufacturers of...
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    Chuck

    Hello

    It is not a problem normally when the chuck is being taken off regularly and the spindle register is oiled a bit . In this case , the chuck has been on the spindle since Jack Kennedy was the...
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    Peerless

    I have the same saw , I have used it a quite a lot , I think they were made in Ballarat . Mine is mounted on lengths of railway track which makes it very stable , they tend to jump around if they are...
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    Yes Ok the DTI on the top slide for making the...

    Yes Ok the DTI on the top slide for making the plug ... I will do that, good advice . I might try a draw bar and pull the plug into the spindle , or could I use some low strength Loctite on the...
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    blows

    Hi

    I don't want to risk damaging the gearbox .

    I did try this, I selected the lowest gear 15 rpm and placed a 1 " gal pipe in the 3 jaw chuck and gave the end of the pipe a few blows , all...
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    grip

    Not really , there is only a short length of spindle outboard of the headstock casting , where a gear is located on the spindle end . The advice I got is to lock the spindle at the back plate end ,...
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    ok

    Ok sounds good , I thought it was under one degree .

    I think over 4" the taper would be .1 "
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    Stuck chuck ....

    I have this pre war 13" Holbrook lathe , its really almost ready to be melted down .It weighs over 1.5 ton and its only got a short bed .

    Anyway the back plate is jammed on the spindle . Holbrook...
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    Harrison

    Wow . I am glad that I bought the Harrison after that glowing praise of it :2tsup:

    BTW when I wrote "half worn out lathe " this was misleading . I should have written
    " showing signs of previous...
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    Alignment

    I had a alignment problem with my 1950's era Harrison L5 recently . It was turning a taper and this had me confused - these are heavily built lathes with a heavy rigid base/cabinet . I tried test...
  50. Thread: Oiler Plans

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    Capitals

    Phil

    I think you are over reacting to a innocent remark . It has nothing whatever to do with "mates"

    What's wrong with capitals as a title anyway ? Many books have capital letter titles don't...
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