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Hi Phil I have the same rule where I work (a train maintenance company)I have stopped posting anything(not on this site)so as not get myself in trouble! By the way I am the boilermaker you met out at...

I purchased a chinese mill with a set of end mills and found that they only last 1 or 2 heavy cuts. I am completing an adult apprentship as a fitter and found that I cannot get the same finish with...

I would love to get involved but I am up to my earholes in rebuilding R711s super heater elements!

Some thing more for Simon and Warren to play with?

I would use a #20 tip

Yes Pete that correct
Thanks for the reply

I purchased a foot pedal from you a couple of weeks ago and I am very happy with it
It makes it so much easier to weld Ali for witch I purchased...

I have owned a Token Tools Alusync 200 Tig Arc Plasma machine for about 12 months and found that I could not connect the Tig torch through the machine because of the diffrent thread used for the...

I paied $1200 for my 1952 9a 2 years ago
I come with 3 boxes of tooling including 2 3 jaw chucks a face plate a 4 jaw and a bed mounted stedy
I consider it a bargain because I have seen machines...

Funny that
I blew the 3 point plug of the Cigweld 141 vrd inverter today

proabily take at least 2 weeks to change it in a place that employes at least 10 electricians!

I have welded tooth adapters with WIA 16 tc with no problems
Kobe LB52s are just as good

I used 16tc for both the root and capping runs when I sat for the Cert 4 exam.

Good move
At one site that I work at they purchased a CIGWELD weldskill 170 which has a 15 amp plug, without considering the workshop had very few 15 amp power points.
Its a real pain to use. If...

If there anywhere near the same condition as the machines at my TAFE they are proabily buggered

I have 3 CIGWELD arcmaster welding shelds 1 at work and 2 at home and I have the same problem with them
Yesterday at work I was welding up a stainless exhaust with the tig and had to put a standard...

I don' want to be known as a know it all but when you say I talk Bull #### it gets to me and I don't even know you!

went to work on monday and measured the pins on both machines and

The pins...

Well it didn't
we had both the weldskill and the Transarc 145i next to each other and they were diffrent work that one out?

If you buy a tig torch make sure it fits as the couplings in this machine is non standard or some type of Chinese standard!

I am currrently using a CIGweld 170 at work and find in very good for stick welding.A couple of weeks ago we wanted to use it in TIG mode but found that it did not have standard fittings on the...

Was down at the local welding supply shop and they had a Brobro saw new for $5000!

What happened to their plant in Sydney ?
Mexico is just oe step away from China

I would bet that most Miller and Lincoln welders would now be made in China

Sounds like what I have to do every Monday morning with the Tweco gun we have on one site
The Electrians and Fitters who think they can weld and stuff the gun and I am the one who has to fix it....

I have not found this. I would rate them equal with tweco.
Bernard and the gun that was on my machine witch I think was a Kempi I think are crap!
The Unimig at work we changed to a Binzel gun 8...

I have owned a BOC 250 mig welder for 5 years and so far had no problems
It was purchased new in 2001 for about $ 2000 by my former employer so I know its history. I purchased it when they ceased to...

110656[/ATTACH]110632What about the photos of a Hercus gear headed drill I sent you a couple of months ago?

I was told as Aprentice that clear safety glasses will reduce UV by 80% and anti flash glasses by about 90%

I have not had a flash in the last 25 years by alway wearing safety glasses at all...

I am trying to talk the Boss into buying a Unitig AC/DC 200
They look like the cheep tigs you can get on eBay and most likely made in the same factory.The only reason I am pushing this machine is...

I have cut 3 mm mild steel plate with a plasma and found it cut it neet with no distortion and no attached slag needing very little grinding

Interesting
My lathe No A4253 from 1952 is a V belt driven machine
I take it that Hercus went to V belt drives early in 1952??

same price as iI payed for mine of Ebay eceept mine is a model A
they proabily come with no tooling

Purchased a .75 single phase motor as this was the cheapest way to go.
The guy i purchased it from was a motor rewinder who said that the motor which was new with the lathe in 1952 might not work...

Thanks Derek
Did you get my email about the Hercus Drill press at work?

OK no different to most other DC inverters that I have used
I like to use DC inverters especially when using low hydrogen and stainless rods

Thanks mate
I am doing a night school couse in fitting and machining
And having worked in the metal trades for 30 years and I have a few mates who are fitters who are pointing me in the right...

I have been using a Cigweld weldskill 170 for the last 2 weeks at work
Its brand new out of the box so I can't judge it long term relability
I have my own Cigweld 141i witch i have owned for...

Hello gentlemen and ladies
I got my 9" Hercus home today. for the information of all I will list the following

Hercus 9" No A 4254 1952 build?
quick change gear box same serial number as on...

It looks like a no brainer!
$2000+ or $200 or so it looks like a new motor
I also rang a mate of mine who can't get 3 phase where he lives and he said it cost him $2500 for his inverter
I got a...

Hi i have just purchased a 9" Hercus on ebay witch has a 3 phase motor.
I think that it would be about 1hp.Since I only have 10 amp single phase in my shed, what would it cost for a 3 phase inverter...

Thanks Glen
I had nothing in my old trade books to go on as they preced plasma cutting

Just had a look at several threads about plasma cutting
but no one said anything about safety
My question it about eye protection
Welding Sheld or Oxy sheld ?

I would not bother cutting anything under 3 mm with an oxy especially plate.
It can be done but you also have the problem of distortion to deal with.
Use a cut off saw an angle grinder or a plasma...

At least you got your papers!
Hopefully the laws on OHS will drive the cowboys out of busness
I though that OHS was a bit of a wank at first then I was sent to an OHS course where that explane how...

So no OHS?
I would suppose with all the lack of health and safety would no Union also be the case?
Did you get your papers befpre you left?

Thats not bad money as a beginner
You must have some welding expenerence to pass a mig welding test?

Is that full time or casual?

Start of with a pilot hole as small as possable then work up in sizes