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Hi Phil

I have a ~4kW 3 phase gen, and I regularly use just one outlet. Each outlet has a limit of ~1.25kW. My understanding is that balance is not very important as long as no single outlet goes...

Hi Mathew, welcome to the forum! Are the stumps large enough to set a small fire on the top, and burn out the cavity? Might take a few goes with a small fire rather than one inferno!!!
Cheers
Si

Hi EO

Guess you are aware that the 034 Super piston/barrel are same dimensions as the 036, and as far as I am aware are interchangeable? I had an 034 Super - good saw. From what I remember when I...

Yeah Chris, interesting point. Common that people worry about money, then assume that depression is just severe worry - therefore having money alleviates the issue. But worry, insecurity and...

Wise words Cliff!

I like that the origins of CBGs weren't purely cigar boxes, but the reuse of whatever cheap was to hand - tomato crates, bolts for nuts and bridges etc etc,(or even old steel...

Unless, that is, you reuse some old timber - I made my CBG from redgum fencepost (top and bottom, resawn to 2.5-3mm, bookmatched, and some blackwood salvaged from a branch on the roadside for the...

Hi Jade

Try www.gpttools.com.au/ - opposite the Ford plant in Broadmeadows. I think that they bought up all GMC spares a while ago. No association but I have got spares for GMC tools from them in...

Hi Phil

Have you had any big moths banging on the windows? We get them periodically, seem to emerge from holes like those, ~1cm diameter, sometimes with a yellow pupal case around 5cm long. Heaps...

Blades arrived yesterday - real beauties! The skew in particular is an impressive/scary hunk of steel!

Many thanks TS for organising this - a huge organisational task which I don't underestimate -...

Hit a spot with me, Paul

Thoughts with all family and friends involved. Don't we focus every day on the "oh so important" but really unimportant everyday stuff? Occasionally we get nationally...

Again, I'll say, I reckon soft jaws are the way to go for precision (look through any catalogues such as Kitigawa or Rohm and look at the prevalence of soft jaws vs hard for their quality kit).
...

Hi Eskimo

I'd suggest either soft jaws for your chuck, so that you can ensure that they are absolutely concentric for the diameter you are turning (for critical work) by taking a lick off the ID...

Ah, sorry, yep, understand now ...........

Cheers

Si

Hi Stu

From photo it looks as if there is one pitch difference over about 16 threads, so 0.75/16 = 0.047, so would seem that your thread is something like 0.703mm pitch.

Nevertheless, as you...

Hi Stu

Here's another thought - any chance it is a 8-36 UNF thread? That has close to 0.73mm pitch, very close to 4mm dia depending on fit class.

I have a (metric) Mitty Digimatic DTI which...

Thanks TS, PM sent.
Cheers
Si

Hi TS

PM sent.

Cheers

Si

Hi Mike

Are you feeding with the cross slide or top slide? If the former, then the cut will get progressively harder as the length of the cutting front increases. If you set the top slide to the...

Sweet! Nice bit of kit. Take a bit of practice to hand sharpen the 0.1 thou drill bits!!! :D

Looking great Kev - something to be v proud of and a beaut tribute to M.
Si

Beautiful!

Just been re-reading Longitude yet again, and never fail to be amazed by Harrison's early fully wooden chronographs - highly temp & humidity compensated, and self lubricated. Genius...

Nice to find fellow afficianados of the Weiler lathes. Absolute beauties to operate. I am fortunate enough to have an LZ330 preselector (and an old friend has an LZ 280 variator - note Tony's...

Thats what I was hoping! First aim would be to do a RH BD rebate style plane, then at some stage attempt a LH bevel up LA plane for a shooting board using the same blade. Gawd knows how long it'll...

Hi Ray

I'd prefer my skew blade to be right-handed please (I think that's the correct convention - leading point of the blade on the right hand side in bevel down configuration).

Many thanks...

Looking good :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:!

Hi TS

Please put me down for one of the skew mitre blades please.

Cheers

SiJ

Chambezio

The second line from the carb is the impulse pipe, which operates the diaphragm pump by transmitting pulses from varying crankcase pressure. If this is leaking, or is blocked (perhaps...

Ray

Not as elegant as pure taper, but if you ground the first side to within, say, 1/4" of the toothed edge, couldn't you simply place the ground section on the chuck, overhanging the unground...

Very sorry for you mate. She was beautiful. Have 3 collies and couldn't be without them.They are lovely companions, with such distinct personalities.

Rackon Nell can't be replaced, but perhaps a...

I reckon 6 cuts:
Cut 1 makes 2 x 4x2x4. Move end to end (so effectively 8x2x4)
Cut 2 makes 4 x 4x1x4. Rotate stacks 90deg
Cut 3 makes 8 x 2x1x4. Move stacks end to end
Cut 4 makes 16 x 1x1x4. Put...

Is that Vanishing Potion being poured on the errant tree? Optimistic bloke!

Chris

Here's a link with some info on your lathe (edit - Doh - just seen you've already linked to another page on the site):

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I too think that the threaded ring acts on the bush...

As others have said, for reversing it is 95% confidence and staying relaxed so take the plunge, pick the trailer up and go straight to an open area and have a go. I reckon you'll be surprised how...

Hi TS,
I would prefer 5.4mm, although would still keep same order if group decides on 6mm.
Cheers
Si

Managed to clear this off my wife's netbook yesterday with help of following website:

Remove System Tool and SystemTool (Uninstall Guide)

:2tsup:

Looks scarier than it is - didn't lose...

"You can grind your nuts with them too."
:)(

Seconded!!! :D

Thanks Helmut. This to confirm my order too.
Cheers
Si

Hi TS

Onya for tackling this so soon after the chisels order! My first choice would be option 1, though would be happy with any of the shapes proposed.

Cheers
Si

You could try GPT, Ghebrial Power Tools 1860 Hume Hwy, Campbellfield VIC 3061<NOBR>(03) 9357 6168. </NOBR>
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<NOBR>No association etc, but they were able to supply me with an original...

Totally agree with your sentiments Peter, and btw beautiful work. Real delicacy of touch.

:oo::oo::oo:

That'll be Spiers of Ayr, Scotland, in England!!! Know a few Scots who may take exception to that!!! :U:U:U

Might be worth checking if you can indeed run it off 240V - may be that it simply draws more current. I have a 310A Miller TIG which will run on anything from 415V down to 110V, but of course with...

Beaut work Ian, as always :2tsup:, will follow progress with great interest. This has motivated me to have a go myself!
Cheers
Si

Some very impressive collections on show!

However, most of the planes appear to be stored upright, but since we strive to get such a sharp edge on our blades, does anyone else find it...

An extremely good Eucalypt database (for SA, VIC, NSW species at any rate) already exists, in the form of the CSIRO EUCLID database (available on CD-ROM at local libraries), which allow any of about...

Hi TS
Thanks for adding me!
Cheers
Si

Hi TS

If you still have spare material left I'd like to put my name down for two blades:
1 off 50 x 6 x 150 mm
1 off 60 x 6 x 100 mm

Many thanks

Si

Hi Ray
Thanks for the heads up. Look forward to seeing some of the finished saws! Hope plenty of pics are posted!
Cheers
Si

Hi Ray
Realise that I am pretty late here, but did you have any lengths of steel plate / brass left over from your batch? If so I would be very interested in a couple of lengths.
Cheers
Si