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    Yep, my suggestion too. Have used one for that...

    Yep, my suggestion too. Have used one for that purpose more than once!
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    How much of hurry are you in? Ausee list an open...

    How much of hurry are you in? Ausee list an open adaptor for just under $20, but it's showing out of stock - they might be getting more?
    http://www.ausee.com.au/shop/item.aspx?itemid=3544
    ...
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    Bearing Wholesalers in Lilydale has a pretty good...

    Bearing Wholesalers in Lilydale has a pretty good range of Loctite gear - got some 609 there not long ago. Not too sure about 620, but could be worth a phone call at least, if you're heading that...
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    To make something like that via welding is pretty...

    To make something like that via welding is pretty straightforward. 80mm square tubing would seem to be a fair bit of overkill to me though, unless you wanted the look, or its a seriously heavy...
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    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Hmmm... 25%? I might...

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:



    Hmmm... 25%? I might need to use it a few times I think... :doh:
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    When you say pipe bender, do you mean one of the...

    When you say pipe bender, do you mean one of the hydraulic ones you see all over the place? If so, seems to me it probably wouldn't be too hard to make some other tooling up out of scrap for it to...
  7. Another vote for a problem with the brazed...

    Another vote for a problem with the brazed carbide tool here. I've never had much success with the cheapo brazed boring bar set I have for my boring head, just don't cut at all well. Best thing I...
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    Be interested to know where you end up getting...

    Be interested to know where you end up getting them from, and how they fit... Quite a few of the ones on my AL335 are now defective in one way or another, really need to do the lot...
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    That's when you start digging!

    That's when you start digging!
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    Sticky: Poll: I was confused by this comment, until I realised...

    I was confused by this comment, until I realised that people were using the new posts link up the top - which I've never used on any forum of this size and diversity, as it would take me entirely to...
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    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lincoln-Weldanpower-225...

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lincoln-Weldanpower-225-DC-/301689526199?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item463e18d7b7

    There's normally a handful on Ebay at any one time, with wildly varied prices....
  12. Haven't checked back on this thread for a while,...

    Haven't checked back on this thread for a while, figured it had just died a natural death. Glad to see Yonnee has replied, I was hoping to get your thoughts on construction when I started this...
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    How often are you planning to do this? If its...

    How often are you planning to do this? If its just one or two cuts, grab the angle grinder and be done with it. Doesn't take that long... From memory, you have a mill that can be used to square up...
  14. Sure can. UNF in 316 here. ...

    Sure can.

    UNF in 316 here.

    http://www.austain.com.au/shop/listings/threaded-rod/seo/threaded-rod/

    UNF in 304 here.
    ...
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    It's worth noting that the El cheapo Makita...

    It's worth noting that the El cheapo Makita models sold at Bunnings are quite different to the expensive models sold in tool shops (which are very good, I own one, and have seen many more used and...
  16. Agreed on loading up the light duty with heavy...

    Agreed on loading up the light duty with heavy gear - the question is, what is the chassis construction underneath said trailer? After all, if its just bits of angle iron underneath too, then its...
  17. $500 6x4 'Light duty' trailers - what are they made of?

    Has anyone looked underneath a Trik Trailers or similar 'light duty' 6x4, who can comment on their chassis construction etc? Do they use angle iron, SHS, and in what sizes?

    The reason I ask is...
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    Idle observation.... 110mm cross slide travel...

    Idle observation.... 110mm cross slide travel plus 70mm compound slide travel gives 180mm travel.
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    It would be good if you could find the cause, as...

    It would be good if you could find the cause, as the flipside of my workaround is that when you click on a photo in a post to view it fullsize, it doesn't load properly. The popup banner loads, but...
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    If you're using IE11, click up in the top RH...

    If you're using IE11, click up in the top RH corner on the little gear, go to 'Compatibility View settings', and then add 'woodworkforums.com' to the list of sites.

    I had the same issue of...
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    Sticky: I've got some from the same seller (Ebay tells me...

    I've got some from the same seller (Ebay tells me September last year), and I haven't managed to strip any yet - haven't even felt close. Unlike some of the ones that came on the toolholders, which...
  22. Depends on what tools you have, and the steel the...

    Depends on what tools you have, and the steel the circlip is made of - sometimes you can just get onto the broken ends with a screwdriver or pick well enough to get them out.

    Failing that, you...
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    Wolfchester also do an identical one, I think...

    Wolfchester also do an identical one, I think with Forch branding (can't be bothered going out to the workshop)



    We had 2 or 3 at my old work that had been used as spray bottles for petrol for...
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    Putting a good smear of grease on the teeth of...

    Putting a good smear of grease on the teeth of all the gears stopped the ringing on my AL335. Afterwards I replaced the bearings in the big compound gear, which also seemed to help a little... ...
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    So, I'll ask the question everyone wants to know...

    So, I'll ask the question everyone wants to know - when are you taking orders? :q
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    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Caramel-Wheel-Pinstripe...

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Caramel-Wheel-Pinstripe-Remover-Wheel-adhesive-tape-pin-stripe-removal-/200987060226

    These work very well on car paint, no matter how old the sticker/pin stripe. Might...
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    Sounds like the motor could be running on just...

    Sounds like the motor could be running on just the start winding, not switching over to the main? Centrifugal switch working? (if it has one)


    As far as oil goes, the appropriate stuff is...
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    The switch should be an easy one, I'd think its...

    The switch should be an easy one, I'd think its most likely to be a forward/reverse switch (given there seems to be no other method of operating the motor visible to me at least). The central...
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    I was reminded yesterday that when flaring steel...

    I was reminded yesterday that when flaring steel tubing (clutch pipe in this case), it generally works much better when you put the tube nut on the pipe BEFORE you flare it..... :doh:
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    Yep, the trex 450 style choppers are pretty...

    Yep, the trex 450 style choppers are pretty serious kit. I'm sure you're aware of this, but that looks to be just the mechanicals - no motor, no servos, no receiver, no gyro, no transmitter. Gets...
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    Wow - their 'first bottle' prices have gone up a...

    Wow - their 'first bottle' prices have gone up a fair whack! I bought my E sizes for $460 just last year, now $530. Inflation really is a bitch... :doh: At least the fills haven't really changed.
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    A mate of mine has one, it welds very smoothly...

    A mate of mine has one, it welds very smoothly (this is with gas, can't comment on gasless), plenty of grunt. With a little encouragement from me, he managed to get some quite decent beads down...
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    Maybe a Dremel, given the size of the hole......

    Maybe a Dremel, given the size of the hole... Don't recall ever seeing a die grinder bit less than about 10mm diameter, though that's not to say they don't exist.

    Die grinders are good for...
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    It's common sense that it takes 2 people to...

    It's common sense that it takes 2 people to change a globe in a fluoro?

    Nominate me for the Darwin award now then.
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    I hadn't seen that one before. Truly mind...

    I hadn't seen that one before. Truly mind blowing.

    Here's a good one for contemplation, on the topic of current OHS regs - Worksafe states, and my employers SWMS also states, that 3 points of...
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    Its likely nothing to do with your computer. I...

    Its likely nothing to do with your computer. I spent 4 hours looking on mine to find this thing (not a trace anywhere), as I do a lot of browsing through multiple forums and had it happen often. ...
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    Quick google search of Disston USA led to me to a...

    Quick google search of Disston USA led to me to a post on another forum, which indicates that it is a saw jointer and raker guage.
    ...
  38. Whereabouts in Melbourne are you? I just...

    Whereabouts in Melbourne are you? I just remembered the insert holders I got with my lathe originally took that style insert, and as such I have a few of them floating around that I'm not likely to...
  39. The (hopefully) attached images should help you...

    The (hopefully) attached images should help you with the insert designation...

    As far as buying in Australia? That's generally not so easy. I just had a look at H&F pricing on your insert shape,...
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    About the only thing I could see it being useful...

    About the only thing I could see it being useful for like that is roughing and finishing in a single pass... First toolbit takes it down roughly to size, rear one looks to have a sharper tip to shave...
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    Oh come on, you know the temperature in this...

    Oh come on, you know the temperature in this forum isn't climate controlled, and there are too many dirty people in here spreading contaminants to affect the readings.

    And besides, it's 99.3%,...
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    Dawn still sell replacement jaws, although I...

    Dawn still sell replacement jaws, although I believe they aren't that cheap. If you've got a mill you could machine something up that would be quite suitable, mild steel would probably do the job...
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    Also interesting... My AL335 ejects anything with...

    Also interesting... My AL335 ejects anything with a tang at 30mm too, and things without at about zero, but has no tang engagement... I wonder if the engagement part of yours could be recreated to...
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    Don't own an armchair, and not a great fan of...

    Don't own an armchair, and not a great fan of peanuts.

    My comment was in reference to the fact you used the phrase 'Rollies dad's method', no more, no less. If you'd like to see where your thread...
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    And I feel like a fortune teller - I could see...

    And I feel like a fortune teller - I could see where this thread was going to go right from the first post :doh:
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    I don't have any experience with AEG, but looking...

    I don't have any experience with AEG, but looking at the price for the drill/grinder/impact driver kit on the site you linked ($699), you're within spitting distance of many of the name brands...
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    Found time to knock these two out among my other...

    Found time to knock these two out among my other duties for the weekend... The little one will see duty in some form(s) of radius cutters I will have need for in the not to distant future. The other...
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    That is fantastic! You definitely get photos of...

    That is fantastic! You definitely get photos of the most interesting things about!

    Cheers, Ben.
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    Bob, any idea on the purpose of the device on the...

    Bob, any idea on the purpose of the device on the ground in front of the 66/68 torpedo? From the little I can make out, it looks as interesting as the torpedoes themselves...
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    High speed Waldown?

    I can't believe this finished with no bids, now relisted... Unless it's not actually a high speed one, but it looks about right to my untrained eye - and even so, anything with a Waldown badge seems...
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