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Matt

unixbigot, that looks like a nice little project where I could generate smoke instead of swarf.

I couldn't find much on Mr Google but I was probably searching for the wrong thing.

Are...

Hi Stu,
Thanks for your input.

Yes "tailstock spindle" not headstock spindle.

Yes it was seven times I took the measurements, but I used light cuts (no more than three thou on the crossfeed...

RC, I'm just following the instructions in the Textbook of Turning and Harold Hall's book which are effectively the same.

As I understand it, getting the tailstock bore concentric with the spindle...

Hi Chris,
Thanks for the Southbend test report. In lieu of anything else, these seem like good guidelines to apply to the 9".

The Hercus Textbook of Turning suggests 3.5" between collars, if my...

Thanks pipeclay,
So just keep shimming it up at the front of the tailstock? Or is there some practical limit that suggests you look at something else?

Cheers,
Matt.

Hi there Hercus users,
I am looking to see if my parallel turning accuracy is about as good as I can get.

I am using both the Textbook of Turning (PDF off the net somewhere) and Harold Hall's...

I moved my 9" with an engine crane off my trailer and into position in the shed. If you were to break her down I would be very surprised if you couldn't move the whole lot by hand, even the bed,...

I have got a Unimig Procraft 240 and a UniTig 200 and they are both great machines.

In the past I have also purchased 3-phase UniMigs for an engineering shop I ran.

At the place I currently...

A TAFE welding teacher taught me how to DC TIG weld aluminium last week. Granted the electrode gets contaminated quickly (so you can only do short welds, say 75mm, before you need to regrind the...

Bob, many thanks, I am setting up a Waldown I recently purchased off eBay so this will be a great help.

Cheers
Matt

Hi simonl, noob poster (former lurker) here too.

I bid on that Hercus "O" model but it went a bit stupid. I was interested as I've got a Hercus AR 9", but I don't want to much to spend that much...

This thread seems to have gone OT but I'll add my 2cents....

I had a email interaction with an eBay seller in SA this morning about a milling machine he has up. I looked through the pics and...

I'm with you Karl. I've got a Supagas account for Argoshield for the MIG, Argon for the TIG, and oxy/acet because it's nice to be able to heat and cut stuff.

I got my first fill free when I set...

Former Forum lurker with first post here also.

I had my new man cave wired up last year with a dedicated 15A circuit for my MIG and TIG welders. The breaker is 16A. Not that I had anything to do...