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10th January 2012, 06:49 PM
Thread: Wood lathe copy attachment
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hello, just a question I was going to ask....
hello, just a question I was going to ask. Although I was after a copying attachment for face turning.
I have used a copying attachment for a metal lathe and you are correct that the pattern does... -
27th October 2011, 11:43 PM
Thread: What's your favourite saying?
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'poofteenth' when you bump the handle to...
'poofteenth'
when you bump the handle to take just a 'mickhair' off the job
'chasing moonbeams'
when you take off a poofteeth and it doesn't do anything and you say to yourself there is no... -
27th October 2011, 11:30 PM
Thread: Marking out hollow bar
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This is assuming your cross slide top cover is...
This is assuming your cross slide top cover is parallel to your tool travel.
set up in lathe. set center height for tool. scibe line on circumference at points needed along length. scribe line... -
have you ground your tip correctly? I.e flat with...
have you ground your tip correctly? I.e flat with a slight chamfer. What electrode are you using? thoriated (red paint) or Zirconaded (white) remember Aluminium is White (A-Z!!!!) and Red is steel....
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27th October 2011, 11:02 PM
Thread: How to achieve that polished look
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In the past I have done a Wet finish, basically a...
In the past I have done a Wet finish, basically a HSS flat tool, with a small nose radius, slow rpm and feed. FLOODED with coolant. feed was based on the 1/3 principle, ideally in 1 rev you would...
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27th October 2011, 11:37 AM
Thread: Carbide Parting Tool
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I think it was a takang lathe, 600 swing and 1800...
I think it was a takang lathe, 600 swing and 1800 cts? The only reason that I would part off above center is with the high feed rate that I use. Its usually about 5 or 10 thou. I must admit that when...
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16th October 2011, 04:07 PM
Thread: Carbide Parting Tool
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hello parting off with a carbide is a bitch when...
hello
parting off with a carbide is a bitch when you have a fair depth to get through. I find that I can run at about 1000rpm for k1045 70mm dia. (practically always run at 1000rpm for parting off)... -
yes it does.. a breezeway!!
yes it does.. a breezeway!!
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11th April 2010, 01:42 PM
Thread: Screwcutting help
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tool at the right height? Tool as short as...
tool at the right height? Tool as short as possible? sol oil is more suited to heat removal so get some rocol or something thick. Your back rake might be too much. nose radius too small? It actually...
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18th June 2009, 11:31 PM
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Like most 'machining' jobs try to keep the cut as...
Like most 'machining' jobs try to keep the cut as long as possible, ie the tooth of the blade just passing through the material, not chomping like a chainsaw. This will also avoid the blade crushing...
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7th June 2009, 09:26 PM
Thread: Knurling on the lathe
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For me, I place the knurling tool at a slight...
For me, I place the knurling tool at a slight angle to the job. Run low rpm like (depending on the diameter, after a slow surface speed). Run the stream of coolant on the tool, and not the job. I...
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4th October 2008, 03:11 PM
Thread: silky oak tree
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silky oak tree
I have a silky oak tree in my backyard that is on the fence line. It is right near the neighbours house. I would like to know what it would be worth. Its about 600mm in diameter. the main trunk is...
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11th January 2008, 06:05 PM
Thread: getting the cash for an extension
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the cash flow is not that free that I could do it...
the cash flow is not that free that I could do it in the timeframe that I want.
I think that the reason that the bank will not let me owner build is that If I have problems they will not get there... -
10th January 2008, 11:02 PM
Thread: getting the cash for an extension
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getting the cash for an extension
Hello all
I am new to the hunter valley, and looking to extend my house.
I have bugger all equity in it, but have a good cash flow.
The bank told me that the only way that I can do an extension to... -
11th October 2007, 10:37 PM
Thread: sewer obstruction
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sewer obstruction
I bought a house and after three months I had a blockage in the sewer line. (from the main sewer to the house) I paid a plumber to come and fix? or rememdy the situation, and he used a pressure head...
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11th October 2007, 10:21 PM
Thread: Re-Threading Whipper Snipper Cable.
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sorry to pinch the post I have a pope...
sorry to pinch the post
I have a pope brushcutter with bump feed
does it matter what line I get? ie diameter.... cutting edges etc...
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11th October 2007, 10:05 PM
Thread: river rocks for dry river beds
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sweet. got mates in glouster and paterson... so...
sweet.
got mates in glouster and paterson... so rocks cost transport.
Muswellbrook is in the Hunter Valley. (NSW)
I tried Aust Nat Land and they cant get them...
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11th October 2007, 08:31 PM
Thread: river rocks for dry river beds
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river rocks for dry river beds
I have an easement in the back yard that has only flooded once in the last 20 years and at the moment the last owner has filled it with bricks and tiles and crap.
I want to...
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11th October 2007, 08:24 PM
Thread: In bath shower and waterproofing
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In bath shower and waterproofing
I am going to fit a new bath and being a small bathroom have a shower and semi frameless shower screen over it.
Should the bath be set into the walls with the villaboard level of the bath and using... -
11th October 2007, 08:11 PM
Thread: Vibration While Boring after reasons why
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check the center height, check again, check...
check the center height,
check again,
check again.
feed should be more then the tip radius for ANY metal turning
get your boring bar, drill a hole up the guts (80% clamping area at least)
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11th October 2007, 08:04 PM
Thread: Finding the centre of a rod
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this is what I do... extend your spindle, give...
this is what I do...
extend your spindle, give it a shake.... The backlash in this will indicate how much backlash you have in your machine and how accurate you can drill your hole...
holding your...