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4th July 2011, 01:15 AM
Thread: ER Collet Chuck Spindle Nose Blanks.
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Pete F. Without getting into a debate about the...
Pete F. Without getting into a debate about the correctness of your comments. These are your beliefs and I don't judge you for that but I don't see the point in slandering another board member on...
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7th June 2011, 09:05 PM
Thread: ER32 Collet chuck - where to buy
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Thanks. I did tech drawing at school. After that,...
Thanks. I did tech drawing at school. After that, in a past life I was a carpenter so there was a fair bit of drawing involed with the trade course and also later in the Clerk of Works course....
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7th June 2011, 02:22 PM
Thread: ER32 Collet chuck - where to buy
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I made an ER32 collet chuck for my Hercus based...
I made an ER32 collet chuck for my Hercus based on a Harold Hall design and modified to work on the Hercus. I bought the nut because the price was cheap and there was a lot of work in making one....
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24th May 2011, 12:09 PM
Thread: dont you just hate it!
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From my observations I've determined they are not...
From my observations I've determined they are not there to help. Only create trouble.
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23rd May 2011, 02:28 PM
Thread: dont you just hate it!
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It's the bloody shed fairy. I've been trying to...
It's the bloody shed fairy. I've been trying to get rid of mine for years. It's forever moving things so I can't find them. You think it could find something better to do than spend it's time...
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26th January 2011, 09:29 PM
Thread: Any chance of a favour?
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Weld and shape is the only way I can see you...
Weld and shape is the only way I can see you getting that bend. You don't have a hope in hell of heating and bending it to the shape of the original. One good thing about welding it is you can always...
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25th January 2011, 07:58 PM
Thread: Any chance of a favour?
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Ok Bob. Have a look at the PDF document and see...
Ok Bob. Have a look at the PDF document and see if there's enough info in there for what you need.
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25th January 2011, 06:20 PM
Thread: Any chance of a favour?
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Hi Bob, I'll measure it up and do some sort of...
Hi Bob,
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18th November 2010, 11:26 AM
Thread: Hercus 9" Model A Feed Nuts
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No, I haven't pulled it apart to see what things...
No, I haven't pulled it apart to see what things are like in there yet. Just saw these nuts last night and after a recent thread on here about saddle re-assembly and the crud you can find down in...
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18th November 2010, 10:07 AM
Thread: Hercus 9" Model A Feed Nuts
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Hercus 9" Model A Feed Nuts
Has anyone used these feed nuts on a 9" Model A Hercus.
South Bend Lathe 9" 10k Backlash Compensating Feed Nuts (eBay item 160495516667 end time 18-Nov-10 13:30:09 AEDST) : Business Industrial
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15th October 2010, 10:57 AM
Thread: cutting 27 tpi on a hercus
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I did a trial run yesterday cutting 28 tpi thread...
I did a trial run yesterday cutting 28 tpi thread for it and it works well. I just cut the threads a little deeper and it works like a bought one.
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15th October 2010, 12:02 AM
Thread: LED Lighting for HM-45 Mill
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Guys. I've got a thread going over in the Hercus...
Guys. I've got a thread going over in the Hercus forum regarding 27 tpi threads and they suggested I try using 28 tpi or metric 0.9 pitch.
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14th October 2010, 12:25 PM
Thread: cutting 27 tpi on a hercus
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That's what I think I'd read somewhere and was...
That's what I think I'd read somewhere and was looking for.
Thanks for the help guys.
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14th October 2010, 09:52 AM
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Have a look at this one...
Have a look at this one https://www.woodworkforums.com/f189/things-you-have-made-your-hercus-83895/index2.html post No:27 with some pics back in post No:17. It's fully fabricated from what I had...
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12th October 2010, 08:05 PM
Thread: cutting 27 tpi on a hercus
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Yes. I do. I've got the 100/127, 26, 28, 32, 36,...
Yes. I do.
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12th October 2010, 07:26 PM
Thread: cutting 27 tpi on a hercus
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Yep. Model A, 8TPI leadscrew.
Yep. Model A, 8TPI leadscrew.
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12th October 2010, 06:57 PM
Thread: LED Lighting for HM-45 Mill
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I'm having the same problem after getting mine...
I'm having the same problem after getting mine today.
The thread is 5/8" x 27tpi. Apparently a thread used for microphones (UNS) and something I can't cut on my lathe. :C -
12th October 2010, 06:50 PM
Thread: cutting 27 tpi on a hercus
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cutting 27 tpi on a hercus
Does anyone know how I can cut a 5/8 27tpi thread using an imperial Hercus. I'm sure I read a document once on how to do this but I can't remember where I saw it and no amount of searching is...
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12th October 2010, 11:11 AM
Thread: LED Lighting for HM-45 Mill
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Thanks for the link. The gooseneck on my mill...
Thanks for the link. The gooseneck on my mill light has been as limp as .......... for ages but I didn't know where to get a new one. Didn't think about microphone booms. All I could think of was...
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9th September 2010, 11:50 AM
Thread: APMT103504PDER inserts
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That's the kit I bought. The Face mill takes 7...
That's the kit I bought. The Face mill takes 7 inserts, 16mm takes 2 inserts and 12mm takes 1 insert. $138 for 10!! Now I remember why I went hunting for alternatives. Just replacing the inserts in...
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8th September 2010, 09:40 PM
Thread: APMT103504PDER inserts
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Have a look at these APMT 103504PDER ACZ350...
Have a look at these APMT 103504PDER ACZ350 SUMITOMO INSERTS - eBay Cutting Tools Consumables, Metalworking Tooling, Manufacturing Metalworking, Business Industrial. (end time 09-Sep-10 04:17:29...
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12th August 2010, 09:52 PM
Thread: Mr Peacock's Indexing Attachment
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Thanks Dave. I've started making mine. I got the...
Thanks Dave. I've started making mine. I got the bulk of the main frame completed today. Just have to clean it a bit more.
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5th August 2010, 10:31 PM
Thread: Glad to have my Hercus
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Yes please. I started drawing one up tonight to...
Yes please. I started drawing one up tonight to figure out how to make it but that would save some of my old brain cells.
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5th August 2010, 12:23 PM
Thread: Glad to have my Hercus
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BEE55T. I like the idea of that indexing...
BEE55T. I like the idea of that indexing attachment. I think you've just created me some more work. I want one of those.
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29th June 2010, 12:41 PM
Thread: Lathe basics: Spindle centre error
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Here's a spreadsheet containing angles/dimensions...
Here's a spreadsheet containing angles/dimensions for some of the more common tapers. It may be of some use to you.
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21st January 2010, 11:09 PM
Thread: HAFCO VM-1 Milling Machine
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Hi alex_bauhaus. That's the same as my mill. You...
Hi alex_bauhaus. That's the same as my mill. You don't happen to have the manual for it do you?
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17th November 2009, 09:31 PM
Thread: Which desk top mill?
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Don't forget to factor in tooling too. I've heard...
Don't forget to factor in tooling too. I've heard it said before to allow the cost of the mill again in tooling and from experience I tend to agree with that. A mill can be a bottomless pit when it...
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13th November 2009, 09:52 AM
Thread: Dead Centre Size for Hercus Spindle
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Yep. Tried that one just recently. I'm in the...
Yep. Tried that one just recently. I'm in the process of building Jerry Howells Miser Stirling Engine and I used that method to turn the main column. The column has a square 25mm section at the...
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12th November 2009, 11:21 PM
Thread: Dead Centre Size for Hercus Spindle
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No concerns I could fully justify :roll: Most of...
No concerns I could fully justify :roll: Most of the problems are probably with the idiot behind the tool.:D
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12th November 2009, 09:45 PM
Thread: Dead Centre Size for Hercus Spindle
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Pipeclay: Sounds like yours stick out as much as...
Pipeclay: Sounds like yours stick out as much as mine do. It just seemed like it was too far. One of the dogs I have has a 25mm return arm so that means I would have to have a standoff from the catch...
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12th November 2009, 02:54 PM
Thread: Dead Centre Size for Hercus Spindle
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Dead Centre Size for Hercus Spindle
I'm trying to set my lathe up for turning between centres and I'm a bit puzzled.
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6th October 2009, 10:29 AM
Thread: Offset needed for cam in a 3 jaw chuck
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There's another program there called CAM.ZIP. I...
There's another program there called CAM.ZIP. I haven't looked at it but it may be of some use.
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5th October 2009, 11:34 PM
Thread: Offset needed for cam in a 3 jaw chuck
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Sorry. I should have explained how to run the...
Sorry. I should have explained how to run the thing. All his software is DOS based but as from Win XP DOS was considered unimportant and they set it up to work that way. Why I don't know. Don't you...
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5th October 2009, 06:36 PM
Thread: Offset needed for cam in a 3 jaw chuck
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Have a look on this...
Have a look on this page for ECCENT.ZIP. I thinks it's what you are looking for. Lots of other good stuff on this site.
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21st September 2009, 01:24 PM
Thread: Help with dies
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Attached is a spreadsheet of info I've collected...
Attached is a spreadsheet of info I've collected from different sources. What I've done is printed them out and laminated them. They hang in the shed and I'm constantly referring to them for nearest...
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19th September 2009, 07:55 PM
Thread: Groz QCTP coming together.
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Yep. As Dave says. I had the same problem. Just...
Yep. As Dave says. I had the same problem. Just clean them out and they should be ok. Mine were full of rubbish. After that I cut down on the amount of WD40 I was spraying around which was carrying...
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14th September 2009, 07:26 PM
Thread: Hercus sticker-waterslide?
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I'll be interested to hear how it goes Ken. Don't...
I'll be interested to hear how it goes Ken. Don't know how water slide will work with bubble jet ink though. As soon as you get water anywhere near that ink the stuff runs everywhere.
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14th September 2009, 01:43 PM
Thread: brobo vs bandsaw vs metal cut off saw
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I'd be interested in knowing how this would go...
I'd be interested in knowing how this would go using it as a slitting saw in a mill. As for using it in an angle grinder!! I like all the parts of my anatomy just where they are thanks. That would be...
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I bought my Bi-metal blade from Gasweld about 12...
I bought my Bi-metal blade from Gasweld about 12 month ago so maybe they don't sell them now.
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A word of warning Pete F. Don't wander too far...
A word of warning Pete F. Don't wander too far away from the saw while it's cutting. The blade can/does jam occassionally and if you're not around to turn it off then there goes the motor.
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I went in to buy mine unsure of which one to get...
I went in to buy mine unsure of which one to get but was leaning towards the Tiawainese one because of the larger motor. After looking at the two of them I think the Tiawainese one had the stronger...
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Same as BenM78 I bought the Toolex 3/4hp version...
Same as BenM78 I bought the Toolex 3/4hp version and It's been great. I wouldn't be without it now but it is Taiwanese so expect to do some tweaking. My drive belt tensioning screw was binding and...
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31st July 2009, 04:24 PM
Thread: oh god what have i done!!!
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Nice one. The pain will soon subside and the bank...
Nice one. The pain will soon subside and the bank account will eventually recover. Just think of all the fun and "useful" things you can now make.
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29th June 2009, 09:50 PM
Thread: What drill chuck to suit AL-30 lathe?
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Yep. That will work. The arbour is MT2 at one end...
Yep. That will work. The arbour is MT2 at one end which suits your lathe and B16 on the other end to suit that drill chuck.
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25th June 2009, 01:11 PM
Thread: Worn thread on a saw spindle
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That's a good point Pipeclay. For the thread to...
That's a good point Pipeclay. For the thread to be damaged like that something has damaged it. It doesn't sound like something you would expect from normal wear and tear.
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22nd June 2009, 01:58 PM
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Looks good KrisFarm. I was thinking an angle...
Looks good KrisFarm. I was thinking an angle indicator would be a good idea but that was as far as I got was thinking about it.
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18th June 2009, 12:23 AM
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I saw the price on their bi-metal blades. That's...
I saw the price on their bi-metal blades. That's a good price. I paid $50 for one from GasWeld about 12 months ago.
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16th June 2009, 12:34 PM
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Looking good Geoff. I found getting the board...
Looking good Geoff. I found getting the board mounted in the box and mounting the scales took ten times longer than making the board up. Mounting in the box was a bit fiddly getting everything lined...
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4th June 2009, 06:45 PM
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Hi Geoff. I saw that. The prices are really good....
Hi Geoff. I saw that. The prices are really good. I think the complete kit is about $30 cheaper than I paid for mine 18 months ago.
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3rd June 2009, 09:10 PM
Thread: CO2 Mig Gas For Steel Welding
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I only rarely use my mig so after looking into...
I only rarely use my mig so after looking into costs I decided it would be a total waste of money hiring cylinders. I was using the throw away disposable cylinders but they aren't cheap either if you...