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23rd July 2017, 04:44 PM
Thread: Photobucket users held to ransom
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WARNING - WARNING!!! Well now it would seem it was coming at you for...
Well now it would seem it was coming at you for about 3 months ;)
Old thread pictures
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The scale of this thing keeps throwing me off. I...
The scale of this thing keeps throwing me off.
I was thinking getting a piece of brass "that big" would be pricey.. turns out that big isnt that big ;)
I'll be in touch next week sometime Dale
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Looks damn good to me....... I'd still be...
Looks damn good to me....... I'd still be thinking about it.
Michael,
Do you think boring the conrod(?) oversize and fitting a ring made of 0.5mm brass be an improvement?
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Well thats a pity Does the small gear* slide on...
Well thats a pity
Does the small gear* slide on past the taper? If so you're up for a new gear* or boring the gear* and making a tapered bush to fit.
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27th August 2015, 01:37 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Hey thats almost as ugly as mine! :p(So I can...
Hey thats almost as ugly as mine! :p(So I can hardly say great work without looking like I'm patting myself on the back)
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26th August 2015, 11:46 PM
Thread: Kingway alignment tool
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Strange, I was going to pm you about that, but...
Strange, I was going to pm you about that, but Big Shed beat me to it with a post about it.....when that post disappeared I assumed it had all been sorted.
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26th August 2015, 04:47 PM
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Hi Ray, I've no idea which gib Anthony is...
Hi Ray,
I've no idea which gib Anthony is talking about but wouldnt you only belly gibs that never leave their way? The Z on my mill never leaves the ways but the X can. (granted its a whole... -
25th August 2015, 08:14 PM
Thread: More metal bluing
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Considering they're about a 10 minute walk from...
Considering they're about a 10 minute walk from my place they will do just nicely. Thank you.
Don't they have lots of nice stuff! Though it is tempting to buy everything 2.5L at a time :( (which... -
25th August 2015, 06:03 PM
Thread: More metal bluing
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Hi Bob, Bunnings dont seem to have Diggers...
Hi Bob,
Bunnings dont seem to have Diggers anymore. They have Chemtech brick and tile cleaner, 95g/L Sulfamic acid and 53g/L Hydrochloric acid. Is that acceptable?
Thank you.
Stuart
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25th August 2015, 02:59 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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:doh: another great idea bites the dust lol
:doh: another great idea bites the dust lol
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25th August 2015, 12:36 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Hey BT, standby for one of my out there ballpark...
Hey BT, standby for one of my out there ballpark no measurement ideas. Would it be possible to mount your blank in the Hoz spindle then cut the gear with the Y axis? then you could bore it to size in...
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24th August 2015, 09:05 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Am I the only one that locks my table every...
Am I the only one that locks my table every time?:B
Got to do every thing else 107 times ;)
Stealing the rest of your ideas for future reference!
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24th August 2015, 05:22 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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This head?...
This head?
https://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=356944&d=1440045987
If it were my I'd just tighten those cap screws(wont need to be very tight). Much like what clamps the... -
24th August 2015, 05:03 PM
Thread: Kingway alignment tool
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Yeah but......the first measurement has an error...
Yeah but......the first measurement has an error of 0.0003"/12" the second measurement is as error of 0.0006"/12". so it would want to move 2 gradations. You've doubled the movement by doubling the...
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23rd August 2015, 11:18 PM
Thread: Kingway alignment tool
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Hi RC, You got a sketch of that? I'm not...
Hi RC,
You got a sketch of that? I'm not seeing it :(
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23rd August 2015, 10:50 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Hi BT, An idea I've seen but not used amounts...
Hi BT,
An idea I've seen but not used amounts to a piece of wire clamped to the table with a 90 deg bend in it to pick up the plate. Seemed like it would work well enough, easy enough to try.
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22nd August 2015, 11:01 PM
Thread: Extracting wooden fence posts
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:p I can ignore it also.... they just get...
:p
I can ignore it also.... they just get resized somewhere along the line. I thought it was WWF doing it.......... oh well
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22nd August 2015, 09:38 PM
Thread: Extracting wooden fence posts
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Just kidding :B How come you can upload 400+kb...
Just kidding :B
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22nd August 2015, 09:34 PM
Thread: Extracting wooden fence posts
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22nd August 2015, 08:55 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Hi Bill, Thats fine until you get to the...
Hi Bill,
Thats fine until you get to the last hole, the distance from it to the first hole will be a collection of 107 pitch errors +/- any random pitch error from the jig. Even an error of... -
22nd August 2015, 03:28 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Given you shouldnt have to much trouble picking...
Given you shouldnt have to much trouble picking that line up within 0.04mm thats 0.0024mm!!
Though if you use your rotary table and take the 5 second error thats 0.00043mm :p
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21st August 2015, 03:23 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Drawing paper stuck to MDF is looking good ;) ...
Drawing paper stuck to MDF is looking good ;)
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21st August 2015, 01:55 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Except it wont work like that ;) I think...
Except it wont work like that ;)
I think you'll find the first and last holes are on one circle, one pitch apart.(though I havent got my head around the maths just yet ;) )
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20th August 2015, 03:31 PM
Thread: Hollow tube rotary welding table
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Hi Shed So why not do that with what you...
Hi Shed
So why not do that with what you have?(remachining the seat after welding, you can make a plug to fit the boss.)
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20th August 2015, 03:03 PM
Thread: Power file/finger file/?
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Black and Decker make a 13 belt. Billy Guyatts...
Black and Decker make a 13 belt.
Billy Guyatts sell them!
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20th August 2015, 12:04 PM
Thread: Hollow tube rotary welding table
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How are you going to hold the boss to the pipe? ...
How are you going to hold the boss to the pipe?
I'm thinking you can remachine what you have. It would seem to be to big after all.
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19th August 2015, 08:02 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Hi Ray, I mean for just dialing the...
Hi Ray,
I mean for just dialing the deg:min:sec on the rotary table to make the gear.
But the divisions on the plate would not be off by more than 5".
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19th August 2015, 05:58 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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I'm not saying that wouldn't be "close enough", I...
I'm not saying that wouldn't be "close enough", I doubt you even need all the teeth, does the gear turn through a full 360? I doubt it would be as accurate as dialing in the numbers. Papers made out...
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18th August 2015, 11:47 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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Changed my mind, the error would be (in theory) a...
Changed my mind, the error would be (in theory) a max of 5 seconds....I wonder if the worn is anything like that good anyway?
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18th August 2015, 11:33 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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I'm not so sure I'd be worry about plates. If...
I'm not so sure I'd be worry about plates.
If you dividing head is 90 turns and my maths is right. If you just dial in deg,min.sec*, your greatest error would be something like 1 min 20 second**. Is... -
18th August 2015, 05:04 PM
Thread: 0.3 Module Gear Cutting Query
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That's what optical comparators are for Bob! If...
That's what optical comparators are for Bob!
If you wait long enough I'll grind you one on the Wickman..... I doubt you'll want to wait THAT long lol
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18th August 2015, 04:38 PM
Thread: Hollow tube rotary welding table
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Do you still have the matting part from the B&S?...
Do you still have the matting part from the B&S? what size it is?
If you want to go the loctite route
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Thanks for the maths. Glad its working out now. ...
Thanks for the maths. Glad its working out now.
That sure was a bad picture I picked!
This one works out better
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Then you didnt understand my ummmm "sketch"....
Then you didnt understand my ummmm "sketch". :wink:(hey I know what I was trying to get across lol)
Let me start by say I have almost no idea when it comes to gears. Though I do hate it when my... -
17th August 2015, 11:43 AM
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You can still buy hand built furinture though I...
You can still buy hand built furinture though I doubt you'll like the price.
As long as its not on fire you're correct.(by a long way in certain joints, like theones that hold the roof on)
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15th August 2015, 11:24 PM
Thread: Waldown lapper and grinder
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Suburban tools have an old lathe set up to do...
Suburban tools have an old lathe set up to do just that
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14th August 2015, 11:30 AM
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Hi Bob, Rays the man with the foil ...
Hi Bob,
Rays the man with the foil
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=173570&p=1672156#post1672156
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13th August 2015, 08:54 PM
Thread: Huanyang 24v line and tachometer
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Looks good. I have one of Bobs boxes as well! I...
Looks good.
I have one of Bobs boxes as well! I was thinking about adding a shed of fibro to stiffen things up a little.
What are PD072-75 set to?(I ask I think my manual has them mixed up)
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13th August 2015, 05:46 PM
Thread: Metric threaded rod - pitches
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Joining it to any sensible level of accuracy...
Joining it to any sensible level of accuracy shouldn't to to much of a problem.
Though a 2m length sure would be easier
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HSS will cut with an angle grinder ;) Are you...
HSS will cut with an angle grinder ;)
Are you going to bolt/weld/glue the dovetail to this piece of round?(if not then I'm not so sure your hole is in the center, but I guess that doesnt really... -
Not exactly sure what your plan is but if you can...
Not exactly sure what your plan is but if you can cut it I should be able to take care of the 440mm hole.
Dia?(of the hole and the stock, will the hole be through the center or offset?)
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13th August 2015, 02:15 PM
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Just how much head have you got at the...
Just how much head have you got at the location(the middle I assume) you'd prefer to read the tank?
Not much I'm assuming. 10ft when the tank if full?
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12th August 2015, 07:55 PM
Thread: Unstable tacho
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What rpm are you talking about? If its low you...
What rpm are you talking about?
If its low you could try adding a magnet.
(I assume its low as a 1000rpm whos going to care about +/-5rpm?)
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12th August 2015, 02:35 PM
Thread: The Holden Story
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Ok granted we're going a little OT here ;) I'm...
Ok granted we're going a little OT here ;)
I'm confused, given you say we shouldn't make our own, just whom in 1941-early 42 were we going to buy "good" fighters from? The poms were a little busy... -
12th August 2015, 02:27 PM
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I thought most switch gear was designed in such a...
I thought most switch gear was designed in such a way as to remove the slow opening slow closing. i.e. once the contacts start to move its spring pressure doing the work.
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12th August 2015, 12:46 PM
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Is there still a center in the end of the shaft?...
Is there still a center in the end of the shaft?
Anything is possible though you might need to grind it. Whats a new one cost?
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12th August 2015, 12:40 PM
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I don't kow sorry. But why not have the relay in...
I don't kow sorry. But why not have the relay in the shed? or is that not allowed?
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9th August 2015, 12:51 PM
Thread: DRO Advice
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All the DROs I've seen with the double Z scales...
All the DROs I've seen with the double Z scales only have it in lathe mode. Which seemed a little silly, maybe none of them had sockets for the 4th scale.
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9th August 2015, 12:26 PM
Thread: The story of Sidchrome
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Hey they had a F1 World Championship winning...
Hey they had a F1 World Championship winning engine!
If I remember correctly, developed but didn't use wire wound chromed piston rings(according to Phil Irving)
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8th August 2015, 08:33 PM
Thread: Slideway grinders go for a song
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On second thoughts, should you have a long bar on...
On second thoughts, should you have a long bar on both sides?
Stuart