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Hi guys

I saw this thread the other day and justthought I'd let you know there's now a demovideo up on the Eccentric Engineering website about the toolsharpener.
It explains the principals of the...

No, afraid not Bob :)

I've only got the one left now, I did a part exchange with one of the 13s for a Schaublin 53 with most of it's gear. Really versatile machine with the ram head and very...

Hi All

I've got a Chipmaster/Bantam lathe capstan attachment, and a 10" (250mm) Vertex rotary table on eBay at the moment if anyone's interested.

The rotab has hardly been used since bought...

Bob

It only had the one internal wheel when I got the machine, but I picked up about a dozen at a tool sale I went to in Melbourne, they have a larger bore so I'll have to make some adapters when...

Hi Bob

Looks like we have the same T+C grinder as well as the same mill :).
Grats on the new acquisition, I reckon they are a fantastic little tool and cutter grinder and a big improvement on...

Well you wouldn't be alone there Martin. Plenty of other new lathe owners have bought those cheap sets and after one or two tries put them on the top shelf never to be used again or just drop them...

Someone wasn't too impressed with the quality of the lathe tools they bought. :))

Nasty cheap indexable lathe tools suit optimistic engineer

Hi Guys, I was going to reply to some of the other points made about the Diamond Tool Holder but I'll start by trying to help Ben out.

As several posters have mentioned, the speed you are using...

No problem SirRohis.
I'm in the SE suburbs, Hughesdale (next to Oakleigh), the mill is down at my factory in Moorabbin.
I had a look at it yesterday and it's actually a UM model which I think is...

Nice score :2tsup:.
I have a Fexac too, pretty sure mine's a UP model. They're a good strong versatile machine and I'm happy with mine, not surprisingly I paid a fair bit more for it than you did...

Forgot to mention, yes the Crobalt does work much better than HSS on cast iron.

Hmm was supposed to be a smiley at the end of the last post not a rofl, that'll teach me to preview before...

No the Crobalt works fine with approximately the same angles as HSS.
With the tool holders the 10 degree front and side clearances are built in of course, and I usually use the recommended angle on...

Hi All

Just thought I'd chip in some thoughts on a couple of the topics raised.

Iron bark: With a piece of HSS that size (1/4" x 1:1/2" x 4:1/2") I'd try and keep it for a special purpose, not...

I'd Wayne a ring before you go as I think he runs the business part time from home.

Hi Chris

Model Engineering Supplies in Tullamarine sell silver steel in 18" lengths, only imperial sizes so you would have to turn it down to size if you want 2.5mm dia.

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Tried three times to post this. Bloody Internet Explorer :((, on Firefox now.

Hi Leroy

Bugger about busting a blade.
There's not really an exact maximum diameter that the blade can cut, but...

I usually go to George White when I need any brass. I believe they have the largest range of sizes in Oz and it looks like they will post small orders.
Just had a look and they do stock 3" x 5/8"...

Yep there's a lot of great work on show crowie, shame you are a bit far away. Thanks for the reference in the toymaking modelling section as well, no problem at all.
I liked the Atkinson gas engine...

Hi all

Just thought forum members/readers might like to know the Melbourne Model Engineering Exhibition is on again at the end of the month. It's organised by the MSMEE club ( Melbourne Society...

Nice little jig borer but hopefully nobody buys it as a milling machine, would be a shame to see it get wrecked, unless they are using it for extremely light work such as model making in brass or...

Hey Brian. It comes in 6" lengths and costs $99 a length for 1/4" square, a bit more costly than M42 HSS, but a 10 pack of decent carbide bits would cost at least that and I'm sure wouldn't last as...

Well the Tantung arrived and I was pretty impressed with the results on 304 stainless.
Ran the lathe at 1500rpm with a 2mm depth of cut, and fed it in at the fastest feed rate the lathe would do,...

Has anyone had any experience with using this material ?.
I bought a couple of pieces to give it a try and am just waiting for it to arrive in the post.
It's composed mainly of cobalt, chrome,...

:oo: What a beaut drill. The guy certainly has some nice gear for sale, he must have contacts in the aerospace industry or NASA looking at some of that stuff.

Did anyone see the Graz SAG14 on...

Yes I've bought a manual for the Nichols mill and the Kearns S type borer from Tony in the past, as you say Dave, where else would you be able to get them.
In his defence though he does a nice job...

Very nice work on the table adjuster Bob, I'll put that on my very long list of useful workshop attachments that I'd like to make :). That list is getting longer by the week though :D.
My 13s just...

Thanks for the offer Ray, very generous of you :). I'll keep you in mind if I need a baby sitter :D.

You're likely right about the P20 collets in the head Bob, the W20 draw tube would be too big...

Wow :oo: I had a look on ebay for those Jielde worklights. Looks like the Paris yuppies are keen on them. Still, at least I now know they are available if I wreck one so thanks for that Bob.
Yep...

Last up we have Big Bertha herself, probably my favorite mill :D.
Gambin 1M universal mill, made in France. Not sure about the vintage but I would say early sixtees, I've seen a bunch of pictures of...

Yep the other one I have is the same as yours, personally I prefer the styling of the rounded one. I'm thinking about making an adapter to fit the other high speed head, so that I can mount it on the...

Hey you never know Bob, didn't think I'd ever find the vertical head and downfeed control for the Nichols and hey presto I find them within a couple of months of getting the mill, and I NEVER win...

Hi Glen

He's muddling along with it. Equal parts fascination with the technology and mind numbing frustration when it doesnt work:). I've given him your email address but I think hes a bit...

Couple more

The shafts and gears for the dividing head are a bit different, they use a tri-lobe instead of a keyway or spline, not sure how easy that would be to make, glad I'm not missing any :)...

Sure, no problem Bob

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Next up, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum my Schaublin 13 universal mills.
The one on the left originally came from Monash Uni physics dept, not sure about the older history of the right hand one, I...

Hi Mike

Thanks for the offer but I think I'll stick with the Nichols :), it's not really designed for doing one off jobs so it wouldn't suit a lot of members needs anyway.
As PDW says, the...

Well here's my contribution to this thread.
First up is a Nichols horizontal mill, it's the Heavy Production model. They were also available as a Toolroom version with leadscrews instead of the...

Hmm the ROFL was supposed to be a :) smile

Thanks for that guys.
I'll try and take some more picks of the Nichols and my other mills and add them to the show us your mill thread.
I'm up to seven now :oo: but I only really use four, the...

Thanks Dave, the mill was an ebay purchase from a few months ago. Wasn't sure what to expect when I went to pick it up but the slides are in perfect nick. It's still got all the original scraping...

Hi All
I bought one of the vertical heads nicholas312003 had on Ebay for my Nichols horizontal mill. I have the Heavy Production model.
Never thought I would find a vertical head in Oz so I jumped...

I had a look at their website after posting the link and it says the evapo-rust pulls iron out of the iron oxide. Sorry about that Stuart, the rep definately said carbon. My bad.

Hi all

A couple of months ago we had a trade demonstration at my local model engineers group (MSMEE), by the Melbourne distributors of Evapo-rust.
It's a non toxic biodegradable rust remover, I...

Hi all
I have been following this thread for a few days, after an email enquiry I received included the link.
I wasn’t intending to post anything at first but thought I should contact Pete F and...