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29th August 2015, 10:24 AM
Thread: Petrol mower conversion
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It certainly is, for a small community of racers...
It certainly is, for a small community of racers we certainly seem to pop up just about everywhere!
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25th August 2015, 07:41 PM
Thread: Petrol mower conversion
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Visit your local karting shop and have a look at...
Visit your local karting shop and have a look at the Rotax Max engine, water cooled, electric start and 30 bhp - just the thing for a lawn-mower (or a gopher in old-age).:D
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12th August 2015, 09:20 AM
Thread: The story of Sidchrome
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Indeed. These days I generally buy Stahlwille...
Indeed. These days I generally buy Stahlwille hand tools. Expensive but worth it.
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7th August 2015, 11:41 PM
Thread: The story of Sidchrome
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My grandfather gave me a set of 4 Sidchrome...
My grandfather gave me a set of 4 Sidchrome open-ended / ring AF spanners in a red plastic wallet when I was in primary school. 50+ years later I still use them almost every week and they are as good...
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2nd August 2015, 10:00 PM
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Grahame. I suspect tapping is the way to go. The...
Grahame. I suspect tapping is the way to go. The thread form is not like a machine thread or bolt thread, it's very acute or "sharp" like a woodscrew.
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2nd August 2015, 09:19 PM
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Grahame Are you talking about the cover plate...
Grahame
Are you talking about the cover plate on the outside of the belt drum?
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26th July 2015, 08:21 PM
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It's a 3rd hand, it can be used to hold stuff in...
It's a 3rd hand, it can be used to hold stuff in place when you want to tack it. It is also used to place downward pressure on light stuff onto the welding table so I get a good ground (very useful...
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26th July 2015, 03:58 PM
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Shamelessly stolen from Jody of Welding Tip &...
Shamelessly stolen from Jody of Welding Tip & Tricks - these are very handy items. Just a lump of old scrap steel with 2 short legs and a long finger made of 3/8 rod. The ends of the rods are tipped...
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26th July 2015, 10:04 AM
Thread: Welder Capacity at Lower End
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Where did you get the 1.6 rods from? In the...
Where did you get the 1.6 rods from? In the workshop I use the TIG or MIG for thin stuff but at the track I'm limited to the stick welder and I'd like to try 1.6 now I have the Fronius.
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11th July 2015, 09:43 AM
Thread: Cone clutches and belt drums
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I'm wondering if there would be more drag (and...
I'm wondering if there would be more drag (and hence tendency to drive the drum whilst the clutch is disengaged) from the plain bush bearings between the shaft and the drum than there would be...
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1st July 2015, 03:00 PM
Thread: Whisperings
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The "boss" and I will be passing through Ballarat...
The "boss" and I will be passing through Ballarat mid August on the way to race at Phillip Island, if the dates coincide I'd be a starter.
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29th June 2015, 08:09 AM
Thread: Need help picking a 3in1 welder!
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More information regarding the type of welding...
More information regarding the type of welding you intend to do would assist. Will it be workshop based or will you be out and about (or a combination of both)? What thickness steel are you intending...
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25th June 2015, 08:36 AM
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You know that's not possible. There's a...
You know that's not possible. There's a matrimonial gene allocated to wives which gives them a sixth sense which enables them to sniff out new machinery acquisitions. They may not tell you that they...
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23rd June 2015, 08:42 AM
Thread: WIA Inverter MMA welder
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Thanks to all of you for your input. I was all...
Thanks to all of you for your input. I was all set to get the WIA unit when I was offered an insanely good price on a new Fronius Transpocket 1500 welder.
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22nd June 2015, 10:08 PM
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Personally I wouldn't be doing it under power at...
Personally I wouldn't be doing it under power at all but swinging the chuck by hand with the power off. Others may do it differently.
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20th June 2015, 07:52 AM
Thread: WIA Inverter MMA welder
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The WIA box is $349 at one of our industrial...
The WIA box is $349 at one of our industrial suppliers.
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19th June 2015, 09:37 PM
Thread: WIA Inverter MMA welder
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Thanks Karl, I did wonder about the "parentage"...
Thanks Karl, I did wonder about the "parentage" of WIA stuff these days. I'll have a look at the machines you mentioned.
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19th June 2015, 10:45 AM
Thread: WIA Inverter MMA welder
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WIA Inverter MMA welder
Has anyone had any experience with the WIA Weldarc 180i inverter stick welder?
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9th June 2015, 04:05 PM
Thread: Aerospace aluminium
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Good to know that it'll still work on the moon...
Good to know that it'll still work on the moon then.
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27th May 2015, 06:33 PM
Thread: Hafco AL960-B gear noise
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I use Rocol Open Gear Spray Grease for those...
I use Rocol Open Gear Spray Grease for those change gears and it seems to do a good job and doesn't get thrown around the place like normal grease does. It's a bit hard to find sometimes but a can...
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26th May 2015, 09:36 PM
Thread: Hafco AL960-B gear noise
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But by removing the gear-train at the rear of the...
But by removing the gear-train at the rear of the headstock you've also isolated the QCGB so the noise could possibly still be coming from there. Do you hear the noise with the gear-train in place...
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26th May 2015, 07:57 AM
Thread: Hafco AL960-B gear noise
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Are you using the power feed, the gears in the...
Are you using the power feed, the gears in the quick change gearbox (QCGB) are quite noisy at high speed.
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25th May 2015, 11:03 PM
Thread: Hafco AL960-B gear noise
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It does, and they do. My AL960B is noisy on the...
It does, and they do. My AL960B is noisy on the fast pulley as well. At low revs on the slow pulley I also get the "rumbling" noise. It's been like that since I got it new 5 years or so ago and it...
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23rd May 2015, 03:41 PM
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In this case it might be a combination of both...
In this case it might be a combination of both factors.
I retrieved the short section of RHS I cut off the job from the bin and had a good look at it. On the wall section that gave way 1st there... -
21st May 2015, 09:41 PM
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I use a pair of these...
I use a pair of these https://sydneytools.com.au/irwin-11r-the-original-locking-c-clamps
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19th May 2015, 02:47 PM
Thread: Bench grinder advice
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Buying an under-powered grinder can be a false...
Buying an under-powered grinder can be a false economy, once you have a grinder you will find more and more uses for it and will end up ruing the fact that it lacks grunt. Just don't have the grinder...
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16th May 2015, 08:52 AM
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3rd option, Aberfoyle Park. Happy to help as...
3rd option, Aberfoyle Park. Happy to help as well.
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12th May 2015, 02:09 PM
Thread: Machining a groove for a belt
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My Lotze is the same.
My Lotze is the same.
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11th May 2015, 01:55 PM
Thread: Loose MT2 in Pedestal Drill Spindle
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Depends whether you ever want to get it out...
Depends whether you ever want to get it out again, I've used this http://www.loctite.com.au/3320_AUE_HTML.htm?nodeid=8802647703553 Loctite 660 on a pedestal drill that had a fixed spindle with a JT...
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29th April 2015, 08:38 AM
Thread: He Who Dares To Dream........
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Unless you are trying to restore the lathe to its...
Unless you are trying to restore the lathe to its original state I wouldn't try to fix the broken bracket. It would be a lot easier to fabricate a functional replacement from steel. As with Michael,...
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20th April 2015, 08:17 PM
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Mine has the full complement of chapters, also a...
Mine has the full complement of chapters, also a 2007 print. Maybe yours was an earlier reprint.
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20th April 2015, 09:11 AM
Thread: Tig welding - what else do I need ?
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No idea why Ashore suggested a copper plate but,...
No idea why Ashore suggested a copper plate but, for mine, I have a 2' x 1' sheet of 1/4" copper plate fixed to a heavy steel frame that I use when welding small stuff. The return lead is clamped to...
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18th April 2015, 11:13 AM
Thread: unimig procraft 240 aluminium?
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Make sure you keep the torch hose as straight as...
Make sure you keep the torch hose as straight as possible when welding, the ally wire is very soft and doesn't like being pushed around tight corners, it prefers bird-nesting in the welder.
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15th April 2015, 07:43 PM
Thread: unimig procraft 240 aluminium?
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You also need to run pure argon or an...
You also need to run pure argon or an argon/helium mix.
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15th April 2015, 09:03 AM
Thread: Tig welding - what else do I need ?
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Yes, you will need pure argon, not the speed...
Yes, you will need pure argon, not the speed shield, gas.
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14th April 2015, 11:30 PM
Thread: AL340 (maybe) with broken saddle
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If you do decide to scrap it, the headstock,...
If you do decide to scrap it, the headstock, spindle and chuck would make a great welding rotator with a bit of fiddling with different drive/driven pulleys. I've often thought about building one...
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13th April 2015, 05:51 PM
Thread: AL340 (maybe) with broken saddle
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Talk to Hare & Forbes as the importers (if it is...
Talk to Hare & Forbes as the importers (if it is an AL340)
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11th April 2015, 07:06 PM
Thread: Polishing your machinery!
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Councils will not use turps or thinners but...
Councils will not use turps or thinners but instead use water based paint is because the OH&S people within the councils dictate that it be so. These are the same people who stopped the councils down...
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26th February 2015, 10:32 PM
Thread: AL250G problem
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When you find the carriage lock bolt or set screw...
When you find the carriage lock bolt or set screw it would pay to replace it with a home made T-bar, it makes locking the carriage for facing and parting off much quicker and easier.
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22nd February 2015, 09:35 AM
Thread: Another welding question
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Marc From my reading of your set-up you will...
Marc
From my reading of your set-up you will have a foot of weld on each joint. If that doesn't hold the two pieces together then a tenon, back welded, isn't going to make it any better. It just... -
22nd February 2015, 09:25 AM
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This thread, while interesting and entertaining...
This thread, while interesting and entertaining in places, seems to have strayed somewhat from the original post. I'd still be interested in seeing Anthony's gear-train and QCGB set up so we can...
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18th February 2015, 10:08 PM
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I set it at around 29-30 degrees on the scale (ie...
I set it at around 29-30 degrees on the scale (ie around 30 degrees to the cross-axis and 60 degrees to the bed direction). Having said that I've also cut threads with the compound left as-is and...
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18th February 2015, 09:54 PM
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The AL960 has the "correct" 127 tooth change...
The AL960 has the "correct" 127 tooth change gear, at least mine does. If you can let us know the gear set up you are using and the gearbox settings I'll try it on my imperial AL960 and see what I...
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16th February 2015, 06:22 PM
Thread: Hydroforming
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He's "different" but that's what makes the...
He's "different" but that's what makes the interweb an interesting place. This is the next video from him where he uses the process to make a pulse jet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCsg5pQimWI
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13th February 2015, 07:09 AM
Thread: Workshop broom
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A cat
A cat
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7th February 2015, 08:51 PM
Thread: One For The Brains Trust
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In the short term, is it possible to rejig the...
In the short term, is it possible to rejig the wiring into the switch such that the driver's window is controlled by one of the remaining good switches and sacrifice the ability to open one of the...
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3rd February 2015, 07:46 AM
Thread: Redwood Machinery - Adelaide
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Yes, I remember when they moved down there they...
Yes, I remember when they moved down there they traded in old stuff for a short period, now they are just another tool store (not that you can ever have enough of them) selling new stuff only and...
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2nd February 2015, 02:49 PM
Thread: Redwood Machinery - Adelaide
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Agreed, I remember when we had lots of that type...
Agreed, I remember when we had lots of that type of place in Adelaide, the one on Goodwood Road on the corner of Leader Street was a ripper (and open on Saturdays).
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31st January 2015, 09:14 PM
Thread: Redwood Machinery - Adelaide
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Dean, my recollection is that he's not been open...
Dean, my recollection is that he's not been open on Saturday for at least 10 years if not longer. His "going out of business sale" has had more iterations that John Farnham has had "Final Farewell...
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31st January 2015, 06:51 PM
Thread: Redwood Machinery - Adelaide
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Redwood Machinery - Adelaide
For those of us in Adelaide: Redwood Machinery on South Road which has been closing down for the last 237 years is now only open on Thursdays according to the placard on the front door.