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Pretty boring life without inventing and making stuff in my eyes. Even when I am not making something I am 3Ding an image on my head of something I want to build

Andre your private messages are full

This came up on US forum several years ago and it was about 50/50 which way was foward from memory, with no standard.
Mine is up for foward.

Looking at the picture again you are right Stuart, I thought it had longer side at the front but it's only a lead screw cover etc.
Mystery lol

Hi Stuart
Just having a closer look at what your normal eagle eyes pick up and it looks like the saddle is thin at the back on that side so the way at the back does not need to go all the way to the...

I dont post much these days though I look in a bit.
Wow to see what this metal forum has become is unbelievable. Just 2-7years back it was so different welcoming members helping each other out and...

Out at Cardiff at capril I think it is up over the hill on the main road (left side) into the industrial side. Last time I bought some they had bins of off cuts for $10 +gst and they have scales...

I converted the same mig but with a wire feeder and 350 amp tweco gun. I bought the euro fitting from ebay for around $30 and a complete 4 meter binzel style torch for around $70 and am really happy...

This is a great helment and comes with protective bag and gloves. It has variable adjustment for both sensitivity and delay.
I have one and my son bought one recently and we are both happy with...

Gave me a good laugh for the morning Graham

OK, lol

Honestly is this what the forum has come to?
The thread was started 3 years ago and now all of a sudden it needs changing and needing poles? Maybe go back through the forum from the start and take...

Just an update, when I moved I removed all the draws and replacing them in a hurry I damaged a few bearing tracks.
I contacted Just Pro and bought some spare runners at very reasonable prices...

I agree Eskimo, it only take a second of lack of concentration and you have stuffed up.

Rob I have done similar things myself with both wire wheels and buffing wheels, just escaped serious injury....

I would go carbide

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Nice work RC, always a good feeling taking a lump of scrap steel and making it it Into a usable part.

Dave

I wish everyone a merry christmas as well, and I hope the new year brings everyone happiness and all the good things in life.

I would also like to give a big thank you to all the admin, mods etc...

Just to add to what Bob said,use the biggest end mill you have to help smooth out the steps.

I think it is George? Over on home machinist building the motors and gear boxes to scale, he shows the...

You can step X Y but need Z to step Z Y etc.

Dave

I am constantly changing from blade to blade to cut different steel. The course blade does not like thin wall stuff.
I picked up a bigger bandsaw earlier this year so once its up and running I wont...

I am really not sure about your drawings but the smaller the tool will make finishing easier but take longer to do.

Can you put up a picture of part of the plan.
I have used this feature a few...

I never touch my guides when changing blades. My blades are all the same thickness but if you had different thickness ones you would have to adjust them each time.

Dave

Just to get me on the right track, do you want to cut a radius with a round over cutter?
That would give you say a 75mm radius on the x an y side and a 3mm between the side and top.

Dave

Mine are on eccentric shafts, I thought they all where?

When I fit my blades I put them in the guides first, thinking about your problem this way you would pick up on it right away.

Dave

Neat little mod, I usually have my right hand on the handle and my left resting on top of the saw in the down position to move mine.

Dave

Good to hear your back up and running.

Dave

Have a great time Bruce and happy birthday.
All the best to you and your family for Christmas and New year.

One on my mill did the same thing and ot was the capacitor.

Dave

Yeah once you own one you wonder why you never bought one sooner.

I found just tying the legs together at the bottom with angle strengthened it up.

Dave

I have never had a problem with my base getting any twist, mine would be lucky to get any twist to be honest.
Check the hinge point as I have heard of a few guys having problems with wear there.
...

If you need to cut the vise jaws on this saw a G clamp works well to hold it and screw a bolt in the hole in the bed to rest it up against

I would swap them as the blade will want to run back in the groove.

Dave

Nice job Rob, that fix will last the saw out.

If you dont have new bearings on hand I got away with turning the bearings around and only replaced them a few years back after one seized.

Dave

I think your right there and someone going off the description will be disappointed

Going by memory Eskimo got a good buy on a boring facing head for around 550 through tiawon tools.

I like those as well, John Stevenson got onto a mob in china reproducing them at a reasonable cost of around 400 a set from memory.

I am happy with my H&F tool post buy if I had to buy one on a...

Nice work, you be over hear cutting after all this.

Dave

I tried to find the measurement from v to v in the thead I posted above buy couldn't see it.
From memory my v's where 70mm apart from memory and 90 degrees angle

Hi chris
I suppose that part of the post is a bit missleading for others so glad you brought it up.

I know about the critical angles there for a lathe and only cleaned up the outside and under...

Hi Mike
I used the horizontal arbour with the support to mount the surface grinding wheel which was around 10 inches diameter from memory.
Because the slower speed of the horizontal the larger...

Hi,
I bought a taper attachment and after checking my saddle on my 10 year old Chinese lathe I found the back was not true to the carriage movement, so I decided to clean it up.

After truing the...

I hope the good deed comes around and you get the one you want.

Dave

Hi
Just going through some pictures on photo bucket and found the finished photos of the arbour support i posted here some time back, but the thread wont allow me to reply with the glitch we have.
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Hi John
That a similar size piece to what I had to cut for D1-4 adaptors.
Like you I had to cut it in half with 2 cuts and then I was right for single cuts as it cleared the frame.
...

Here it is,, a lot of work but a great outcome


https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/power-hacksaws-vs-bandsaws-170832/

Dave

A mill on wheels is no problem and is a good idea, just make sure you build the base wide enough so when the caster's turn in it's still stable.

My shapers are on wheels so I could move them...

At least its not like Simons saw where he had major troubles.

Dave

Good onya mate and thanks for bringing it to our attention Matt.

Dave

Don't worry mate I have plenty of chinese gear myself.
For most gear as long as it does the job it doesn't really matter where its made, as its only hobby use for most of us here.

Not knocking...

I am only going off what I have read on here, I haven't dealt with them myself.

Dave

Thanks Simon
Those days seem so long ago now mate.

Thanks Retromilling
Would not have been a good idea,lol

Though if my daughter answered it would have been fine.

Dave