Thread: eBay (and other auctions) Metalwork Stuff

Originally Posted by .RC.

With regards to the Qantas sale, and for that matter previous airline sales...

What do they actually use the equipment they have for?

When I think of airplane maintenance I think solely of people who replace worn parts with genuine new parts from the OEM, given the strict safety guidelines commercial aircraft abide by..

Qantas actually making new parts or repairing/reclaiming parts is not something I thought they would be allowed to do...

I obviously have it all wrong...

Aircraft parts are supposedly of the highest quality, they are supposed to be made from high grade material and go through a few rounds of non destructive testing, all certified and signed off by someone being paid lots of money. I imagine that Qantas, like most airlines, would have had the necessary repair/test facilities, along with engineers able to sign off on a range of repairs.

Failing that the Titanium welding cell will be "as new" condition and a bargain for someone who wants to make or repair... hmmm .....well titanium things, of course. I guess, at a pinch, it could be used for any welding process that uses inert gas shielding.

Cheers

The Beryl Bloke

One of the the boys at work worked there for 6 years in the the 80's and back then they were doing serious reapira like making parts for jet engines.

I don't know why you'd bother with that clockmaker's mill (so called) when you could buy a real machine for less money.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/301185601...84.m1438.l2649

I only post the ad because it has a BIN price so there's no question of driving up the price here.

PDW

Originally Posted by Theberylbloke

Aircraft parts are supposedly of the highest quality, they are supposed to be made from high grade material and go through a few rounds of non destructive testing, all certified and signed off by someone being paid lots of money. I imagine that Qantas, like most airlines, would have had the necessary repair/test facilities, along with engineers able to sign off on a range of repairs.

Failing that the Titanium welding cell will be "as new" condition and a bargain for someone who wants to make or repair... hmmm .....well titanium things, of course. I guess, at a pinch, it could be used for any welding process that uses inert gas shielding.

Cheers

The Beryl Bloke

I manufacture aircraft parts, and it is no different to making any thing else, just with more checks and balances, i.e material tracking (batch/heat treatment number), certificate of conformance which involves having component measured paperwork checked etc, I measure my work mates work as an authorized supervisor and they measure mine before anything leaves the work shop, most important is probably tracking, paper trail. I hope this helps your understanding.

Regards

Jerms

Originally Posted by PDW

I don't know why you'd bother with that clockmaker's mill (so called) when you could buy a real machine for less money.

Wrong link? I'm pretty sure I've seen the one you're talking about.

Stuart

Originally Posted by Gary S

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 pleased with it.

Hey Gary,

I'd love to see some snapshots of the 53 if you have the time. Closest I've been to one was seeing a 53 table out at Phil "Machtool" 's shop on my last visit to the Capital.

I've wired you a scanned 1960 catalogue in case you haven't seen one.

BT

Originally Posted by welder

One of the the boys at work worked there for 6 years in the the 80's and back then they were doing serious reapira like making parts for jet engines.

I wonder if these tools or some of them were part of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation back then or was it Hawker de Havilland..

I can recall back in the 80's parts for the FA-18 aircraft engines were locally made and parts for the jet before then (mirage) were made locally as well...

Maybe the gear is from a different era in Australia and not been used for awhile so surplus... The DSG is probably from the 1950's being a V bed (DSG went to flat beds in the 60's) The Webster Bennett vertical borer is a 1972 model..

I think I recall Phil saying Qantas or someone bought one of the last manual Huron mills to come into Australia in the 1980's..

Originally Posted by bwal74

Hi,

Some rough gems on gumtree;

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/dapto...the/1046689273

and

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kersb...ine/1046687142

if I was down that way I'd have a look at it.

Ben

ive seen it its been in a shed for several years with no use the photos make it look worse than it realy is mostly just settled dust but a bit of surface rust would be on the top sides of bare surfaces it has an indexing head with it too in the cabinet and a few other bits and pieces theres also
a small pallas tool and cutter grinder and a
sheraton lathe likewise a bit grubby
and a huge lathe about 3 metres long , no idea what brand
if your in the market for a restorer worth a look its at kersbrook nth of adelaide
john
only interest is thats where i got my clarkson t@c grinder

Following on from this post,
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...42#post1770842

here is the C&A clearance sale catalogue
Clearance Sale May 31 2014.pdf

Michael

Quite odd the way that person is selling this stuff...

That flyer has very limited description of the items, if it is a business that is GST registered, then GST has to be put on the prices...

I take it the seller is having a sort of garage sale type, but then says cash only.... Who is going to lump around $8000 in cash for an item...

I thought the prices for the gear cutter machines a bit optimistic... Are they really worth that much in Adelaide today with a shrinking manufacturing sector and they are all manual machines (some quite old), and they do not seem to be real big ones at that...

Originally Posted by Michael G

Following on from this post,
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...42#post1770842

here is the C&A clearance sale catalogue
Clearance Sale May 31 2014.pdf

Michael

I think he's dreaming....

PDW

I would get in there and buy the Waldown and then get out.....

The Blohm would be good value if it was in the condition mine is. But it does not look so good from the photo.

Ew

An interesting manual lathe here... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lathe-/131194966147

It has a double V bed, plus it has the usual lead screw shaft, feed screw shaft, headstock forward/reverse shaft... Then there is a fourth shaft... That seems to have something that goes into the end of the bed under that cover...

I looked at the shape of the headstock and thought Colchester, but it is not a Colchester... I wonder what it is.... Double V bed usually means US build.... But I remember an old fitter and turner tell me about a chech lathe he used that was wonderfully accurate that had a double V as well... I am thinking it is from an old communist state in eastern europe or Russia...

Originally Posted by .RC.

An interesting manual lathe here... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lathe-/131194966147

It has a double V bed, plus it has the usual lead screw shaft, feed screw shaft, headstock forward/reverse shaft... Then there is a fourth shaft... That seems to have something that goes into the end of the bed under that cover...

I looked at the shape of the headstock and thought Colchester, but it is not a Colchester... I wonder what it is.... Double V bed usually means US build.... But I remember an old fitter and turner tell me about a chech lathe he used that was wonderfully accurate that had a double V as well... I am thinking it is from an old communist state in eastern europe or Russia...

He seems to have a lot of Metal working equipment but can only put one photo of the lathe up.