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3rd March 2015, 08:11 PM #1591
Well, it's not a set of bore gauges or a master height gauge.
At the auction last week, there was a shelf full of brass/bronze stock, mostly bearing stock, I got it at a good price, but the surprise came when we cleared out the shelf, there was a box full of new sutton tooling.
Milling cutters, slitting saws, taps, reamers, center drills, etc... The dial indicators and the taps at the far end, were from a different lot in the same auction.
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Some of the taps are spiral types, which I've always wanted to try out.
Ray
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3rd March 2015, 10:06 PM #1592Senior Member
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Leaving it unhardened would be OK for occasional use as long as it is kept nice and flat and free of raised burrs/bruises around the edges that would cause inaccurate measurements. Mine had slight wear from being left in place when adjustments were made to the micrometer.
I think that the 20 degree face is just for looks really because if it was left as a rectangular block it would look a bit strange. It may also help direct the user to that side of the block for "under" measurements.
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3rd March 2015, 10:15 PM #1593
You luckky b###ers, Ray and Josh : 2tsup:
Cheers,
Joe
9"thicknesser/planer, 12" bench saw, 2Hp Dusty, 5/8" Drill press, 10" Makita drop saw, 2Hp Makita outer, the usual power tools and carpentry hand tools...
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3rd March 2015, 10:22 PM #1594
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6th March 2015, 10:09 PM #1595Senior Member
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$25 wood lathe
Occasionally I need to make round pieces of wood out of square pieces. At the moment I do it on my 14 x 40 but I don't like it, I've had in mind for a while to buy a little wood lathe. I was at a Hudson car parts auction last weekend and this wood lathe was also up for sale.
Its a solid bugger, 5 speed, 1600 long, 150 centre height, made from 125 x 50 RHS, with an array of chisels rests and chucks. Much more than what I need or want to pay for. So help me, my opening bid of $25 was the only bid.
I can't figure out the purpose of the 4 segment chuck, any thoughts among the woodworkers?
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6th March 2015, 10:33 PM #1596GOLD MEMBER
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Nice buy there Bob. I would say that the chuck is a scroll chuck, any chance of a photo with a bit more detail of it please. Basically a self centring 4 jaw chuck, used to hold a bowl or anything with a dovetailed base, in the expansion mode, or square lumps of wood in the compression mode. Was there a key of some description for the chuck?? Looks like you've got a collet chuck there also??
Kryn
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6th March 2015, 11:47 PM #1597
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7th March 2015, 08:05 AM #1598Senior Member
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Spiral Taps
Hi Ray
Great pickup on the taps etc, you will enjoy using those spiral point or flute taps. I use mine on the mill power taping and now do most of my taping that way. On thicker sections drill the hole on the largest size and they just waltz through.
Bob
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15th March 2015, 06:33 PM #1599
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Another local clearing sale
Generally, everything was rather pricey .
A nice Hercus model A lathe without a stand sold for $425 , it was hardly used - definately not a school lathe
A Waldown tool post grinder in the original box, a larger model for a big lathe went for $250
I snagged a box of Sutton adjustable reamers for $35
And a 18" x 18" marking out plate for $30 , its about 1" thick . It needs resurfacing .
Mike
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15th March 2015, 11:39 PM #1600GOLD MEMBER
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Nice buy on the reamers and plate, wouldn't mind a find like that.
Kryn
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16th March 2015, 08:48 AM #1601GOLD MEMBER
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mate they were a pretty good lathe in 70's i almost bought one cos they were so rigid and made localy . the chuck is called an universal expanding combination chuck ( or something like that the memory fails me at the moment )i still have mine that i bought 40 years ago , you are missing a few of the other kaws and the 2 C spanners . the idea with that set of jaws is , one would mount the work on the lathe screwd to a face plate face the outside face then turn a reccess in the work about 1/8 - 1/4 deep and a at a diameter around the collets when they are in the smaller position and with a very slight dove tail to match the collets then the chuck is sat in the reccess and expanded by the cone in the middle the chuck then screws on the lathe and you are set to turn a bowl or whatever the wood has hiding in it .
i have 4 or 5 sets of different jaws/collets for mine .those chucks were not cheap to buy by the way .wood turning supplies at the gap brisbane used to sell them and i think you can still buy them only they are a bit different now
johno'If the enemy is in range, so are you.'
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17th March 2015, 06:09 PM #1602
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I picked up the surface plate today . They did a nice job . He said it was so rough they had to use two machines . The first step , they used a huge face cutter machine , about 8 feet high with a vertical spindle and a large wide face cutter about 18" in diameter . Then he put it on the large surface grinder .They removed 1.5 mm , the job took 2 hours , he only charged 100 bucks On the way back I called in to the scrap dealer ( as we all do ) , he has 3 bins full of electric motors- I picked out six , all delta wired 1 to 3 hp , these were 10 bucks each but no returns if they don't work.... the 3 I have tested so far all work fine, brands are GE and Brooke .. made in UK or USA no Asian rubbish .
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17th March 2015, 06:42 PM #1603GOLD MEMBER
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Just good aust rubbish.
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17th March 2015, 07:28 PM #1604Pink 10EE owner
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Picked up these weights off an old scrap plough today....
Roughly 400 X 300 X 100 solid cast iron...Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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