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31st August 2015, 07:14 PM
Thread: trouble logging into new metalwork forum
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trouble logging into new metalwork forum
The new metalwork forum looks great but I don't know what my password is (my computer just remembers it). I tried the link for lost passwords on the new site but it just comes up with an error, and...
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28th August 2015, 07:45 PM
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Good score. I would love to have one.I would say...
Good score. I would love to have one.I would say that it would work as a manual machine as it has handwheels on it. It looks like it has a early heidenhein controller on it, maybe a TNC155. Does the...
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25th August 2015, 10:22 PM
Thread: Kingway alignment tool
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I have a bad tendency to over complicate...
I have a bad tendency to over complicate things:B. I based my clamp idea off one of the genuine ones in the photo. I went for the split clamp idea to avoid damaging the shaft with a screw. Sounds...
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24th August 2015, 09:29 PM
Thread: Kingway alignment tool
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I had some thinking time at work today and came...
I had some thinking time at work today and came up with a rough design for a clamp. Ive attached a drawing of it as a pdf, what are your thoughts everyone? I could make them fairly easily on the CNC...
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23rd August 2015, 10:49 PM
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Have you tried Vulcan stainless, used to be...
Have you tried Vulcan stainless, used to be Sandvik. They probably have the best stock of stainless in Aus. There is a very limited range of material available in Australia and it think it will only...
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23rd August 2015, 10:35 PM
Thread: Kingway alignment tool
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your plan seems pretty good. I want to build one...
your plan seems pretty good. I want to build one of these so I will watch your progress with great interest. If you don't have any luck with vulcan let me know, we deal with them at work so they...
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22nd August 2015, 08:46 AM
Thread: Slideway grinders go for a song
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Once you have had a practice on Phil's machines,...
Once you have had a practice on Phil's machines, the bridge on the vertical borer at work needs a grind. I'll send it up for Thursday.:U
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5th August 2015, 07:16 PM
Thread: Indexible milling cutters
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That is pretty cheap. I don't have them but use...
That is pretty cheap. I don't have them but use similar cutters at work. You need a pretty rigid mill to use cutters like that successfully. I don't know what mill you have but i wouldn't use them in...
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23rd July 2015, 10:38 PM
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Sticky: I think grays have forgot to put the photo of the...
I think grays have forgot to put the photo of the machine with the accessories. in the description it lists all the specs for the machine. that is one very completed set of Moore accessories. i would...
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11th July 2015, 09:19 AM
Thread: Cone clutches and belt drums
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352116 Sorry for defacing your drawing Michael,...
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Sorry for defacing your drawing Michael, paint isn't very user friendly.My idea is a brake on the drum so id positively stops when the clutch is disengaged. We have a couple of machines at... -
11th July 2015, 09:03 AM
Thread: Cone clutches and belt drums
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It looks like you have a good concept there. I...
It looks like you have a good concept there. I think that the pulley may drag on the end stop when the clutch is disengaged and in not sure that bearing material will stop it. I've just had a...
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7th July 2015, 08:42 PM
Thread: New shed. Buy or build
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It's good that they check that you have firearms...
It's good that they check that you have firearms to shoot the thieves with.:U
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28th June 2015, 01:22 PM
Thread: AZSTAR Australian made milling cutters
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We had the MCT rep in at work a couple of weeks...
We had the MCT rep in at work a couple of weeks ago and he showed me some. They looked pretty good quality and the price was good. I would be interested to hear how well they perform. We are also...
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19th June 2015, 11:12 PM
Thread: TOS dead centre removal...how!
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I think Stuart has the right idea. I like the...
I think Stuart has the right idea. I like the idea of a hydraulic tailstock on a grinder, it would make it real easy to adjust the pressure on the work. We have a Toyoda (the machine tool division of...
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18th June 2015, 09:52 PM
Thread: NSK bearing DU2 significance
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It was a 4.2L block Simon.
It was a 4.2L block Simon.
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17th June 2015, 10:00 PM
Thread: NSK bearing DU2 significance
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I'm not sure what parts would be scarce, most of...
I'm not sure what parts would be scarce, most of the parts are avalible new still. A mate of mine recently bought a new block for his GQ from Nissan.
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17th June 2015, 08:48 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Like the message at the bottom of the panel. All...
Like the message at the bottom of the panel. All machines should have that on them, just in much bigger letters:U.
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17th June 2015, 07:16 PM
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I get my wheels from Webber abrasives at Welland....
I get my wheels from Webber abrasives at Welland. They sell Norton wheels never had any problems. The grinder looks great, good job.
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17th June 2015, 07:04 PM
Thread: Dear Grays Auction winner...
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I go to quite a few auctions and regularly see...
I go to quite a few auctions and regularly see stuff go for stupid prices. But I've also been to some auctions where stuff has gone stupidly cheap. Onsite auctions are the best, I find most stuff on...
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14th June 2015, 09:34 AM
Thread: What did you learn today?
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Haven't done anything that small. We have done 6M...
Haven't done anything that small. We have done 6M lengths of 3/4" and 1" pipe.
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13th June 2015, 09:13 AM
Thread: What did you learn today?
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We use a similar setup to that at work some...
We use a similar setup to that at work some times. We would normally use acetal or nylon bushes in the support, but your setup with the bearing is probably better.
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11th June 2015, 08:58 PM
Thread: Surface grinder kicking up mist/fog
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I just had a thought. Do you have a wet shop vac?...
I just had a thought. Do you have a wet shop vac? You could hook that into the extraction port on the wheel guard. That might suck away most of the mist.
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11th June 2015, 08:43 PM
Thread: Surface grinder kicking up mist/fog
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I did a bit of a search on your extractor unit...
I did a bit of a search on your extractor unit and found this:
http://www.rileysurfaceworld.co.uk/live/machines2/24512.pdf
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11th June 2015, 01:56 PM
Thread: Surface grinder kicking up mist/fog
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8th June 2015, 10:41 PM
Thread: Australian machine tool history
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After my last post i remembered i had a...
After my last post i remembered i had a engineering magazine from about ww2 some time. After some searching of my engineering library I found it. It is September 7 1942 edition of The Australasian...
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8th June 2015, 08:54 PM
Thread: Australian machine tool history
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Very interesting read. It would be great to see...
Very interesting read. It would be great to see photos of some of the machines mentioned but i doubt any were ever taken. I did a search for the text referenced many times "the history of the...
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31st May 2015, 04:17 PM
Thread: Tale of a Talysurf 10
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I don't think its like a repeat o meter. Attached...
I don't think its like a repeat o meter. Attached are some of the pages out of the manual. I think they will explain things better than I can. I had a bit more of a play with it today. I when i...
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31st May 2015, 02:15 PM
Thread: Tale of a Talysurf 10
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Tale of a Talysurf 10
Last weekend i went to a garage sale at a engine re builders that was closing down. I didn't think there would be much there I would be interested in, but as i walked in the door I saw a talysurf 10...
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29th May 2015, 10:03 PM
Thread: N.M.W. Who will I be seeing
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I'll get scanning then:U.
I'll get scanning then:U.
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29th May 2015, 09:07 PM
Thread: N.M.W. Who will I be seeing
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They don't exist. Your not allowed to take photos...
They don't exist. Your not allowed to take photos in there.
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28th May 2015, 09:04 PM
Thread: N.M.W. Who will I be seeing
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Pitty we didn't bump into each other, It would...
Pitty we didn't bump into each other, It would have been good to catchup.
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28th May 2015, 02:03 PM
Thread: N.M.W. Who will I be seeing
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I went Tuesday. Plenty of cool machines to look...
I went Tuesday. Plenty of cool machines to look at. Lots of 5 axis machining centres doing demos.
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27th May 2015, 10:08 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Picked up these two digital mic's at Austech....
Picked up these two digital mic's at Austech. Qualos had some slow moving stock they were trying to clear. Got the 0-25mm for $150 and the 25-50mm for $200. I think it's about half retail price....
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25th May 2015, 04:28 PM
Thread: Keeping up with the Jones
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Great work Michael. That style of boring head is...
Great work Michael. That style of boring head is very versatile, I wouldn't get rid if it. We have a large narex boring and facing head at work and it's got me out of trouble more times than can...
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21st May 2015, 08:59 PM
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Sticky: One for the HBM owners
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Alfred-herbert-flash-change-no-5MT-40-int-/151688448660?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item2351560a94
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21st May 2015, 08:34 PM
Thread: Slideway grinders go for a song
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That's a great idea. I would donate to that...
That's a great idea. I would donate to that cause, same conditions. I looked up the grays listing it says footprint approx 7400 x 2700 x 3400mm(H), weight 10,000kg. If it was closer i would be all...
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19th May 2015, 07:55 PM
Thread: Slideway grinders go for a song
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We have a 150mm thick floor at work. We have a...
We have a 150mm thick floor at work. We have a 1.2m swing X 4m BC lathe that just sits on the floor, it has jacking screws every 200mm down both sides. It was leveled when it was installed and hasn't...
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17th May 2015, 10:05 PM
Thread: A marketing question -
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I would think selling online would be the way to...
I would think selling online would be the way to go, you just need a good way make people aware the product is out there. From the description given. I think it is a product i would consider. I can...
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13th May 2015, 07:15 PM
Thread: Slideway grinders go for a song
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Great job winning the grinders Mark:2tsup:.I hope...
Great job winning the grinders Mark:2tsup:.I hope the other 2 will be put to use somewhere and not sent for scrap.We had the salesman from the cnc dealer we get our machines from in at work last...
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12th May 2015, 09:14 PM
Thread: Threading Advice…..Again!
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One method I use when I have full profile inserts...
One method I use when I have full profile inserts is to cut the thread until the od is a bit under the nominal size. Works great 99% of the time. The other 1% I blame the bloke who made the nut .
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7th May 2015, 08:36 PM
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I had a look in my Alfred Herbert catalog and...
I had a look in my Alfred Herbert catalog and their no. 1 capstan lathe as 1" capacity. never seen one for sale though. I've been looking for one with about 1.5-2" bore but haven't found much. Too...
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6th May 2015, 09:06 PM
Thread: Myford Bed Regrinding
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$100+10% gst is about the norm for general...
$100+10% gst is about the norm for general machining.
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6th May 2015, 07:33 PM
Thread: metal adhesive
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I know the devcon product can be . Not sure about...
I know the devcon product can be . Not sure about the others. Here is the link to devcon's site http://www.devcon.com/products/products.cfm?brand=Devcon&family=FasMetal%E2%84%A2%20Putty on left there...
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4th May 2015, 10:47 PM
Thread: Is it OK to use MoS grease on bearings
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That is a pretty good summary of what I was going...
That is a pretty good summary of what I was going to say. A lube rep once told me it is really only good for sliding bearing surfaces eg. pins,bushes,spines. The moly disulphide is present in the...
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4th May 2015, 01:54 PM
Thread: Is it OK to use MoS grease on bearings
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Wheel bearing grease would be better. I will give...
Wheel bearing grease would be better. I will give a better explanation why when I'm not on my phone.
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2nd May 2015, 01:53 AM
Thread: 9/16 blots and nuts?
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Automotive parts shops like autopro or autobarn...
Automotive parts shops like autopro or autobarn should have them up to about 3.5"-4" long. They sell them in a blister pack of 3 or 4 (always less or more than you need:~). If no luck there try one...
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1st May 2015, 09:04 PM
Thread: metal adhesive
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Another +1 for devcon. We use it at work for...
Another +1 for devcon. We use it at work for repairing diecast alumium parts (covers, brackets,etc.). Would be just the thing for your repair. I know it is expensive but it will last forever, I'm not...
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28th April 2015, 09:15 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Yeah the mill is still there. Its a cool old lump...
Yeah the mill is still there. Its a cool old lump of iron that should be justification enough:U . What brand is the tool and cutter grinder? do you have any pics?
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28th April 2015, 01:57 PM
Thread: The things you can learn when you try
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Great job. For a when we shrink collars on like...
Great job. For a when we shrink collars on like that at work we normally go 1.5-2 thou per inch. We heat the collar up to about light straw so it goes on easy. Work on 1 thou per inch for a press...
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28th April 2015, 01:48 PM
Thread: todays tools gloat
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Here's the proof (finally )...
Here's the proof (finally )...