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19th April 2024, 07:50 PM
Thread: Internal slitting saw
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Internal slitting saw
Every now and then Youtube decides to show me something brilliant like it used to years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z7U3IZCcLM
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19th April 2024, 02:30 PM
Thread: Engineering plastics offcuts Melbourne
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Engineering plastics offcuts Melbourne
I need some small blocks of HDPE or nylon for a project. The suppliers I have come across seem to charge quite a lot for material cut to size. Can anyone recommend a place that sells offcuts in...
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17th April 2024, 11:10 AM
Thread: Lincoln Tractapac brushes ??
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Lincoln Tractapac brushes ??
Hello all
Can anyone point me in the right direction in obtaining a set of replacement brushes for a 1979 Lincoln Tractapac (preferably within Australia).
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17th April 2024, 11:10 AM
Thread: Lincoln Tractapac brushes ??
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Lincoln Tractapac brushes ??
Hello all
Can anyone point me in the right direction in obtaining a set of replacement brushes for a 1979 Lincoln Tractapac (preferably within Australia).
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16th April 2024, 02:40 PM
Thread: Upgrading my vertical mill
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Upgrading my vertical mill
I have a HAFCO-DMF 42 vertical mill that I would like to upgrade. It came with stepper motors, PC, software etc to use it as a CNC but the system it a bit old and I would like to freshen it up. ...
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15th April 2024, 02:50 PM
Thread: Douglas shaper help please
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Douglas shaper help please
I picked up a Douglas shaper last weekend (thanks to Pete O for the lead) and upon closer inspection I can see there are several parts missing. The missing parts are the feed bolt, feed bush and feed...
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14th April 2024, 10:50 PM
Thread: Hyco drill press
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Hyco drill press
Hi guys
I picked up a Hyco drill press about a year ago and brought it into the shed today to have a better look and start to strip it down with the intention of restoring it to a reasonable using... -
14th April 2024, 03:31 AM
Thread: Making sense of my welder specs
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Making sense of my welder specs
Hi guys,
I own Cigweld WeldSkill MicroArc 140 and its specs say:
STICK (MMAW) Welding Output, 40ºC, 10 min.
140A@15%, 25.6V
70A@60%, 22.8V
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13th April 2024, 11:50 PM
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Running a 120+ year old Travelling Head Shaper Video
Here's something I've never seen before. Found this on You Tube by chance, and hope you'll enjoy, a short 13.35 minute video of a Travelling Head Shaper.
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11th April 2024, 08:30 AM
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Useful feature or odd idea from the fringes?
Got an email from a US company today, advertising it's latest offering, including this -
Another revolutionary feature of the Invertig 251 is Dynamic Power.
This feature allows you to vary the... -
10th April 2024, 09:10 PM
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Another Vertical Bandsaw mod to cut Metal
I bought a Carbatec Vertical Bandsaw ( 345C )recently and could not justify the cost I variable speed model as it cost me $1800 as it was.
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9th April 2024, 02:11 AM
Thread: Hercus 9 Intermediate Shaft lubrication
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Hercus 9 Intermediate Shaft lubrication
Have yet to understand the correct oil to use on my Hercus 9 but so far am using "whatever" oil on the assumption that anything is better than nothing. BUT
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8th April 2024, 08:12 PM
Thread: To buy a friend's trailer..
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To buy a friend's trailer..
A friend has offered me a Sea Link boat trailer the cross members and rear quarter of the main chassis has galvanize coating flaking off in big chunk's, it's a 3mm steel trailer just wondering how...
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7th April 2024, 11:30 PM
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Attempting to break down some of the dogma around carbide inserts...
I've gone on a few rants recently about the pervasive idea constantly repeated in the machining world that negative rake inserts are horsepower hungry monsters that need to be buried up to the...
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6th April 2024, 11:50 AM
Thread: Metal Planer Rescue
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Metal Planer Rescue
Canadian planer saved from scrap .
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=08OMOYdi3MA
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1st April 2024, 02:20 PM
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A job from 9 year's ago, Outboard every bolt snapped
This came up on my facebook from 9 year's ago i think it was one of the first tig job's i done, i used a Repco 140A arc welder converted to tig, No HF so was only scratch start and no anti stick on...
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31st March 2024, 02:50 PM
Thread: Old lathe clean up Newbie
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Old lathe clean up Newbie
Hi All, total newbie, posted in the say hi section but the old lathe deserves her own place to seek all your help and wisdom.
Have started cleaning up the old Shenwai 350 lathe, under the years of... -
30th March 2024, 07:50 PM
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Stupidly dangerous lathe activities + machinery abuse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zg3TDapzuA
Happy Easter everyone.
Phil
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30th March 2024, 12:10 PM
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Lathe - Optimized nut anti-backlash - elegant solution with ease of adjustment
I've researched making anti-backlash nuts for minimising backlash as replacements for worn leadscrew nuts, some great solutions out there - I even went as far as researching ball screw 'upgrades' -...
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30th March 2024, 10:10 AM
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threaded rod stiffness - mild vs high tensile vs stainless etc
Happy Easter everyone
This isn't a particularly critical one, but I need to quickly make a bunch of simple carrying handles using all thread running through aligned pre-existing holes.
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30th March 2024, 01:41 AM
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Really nice execution of a milling compound for a lathe
Vice for lathe no vibrations system - morsa antivibrazioni
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUaTg54ElUI
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29th March 2024, 11:30 PM
Thread: Bandsaw blades
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Bandsaw blades
Looking for recommendations on where to buy bi metal 1727 X 12.7 X 0.65MM bandsaw blade, H&F only have carbon blade in my size.
They are for a BS-5S bandsaw.
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29th March 2024, 06:10 PM
Thread: Grinder pulleys
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Grinder pulleys
I have just about got my Hercus 3 grinder up and running. I was planning a modification that I will post once I have this first issue sorted. I checked the pulley sizes and with the motor running at...
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29th March 2024, 05:00 PM
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Battery adaptor to replace unabtainable battery
Ten or more years ago I bought quite a few 18V cordless tools and batteries over a few years from a known tool supplier in Queensland. These worked well but in time I needed replacement batteries...
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28th March 2024, 12:10 PM
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Making a Wormgear with a Screw Tap (Free Hobbing) A Design & Manufacturing Guide
I was pondering a few things and contemplating worm gears for minute rotational adjustments, not for power transmission - that's quit a rabbit hole and they are predictably expensive
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28th March 2024, 10:20 AM
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Herbert B drill press restoration problem
Hi, this is my first post so I guess is my introduction to the group. I love old heavy machinery especially waldown drills but this post is to ask your assistance with a problem I'm having with a...
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27th March 2024, 08:00 PM
Thread: Bench Grinder Capacitor
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Bench Grinder Capacitor
The capacitor on my dad’s old bench grinder has given up the ghost.
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27th March 2024, 12:20 PM
Thread: Nifty thread cutting technique
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Nifty thread cutting technique
I thought it was going to be something complex or complicated - the DOC is pretty impressive by itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCDP6SFB2Io
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27th March 2024, 11:10 AM
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The gauge you probably never realised that you wanted/needed
Bit if a haul with some of the footage running a bit long, however the end result is superb.
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26th March 2024, 10:50 PM
Thread: Old stick welding rods
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Old stick welding rods
Do stick welding rods have a use by date ?
I have some WIA 12P rods, must have bought them over 25 years ago, plus some Satincraft 13 ( blue ) from the late 1990s.
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26th March 2024, 10:00 PM
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what aluminium to use for car radiator expansion tank?
want to build an aluminium expansion tank for car for radiator coolant overflow.
what is the type of aluminium i would use for this? 5005, 5052 or 5083 or something else??
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26th March 2024, 11:00 AM
Thread: Unimig Compressor for Plasme Cutter
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Unimig Compressor for Plasme Cutter
Unimig have a compressor for their RAZOR CUT 45 Plasma Cutter.
Has anyone tried it? It doesn't look big enough to operate properly.
Here is the description:
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26th March 2024, 10:20 AM
Thread: WOHLHAUPTER Not a UPA take 2
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WOHLHAUPTER Not a UPA take 2
There was a post in 2011 about a UK4 boring head and how Wohlhaupter stated it was too complicated for modern machinist which sounds like a bit of a challenge. I had the head but no tooling which...
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18th March 2024, 10:30 AM
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Is it possible to fold this on a panbrake
I have access to a 2400mm pan brake exactly the same as the one in the link.
Just a moment...
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17th March 2024, 02:14 AM
Thread: Nifty little homemade mag drill mill
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Nifty little homemade mag drill mill
I have been seeing mill's and lathe, drill, mill machines come up for sale just missed a lathe, mill, drill machine for $100 just did'nt think i would be able to carry it or move it, another one was...
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15th March 2024, 10:50 AM
Thread: Lathe Spindle Indexer
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Lathe Spindle Indexer
This may or may not be of interest so I have simply copied and pasted this from an Instagram post....
Indexing the Spindle (Part One)
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14th March 2024, 05:00 PM
Thread: Slow speed carbide grinder
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Slow speed carbide grinder
There's just so much to love about this video, all sorts of questions that I had percolating in my mind were answered, some times youtube's suggestion algorithm really throws up a diamond [punny]
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13th March 2024, 07:20 PM
Thread: Battery Charger Needed.
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Battery Charger Needed.
I was lucky to be able to get a patient lifter (rated for 300kg).
One bit broken that I will mill up when I get the right size aluminium.
My question is about charging the battery.
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13th March 2024, 01:50 AM
Thread: Advice on Oxy/Acetylene kit
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Advice on Oxy/Acetylene kit
G'day all,
Both forum newbie and welding newbie here.
I would like to venture into oxy/acetylene welding and brazing, as a hobby. After watching lots of youtube material about on how to safely... -
12th March 2024, 08:40 PM
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Hercus No.1 Tool and Cutter Grinder - Grinding Spindle Bearing Fit
When I acquired the grinder in 2013 the spindle was mounted on rubber sealed Korean FAG 6204 bearings. I replaced the bearings in 2019 with rubber sealed Japanese Nacchi 6204s due to excessive heat...
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12th March 2024, 02:11 AM
Thread: Lathe Tool Hone Guide !
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Lathe Tool Hone Guide !
Hi Guys,
I had need to hone/sharpen a miniature lathe boring bar recently ! I had seen an internet post some time ago of an easy to make honing/sharpening guide for lathe tools. So rather than... -
11th March 2024, 09:20 AM
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Citric acid rust removal on tipped tooling.
Here are some of the results of my efforts to resurrect the bucket of rusty tooling that came with the homemade metal lathe. (See antique and vintage machinery)
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9th March 2024, 01:21 AM
Thread: Heads Up FORUMS OUTAGES - Info
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Heads Up FORUMS OUTAGES - Info
Bit late getting to this but here's an update of what's going on.
Forum Outage last week: was due to space restrictions on server which was rectified last Sunday 3rd March and has resulted in the... -
8th March 2024, 05:50 PM
Thread: WW2 Jeep reproduction parts
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WW2 Jeep reproduction parts
A tour of the Juan factory in the Philippines where new parts are made for the WW2 era Jeeps and many other post-war Jeep models https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21P-0Hzb-RI
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7th March 2024, 07:41 PM
Thread: Metal shaping with the metal shaper
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Metal shaping with the metal shaper
I've never done this on the shaper before, manipulating the downfeed to follow a marked line on a workpiece. It took aaaaages, mainly because I had a lot of extra material to remove (oh for a...
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7th March 2024, 11:10 AM
Thread: Sydney Visit 11 March
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Sydney Visit 11 March
Hi everyone
headed to Sydney for shopping on Monday. I plan to visit Mick Moyle’s in Summer Hill and probably Edcon in Revesby. Any suggestions on a walk in scrap metal dealer I can pick up random... -
6th March 2024, 12:50 PM
Thread: AR9 Lathe alignment
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AR9 Lathe alignment
I have a MT3 test bar in the Sheraton AR lathe . I have zero runout on the end of the bar but I have a .001" drop along the top of the bar ( vertical plane ) ..drooping downwards towards the...
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5th March 2024, 11:41 PM
Thread: A couple of nice finds !
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A couple of nice finds !
Hi Guys,
I got this 1" - 2" Starret micrometer this morning, found in the scrap yard ! The cheeky bugger took 10 pounds off me for it. Things must be getting hard, whilst I appreciate him putting... -
5th March 2024, 11:41 PM
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Video: DIY Miniture wire brush drill attachment
This popped up in my feed and I tend to wire brush a fair bit.
I dremel (along with a flexible extension) in tight corners but the tiny brushes are pathetic even if I buy quality stuff. To some... -
5th March 2024, 02:30 AM
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Super Ball Rolling For The Lathe ( Instead of Sandpaper )
Happened to find this on YouTube this morning and thought it an interesting idea, not so much for what the builder used it for, but could have other possibilities, metal spinning, or getting a bar...