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20th June 2015, 02:10 PM
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Hi All, my latest progress toward nosecap forming...
Hi All, my latest progress toward nosecap forming dies fresh off the mill. Massive thanks to MG for the inclination, tube hydro forming was not something i'd considered up until that point. Now need...
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20th February 2015, 08:53 PM
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Hi Wilson, would love to see that MkIII by all...
Hi Wilson, would love to see that MkIII by all means post some pics up for us, I don't mind (I my self have sent many a thread, off on a irretrievable tangent).
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20th February 2015, 07:04 PM
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Hi all, a belated thanks for your kind comments -...
Hi all, a belated thanks for your kind comments - yeah there was definitely a bit of work involved but ultimately achieved the desired result. The taper calculations worked out to be spot on, leaving...
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15th February 2015, 09:53 AM
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Hi Bob, yeah the 2 jaw chuck/vice for the...
Hi Bob,
yeah the 2 jaw chuck/vice for the dividing head adds a hell of a lot of versatility and as an estimate the mill has probably spent 70-80% of its time recently set up in that configuration,... -
22nd November 2014, 12:46 PM
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"Bubba" also decided he needed to cut the top off...
"Bubba" also decided he needed to cut the top off the nose cap?
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22nd November 2014, 12:45 PM
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My Great Big 1905 MkII** Ross Rifle Project
My Great Big 1905 MkII** Ross Rifle Project. (....... Or how to build a Ross rifle from scratch because "Bubba" sporterised (bastardised) it long ago)
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6th December 2013, 07:41 PM
Thread: my first mill
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I'm actually a metal fabricator by trade, so I'd...
I'm actually a metal fabricator by trade, so I'd likely fab it up rather than cast it - weld a boss onto a heavy piece of plate and then go about machining and truing it up. Although I'm sure it...
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5th December 2013, 10:43 PM
Thread: my first mill
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5th December 2013, 10:06 PM
Thread: my first mill
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I've come very late to your thread and have just...
I've come very late to your thread and have just briefly skimmed across it, Wow you've got yourself some very nice toy's & accessories there. The angling spindle head is a beauty and I hope you get...
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12th July 2013, 06:43 PM
Thread: Wohlhaupter Models
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You've done well ray, I'm sure you'll love it -...
You've done well ray, I'm sure you'll love it - I've used my UPA3 quite a bit and am continually impressed by what its capable of.
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12th July 2013, 05:37 PM
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Sako quad scope mount - machining (pic heavy)
Finally got some time to machine a mount for my little Sako Quad .22lr
Has 33.5 MOA of taper inbuilt, which with the scope I've chosen should leave .75 milradians in reserve still allowing me to... -
18th February 2013, 08:27 AM
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I too get that pool thing happening, however left...
I too get that pool thing happening, however left unabated it will drain the head in a handfull of days.
A little bit is probably a good thing, however I'd be guessing that to be excessive?
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17th February 2013, 09:04 AM
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Hi everyone, thanks for your all your replies -...
Hi everyone, thanks for your all your replies - I'll have to hit some of these other foreign forum's and user groups to do some research.
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14th February 2013, 08:59 PM
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Thanks Bob, I did talk to Greg a few days prior -...
Thanks Bob, I did talk to Greg a few days prior - but as you suggest, he's had no reason to be inside the head of his FP1.
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14th February 2013, 11:29 AM
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DECKEL FP1/ RIKEN, (Vertical Head) - LEAKING OIL AROUND QUILL?
Hi everyone, got bit of an issue I'm trying to resolve with the vertical head on my little RIKEN milling machine.
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29th January 2013, 12:42 PM
Thread: A Rarity - A Centricator Accessory
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Hi Bob Thanks for posting - I'm glad it exceeded...
Hi Bob
Thanks for posting - I'm glad it exceeded your initial impressions, and works as advertised.
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17th December 2012, 11:16 AM
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Monopod Progress
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3rd December 2012, 08:40 PM
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Been talking a bit more with Frank (a real...
Been talking a bit more with Frank (a real interesting bloke) and he has sent a few more pictures of his gear and his work.
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23rd November 2012, 06:46 PM
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Plane blades were waiting for me when I arrived...
Plane blades were waiting for me when I arrived home this evening, and I'm very impressed.
Ray, Josh and Helmut are all to be commended on their fine work and dedication.
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21st November 2012, 09:50 AM
Thread: A Catch Plate Fly Cutter
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Good work boys, I recall seeing a similar facePL...
Good work boys, I recall seeing a similar facePL set up in one of those workshop practise series books, "Milling operations in the lathe".
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21st November 2012, 08:28 AM
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I've invited frank to join up and tell you all...
I've invited frank to join up and tell you all about it, so fingers crossed.
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20th November 2012, 09:19 PM
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I got talking to the ebay seller that I bought...
I got talking to the ebay seller that I bought the FZA boring head off,
has a few pretty nice machine tools in his workshop :;:
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12th November 2012, 07:45 AM
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Got him! Did a little more over the weekend on...
Got him!
Did a little more over the weekend on the project, cut a further shoulder on the barrel and fitted the sandwiched recoil lug (very schmick fit) and thankfully maintained same head-space.... -
11th November 2012, 10:38 AM
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Jack, cant comment too much on that as I've not...
Jack, cant comment too much on that as I've not used one - @ 12mm you might want to check, which dia shank boring bars you got that intend to use with it.
The collect/adaptors give some options.
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11th November 2012, 08:47 AM
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The auto feature is nice it allows you to cut...
The auto feature is nice it allows you to cut int'l circlip gooves, do spot faces, counter bores with clean bottoms etc and if your feeling adventurous tapered/conical holes (but I've not bothered). ...
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11th November 2012, 08:38 AM
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Wow, I see Gunsmithing got it's own forum - lets...
Wow, I see Gunsmithing got it's own forum - lets not muff this up with politics!
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9th November 2012, 09:07 PM
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Yeah, thats my Wohlhaupter UPA3 universal boring...
Yeah, thats my Wohlhaupter UPA3 universal boring and facing head (automatic).
Since I bought it's proven indispensible - extremely versatile (a bit bulky at times for the size of the machine - but... -
9th November 2012, 12:50 PM
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Unfortunately not, but the more I research the...
Unfortunately not, but the more I research the current manufacture FN Herstal Win model 70's - the more I see that after along time in the wilderness, they are basically back to that controlled round...
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9th November 2012, 08:12 AM
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I have heard of dolomite, will check my books for...
I have heard of dolomite, will check my books for you.
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8th November 2012, 11:09 PM
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Riken RMT-2, Japanese clone of the Mk2 Deckel FP1...
Riken RMT-2, Japanese clone of the Mk2 Deckel FP1 (1966 Manufacture) - got a good amount of the original matching acc/
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8th November 2012, 10:36 PM
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Thats an early touch probe/ sensor, rather than...
Thats an early touch probe/ sensor, rather than have the piezo buzzer integral in the probe like they do these days - it used the DRO unit to sound out.
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8th November 2012, 08:54 PM
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I appologise for the text appearing abit...
I appologise for the text appearing abit incoherent, It has been posted else where as a running commentary and thus its out of context when posted all at once.
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8th November 2012, 08:25 PM
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8th November 2012, 08:11 PM
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Machining a Bedding Block for the Tikka M590 (Pic Heavy)
Hi everyone, here are some progress pictures of my current project.
It started when I saw a thread on the shooting.com.au forums: Sako 85 AICS - Shooting.com.au
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24th August 2012, 09:54 PM
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Thanks for the pictures BT, much appreciated. ...
Thanks for the pictures BT, much appreciated.
I didn't mean that there was corrosion on mine, that "flight rust" comment was more for Gregs benefit, i.e give him a stir and check that he was... -
23rd August 2012, 09:14 PM
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If It does unscrew, not easily. Perhaps it has...
If It does unscrew, not easily.
Perhaps it has "flight-rusted" in place?
Has the cover on yours come loose? I dont want to unduelly force it as I imagine that it would mark/dent easily, It... -
23rd August 2012, 06:42 PM
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Hi BT, Thanks for the PM - thats a particularly...
Hi BT,
Thanks for the PM - thats a particularly nice example you've found there;
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18th April 2012, 10:16 PM
Thread: Who likes which CAD package?
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Admittedly havent used any of the other packages...
Admittedly havent used any of the other packages much, but I've been using various versions of turbo CAD for a long time now and it does very well everything we ask of it for the metal fabrication we...
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16th April 2012, 09:15 AM
Thread: Cricket bats - 1939+62
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Hi Gunnie, yeah to date I've still got all my...
Hi Gunnie, yeah to date I've still got all my apendages (fingers crossed).
There are a few in aus that still make them, but not many at all.
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14th April 2012, 10:55 PM
Thread: Hardinge 5C Collet Brochure
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I may have caused some confusion: the triton...
I may have caused some confusion:
the triton router is variable between 8,000 - 28,000 rpm. The verticle head on the milling machine that I would like to mount the router in place of, spins between... -
14th April 2012, 10:21 PM
Thread: Cricket bats - 1939+62
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Great videos thanks for posting pmcgee. I've...
Great videos thanks for posting pmcgee.
I've seen alot of different vintage video's on this subject, and needless to say there have been many instances where I've cringed, but also have been... -
14th April 2012, 12:04 AM
Thread: Hardinge 5C Collet Brochure
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Hi Franco, Thanks for sharing your experience...
Hi Franco,
Thanks for sharing your experience re: endmill use on timber - I'll conduct some of my own trials on some timber samples and get an idea of realistic removal rates & realistic finish... -
8th April 2012, 09:10 PM
Thread: Hardinge 5C Collet Brochure
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I had considered fabricating a support to mate...
I had considered fabricating a support to mate with the dovetails in the headstock, I do like the idea of a long ram type setup (will certainly investigate it further) just initially I saw an amount...
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8th April 2012, 07:51 PM
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You watch, he will find a nice thiel or schaublin...
You watch, he will find a nice thiel or schaublin or a little bit bigger deckel and the great hunt to furnish it with a complete equipment schedule will begin again.:U
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7th April 2012, 09:09 AM
Thread: Hardinge 5C Collet Brochure
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Hi BT Yeah, the ingress of junk isnt something...
Hi BT
Yeah, the ingress of junk isnt something that had been lost on me, rather I omitted the countermeasures from the pictorial view for clarity.
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7th April 2012, 12:00 AM
Thread: Hardinge 5C Collet Brochure
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Hi everyone I've been alittle busy recently,...
Hi everyone
I've been alittle busy recently, however Greg Q will be pleased to know I have'nt been raiding euro ebay for proprietary deckel stuff:U, so there should still be some left in all of... -
17th February 2012, 10:53 PM
Thread: Show us your mill
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Well that's exactly right, I've bought a few off...
Well that's exactly right, I've bought a few off Tony now and while they cost me a bit, I'd sooner be with the manuals than without them. The Colchester Mascot 1600 manual of his has proven...
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10th February 2012, 07:21 PM
Thread: Show us your mill
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That pretty well sum's up most people's...
That pretty well sum's up most people's experience's:wink:, - but good on him for learning at his age. It will be a slow, hard slog but "perserverance" will definitely the way to go about it.
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10th February 2012, 06:44 PM
Thread: Show us your mill
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Hi Gary, You've got some beautifull machines in...
Hi Gary,
You've got some beautifull machines in that little workshop, - Des speaks highly of that little schaublin you have there. By the way how is his "internet revolution" progressing?
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1st February 2012, 03:00 PM
Thread: Show us your mill
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Hi Kwijibo99, thats certainly a beautifull...
Hi Kwijibo99,
thats certainly a beautifull milling machine.
I'm not sure what accessories the 158 would have originally been furnished with, ie high speed heads, slotting heads, rotary tables etc ...