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A solution was closer to hand than I thought. My wife is a body piercer so I stole.... ERRR I mean BORROWED the piece from her massage table that you can remove to put your face though.

Perfect....

Awesome Idea!

Knew I liked this place for a reason :)

I may be wrong, but the trolley with the mill mounted on it looks like it has bowed in the middle a bit from the weight of the machine?

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone would have any idea where I could get hold of an engravers "cushion". Something I can rest small metal items on while I engrave them so they don't move about....

Thanks all. I now have my eye (and wallet) set apon a bandsaw that should do everything I want it too.

Cheers again,

Pat

HERCUS LATHE - eBay Equipment, Machinery, Metalworking, Metalworking, Woodworking, Business, Industrial. (end time 10-Oct-09 08:53:41 AEDST)

I was trawling eBay this morning just having a look...

Thanks heaps everyone. I love this place :)

So,

https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Products?stockCode=W403

That one will be sufficient with an appropriate metal blade? What TPI blade would be the best blade to get for 3mm steel, iron,...

I have a wood bandsaw. It's one of those GMC clones. Are you saying that all I have to do is change the blade and I'm good to go, or did I just totally misunderstand what you said.

Hi again,

I recently saw a video on the net of a guy that has a vertical standing metal bandsaw. Sort of looks like one of those meat bandsaws you see on ebay, but this bloke was cutting 3mm...

Thanks for all the replies fellers. Helped me out a lot with my suppliers list that I have on my PC. I have found a bearing mob that sells 8/32UNC brass rod in one metre lengths, that suits my needs...

Hi again,

WOuld anyone know FOR SURE where I could lay my hands on some solid brass screws, 8/32UNC thread that are at least 5cms long? I have asked soooo many places that my ears are starting...

Ahh, excellent stuff fellers, thanks very much. I am going in search of a tap tomorrow for these screws, so I shall hit them up for a thread chart as well :)

Hi all,

I bought some brass screws from Bunnings today for a project I am working on, in a 5/32. Now, knowing next to bugger all about threads and thread pitches, etc can someone tell me what...

The blade I have in my saw at the moment is a 6 TPI wood blade. So that should cut 5mm aluminium just fine?

Thanks for the fast response. Also, because I am a total bandsaw noob, are wood blades and metal blades different? I think I already know the answer, just looking for confirmation :)

Hi guys,

I am looking at cuttong some 5mm aluminium and was wondering what the correct TPI blade would be for such a task. I will only be straight line cutting, not turning the piece.

Cheers.

Thanks for all the responses. Looks like I might stick with what I have after all and just buy a suitable MP blade.

Cheers

Hi guys,

First off, you know when manufacturers post the machine specs on their websites, and they say does NOT cut metal? ........ They mean it! I bought a cheap GMC bandsaw and proceeded to cut...

Ahh, thought that might have been the case.

Cheers

Hi guys,

Looking at this one for the next purchase. Will this fit the H&F AL-60?
...

I see your tiny engine and raise you a 48 cylinder motorcycle :)

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It used to be jump on eBay and search for things for the racecar ...... Now it's type "lathe" into the search bar, and spend hours looking for bits for that. I am getting there slowly though.

I am in the same boat as Geoff, whereas I don't have any scrap bits of steel lying around to use as shims. So a quick scrounge in the old toolbox yeilded me an old guage mounting bracket from the...

Ahhh, you guys never fail to deliver. Thanks very much :)

Hi,

Me again. Can anyone tell me the best wheel for a 125mm bench grinder for shaping HSS tools bits for my lathe? It's only a cheap grinder and as such, the wheels that came with it aren't much...

Thanks Geoff. That link of yours doesn't work but I googled it anyway. Nice range of stuff at decent prices too. I have been buying HSS tool bits and other stuff from a guy in the U.K. His prices...

G'day all,

After all my questions and all my thoughts, I finally bit the bullet and bought the H&F AL-60. (Tip for young players : Samoan workmates make GREAT forklifts). This is my little corner...

Awesome Kev, that's just what I need!

You're a great bloke, I don't care what they say about you :P

Thanks for that Kev, that's given me some ideas for mine.

Cheers all.

Hey guys,

Is there a way to make a vertical table so you can use your lathe as a mill? Should I have searched and has this been answered? Am I lazy?

Please help :)

Thanks for everything fellers, appreciate it.

Ahhh, brilliant. Thanks guys, that's the info I was looking for :)

Hi guys,

Just after a bit of knowledge. What is required to end up with something like this :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/eldubya/binder.jpg

from a piece of 10mm rod? Just the...

You can gloat all you like. I dont live far away from you and I need some plasma cutting done soon :)

No worries guys. I am going to go the way of the AL-60 then get a seperate mill later on down the road. best option all round I reckon. As I said, I will still be learning how to effectively use my...

Then either the website or the cattledog has the wrong info. According to the front page it states all prices are including GST. So I would take the price from there before I used the one from the...

According to my cattledog which I picked up today from H&F the HM-10 is $895, so prices may indeed have gone up since you last looked. Although, speaking to the guy at H&F, if I was to go the AL-60...

I have been looking at the AL-280P Lathe Mill Drill from H&F. The AL-60 (which was my firs choice) has a mill attachment for an extra $650 making total package cost $2000. The AL-280P ends up being...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/lathe-hercus-parts_W0QQitemZ250297947851QQihZ015QQcategoryZ105828QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And another one for parts :)

Better snap her up fast lads!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Hercus-Metalwork-Lathe_W0QQitemZ270277328507QQihZ017QQcategoryZ92083QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

(I am not affiliated with this...

http://www.engtooling.com/webshop/ETSItem.csp?ID=ETS||17921||3

what about that one? :)

Actually, upon closer inspection it appears as though H&F only have a mill drill attachment for the AL-60, and NOT the AL-50GA :(

I might ring them and see if they have any light they can shed on...

Hi guys, finally getting down to brass tacks, as it were.

I am buying this in the next 2 weeks : http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Products?stockCode=L157

What I wanted to know is, is there a...

It's moments like these where driving a crane truck has it's advantages :)

I have a feeling the website that was linked too might be an old one, either that or he never checks his e-mail. Or he doesn't want anything to do with me, which is highly probable :P

I think I...

Dano48,

Thank you very much for that. I have e-mailed him and am awaiting his reply. You guys on this forum are fantastic :)

Thanks again mate.

I would be looking at casting brass, copper, bronze and maybe aluminium. I have watched approximately elebenty-twelve hours of youtube videos on home foundries, smelting, etc, but none of them show...

Hi all, I am interested in doing a sandcasting course, (if indeed there is such an animal). I am looking at casting small parts about the size of a deck of cards, but really have no idea on how to do...

I wish someone would give me a free lathe, regardless of what it needed ... lol