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Good the hear.

Did you find any way to hold the spindle when undoing the nut.

These saws benefit greatly from an outfeed table. At least you have the holes there now for mounting one.

Ken

Is there any thread on the spindle visible between the nut and spindle end. If it spirals inward to the left =LH thread; inward to the right = RH thread.

I am wondering if a threadlocker compound...

On the spindle there are 2 holes located in the hub beside the blade. I think it may be on the motor side of the blade. These holes are for a close fitting rod to be installed to stop the shaft...

I used to own one with the side tables. Wonderful saw and I regret selling it. Mine came with a 2hp 3ph motor. Some fool has obviously repowered it with the motor running in the reverse...

I'm in.

My old dad was a farmer in the Benalla district in the 1920's >. They used to mill timber for post & rail fences and buildings. Included a lot of broadaxe work. All his handles were well oiled...

It should suit the guys with very good eyesight from north of the equator the way it is.:D

Ken

Removal....heatgun and mechanical stripper. Or; as happens here with house wooden weatherboards; the hot sun quickly destroys all types of house paints.

Ken

Who?? me or the seller.:D. For the same money I could buy a refurbished quality euro saw (admittedly only a 500mm unit). With the local older 24" ex industry used Wolfenden there is no...

From my understanding with the molasses is that the chelation and bacteria go hand in hand. The bacteria need warm conditions to thrive; so nothing much happens in cool weather. 2-3 months is...

I wouldn't do the front end with electrolosis either. There is a high chance of hydrogen embrittlement. Would not be nice having springs, frontends or axles breaking because of the...

They obviously intend to make a predetermined amount of profit on the item; no matter how much it costs them. Have the same thing with a bandsaw locally. The bloke advertises it a 'must be...

I recently used some Vallorbe chainsaw files. Some of the cutters were harder than the file. 1.5 files for the resharpen of the old Oregon chain. The files were utter rubbish. Replaced...

I seem to recall that there is a problem using electrolosis on cast iron. Something like depleting the carbon and causing extreme pitting. It would be worth checking before destroying a possibly...

One word RaymondG; Roundup.

I have a 100ltr battery powered sprayer here. Just about time to feed the "cultivated grasses", er weeds here.

Ken

But RayG had half flat tyres which were filled with part set foam.:D And there was no leakage.

Ken

Gee whizz Raymond;

By now I would have been quicker and cheaper to have bought the semi solid replacements.

I recently bought a pair locally and replaced my trolley wheels. Happy with the...

Might be an idea to keep it away from toddlers being toilet trained.:D

Ken

Don't know what all the hoo haa is about. The lights work great. Well.... after the electrician opened the fuse board and repaired a very scorched wire that had somehow backed out of the fuse...

I will have you know that my wiring was "state of the art" when it was installed in 1954.:D I have had a safety switch installed and plug in breakers and the black insulated wire has all been...

Was in the workshop most of the day and the lights worked ok. Left them on when I came over for a bite to eat. I went back between rain showers and could see light shining from the shed. By the...

Probably a bit heavy for carry on luggage though Phil. Hell of an overweight surcharge.

Ken

I have found that the elm (both English & Golden) and banksia logs are very prone to splitting during drying; even using end grain sealers. My english elm was stored inside a shed and the golden...

Most of the younger generation have no care nor thought for their ancestors. The new 'me' generation. The answer from them is "we don't want any of your old ".

Funnily enough one item I have of...

I was hoping that the arboga drill was one of the smaller ones.

Trouble is that these items were going to be the last lots sold. I am just glad that it was not suitable as I would still be...

Grahame,

Don't beat yourself up too badly; a light tap or 2 should be enough.:D When I bought mine I went by their good reputation. Sucked right in.

There is a thread on the forum about...

Dave

It was between Kyabram and Stanhope, Victoria.

Possibly the large Parkin horizontal mill, the large Herless lathe, the Arboga drill and Brobo saw would have been salvageable after a...

Have to agree with Ewan. The newer ones are absolute crap. Drive wheel machined off centre to the casting and the centre axle hole bored off square to the face and circumference. So they are...

I went to a clearing sale today on a farm. Quite a few machine tools were advertised; a No 1.5 Cincinotti universal mill and an Arborcia pedestal drill were among them. Parking was a problem with...

Ray,

I have a set of stocks & dies. Don't know if it will go down to 1/8th bsp. Mighty big head though. About 8" diam by 6" depth and 10-12 kg at least. I also have bsp taps. Also a...

Nicely done sir.

Ken

So much for the new contactor switch. It's toast.

I have only used the shaper in small bursts since having the magnetic contactor switch replaced with a new unit (marked for use on 11kw motor; I...

Character 'building' Bob. Probably no need to harden them. And to think that you were trying to con me into trying out my shiny new hss on the stuff. Been down that track with the 200 and it is...

Phil;

I don't think that there is any way to change 'stupid'. How some people manage to live to old age is truly beyond comprehension.

Yes; you can call me cynical (I've been called much...

Bob, the names' cupid; not stupid. We already know what it does to 1" endmills don't we.:D

Ken

Some time back I purchased an imperial set of CTC's better grade of hss endmills. Used the 5/16" today on some 316 stainless. It performed much better than I expected. Very happy with it. ...

When I purchased the Logosol 2nd hand there was no log clamps with it. I have been using 'g' clamps; but whilst they work, they are a pain in the asre screwing them on/off.

I recently ordered 2...

Bob;

you have a Hercus grinder don't you. You could always finish grind them on that to keep the Schaublin tradition.:D

Ken

It is most unkind to HSS. Sort of rips it up and spits out the pieces. Quality 1" end mills are not cheap to replace.

Best of luck with the project.

Ken

It's nice to see solid small trees with colour. The black wattle and red ironbark I removed from the yard had big pipes and white ants. Constantly having the bases drilled and arsenic powder...

Thanks for that Bob.
I reckon that the bark would have fallen off this one 15 or more years ago. It was dead hard end to end; unlike some of the desert ash which has the bone dry ends. Once...

Oh Bob Thomas; where are you?:)


I have been expecting an update showing 2 wonderfully sculpted vice jaws. Or is the metal posing a problem?

Ken

Neil,

You might regret that invitation.

Some of todays effort.

No.1 A small spotted gum (about 12" X 4ft) that I was given. No end treatment and left lying outside in weather for...

Todays task was to make a solid bench to fit across the log tables for short logs. Luckily I had some recycled exterior grade US plywood on hand. Either use that of a 65km drive to try and find a...

During the week I dragged the Logosol M5? from out of the back of the shed and brushed some of the dust off it. I had previously used it as it was set up by the previous owner. I had problems...

Dean,

My "superceded" glasses were bi-focals for everyday use. The bottoms were for reading and the tops 'sharpened' up my distance sight. They were slightly different grinds for each eye. ...

I am glad you finally received it. Bl**dy aus post are hopeless with their delivery times. Looks like the alternatives will have to be checked out in future. 11 days is beyond a joke; yet last...

Bob,

Did that satchel turn up yet. I posted it 23/4.

Ken

Bob,

I would call that an 'orange peel' finish. A right PITA for car resprayers. Has the be wet sanded back. I think it is caused by too thick a paint.


Ken

Hey RayG,

Now that you are a stake holder; does that mean you have to keep up the tradition and whinge at Josh each week?:D

Ken