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Hi All,
I realise this is probably a long shot but I have a curious mystery timber that I'm hoping to identify.

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I've had this wood for about ten years after salvaging it from packing...

Sold.

Sold.

Sold.

Mortiser is now sold.
Cheers,
Greg.

Hi All,
I have for sale a refurbished Wildcat shed heater.
This is a large heater that will warm up your shed quickly and effectively.
It’s very handy on those cold and frosty winter nights.
It...

Hi All,
I have for sale a Lunan (Chinese) bench mount drill press.
This is a twelve speed (250 – 3200 RPM) machine with a MT2 quill, sorry but there’s no chuck.
It has a 310mm removable circular...

Hi All,
I have for sale a Charles & Hunting Precision Mortiser.
This is a four speed machine fitted with a ½” (13mm) good quality English Jacobs chuck.
It can clamp up to 4.5” (115mm) square...

Hi All,
I have for sale a Waldown Type URN-2 full height Utility Radial drill press.
This is a twelve speed machine fitted with a ½” (13mm) good quality English Jacobs chuck.
It has a 14” (355mm)...

Thanks for the kind comments fellas.

Ken, the repair should hold up fine, I've made a few repairs in CI using the same welding method including a drill press vice and so far they have all held up....

Patched the extended hole in Helmut’s drill press base on the weekend.
The Base as it was with the enlarged mounting hole.

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Cut and shaped a CI plug to fit.
...

Clean both threads thoroughly with metho and let them dry before applying the Stag compound.
Tapered threads work better but the Stag compound should seal fine with straight threads.
Cheers,
Greg.

Using the scraper for something other than fettling castings kind of inspired me so I swung by Carbatec today and bought one of their little granite cheese platters, err I mean surface plates.
I...

Nice write up Helmut and thanks for your kind comments.
I thought the head on my mill was fairly well trammed but when you're swinging a 120mm radius fly-cutter the slightest error soon becomes...

G'day Jon,
You need to get 1" or 25mm, pipe is usually sized by nominal bore. I would stick with gal rather than black pipe, less chance of rust and there's not that much difference in price.
...

I know what a flick magneto is but I can't say I've heard of a flick grinder. Perhaps your mate was referring to what I know of as a wash grinder. These are the ones with a vertical spindle that...

G'day Jon,
Unless you use your air tools continuously for long periods day in day out I wouldn't bother with in line oilers.
Just a few drops of machine oil into the tools air inlet each time you...

G'day Phil,
It might be worth giving Ferntree Gully Bolts a call (9756 0566), they're the only place I've been able to buy BSF fasteners over the counter lately.
No guarantee they will have dog...

G'day Daniel,
Nice work on the scraping.
I reckon your rotary table might be a Thiel. There's a photo of a table that looks very similar to yours on the lathes.co.uk site about half way down this...

Hmmm you've given me an idea Phil,
I believe I might just have some rolls of that self lubricating magnetic shim strip you mentioned in a box somewhere.
Perhaps I should try selling it by the metre...

Very nice job Bob, the knurls have come up beautifully.
When I blue things like this I just use use an LPG torch to heat it until it turns the shade of blue I'm after then dunk it in old diesel oil....

Somebody call the police, that Waldown is a steal. :o

G'day Bollie,
I'll put my hand up to help you get rid of some of your old BSF sizes, I'm using 5/16, 1/4 and probably smaller on my model engine and most fastener places don't stock them any more. I...

G'day Phil,
Thanks for the offer, I wish it was ISO40 but it's got a propriety taper that is sort of unique to Thiel.
Cheers,
Greg.

I'll be using a Thiel Duplex 158, swinging a UPA-4 boring head as a fly cutter.
Making a proper fly cutter is on my to do list but the boring head works fine with small cuts so it's a fair way down....

G'day Thumb,
If you can get the CI from Kryn then I can machine the plugs as well. Not sure how hot things get when powder coating, it might be better to plug your holes and machine the table after...

G'day Thumb,
You are welcome to bring it around and I can have a crack at fly cutting it for you. I'm in Fawkner, I could even swing around and pick you up if necessary. Regarding the holes, some...

Regarding 304 and 316 it's horses for courses I guess, I find 316 less forgiving when it comes to work hardening than 304. 304 is less inclined to to build up and stick to the tool than 316 which is...

G'day Peter,
My suggestion would be to single point your threads nearly to size and then finish them off with a die rather than trying to use the die from scratch. 304 is easier to thread than 316...

G'day John,
Interesting pics, looks like the head from a Toyota 1300 4KC engine.
Is that a fly cutter made from a fly wheel?
What does that rear wheel in the first photo belong to?
Cheers,
Greg.

In another thread Anorak Bob as asked if I could take a few photos of the innards of an Abnox Wanner oil gun I use, I figured I'd start a new thread rather than hijack the original and this might be...

No worries Bob, it's due for a refill so I'll take a few shots over the weekend.
Cheers,
Greg.

G'day thumbsucker,
If after the dust settles it turns out you need to convert your star wound motor to delta and it turns out too difficult to do via remote assistance from NC Archer you are welcome...

Handy Steel Stocks in Heidelberg are pretty good.
http://handysteel.com.au
They cut to length, free delivery, no minimum order, competitive price, quote before order.
No connection, just a happy...

When I cut BSPT threads on a solid bar I use a single pipe die segment (https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/pipe-and-bolt-die-heads) mounted in the tool post.
The required taper is built into the cutter so...

G'day Damien,
A pom pom gun or push oiler looks like one of these:

http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Lumatic%20LUMAPOUS%205012972100522%20APOUS%20Telescopic%20Hand%20Grease%20Gun%20120cc

The...

Nice lookin unit woody, lots of potential there.
You mentioned cleaning out the old grease and replacing it with new grease, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but you might have to clean out all...

When locating a bore I use a DTI with a long tip mounted directly in a collet with an 8mm dovetail adaptor. I use the rear dovetail for bores up to around 1.5" and the top dovetail for bores up to...

Mattias Kristiansson has a short YouTube clip about these gizmos, he gives an example of its use and opens one up to show some of the inner workings:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_VfXMs4iIYk
...

Hi Stuart,
What does the silver knob in the middle of the top section with the holes in the circumference do?
If it's some sort of fine adjustment for setting the vertical position of the gauge...

I don't know which was tougher, the cars or the drivers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq2jY1trxqg

Cheers,
Greg.

Probably a remnant from the old Bendigo Woolen Mill, looks like it would make a brilliant workbench.

I've had similar issues, I reckon everyone has fun and games when they first use a parting tool, it really fires the pucker reflex when the tool grabs and shatters with a bang.
I generally have good...

G'day Grahame,
Hammer drive pins or screws.
These blokes list them:

https://www.bolt.com.au/stainless-steel-fasteners-hammer-drive-screws-c-1010_1588_1643.html

You could also try model...

What a great and generous offer, kudos to you Mike.
I had an idea about making a sine bar that uses a micrometer head to set rather than gauge blocks but never went anywhere with it because I...

I just ducked out to the shed an took a few measurements of the different P&N tap handles I've got, I measured between the jaws fully open (J) and across the slot (S) which seems to be the limiting...

These might be useful to someone:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Original-Vintage-DECKEL-FP1-Mill-Instruction-Book-/151671722473?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item235056d1e9
...

What you describe is a common issue with Myford lathes but it is also one that you can fix yourself as long as the wear isn't too excessive.
The first thing you need to do is establish the location...

This bloke does a pretty good 3 part anodising how to on YouTube:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GccTVfMiIIo

There's another one by a bloke who does a good how to on making a compressor...

Hmmm, my mistake, I always thought the power rating was for the draw, like a light bulb not the output, you learn something new every day.
My apologies for the misinformation :doh:
Cheers,
Greg.