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Thanks from me also. I got one of the 4 last left as well. Having owned the TEC version for about 5 years there is no way I could let one of these slip buy. Brilliant value for money, absolutely...

I just borrowed a mates new DSO and went to measure the voltage, turned on the VFD, hooked up the little alligator clip to one of the phases and boom, flash, #$#@....

Pointing my friend to this...

Hi Chris,

Mine wasn't from Powtran. It is a Huanyang VFD

Just checked and it looks like I've been duped... Oh well...

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I have a 5.5 KW Huanyang VFD that takes 240 single phase in and outputs about 415 3 phase, purchased for about $500 12 months ago so there are others out there, a 750 watt unit with the same features...

Went Wednesday, was very good lots to see and inspire.

Another small project, however this time I know what it's for :U

I was asked if I could make an emblem to go onto a custom built car. A Kingswood (I think) with a Super Charged 202.

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Definitely a Tangential tool holder for a lathe. Used with only one piece of tool steel at a time. You could machine up to a shoulder depending on what side of the tool you use. The tool steel with...

You may be on to something there... It may have also been to get me to visit...

Not too sure. I delivered it and he said that it will do nicely. That was it :?

I have learned that its sometimes best not to ask what he wants things for...

Sorry the answer is not more...

I haven't made anything for ages but spent today in the shed.
One of the stranger things I have been asked to make. My father stated he needed an aluminium peg made, with no other information...

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Hi Phil,

Great pickup on the equipment... but

you will need to check over that Colchester carefully, It looks like it has been run without oil, if it had been oiled there would be a big pool...

Good luck Phil.

Everyting crossed here :wink:

Cheers

Jayson

I'm not so sure of that, on my lathe the apron hand wheel engages the rack, not the leadscrew. There may be a problem with the leadscrew but at least on my lathe you would not be able to tell using...

Thanks for the pics Joe.

I really like that Colchester :U

Jayson.

Looks like it works, Nice work :2tsup:

They are nice Simon, but a man of your skills could just make one...

Not so sure you could say that... Dulux reconditioning to me implies it has been painted on a pallet or wherever it stands. This one at least to me looks as though it has been stripped down and had...

Hi Max,

For the mill from memory this video gives a fairly in depth explanation on how to do it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfANyiS8Hs4

Instead of the bars some people use the outer ring...

Wow thanks for posting that one Nev.

The bidder 7***thttp://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/s.gifreally wants it, surprising all the items he/she has bid on in the past are from this same seller :?

Hi johno,

I'm not sure how creative you want to get but this looks promising...

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I have a Shumatech unit on my lathe at the moment but will be trying the tablet based unit above...

That is a lovely RF30 isnt it... Much better value than this new one for $1,595.00 inc GST

I wonder what they were thinking...

^^^ what they said. A huge thanks to all involved. It was a very enjoyable day.
Regards

Jayson

If there is room I would like to tag along also. Thanks for organizing this.

Regards,

Jayson.

This one could be a really good buy for anyone in NSW or willing to travel...
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Much better than a bridgeport in my opinion, but then...

Hi Bob,

What is your main concern with the V wheels and rails on this design. My first router had fully supported rails and my second was a Mechmate. I found the 2 rail methods to have the same...

Great work Dave. You sure have your machine singing along. I bet you still get nervous wondering if it is going to stop at the end. Have you run it at full speed into the stop blocks to see if...

Thanks ubeaut,

Works like a charm. :)

Thanks Michael,

I had forgotten that thread. After seeing it again and being reminded of Bob's work, I'm going to have to lift my game and at least clean up before taking any more photos ;)

Well no where near as impressive as what Harty has been up to but here is how I wasted this weekend...

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An over the top ball turner. Very crude in the execution but it seems...

I have spent many minutes making assembling this today..

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A draw bar hammer. I have seen the idea elsewhere and have been meaning to make one for years. The socket is just held...

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Now now, maybe we should take a step back and think about what we say

:) well done. That might just work

Well geez Ray, where on earth am I going to fit that?

Maybe its time to close this thread if people are bidding on things that they are not really after... All this seems to be doing is forcing the price up for those that do want things. How many...

Hi swaggs21,

Since you have previously done a reset on the FVD, have you checked that the current limit is now set correctly?

Also have you tried feeding at 100 inch/min to see what the current...

Nice work and a very impressive wood rooter it is...

Well I thought I bought a DTI and a 300mm Wyler level from him but after an hour of searching I can only find the level :oo:
Hopefully the DTI turns up or is returned before I need it :wink:

Over...

Come on, how much cheaper does this thing need to get :U

Oh by the way it will be about 100 euros to post to Australia...

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Thanks for posting this Bruce.

It looks like it worked well.

Regards,

Jayson.

Thanks Stuart

I have ran the numbers again and it definitely works out to 45:1 28:1 :-
That's a better ratio anyway :rolleyes:

Next time I'm not going to mention any ratios...

Jayson.

Hi Stuart,

I am fairly sure the cutter was cutting as the chips looked ok, not huge but definitely chips.

I hope its 45:1 :oo:

The formula for calculating the ratio is here, hopefully I have...

Hi Stuart,

45 minutes is a long time, I think it is a combination of the 5mm cheap end mills and my experimentation of what I can get away with. I have 4 broken cutters to testify to what does...

Thanks Ray,

The keypad is working well. I am having some issues with the touchscreen though but am still able to use the mill with the keypad and an occasional keyboard input.

I am attempting...

OK here you go.

This took a lot more out of the day than I expected it would as after investigating a little I found that I had not trammed the mill very well before making the previous parts...

Hi Bob , morrisman,

Well I guess I cheated a bit, I used my Beaver VBRP that I've been converting to CNC for quite a while.
Its only early days with this mill running so I'm putting it through...

So inspired by what RC got himself around this time last year I decided to make my own:-

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A brand new 5mm endmill turned into 2 bits of scrap HSS in a fraction of a second. :doh:

Just...

I made one of these on the Beaver today.

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It's a quill clamp for the coolant. Since I didn't have coolant fitted when I made this I had to pore it from a jug, stopping once in a while to...