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i was given one of these blocks when before I started my apprenticeship ( in 3rd year now ) by one of my dads friends, an ex toolmaker. he gave me tons of stuff, dials, mics, set of mitutoyo gauge...

well I would like to stick to Australian brands more or less, or at least buy them here to support our country. I know dormer and guhring are very good, have you got a good supplier of them that does...

anyone know of somewhere to get good quality ( Sutton, P&N type quality ) endmills, slotdrills and taps for a reasonable price? in Australia if possible. where do you guys get your hss?

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It's ok guys I have the spindle out. It wasn't coming out due to a burr on the splines. Unfortunatly needs new bearings. I have bought the upper bearing from the bearing shop ($20) but the two lower...

ok so ive done a fair bit of troubleshooting since last post! I have the motor off ( bearings are rat sh&t)
I have the spindle half out ( bottom two bearings are also rat sh&t ) but I cant get the...

I will take the belts off and check etc tomorrow and let you know.

and yes the mill head is variable so there is a switch for hi and lo range

the spindle is NT30 so is prenty rigid for what I...

plain mild steel plate is what im cutting, did a bit of work on some 4140 ( made a fly cutter for it )

I understand the cutter is probably too big and I'm purchasing another smaller one, say 50mm...

hey all, got a problem with my King Rich KRV3000 ( Bridgeport clone type mill )
it vibrates a lot! and I mean I cant even run a 12mm endmill in steel without the whole machine squealing, the chips...

where would i find the contactors? ( sorry im not an expert on lathe electrics, i just know how to run them! lol )

and yes it is a 2 speed motor, 1440 and 700 rpm ( high low range )

I bought an old victor 400 X 700 ( 16 X 30 ) and saw it running in the shop perfectly fine ( hare and forbes sydney ), forward and reverse and everything. got it back to work and stripped it down and...

if you break an insert lightly bumping it against the job, the inserts are cheap
good quality inserts should dint the job, not crack the insert

the squealing you hear isn't just rubbing, it can...

if you break an insert lightly bumping it against the job, the inserts are cheap
good quality inserts should dint the job, not crack the insert

the squealing you hear isn't just rubbing, it can...

hey welder, we as apprentices are very lucky in that any course that has any relation to fitting and machining we get for free ( its in our training plans ) and im pretty sure we get preference but...

- have you heard of RPM = 300 X cutting speed
diametre

to work out your rpm to set your drill press, multiply 300 by the cutting speed of the material...

i was taught this awesome tip that helped me get some accurate measurments on an internal groove i had to manufacture to a sample i was given at work

get a peice of lead wire, or playdoh or...

sometimes you can increase your speed to get the chips breaking.

i'd say a .6mm/rev feed on a hercus 260 would probably stall it.

usually my roughing feeds on large diametre jobs ( 200mm plus...

ah ok, fair enough.

pumps and valves should be pretty interesting, do they do much machining?

jbs tools are awesome, except their verniers, stick to mitutoyo, moore wright, starrett etc for your measuring stuff. also try repco tools, some of you may think im off my rocker here, but honestly,...

hey mate, i've just finished my first year as an apprentice fitter machinist, but i mainly do manual turning. over our time, we recieve about $5000 for tools which is awesome and will will buying me...

thanks guys, the Hwacheon's are very nice lathes, our's was $57,000 but well worth it. put a good live centre in it and you can turn a shaft to within 5 microns of taper, which is quite good compared...

i have nearly completed my first year of my apprenticeship as a fitter and machinist. just thought i'd share a couple of photos of some of my best jobs of the year

thought you guys would like...

i did a bit of research on the inserts we have at work, as i have my tafe text book here with an insert identification guide in it.

for roughing on all materials, i seriously couldn't go past a...

for me, i would try to use a PWNLR tool holder and use WNMG inserts, i can machine with cutting speeds up to 350m/min, but this is at work where we are encouraged to run that fast, for home use i...

i dont bother reading them anyway bro.

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i WAS told the story behind this one, so yeah its not fake

and my...

what about when you change tools, pull the tailstock up the bed, change feeds/leads, adjust your coolant pipe or light. you cant have you hands on the handwheels then?

righto mate do what you...

put it this way. you've spent your whole life using your hands and you know EXACTLY where every finger tip is, you have a feel for things. put a glove on and you lose that feel for where your...

im a first year apprentice fitter and machinist that operates a 15 hp centre lathe ( 2 metre between centres, 400 swing ) for 10 hours a day, 5 days a week. on our first day of learning the lathes we...

i didn't know that, bit of a relief though. i just had it on maximum output and thats what the manual says its maximum is.

would it be 130 a and 19 v when welding metal because of different...

i was welding a pair of motorcycle forks the other day, with the mig. my brother was helping me and i said for him to tack the axle brackets on. the ground clamp was either didn't have a good ground,...

thats fantastic grahame, thanks

hi. is anyone able to tell me the connection type for the transmig 135. the one i have on it now is stock and really pissing me off because the gas valve button thing is really hard to depress and...

hey guys, i've been told my acetylene set can be used on lpg by just changing hoses and tips but can use the same regulator. i tried to insert the acetylene regulator into a standard 9kg barbeque gas...

i reckon hes serious, just incredibly stupid

wasn't a asian dude was it, learn mig with shaun. if so; Learn how not to Weld just by watching this video

on work experience last year, they supplied me with a $10 helmet which was great for welding runs but usless for tacking. so when i tacked i just turned around. should of worn the helmet but as soon...

haha i love it

they used this to explain calculus to us in school

sorry guys forgot to mention a makita abrasive drop saw for free, absolutley nothing

aparantly the gauge blocks were $5000 new

all starts off with a trip to bunnings, the story is in another thread but i gotta a transmig 135 for 300 bucks

couple days later dad comes home and asks me if i want a BOC masterstart oxy kit...

its on fluxcore now, with reverse polarity and it is able to be switched. i ran the fluxcore roll out today so when i get solid wire i'll get argosheild light

25% CO2, 2-3% oxygen sound right?

me and dad recently took a trip to Bunnings to get some skirting boards. dads being dads he got caught up in a long conversation with a mate. so i went to have a look around and found the welders...

hey guys just wondering if anyone could photocopy their transmig 135 operating manual for me. and where do you get your nozzles, contact tips etc.

also the welder is cheap on a count of not...

imagine if they were planning to lift that housing with rotor out with the same crane

i feel sorry for the guy that scraped those bearing surfaces, must of taken ages

dad's mates at tafe send him that video and he showed me about a week ago. 28 seconds look for the peice of black material that shoots across the screen

agreed, i dont think i'd even clean one if i used it, they look deadly.

p.s of course i'd clean it but i'd be very kindful as they dont look fun to pull out of your skin:no:

YouTube - Overhead Crane Failure - Drops 75 Tons!

pretty self explainitory

couple of weeks back, i was welding a pair of handlebars for my little brothers scooter with my tig. would of been 40 amps 2.4 tungsten ( dont have 1.6 ) and wore just a tshirt for my upper body with...

until the end of the year, is when the employers in the illawarra start accepting apprentices

yeh your right pipeclay, bit in over my head haha

but a few of the first ones would be usefull for home

thanks guys, really helpful

are the mit machine shop training videos available on dvd?