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12th May 2011, 12:13 AM
Thread: Making own springs
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New spings made (two to a length of piano wire),...
New spings made (two to a length of piano wire), need to get new disks for my dremel to finish them off.
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11th May 2011, 07:54 PM
Thread: Making own springs
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Hi Kody, Thanks for that reply - The Blowfly...
Hi Kody,
Thanks for that reply - The Blowfly is 5" gauge 0-4-0, slip eccentrics and as simple a live steam locomotive can be. Just as well considering my previous experience is a single... -
11th May 2011, 06:00 PM
Thread: Making own springs
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Cheers Dave, Hadn't thought about heat...
Cheers Dave,
Hadn't thought about heat treating so may try that later. Just seems I have to suck and see though to judge the correct size.
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11th May 2011, 04:54 PM
Thread: Making own springs
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Making own springs
I have been trying to wind my own springs for the Blowfly locomotive I am building but not having much success. The Springs are 7/16 OD, 1/16 wire 8 turns and an inch long. I have tried using a...
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27th March 2011, 10:01 PM
Thread: Your favourite tooling supplier
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Sticky: Also Tracy Tools in the UK never had problems...
Also Tracy Tools in the UK never had problems with them.
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8th March 2011, 04:53 PM
Thread: Help with AL60M Mill
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So I am finding - I've only been doing this...
So I am finding - I've only been doing this around a year and it seems there are new tools each month!
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8th March 2011, 03:49 PM
Thread: Help with AL60M Mill
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So the real answer is to buy both :( Such is...
So the real answer is to buy both :(
Such is life
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8th March 2011, 03:07 PM
Thread: Help with AL60M Mill
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Thanks Big Shed, That is soooo much better...
Thanks Big Shed,
That is soooo much better than the so called manual I recieved with my mill. Interestingly neither manual shows the drawbar as it is on the machine - just a long bolt with no... -
7th March 2011, 11:44 AM
Thread: Help with AL60M Mill
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Found the 'Manual'
OK - Managed to find the manual :) and have found how to access the draw bar (hidden under a cover I thought was part of the bodywork). Will have a go this morning - nice to have a public holiday...
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6th March 2011, 11:05 PM
Thread: Help with AL60M Mill
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I have this set so once I can remove the drill...
I have this set so once I can remove the drill arbor I should be able to continue - is that right?
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Products?stockCode=C922B#specs
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6th March 2011, 10:52 PM
Thread: Help with AL60M Mill
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Thanks Guys
Thanks for that info folks. Wonder why it took a year before failing? - and why sell it as a Mill when it should have been described / sold as a drill by the sounds of it?
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6th March 2011, 05:59 PM
Thread: Help with AL60M Mill
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Help with AL60M Mill
Using my mill today and the chuck head fell off. Looks like a morse taper attachment but it won't stay on now - even with the lightest cuts. I am reducing an area about 3" x 2.5"
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19th August 2010, 04:01 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Hi Stu, Havn't been out to the shed all week...
Hi Stu,
Havn't been out to the shed all week - suffering from the flu at the moment :(
The fitting at the top is for attaching an air hose (at the moment I run on air not steam), with the... -
19th August 2010, 03:56 PM
Thread: Engraved name and data plates.
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... and here's the final product ..
Nameplate on base with engine
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19th August 2010, 03:33 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Finished!
Well here is the finished engine on it's stand. The nameplate was by Graziano (see his thread here https://www.woodworkforums.com/f12/engraved-name-data-plates- 121349 )
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18th August 2010, 04:00 PM
Thread: Engraved name and data plates.
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Very Happy!
Just to say I received my Steam Engine name plate yesterday from Mark and am very happy. Excellent work and very reasonable :U
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9th August 2010, 02:56 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Hi Eskimo, If your talking to me - this is...
Hi Eskimo,
If your talking to me - this is the first time i've used a lathe since high school back in the 1970's. My lathe arrived February this year. It's just a case of practise - and a very... -
9th August 2010, 12:41 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Hi Stuart, Carbon tap. Rather than scrap the...
Hi Stuart,
Carbon tap. Rather than scrap the baseplate I have bolted the cylinder down via three of the four feet and will fake up the last fitting. The other bolts have been upped to M2 size as... -
9th August 2010, 11:11 AM
Thread: Your latest project
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HI Stuart, The cylinder was turned from 3/4"...
HI Stuart,
The cylinder was turned from 3/4" Brass square and it is the exhaust port you can see on the top. The steam chest goes on the flat face towards the top of the picture, on the side of... -
6th August 2010, 05:32 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Suum Cirque
Here's the parts I have made for Suum Cirque, from the 'Best of Model Engineer - vol 1'
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26th July 2010, 11:08 AM
Thread: Your latest project
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HI Sterob, Once it runs it is a great...
HI Sterob,
Once it runs it is a great feeling. However I think there was enough in the scrap box after this first engine to have probably made a second. What you are seeing in the final product... -
23rd July 2010, 07:15 PM
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Awesome work gentlemen. Many thanks for the...
Awesome work gentlemen. Many thanks for the design. I have downloaded the instructions for when I will be good enough to start my own locomotive.
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23rd July 2010, 05:12 PM
Thread: Your latest project
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Here's one I've just finished
This is the Argus double acting oscillator from 'The best of Model Engineer - vol 1' Still needs to be mounted on a plinth etc. Very happy as the last time I touched a lathe was in high school back...