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Hello Bill,

They couldn't tell me a price as yet. But hopefully an expression of interest is not binding... :o

D.

Hi Guys,

TAFE (SkillsTech) is planning to run a course in manual lathe and milling machine use at the Acacia Ridge campus sometime in February. I gather that whether the course actually runs...

Happy Birthday! :)

What a great way to celebrate. Sounds like it will be an absolute blast. :2tsup:

Regards,

K.

Phil, thank you for sharing your photos.

That first machine shop obviously got a bulk deal on grey and red paint. hehehe.

K.

Very nice indeed.

K.

Wow. What a transformation!

K.


PS. I can see I NEED a surface grinder...

Hi Bob,

Sorry, I have been away a few days. The CD has arrived! Thank you!!

Regards,

Darren.

If it were in Qld, I'd be beating down your door to get it. :C

K.

Cool scopes!

K.

hahaha...:U

Thanks for looking for Zeiss info.

K.

Thank you. I have sent an email to the bobdot address.

No problem. Might take me a while to get copying organised though. I hope you guys are patient. :)

Colposcopes?

K.

Bob,

I note one of the pages depicts a "Large Toolmaker's Microscope". At one stage Zeiss made two models, a large and a small. I have one of the small models in the process of cleaning and...

Hello Bob,

I would love a copy too, if this is still possible please.

How do I get reimbursement to you?

Thank you.

K.

The needle sticking out the end is a nice touch... Ouuuchy! :o

K.

That's a classic... :roll:

One of mine happened whilst unloading a semi load of new truck tyres. The tyres were being rolled down a concrete loading dock and I was stopping them at the end. In...

That's the great thing about old machines and tools; they only want us to love them. They don't care about the other stuff... :)

K.

He is obviously quite skilled in alienating people and costing his magazine some subscriptions...

K.

Shameless ruffians... :o

K.

Hello Ewan,

I'd be interested in one too please.

With all this interest, you may have to set up a factory... :-)

K.

Disappointing, as MEW started out as such a great magazine.

From such downward spirals, magazines rarely recover. Sad.

K.

Now THAT would be cool...

K.

Congratulations! I am extremely envious :U

K.

Sorry to hear of this accident. I imagine that like most of us, he was working alone and had no one on hand that could help him. We tend to forget that such things CAN happen to us. Be vigilant...

Congratulations. It looks excellent.

K.

Perhaps you could cut up one of those closed cell sleeping mats used for hiking. The ones I am thinking of are about 1/2 inch thick and roll up; the cheap closed cell ones, not the self inflating...

Same situation here - no kids (and now past the age to start a family), and no one who will value my treasures when I'm gone. Sad really.

K.

Hello Lather,

Thank you for the link. These paints appear remarkably similar to the POR-15 series. I have written to KBS regarding flatting and colour matching.

How is your paint holding up...

Hello Simon,

Thanks for that. They have a white paint called Whitecote and a range of colours under the name Hardnose. The problem with the POR paints is that (according to the manufacturer)...

Hi,

The red paint is Glyptal, originally developed for the insulation of electrical coils. It is considered oil proof. The idea is that it seals the surface and promotes oil run off (in a...

Do you need perfect colour vision to use one of these?

K.

I am member of too many groups to keep up a regular posting presence, so i tend to lurk; listen, and soak up information. :-) In fact, my posts here seem to be the kiss of death to almost every...

I haven't had a TV for more than 20 years. Don't miss it. Plenty of other things to do.

Regards,

K.

@ Bob & Phil,

I resurrected most of my old Nikkors by purchasing a secondhand D1x. Lovely camera. When they become cheap, I will buy a D3x secondhand. The Nikkor 55mm f3.5 should be able to be...

Hello Phil,

Is that an industrial sewing machine motor?

Regards,

Hey there, nice to meet you. :)

You certainly have some lovely machines.

Kraehe.

If induction hardened, why not just anneal it? Apologies if I am missing something obvious...

K.

As far as I know they have switched to a metric scroll. If so, the jaws from the 125mm probably won't fit your chuck. Best to contact them and confirm.

Regards,

K.

Hello BT,

Probably not. But we can hope...

K.

No problems Greg. I'll track it down.

K.

Hello Greg,

What is the Nikon patent number please?

Thanks,

K.

Hello BT,

Very nice indeed. Mine is rather more, shall we say, "loved" (I think it was a press camera in its former life). But it is still beautiful. Sad to say that now, having moved to...

Indeed. I have a 1973 F2AS myself. :)

K.

You have good taste Bob; Schaublin, Manfrotto, Nikon F2... :)

K.

but thank you to Bill and Michael for the Protecto-Melt info. Much appreciated. :2tsup:

K.

The hot melt coatings like the Evans one are the usual edge protective tool dips. They contain oils and IIRC a cellulose derived plastic wax that in combination protect cutting edges from impact and...

... a quick search found several pages, but this on is dedicated to your particular machine:

HP 5526a Page

Regards,

Nasty. What brand was it please? Can you identify the reason it failed?

Regards, K.

A very impressive repair.

I will need to do something similar with my drill press table. I had considered cast iron interference fit plugs like your repair, but was concerned about inducing...

Excellent suggestion. Thank you.

Kr.

I used a CRC product (can't remember if it was the Lectra-Clean or the contact cleaner) to clean the windings of an old GMF bench grinder. Basically used most of a can to flood the windings to flush...