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Oh I do want a set of those. And the Stevenson spin indexer with ER sleeve. Freight from UK to Australia is a massive killjoy though, and the fast dropping Aussie dollar :(

Woohoo! Nice! Mine shipped on the 8th, but it has to travel over 4000 kilometres so I'm not expecting to see it until next week ;) Sorry, haven't checked in for a while, yes CTC prices are good. As Phil says some things are more competitive than others. Funny he uses gear cutters as an...

centistokes (cSt) Apparently the cgs unit for kinematic viscocity is the stokes (St), a centistokes is therefore 1/100th of a stokes. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscosity

Chris, the plans (for the Knucklehead atleast) are here: http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/downloads/draw-tech-297.html Jack, I'll echo what others have already said regarding the quality and the price. If there was a plan set for a subject that interested me (that is not a criticism) I...

It isn't though, one sticker is for the individual motor and only mentions DC-230V on it, the other label is for the mill as a unit.

I had no idea what I was doing back in the beginning either, but I decided to give it a go anyway as I had read that good HSS tools can leave a better finish and take more punishment (carbide doesn't like interrupted cuts, like flycutting, turning hex stock etc) I looked at a few guides about...

Interesting. I've just inspected my two Sieg branded machines and they're both definitely permanent magnet motors.

Nice order there Ethan! Which store are you getting the quote from? I was told today that after my order, there are two still in stock, I don't know if that is Australia wide or just at the Call centre in Brisbane. Mine hasn't shipped yet, still waiting for the bank transfer to clear. Nice...

Proof woohoo1 If you're unable to inspect yourself, ask them check the chuck is 100mm as they don't give the size on their site.

Mate, are you gonna be glad you asked! I have the C3 4-jaw from Carbatec. The bad news, it is only 100mm. The good news? Well, it has a backplate to adapt it to the C3 spindle register of 55mm. If we remove that backplate, then, according to this page at Ausee, we will find a 72mm register...

Hi Ethan, I tried all stores. Perth has no stock, Adelaide only has the floor demo model, Melbourne and Sydney never got back to me. Edit: oh, the only accessory I ordered is the faceplate, but the steadies are also discounted.

Well.... I've done it. I've just purchased a C4. Carbatec have their larger lathes on sale as they are now discontinued. I was told they are getting out of the metalwork side of their business. The C4 is currently listed on their website for $1501, but the Brisbane store is the only one with...

Yup, just 1.8 shy of the overall record(46.2 back in Feb 1991) and the third highest January day on record. I walked outside of work(Canning Vale) during the peak and got the following open-air temperature, in the shade!

Jeepers Al!!! Glad you're ok. I experienced similar many many years ago when I passed out in the shed. Was a typical Perth summer day, stood up to exit the shed and I got tunnel vision followed by complete white-out. I made it to the doorway and clutched on hard with both hands waiting for my...

I could have sworn I edited my original post to include the below... Dunno what happened there :shrug: Chuck, have you seen Chuck's thread on his DIY Dividing Head? It uses an Arduino which are quite cheap, pretty sure it would be easily adapted for a HV4 (have been toying with the idea...

Haha! I literally choked on my coffee reading this, thanks for the morning laugh John! :)

G'Day from another Sandgroper Thm:

Very nice! Your brother has done a great job. Have you seen the book How (not) to Paint a Locomotive? Excellent read. Haven't yet put any of it into practice though. http://www.petersrailway.com/How-Not-to-Paint-Locomotive.aspx Reviews...

Ah, sounds like a dry solder joint. Probably made worse by vibration. When you get it back, it wouldn't hurt to squeeze some hot melt glue around the toroid to glue it to the board so it can't vibrate loose again, if it hasn't already been done.

Nice! Can't wait to see photo's. I'm a huge fan of Curly's engines.