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  1. ruzzie

    Hello from Australia

    http://titanmachinery.com.au/index.php/turning-machines/tl210v.html#.Vmfgp_l97IU I have a Rong Fu S5 cnc mill from Titan Machinery and the quality is very good
  2. ruzzie

    Laser pointer tail stock?

    http://www.lasercenteredgefinder.com/main.html
  3. ruzzie

    Building of TINY INLINE 4 in Brazil

    G-CAM Generate gcode for cam grinding http://gcam.lucasemail.org/
  4. ruzzie

    Potty 3 Cylinder Radial Engine Build

    The First number is the diameter and the second is the pitch the same as a screw. hence the name airscrew or propeller
  5. ruzzie

    Making a ceramic burner,

    LPG/propane/butane Gas jet sizes http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showthread.php?t=10583
  6. ruzzie

    Potty 3 Cylinder Radial Engine Build

    I made the Cygnet 3 Cylinder Steam Engine from the plans in Model Engineer I had run it with compressed air but it sounds so much better using live steam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_UTqFTS-VM
  7. ruzzie

    Lathe Types

    The simple answer is that a gunsmith lathe may have a spider set up on the outboard end of the spindle to hold a barrel while it is being threaded or chambered. Taken from http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=90815
  8. ruzzie

    Hi from Australia

    Howdy from Western Sydney also
  9. ruzzie

    Furance plans or tips?

    I'm looking to make a furnace also and have found a couple of suppliers in Sydney: http://www.fieldfurnace.com.au/castables-ezp-3.html https://www.sydneyfirebricks.net.au/product-category/castable-refractory-ovens/ Paul
  10. ruzzie

    Tool question

    They look like old router bits off a woodworking machine
  11. ruzzie

    Loctite and brass

    Double sided tape works also
  12. ruzzie

    Swifty's build of Howell V4

    Have you tried these guys for gears http://www.smallparts.com.au/store/categories/gears+mitre/ http://www.hobbyparts.com.au/store/partslist/kitsgears90degree/kitsgears90degree/a/1/ Paul
  13. ruzzie

    Painting aluminum

    This work well http://www.bunnings.com.au/dy-mark-350g-etch-metal-primer_p1580553
  14. ruzzie

    Can anyone help me finish off this Compact 5 Conversion

    I got this reply from Logicnc today Unfortunately, I have discontinued these due to lack of demand, since most people are switching to USB compatible driver boards which have this built in ... I just haven't got around to updating the website. I can however offer...
  15. ruzzie

    Can you name this tool??

    Its a Diemakers square http://www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/1-Precision-Measuring-Tools/11-Precision-Hand-Tools/1110-Squares/111004-Special-Squares/453C
  16. ruzzie

    3D printers all the rage

    I was disappointed when I went to the 2014 show in Sydney, it may as well have been a 3D printer expo,as their was not one CNC machining centre, lathe running in the place just 1 laser cutter. I don't know if its was a financial thing for companies or just a sign of the future for manufacturing...
  17. ruzzie

    Swifty's build of Howell V4

    He are a couple of cutter I had made. I used my Eureka form relief tool to make the 48DP cutters for my Howell.I have shown the finished gears along with my jig for checking the gear center distances The hobb was for a gear used in a microscopes fine focus adjustment mechanism I think it was...
  18. ruzzie

    Swifty's build of Howell V4

    I used the face plate and it wasn't as daunting as I thought it would be. I also put a support on the unsupported (nut) end to make it solid and to stop the chatter. Once it was set up it all went rather quick and smoothly. hope this gives you some ideas Paul R
  19. ruzzie

    Swifty's build of Howell V4

    I started the V4 a while ago and looked at using metric screws but decided they just didn't look right, so I splashed out and bought the V4 Fasteners Kit $35 & the V4 Ball Bearings Kit $99. Our exchange rate was a lot better at the time.
  20. ruzzie

    Hi from western Sydney Australia.

    Hi I'm just up the road @ Rooty Hill Paul
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