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  1. ruzzie

    Small V8

    Sounds fair I have just started making the V4 by Jerry Howell and I think a blower sitting on it would look awesome. So when the blower plans are ready for sale let us know. Will take so pics of the V4 construction and post them for all to see Cheers Paul
  2. ruzzie

    Soldering Aluminum? Good, Bad, Ugly??

    Loctite would be my choice 680 Loctite - cured strength 3000-5000 psi working temp up to 150c 620 Loctite - cured strength 3000-3500 psi working temp up to 230c (450F) Cheers Paul
  3. ruzzie

    Home Workshop Mill Feeds & Speeds

    :wall: Remember not to confuse your Ball nose with your Bull nose :wall:
  4. ruzzie

    Home Workshop Mill Feeds & Speeds

    Hi Just to start another debate on using end mills to cut slots or drill holes, the end mills I use have 4 flute with two 2 flutes going to the center like a slot drill which allows it to drill a hole. They are made by Sutton Tools here in Australia
  5. ruzzie

    Converting Imperial to Metric

    Hi dave As long as the mating holes all line up it wont matter how many decimal places you use. Here is a link to a thread chart #4 x 40 = OD 0.1120" & OD 2.8448mm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Thread_Standard Hope this helps Merry Christmas All
  6. ruzzie

    Three cylinder Radial

    Hi All Here is a Cygnet I finished earlier http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=11191.msg122488#msg122488 "http://www.youtube.com/v/E_UTqFTS-VM&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" Cheers Paul
  7. ruzzie

    Laser edge finder

    I have had mine for nearly 6 yrs now and its been brilliant, with a little practice I have been able to quickly pick up an edge to within +/- .001" and now with the polarizer I can get rid of the fuzzy's from the dot . I have had some issues with the switch and it is deadly on batteries if you...
  8. ruzzie

    I need help with Autodesk Inventor

    Hi It seems to be a common problem,we have about 15 users and the ones that have upgraded to 2011 have said that it runs alot slower than 2010, mine does crash every now and then but the biggest pain is when I use a command like a fillet or hole the pop up menu that appears will disappear after...
  9. ruzzie

    Hi From Sydney (Down Under)

    Hi Pat How close to Rooty Hill are you? Paul
  10. ruzzie

    Cygnet Royal 3 Cylinder Steam Engine

    Hi All I have spent about 10yrs on my 3" test boiler which appeared in Model Engineering a few years back and have it 98% finished I just need to clad it. So now that I have steam available I was eager to try my Cygnet Royal engine out which was also in ME a while ago. Having run the engine only...
  11. ruzzie

    small drill bits ?

    Hi I bought mine from ebay they where solid carbide in a pack of 50 maybe worth a look Size Diameter Qty Size Diameter Qty #83 (.0120) 5 #76 (.0200) 5 #80 (.0135) 5 #75 (.0210) 5 #79 (.0145) 5 #74 (.0225) 5...
  12. ruzzie

    Drill size for M5 tapping?

    Hi all As a general rule to find the drilling size for metric taps, you subtract the pitch from the tap diameter. eg M5x.7 = 4.3 drill cheers Paul
  13. ruzzie

    Graphite Rod in Oz

    Hi What size graphite are you after? I happen to have a few bits from a previous job that may get you out or into trouble and I'm in sydney I found and old box with and suppliers name on it United Engraving Pty Ltd which is now Unimark Pty Ltd http://www.unimark.com.au/uniteden.asp Their...
  14. ruzzie

    My sanctuary

    I grew up in Gundagai and had cousins in Batlow and did my apprenticeship with a guy from Batlow But they do have good apples
  15. ruzzie

    Members locations.

    G'day Ian I'm just down the road in Western Sydney Distance: 544km Time: 6hr 16min (approx) ;) Cheers Paul
  16. ruzzie

    CNC Software

    G'day all I used lazycam for a few years then I came across cambam and I personally have found it to be better than lazycam. I have imported dxf files from different cad packages (inventor solidworks designcad) and found them all to load without any problems. Cambam also has some nice features...
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