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Hi guys,

Its been a very loooong time since I have posted here. I'm about to purchase a manual lathe and mill. (Lathe: L141 | AL-320G Bench Lathe | For Sale Sydney Brisbane Melbourne Perth | Buy...

Gonna give this a little "BUMP". Hows the build mate? 3 years has been by. hows the finished product?

Hey Guys,
I Run a LCS-25, LB250t, and a LB300MY.

On the LB250T we had a crash where it pulled the job out of the chuck. We were holding Dia. 210mm x 50mm Pieces of Black Bar with 5mm Deep soft...

AH HA!!! Two of the things that milk the valuable stuff from the wallet, and take up alot of your spare time.

I have 1 of each, plus two boys one is nearly 2, the other is 9months old and the...

Tosser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bugger Me!!! I lived in Salisbury East for 16 years!
Live in QLD now. lived close to BI-LO shops.

Rhino

Anything New with your Project? havent seen a post in a while.

Love the work so far, the pics were worth the wait!!!

Peter@slater:
I take it you are a rep? am i correct? i have left numerous e-mails with the slater tools "contact us" page to contact "ME" but have had no reply.
Do you have Australian Reps? Let me...

Hey Fellow Cncoligists,

Been searching for a while for a broach i used in a cnc lathe at a place where i started my apprenticeship. Voila! i found it this morning! the process is called rotary...

Hey Guys,
My plans are to move to toowoomba from brisbane in the next 6 or so months, but i kinda need a job first (the dole just doesn't compare to a machinists wage). Does anybody out there know...

Beer! Goes a long way.... give someone $30-$40 they'll think your a tight arse! a carton of beer and your instantly a legend!!

i too did my time on fanucs (and mazaks), after two years of okuma im hooked.

u r an inspiration to all of us! ive been away for a while working and havent been able to read your thread. i loved the cable tie mould. out of curiosity, what does a 0.4mm cutter cost? keep up the...

have you check if the machine is on machine lock?

I believe there is a program that was brought out that was very similair to the OKUMA's IGF system called ADMAC PARTS. the okuma sales rep over here raves about it. it costs about $10,000 AUD. dunno,...

why don't you scotch key it?

the c250 tool plate you are talking about, the finish on it is stock isn't it?
what kind of tolerances in parallelism and flatness does your supplier offer?

rhino

Any Progress??

I'm not being a freeloader, but do you have any more? at this rate i'll be a master model engine builder in a few weeks!!!

rhino

thats the aussie spirit!!!!
rhino

I dont mind at all! post away. it'll probably give me a greater understanding of the construction of these things(especially the V8).
rhino

what are the plans worth? do you get a casting kit or do you make the engine from bar stock?
rhino

thankyou very much!! these should prove to be a wealth of information!

How simple is it to make the carbys found on the mini ic engines? i'm not out to make one for a long while yet, just curious to see how simple they are.

rhino

Hey i used to live in salisbury east about 8 years ago. now im a proud queenslander (But still a crow supporter!!).

Thanks for clearing that up.

Hey Arie,
Questions!, Questions! and more Questions!:rolleyes:

What plans do you have for a lubrication setup of the slideways?

and:

I know what you mean by guides, But what do you mean by...

Ditto!:cheers: