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Ha ha.......never noticed that .....Although i guess the origins of the welder are kind of at odds with the concept !

Edited By Alan Waddington 2 on 29/10/2017 19:16:59

Is it not the rectangular recess that provides drive ? Similar to an INT arrangement. Could be wrong but would guess that your toolholder should have flats that fit in the recess.

Won't argue with your logic on that one Neil .........thanks for sorting though

In the never ending quest for more workshop space, i decided to take the wheels off my mig welder and hang it on the wall above my welding bench...........sounds easy but it was a 4 man lift .........Once it was up there i managed to finish the garden gate that had been kicking around for weeks........another job ticked off the list Apologies for the sideways images, but this forum insists on rotating them when i upload from my ipad ?

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Edited By Neil Wyatt on 29/10/2017 18:43:49

Iv'e got an expensive one on my lathe ( bought secondhand so not so expensive) and a cheap chinese ebay special running my mill, they both perform perfectly well......how long they continue to perform, only time will tell ? After i bought the chinese one, someone posted a link to here....https://inverterdrive.com/....had i not already bought the one from ebay i would have probably used them instead, as the prices are very reasonable. ( mill inverter is 5hp)

You would have made the job easier still if you had simply notched the ends, and your legs would have lined up 😉

We recently switched our Two Weimaraners to "Taste of the Wild" dried food, it doesn't contain wheat or any other bulking agents, they do lots of different formulas, so you can choose the one to best suit your breed.

Stools are much smaller and more solid as they metabolise more of the food, you also feed them smaller quantities.

Can't recommend it enough, nothing worse than dealing with sloppy dog poop.......Ok maybe turning cast iron comes close

I would guess that part has been metal injection moulded

Whichever way you decide to tackle it, i would definitely braze rather than weld, what you've got there is a classic stress fracture, if you weld it, chances are it will eventually fail again.

It won't hold the work any better or run truer without the stains 😂

i once bought some scales from colin.....thoroughly decent fellow and very competitive on price, highly recommended.

Sounds more like a dry bearing in the motor than inverter whine.......

I would see that as a bonus........

Careful, those whipped cream do dads can bite.........

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Looks very similar to a 12v one i had running a small Hiab on my trailer. There was an allen key adjuster to up the pressure. When i first piped it up it wouldn't lift anything over 400kg, but once the screw was adjusted it easily did 800kg. I'm guessing it was some form of internal bypass.

Came across this on eBay, nice lathe for someone......however the unusual provenance in the description made me chuckle.....😁

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6 bids, so someone clearly does

Well Brian, you were bang on the money, did the wire test and the guides were so far out, it's truly a wonder it ever cut straight or the blade stayed on for more than 5 minutes.

Quickly ran out of adjustment, so had to mill a bit of material off the castings to get things lined up. Just waiting for new blades to arrive now.

Was originally looking to buy a Femi bandsaw, but couldn't find a UK supplier of the model I fancied, might have another look.

Another vote for Jenkins, been using them for a while. last time I called in on my way home from holiday in Northumberland, very helpful and friendly, they have a massive stock of alloy steels. Said if I wanted anything specific, they would be happy to cut small quantities.

Some good tips there Brian, wouldn't have thought of using wire to check alignment. With regards to tension, is it best to just have enough tension for the blade to stay on the wheels without slipping or are you supposed to have a set amount of deflection in the centre between the guides ( bit like checking a motorbike chain ). Iv'e only had dealings with large industrial bandsaws in the past, which had tension guides.

I might Contact Ian and see if he can re weld the last blade, although by the time I've covered postage each way, it probably won't make economic sense.