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I've been past this thing I dont know how many times.   Now up on the marketplace...

40 minutes ago, SOHC said:

I got given a Tanner saw bench that has like a spindle molder on one end of it to, it came with all the attachments.

They must be rarer?  Didnt know they did a 3 in 1.  Those saw/planer combos turn up pretty regularly.

Pics?

Yea I'm in, either drive or if there are rides going, I'll fly to Chch easy

^ Good point.  @azzurro I might have an alloy gear and a few other bits (maybe a rebuilt fuel pump for you) in my barry box of bits.

2 minutes ago, azzurro said:

cheers, i been watching this meathead bogan slap together an HQ and record it on a potato, has some good tips and stuff, but a bit of a nerd i reckon you might like him:

 

That guy is a f*kn tool

- how you/brother/dad/uncle/cousin/mate used to have one

- why my mrs is now tougher and cooler than me

- why big Australian cars with a mix of metric and imperial fasteners are better than silly little European ones that only use metric ( i had to dig out my very limited and mismatched Imperial sockets and wrenches that had been banished to the back of  bottom draw of the tool box and put them right in the top bit  )

- where to get new parts easily/cheaply/locally

- why the second hand stuff on FBMP is outrageously priced and clearly owned by meth head bogans and how to avoid them 

Coz I know what I got...

- tips and tricks for hotting up your  173 using OEM + parts (commie inlet and exhaust manifolds? - the single stromberg and right angled log exhaust manifold offends me!))

Electronic Bosch Dizzy

- can you bolt a 202 to the Torana 4 speed?

Yes

- where to find a nice 202.

- why do i even want a 202 (re-rego mainly), the 173 is probably perfectly fine, KPie doesnt really care (unless its a v8), and it wont be the engine from the Torana any more, 

You dont, 202-tax

- where the fuck is the fill port for the CNG system on this car? (its not behind the number plate with the petrol filler) 

Very cool Kyle

I'll introduce you to Dave whos 5min away from you (he picked up my panel beating gear)

He can 100% solve your CNG and 2nd hand part problems.....

Thats the deal of the century

Its got the quick change gearbox + drive clutch.  I'd pay good $$ for them

Two more options for future

https://www.kurowholidaypark.co.nz/

Owners are old family friends

https://nasebyhp.nz/

Bit of a regular of mine, not busy at all out of summer peak.  Pack your winter woolies....

Yep. Gotta commit to something....

4 minutes ago, NickJ said:

You're a map person too?

Self declared map-nerd

18 hours ago, NickJ said:

Making some thank you gifts for friends that looked after us on our recent trip overseas, reliefs of the mountains they call home.

Carved out with the cnc to replicate contour lines on a map then run over with the gas torch to highlight the ridges.

Ooh that is cool....

+1 for shrinking discs.  You can buy em direct from the OG, Wray 

https://www.proshaper.com/product-category/shrinking-disc/

Interesting unit turned up at local auction - Myford ML8 ‘universal woodworker’ 

I’m not a buyer but someone here might be (and I could help with storage/transport)

https://www.haywards.co.nz/auctions/119/catalogue/0493?text=Myford

5 minutes ago, ajg193 said:

MT2 is pretty small, will be quite limiting. Does anyone make conversion kits to fit better spindles on those?

I'll have a look but I doubt it, there's barely any info on the internet on these units.  

Its more that likely that anything heavy I'll be using the horizontal setup

1 minute ago, Adoom said:

My little victoria mill is the same style as yours. Mine has very little height on the Y axis so I am limited what I can fit in it. With the ER collet adapters you lose a bunch of that Y axis height. But I've seen that you can get Morse Taper collets so you don't lose any of that height. Only place I've seen them is AliExpress but I plan on getting some for mine.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001290084904.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.15.a5ab65adLHdY2M&algo_pvid=613f5e49-b71c-4338-a4a3-fcef7f044b58&algo_exp_id=613f5e49-b71c-4338-a4a3-fcef7f044b58-7&pdp_npi=4%40dis!NZD!28.79!13.52!!!17.35!8.15!%402101fb0f17070787860652967e24f3!12000015596385030!sea!NZ!2759864156!&curPageLogUid=63pmDu0HRsUW&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch|query_from%3A

Ohh that is really handy to know, this is the same, there is bugger all z axis space with the vertical milling adapter.  

I'm not 100% happy with the drawbar setup as it is so this would be a good outcome.

Thanks~!

1 minute ago, NickJ said:

So jealous of the horizontal, looks like a perfect diy machine!

servo motor is the only option for the axis drive

It will be once I build it up, a 'forever' machine. 

How might an electronic numpty like me do that?  Is it as simple as a switch and a potentiostat to change the feed rate?  

So I got this home without much drama on friday, the prior owner was pretty sad to see it go. 

Havent really done much with it other than plug it in and give it a cursory switch on.  I do need to pull it apart and see what condition I have.  Its pretty tight on the gibs and some backlash in the y-axis.  There is a x-axis rapid arm which I havent yet figured out if its more problems than its worth, I do want to mount a basic power feed on that axis so any bright ideas are welcome.   Spindle is MT2 so will look for a cheap ER collet adapter.

Came with an ok bit of tooling, the horizonal arbor mount is home made and should work ok with some modification.  See the size of one of those cutters!  This wee machine would be giving every bit of its ponies for that.  

Also, with a bit of house DIY this weekend I finally used the table saw in anger.  Some tweaks to do - new riving knife and finger plate but otherwise good to go.

In other news, I had some FB posts up asking for some spare Tanner parts.   One guy who reached out said his Grandad was one of the Tanner directors, I asked if there were any documents/manuals from him left as would scan them all digitally.  Sadly he said nothing was kept when he moved.  Unless there is some Barry out there who is hoarding stuff its mostly all been lost to the sands of time...

Restoration #1 underway, while these are certainly robustly build I wouldn't call them 'refined'.  I have a number of updates to make on this one, intending it to last my lifetime, and with some large beams in its future I want it running mint.