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Hi Ann. Thanks for the heads up. I have no involvement with this store and have never bought or received anything from them. I was impressed by the size of the store and the range of goods (particularly air compressors) and shot some footage for viewers. Their prices are quite variable and many on the dearer side than the competition, excepting name brand power tools which are tightly controlled and much the same. Certainly your experience puts up a red flag for this store line and it's a case of buyer beware. You certainly wouldn't get that treatment with Bunnings, Jaycar, BigW etc. Cheers Rob

Hi Jim. Some of their prices are high and some are good, so check around. Most of the brand name power tool prices are pretty much set in concrete for all sellers. Worth a look though. Cheers Rob

@@Xynudu Thanks Rob, enjoyed the vid mate.

Yes, there's no sharpening going on. Wishful thinking. Cheers Rob

Hi Colum. I will give it a try. Interesting exercise. Cheers Rob

Hi Nobby. Quite useful little letters. I saw a video where a guy restored an old machine and the cast in name was missing, so he just glued on this type of letter, thinly epoxy coated it, then painted the whole machine and you couldn't tell it wasn't original. Cheers Rob

Ha Ha. If I had glued the letters to polystyrene it would have burnt out in seconds. Maybe next time ?

Hi Tony. Yes on both counts. I saw a video where a guy restored an old machine and the cast in name was missing, so he just glued on this type of letter, thinly epoxy coated it, then painted the whole machine and you couldn't tell it wasn't original. Would have been durable enough. Cheers Rob

But that costs money Alan ;)

@@Xynudu Oh, yes, silly me, what was I thinking 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ha Ha. I will try the silicon method first. If it works I may even try casting a gear that way. I've seen it done on YT by a guy in Russia and the gear he made was usable, but not as good as a machined gear. I have a few other projects on the back burner as well. I've been approached by a few companies lately to review various stuff, but being winter and cold and miserable weather I'm not really in the mood to chase delivery schedules. Maybe I should review one of those small cheap diesel heaters to warm up the workshop ;) Cheers Rob

@@Xynudu I'd be very interested to see you try silicon, it never occurred to me to use that. I think Kev did a couple of videos on a diesel heater about a year ago, could be interesting to see what's om offer in your part of the world. Cheers, Alan.

Yes it would.

Hi Kev. Yes, a lot of this is not covered on YT. It's suck it and see time. I was worried that the plaster of Paris would break trying to separate the sections when soft, so I let it harden, which presented another issue. LOL Been a while since I used P of P. At least the furnace kept me warm ;) Cheers Rob

All things are possible. I saw a guy in Russia cast some gears using silicon molds and it worked pretty well. Not as good as a machined gear, but usable. So that will be the next experiment.

I hate the cold. Anything below 16 C is bad news.

Thanks for the tip off. I heard a while back that they were going to open one here, but nothing came to light. I will go and check it out. Cheers Rob

I leave the electrolyte mix/liquid in the tank all the time. When it gets very discoloured I change it with a new mix of the correct ratio. I always release the filler cap after use to avoid any syphon/pressure differential effect between the main tank and the bubbler (which can contaminate either). This occurs because the valve in the bubbler gets sticky and dosen't work as it should.

Hi Alan. It's the biggest store of this type I've seen. Many of their prices are on the high side from my observations. From comments it looks like the big old machine is a large water pump. Certainly impressive. I doubted it was a steam engine but wasn't sure if it was all there. The electrics appear to be NEC. Must have chewed up electricity big time when running. Cheers Rob

Correct. Most except for General Tools and Paramount Browns don't handle that stuff. It's all aimed at Tradies and Mums and Dads. I guess we (metalworkers) are a minority group. The internet is your best friend for metalwork gear as the few local shops that do handle our needs generally gouge with their prices for what is very similar stuff. I've bought and reviewed heaps of metalwork gear over the years and it's all been totally fine for home use. Cheers Rob

Hi Tim. I did a bit of research on it later and you are correct. Apparently it's a vintage water pump. Sunnybrae has been beautifully repurposed. My best mate got married out there years back. Nice grounds and dining areas. Cheers Rob

You have to shop around.

It sure is Kev. Cheers Rob

They have high end and low end tools there. All the respected big name power tools, socket sets, shifters, toolboxes, ladders etc. So you buy whatever suits the budget. Cheers Rob

@@Xynudu … oooo , yes I agree with that up to a point. There is a point where where quality is required , and to Aquire it will mean having to pay the price and I understand that to its entirety. But for the most part, it’s a different bright colour up top…but the same ol used up Chinesium glory hole under the petty coat. In my opinion of course. But I do believe it makes for a good discussion none the less

Interesting. Thanks for the info. Sounds right to me. It's certainly a massive thing. Cheers Rob

Hi Nobby. They are interesting places. Quality and prices vary accordingly. First time I'd been there. The multi pump compressor was like nothing else. I wonder why they did that ? Cheers Rob

Wow. I thought they would all be like this in the USA.

I just had a look at BOM.

Stores now charge $8 -10 AU for an empty/new 4 litre paint tin. LOL. What a rip off.

@@Xynudu I checked the conversion, it's about 6.60 usd - that's about what blowes and the homeless despot charge for buckets here (maybe even less), but you can get them at walmart for 2 or 3 last time I looked, and you can get them free from lots of places. A long time ago, my parents used to get them from the bakery at the grocery store - if you asked they'd just give you some as they got dry dough mixes in them.

Yes. I use free ones with lids that house painters often throw out on the road side (had bulk paint in them). They work well. Stronger than a lot of regular domestic use buckets. Cheers Rob

@@Xynudu What rots is that a lot of plastic products of all kinds become extremely brittle and completely fall apart after 2-3 months. It's almost like they've been designed to crumble. It's a travesty and an environmental catastrophe.

@@Xynudu I have a dozen from pulling drywall compound buckets out of the dumpster at a large residential construction site. No cleaning necessary, just leave them sitting out full of water for a few days and the stuff all dissolves, then you have a like-new bucket with a lid.

On Grand Junction Road by the corner of the road that cuts through by Coopers Brewery and Blackwoods.

Sunnybrae Estate Main Entrance, 1 Naweena Rd, Regency Park SA 5010, Australia

Thanks for the offer. I only have a small place to put one. I'm just looking at what's available ATM. Not sure if it's necessary. Cheers Rob

@@Xynudu All you need is the view port and the glove holes, and I am sure that with your ingenuity you can easily make a small plywood cabinet as well. Hint is to go out back of those stores, and look near the dumpsters, where you will find a lot of plywood shipping boxes for free. Every time I do some of that comes back with me for some reason, and even the bigger things come in steel edged boxes which are really handy. Fitted one into a space like your Roobasu, folding the steel down to make the thing fit, and on bending it back into shape it, using old pallet wood, was turned into a pretty nice bit of furniture by the FIL, and is living as a cabinet in his other daughter's place. Another 2 became a set of side tables, all made using some scrap pallets and the steel angle, plus a bit of welding, some varnish, and some tek screws to hold the wood in. He also made some heavier ones as bench seats, using some steel angle gotten from the scrap yard, otherwise known as the home shopping place, because scrap steel is very cheap there. OK I have had to pay in, going there with scrap, and coming back with better "quality used" stuff.

I did intend to make one years ago using a single SS sink as the base, but it never happened. Still have the bits to do it.

Sure does. I've never seen anything like it.

Could well be. I couldn't find any information on what it actually did. I doubt that it's a steam engine. Cheers Rob

@@Xynudu Looks like the motor was driving a wide belt, and then this would be very likely a water pump, and would have been used to pump water up from the river, to a high point to a reservoir, to supply the city with water. That would explain the motor, electric motor driving a wide belt, and the idler pulley used to get a full wrap around the motor shaft for maximum power transfer to the wide flat belt. you can see the crown on the pulleys showing the leather belt used to run there.

I think you are dead right on all counts. The double pulley system looked like a wrap around type. Big mother. Would be cool to see going. Cheers Rob

The number of motor/pump units on the largest models blew me away. They were all independently switched as well. So you could choose to run any number you want. I don't see the point really. Maybe there's a noise factor. I have a single rubber diaphram Bings Bullows Spray Bee compressor which was made in the 70's and is still going strong. They can certainly last if made right. The basic design is dead simple. Cheers Rob

@@XynuduMany because they are each low power to get low noise, but they also are made very cheap, plastic diaphragms and plastic conrods now, plus cheap diaphragms that will fail much faster than the older ones, as they switched to the cheap urethane to cut cost. Also the motors are wound for 200VAC, and thinner wire means they get a lot hotter, breaking the insulation down fast, plus the brushes are not going to last long before burning up. Seen drills that are only designed for 20 hours of running, and some that are not even designed for more than 10 in the DIY field.

@@Xynudu More compressors provides higher flow rate - important if you're using it for a spray gun, or running a DA sander or die grinder continuously, or light sandblasting maybe

What I don't like about the Chinese compressors is the really thin metal they use for the air tank. Lighter than an LPG cylinder (which are pressurised to 300 psi and not subject to moisture issues). The brand name compressors from pre 2000 had tanks made from much thicker metal and inspection ports as well. Not any more. Gotta expect rust with compressed air, so tank life is questionable with the imports. Cheers Rob

You can still achieve that with a large capacity piston pump of 1 - 3 cylinder config. Cheers Rob

Hi Ben. They had a free sausage sizzle on the way out as well. So that was lunch :) It's interesting (recommended) comparing prices on stuff. Some things like Makita power tool prices are virtually set in concrete everywhere, so bit pointless shopping around. However, that is one big store. Cheers Rob

I totally agree. Small springs are super valuable. Cheers Rob

Yeah you're sure right there. Been bloody nippy lately. I had thought about one of those small Chinese diesel heaters for the workshop, but they are noisy little jiggers. Would drive me nuts ;) Cheers Rob

@@Xynudu ah just put it fiber away and run th pipe into the shed maybe

Further away sorry typo

No problem 👍

Hi Nobby. I'm sure it will come in handy some time. Cheers Rob

Hi Alan. It's a handy size. Time will tell ;) Cheers Rob

I doubt it. It's not high tensile.

Hi Geoffrey. Yes I have and they were terrible. All the home use weights that I've seen are cast iron and it's really crappy stuff. Lots of sand, grit and slag. Makes lots of sparks and tears carbide to pieces. Also has hard and soft patches. Total waste of time trying to machine anything out of it. I have read in forums where some people have successfully used them, but the general concensus is that they are a waste of time. Cheers Rob

Depends on the depth of cut mainly. Carbide "peels" off the metal like your thumb peeling an orange. That's why DOC is so critical. Get it and the feed speed right and the result will be like chrome finish. Too little and carbide won't work properly. HSS cuts like a knife, has much sharper edges and can do very fine DOC. HSS cutters vary a lot and round nose versions generally make for a clean finish. Type of steel being turned also has a huge effect. Poor quality steel will usually feather badly with carbide. Cheers Rob

Thanks for that. It machined like it had some moly (bit gummy) so you are probably correct. I doubt it's got much carbon, but that's just my impression. Worked up well, but a bit cutter sensitive for a good finish. HSS worked best on it, as I could do a light cut. Well worth picking up. Cheers Rob

Yes, that's why they should be gripped with minimal shaft length occuring. Cheers Rob

Came up OK. Very usable. Cheers Rob

Yes. It was a worthwhile pick up. Finish is not too bad. Cheers Rob

Ha Ha. It's clean where it counts.

Can be.