stillalive
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by stillalive on Jan 15, 2013 16:45:27 GMT -5
Awesome idea Don,I will ask the guy to,one-get a better camera,two, learn how to use the damn thing he already has,and three-let me have it for very little ;D,and if,as I suspect,I can't figure it out,if I get it cheaply enough,-I'll ship it to you,sound like a deal? You wait-more photos of other projects and maybe's heading this way soon! The lunatics that let this house to me,have spent the last week making it fit for human habitation-it's getting there very slowly,ha ,ha ,aha,so you admit it was a shitpit to begin with do you? Ah! Lifes a gas ain't it? Seriously good idea though Don,wouldn't have occurred to me for another several years probably,I reckon age brings it's rewards ;D,be there soon,lol! John.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jan 15, 2013 16:54:23 GMT -5
John, if it wouldn't cost a fortune to send it over here, I'd make an offer on it just to have something to tinker with. I'd have to change out all of the electrical though. Don't think the 50 cycle motor would last very long on our 60 cycle power over here. Be fun to watch it smoke though. lol
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stillalive
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by stillalive on Jan 15, 2013 17:11:35 GMT -5
Don,I would pay quite happily to ship it out to you;-if the postage was even half way reasonable,just sent Donnie some of that Tisbury coral to play with,for 1.25 kilos,it cost me $28.50,we get robbed for just being brothers and sisters;-I imagine that thing would cost three times what I might buy it for to ship to the states,and who knows what the customs clowns might add on ,wish that simple trade,was simply simpler-try saying that after a bottle of J.D! John.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jan 15, 2013 17:31:12 GMT -5
LOL. Postage is just as bad over here John. Sent out the traveling rock box about a week ago. 22 pounds of rocks. It wouldn't all fit in a large flat rate box, so had to use one of their boxes just a little bit larger. Cost me $46.00 to send it across 3 states.
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stillalive
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since May 2011
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Post by stillalive on Jan 15, 2013 17:53:44 GMT -5
Yes-trade between all of us gets more expensive by the minute-we have to pay not only customs duties on imported stuff-but also VAT,(value added tax ),wtf is that?And then of course there is a handling fee?WTF are these monkeys paid for?-would they charge us if they didn't have to handle it? And how can anyone process anything without handling IT? Kind of reminds me of the government tax put on windows,back in Victorian days,so everyone bricked up the windows they didn't need,you can still see examples all over London,where theres a will, theres a way! John.
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juzwuz
has rocks in the head
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Post by juzwuz on Jan 15, 2013 21:03:30 GMT -5
Ah!Juzwuz-thankyou-been waiting to hear from someone who understands the "controller"side of things;-so how simple is it to just "dial in " another speed? Do you have first hand knowledge of these Siemens "controllers",lol,makes me think of something entirely different ,sorry-my mind plays games with me! I think I understand the principals behind the guy fitting this all together-but wonder about the reality? Any info is greatly appreciated,thanks,John. John, You should be able to adjust the frequency in the controller which will control the RPM of the motor. It should be a matter of pushing the "up" button or "down" button to increase or decrease the speed. Some controllers are fancy and you can adjust it from a computer. Do you have any information on the motor? The controller has to be sized/rated for the motor that you want to use. Justin
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Post by Rockoonz on Jan 15, 2013 23:56:11 GMT -5
If the mast has been istalled at a right angle to the lap surface it may be possible to construct an arm to hold intarsia components square when making them.
Lee
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drjo
fully equipped rock polisher
Honduran Opal & DIY Nut
Member since May 2008
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Post by drjo on Jan 16, 2013 13:08:52 GMT -5
Or, it could be a piece of lab equipment for preparing samples for study or testing. There's alot of weird old optical equipment out there too.
Put a pulley between the saw blade and the motor and power it with a different motor.
You can always make it into a lamp if you can't get it going. ;D.
Dr Joe
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Simon
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Simon on Jan 16, 2013 20:03:10 GMT -5
The motor looks like it's an old brooks crompton, they're pretty well bullet proof. All my machines have brooks crompton motors although I don't have a double spindle one like that. I'd be wary of having the power switch under the lap probably look at replacing with a waterproof one. The base looks like it may originally be from a lathe . I doubt that it had a saw attachment as he says in the listing as I've never seen a saw blade with locating pin holes also the end of the shaft looks like it has a hole in it which is probably threaded. So maybe a wheel of some kind....... Also doing a google for KC productions Fulham came up with the following link. www.gracesguide.co.uk/K._C._Productions There is/was a company called KC drains still based in fulham. Simon
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stillalive
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by stillalive on Jan 17, 2013 3:18:50 GMT -5
Thanks everyone,I have decided that as someone else has already tabled a bid-they can have it,it's a project too far.I need a grinder far more than another head scratcher,so inbetween decorating,etc,etc,etc,I'm going to save my pennies,and put them to work on what I already have. Simon-totally agree Brook Crompton are superb motors,have a couple myself-one running the Robilt right now. John
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tekishodan
off to a rocking start
Member since January 2013
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Post by tekishodan on Jan 19, 2013 10:40:52 GMT -5
Hello guys,Ive just joined this forum and was the owner of the above mentioned machine,its now gone on ebay for £63.When I got it,about 20 years ago,it hadnt been used,and I got the chief electrician where i worked to rig up electric conversion,but it is so easily reversible,and just swapping the motor back to a 240v one would be fine.I personally thought it was used as trim saw on left hand end and obvious flat lap.In the pics you could see my crude first attempts to build a facet head mast,but never had time due to work .I would have loved to have known what it actually was used for and am in the process of going through patents office.I now have time on my hands and will be building my own lapidary workshop machines,from tumblers to faceting machines,so hope to get some interaction with the members on this site.regards Kev.
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stillalive
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since May 2011
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Post by stillalive on Jan 19, 2013 12:20:19 GMT -5
Hi Kev-you should introduce yourself in the new members section-I for one welcome you aboard and look forward to seeing some of your machines,all the best,John
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