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    Hercus Model AR lathe

    I think $2K is too much as well. I think around the $1K mark would be better. I paid $800 for my Hercus 260.
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    Cam making basics

    Sorry if this is a silly question.... Steve, I understand everything in your offset method guide (I think), except I can only count 45 cuts in any particular cam lobe column instead of the 47 calculated at the start of the guide?
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    Ford pulling out of Australia

    In my experience, unionised workforces are the laziest bludgers I have ever come across and want control over the direction of the company they are not entitled to. Believe it not, your employer is paying you to do a job, not out the goodness of their hearts.I have seen too many strikes over...
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    Ford pulling out of Australia

    Nope, just a blue collar worker (boilermaker) turned white collar (engineer) who worked hard to get a good job and doesn't suffer from class envy. I hate wealth redistribution - taking someones hard earned just so someone else who doesn't have the responsibility/skills/education/work ethic...
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    Ford pulling out of Australia

    I read the articles and I agree, it’s obscene what some CEO's get paid. Well if we are talking wages, define first world. To me, the exact amount they get paid is not relevant - it depends on the persons skill sets, the demand for those skill sets, and the ability for the...
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    Ford pulling out of Australia

    Every single one of those who lost their jobs should be writing to their union rep and personally thank them for pricing them out of a job. Overunionised and overpaid. Labour costs (especially low skilled and unskilled labour) in Australia are unsustainably high. I've seen newly qualified...
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    New Member - First Build

    Thanks again for the kind words. The buggy is a modified edge Barracuda - I have changed some aspects so I can race it in CAMS events here in Aus, With regards to the video of the motor, I will see what my camera can do. If it looks any good I'll put it up.
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    New Member - First Build

    Thanks for the kind comments fellas. I would really like to have a go at a small air powered radial next. I love the look of those things! Ausdier, I think I remember your name from another forum I spend a bit of time on (edge products). Here is a quick pic of the unfinished (still...
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    New Member - First Build

    Hello all, Greetings from QLD Australia! I've been lurking around in the background for a while and have plucked up the courage to post some pictures of my first engine build. The design has been heavily influenced by a member here, Mr Cfellows. I wish to thank him personally for the...
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