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UK visit (Mildenhall); any recommendations?

Greetings: I'm in the UK this weekend, vic Mildenhall, NE of Cambridge. Any home-shop metalworking recommendations to v...
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posted by limitedgun1
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by limitedgun1

Problem with one-way clutch

My exercise bike has a one-way clutch that resembles a roller bearing. The problem is that sometimes when the clutch en...
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posted by lester.bartel
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carving wax formulas

Hello, can someone please send me carving wax formulas? tnx.
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posted by mj72
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What is it? CXXIV

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp67
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by rhvp67

Part Needed: South Bend 9" Lathe Gib Key

We have a 9" SBL that is ready to assemble and sell but we don't have the gib key and screw for the cross slide. Is the...
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posted by CATRUCKMAN
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Belt numbers for Cincinatti Tool master mill

Anyone got the belt numbers and/or source for both belts for the head of a round head (not the later blocky one..though...
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posted by gunnerNOSPAM
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FA: TAPMATIC 700X Tapping Head

I have a Tapmatic head surplus to my needs, currently at $1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&item=1...
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posted by escarcegaNOSPAM
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Runaway Bridgeport update

I've had a chance to start pulling apart the runaway Bridgeport and found some interesting things! Every bearing I've s...
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posted by tom(nospam)
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Wind chimes

I finally managed to collect enough old welding bottles to make a wind chime . Oddly one does not seem to have a good t...
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posted by scutt
25 comments posted 20yrs posted by scutt

Free Plan Sets

There is a variety of useful info at http://www.autodidactics.com In the metal shop, at the bottom, is the original cha...
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posted by luxefaire
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The Future of Metalworking?

The future of woodworking is in the past. I'm just telling you what I know. I was the architectural designer for a unio...
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posted by senior-apprentice
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by senior-apprentice

Torsion springs question

I need to replace the torsion springs on my overhead shop door and was wondering if i can use springs that are longer a...
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posted by azotic
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by azotic

Which metal stamps to keep?

Got myself a few stamping kits http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/stamps.jpg from a closed factory. I want to keep one set and...
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posted by ignoramus18807
29 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus18807

FA: New Bison 5C "Set-Tru" Collet Chuck

Just put this on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180008993602 Thanks, Wally
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posted by wallyblackburn
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by wallyblackburn