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long caliper
Anyone know where I can get a long - 450mm plus - caliper, preferably digital, for a cheap price, say £50 or so? You can get a decent 150mm one for about a tenner, but longer ones seem to start at...
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2 months ago
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Turbine Engine saftey
Is the airflow to the turbine fins so fragile and sensitive as to preclude a design that would insure proper air flow and remove the hazard of bird strikes in the air or objects and people being...
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high pressure testing
Need to hydrotest a pressure vessel to about 7,000 psi plus. Any ideas about how to do it cheaply? I don't think the grease gun trick will work... Ta Peter Fairbrother
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9 months ago
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rebendable wire
A friend makes felt animals with aluminium wire armatures. The wire work-hardens and breaks if you bend it too often. Anyone know of a wire which can be bent a lot? I guess ardman and the like must...
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9 months ago
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qualters and smith drillmaster
so i found a drill master or pillar drill or you can say a stand drill by Qualter and smith it's serial number is 75199 but i don't get any kind of pictures about it on google and don't know what the...
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10 months ago
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Wanted: Build sheet for Bandai 1/16th Scale Garrett Showman's engine
I volunteer at the Long Shop Museum, Leiston, home to the Garrett Steam collection. We have been donated a model of Pendle Princess, unfortunately in pieces. Before we begin reconstruction a copy of...
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10 months ago
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Earth Rods
2 parts to an earth rod Q. On advice on another thread - I need to install an Earth rod when a new TT circuit is installed. What size rod do I need ? Looking at some of the the information I have it...
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10 months ago
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3mm OD x 1mm ID copper tubing?
Anyone know a source? 1/8 x 3/64 would do. thx Peter F
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11 months ago
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Qualters and Smith HDS 8
Looking for a Parts List and Operations Manual for the HDS 8, anybody got one or can point me in the right direction
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1 year ago
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home and hobby chemicals licensing
The UK Government is proposing to limit the concentration of acids and some other chemicals which home users with licenses can possess to the following: Hydrogen Peroxide 35% Nitric acid 10% Sulfuric...
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1 year ago
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Qualters and Smith HDS 8
Looking for a Parts List and Operations Manual for the HDS 8, anybody got one or can point me in the right direction
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1 year ago
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Help on screw size
Trying to identify a machine screw. Certainly not metric ... can anybody help identify the thread ... OD is 0.156" so assume its a 5/32" Pitch is 36 That is a fine pitch Only thing I can find that...
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1 year ago
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In the news today!
Actually, it's my green flag and I was standing behind the photographer ... Fun and fundraising is back on track now Bulkington’s Neville Boulton has reopened his garden railway.
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Raised eyebrow; from a 6-year old!
Was assisting today at a birthday party at The Great bulkington Railway (we raise money for the air ambulance) and got a look of incredulity from a 6-year old lad when I discussed the bogies under the...
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1 year ago
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HUAQI tools
Any good? I'm looking for a 1/2" socket set with ratchet, drive bars etc. Suggestions? Ta Peter Fairbrother
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1 year ago
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