⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Parting Off Tips

Having purchased a blade from the nice lady in Chesterfield, I've lost her name and contact details for re-ordering tip...

9 comments posted 17yrs

posted by ygjygjyg

9 comments posted 17yrs posted by ygjygjyg

Where to get brass hex or rod?

I'm going to need to get hold of some brass hex or rod (probably about 35mm diam or A/F) and a total length of 1.5-2 me...

14 comments posted 17yrs

posted by nomail

14 comments posted 17yrs posted by nomail

Pinging Charles or John S

Gents, I've not been able to access the homeworkshop.org.uk site either last night or this morning. Is there a known pr...

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posted by nospam

17 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

eBay

I have nothing to do with the seller of this but I came across it whilst browsing, have a look at the sellers other ite...

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posted by Don't-ask

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Don't-ask

Does this exsist?

Hi Looking for some kind of 'feeler-gauge' that can identify a specific gearwheel. What I need to identify is the size...

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posted by leiti_IKKE_SPAM_

18 comments posted 17yrs posted by leiti_IKKE_SPAM_

Floating Hand reamers ??

Hi If I have a hand reamer with a parallel shank can it somehow be "floated" from the tailstock to ream a drilled hole...

3 comments posted 17yrs

posted by nash.rsa

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by nash.rsa

alternative collets for tom senior

Does SKS know if there are alternative collets for the Tom Senior mill that will take Weldon, or plain, shank endmills?...

0 comments posted 17yrs

posted by mikey

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mikey

Bevel + Mitre Gears

Whats the difference between the two? I'm considering using bevel gears (mitre?) to drive the governor on a small stati...

11 comments posted 17yrs

posted by steve.withnell

11 comments posted 17yrs posted by steve.withnell

Collets for a Myford MG12 cylindrical grinder?

Hi! Can someone help me identify the collets for a Myford MG12-M cylindrical grinder? I contacted Myford, but they don'...

12 comments posted 17yrs

posted by muellernick

12 comments posted 17yrs posted by muellernick

3-D Testers from Chronos: Do they actually work?

Hi! Two mates (from Germany) recently bought the 3-D Testers from Chronos. Both were off by 0,35 or 0,4 mm. Both have b...

13 comments posted 17yrs

posted by muellernick

13 comments posted 17yrs posted by muellernick

Digital calipers at £9.99

Noted today that Maplin have digital calipers on sale at £9.99 Richard

1 comments posted 17yrs

posted by poundeater

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by poundeater

Steel pricing

Grab a coffee and calculator - could be long. So sorting pricing out for a job today that was originally done in alloy...

10 comments posted 17yrs

posted by john

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by john

Pinging John S

John, just thought I'd let you know that nothing has turned up in the post yet, re: our discussion on mould design last...

1 comments posted 17yrs

posted by panuno95-ukrec

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

Thread query

My staking set (a clockmaker's tool) made by Favorite of Switzerland has a damaged thread on the stud that locks the tu...

14 comments posted 17yrs

posted by clifford.coggin

14 comments posted 17yrs posted by clifford.coggin

More tools at Aldi

Hi Guys Aldi again from Thursday 29 Jan more tools inclueing an cable hoist rated for 250kg for =A350. Mike

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posted by mcole153

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mcole153