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Used X3 mill?

Guys, About a year ago I posted a thread regarding small mills suitable for CNC conversion: http://www.rcgroups.com/for...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by DR_G.3mmc4n
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by DR_G.3mmc4n

Gear repair

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richards_internet/TEMPORARY/GEAR.html That is a stripped gear from my hedgetrimmer. Part i...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by zilch
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by zilch

Seen it all now.

Worth watching this Ebay sale. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Colchester-student-lathe-spares-handwheel_W0QQitemZ150322115490QQih...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mark
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by mark

John Bunt struggles to pay off his debts

Just £36999.999 to go and John Bunt can pay off his £37,000 legal debts that he ran up trying to defraud ISPs....
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Fred1001
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by Fred1001

Dormer 108 Mk2 Drill Grinder

I recently won a Dormer 108 Mk2 Drill grinder on eBay, which seems a nice capable machine, and if the seller had strapp...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by andrew
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by andrew

Compressor @ Netto

50 litre 2hp compressor at Netto on offer this week at £70.. Bob
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Westbury milling machine cone nuts

I have been restoring to working order an old Westbury (not Dore Westbury) milling machine. By the standards of the mil...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by alanb+news
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by alanb+news

Way OT. Vinyl to PC

The time has come to convert some of the "no longer available" vinyl onto digital format. Having a decent turntable and...
27 comments posted 17yrs
posted by news
27 comments posted 17yrs posted by news

Another Student question.

My old 6'' Student (round top) has a bit of a problem with the surfacing and sliding lever on the carriage. I've identi...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jps
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by jps

Motor and pump - what to use it for?

I was given a lovely little Motor and Pump unit today. Spec for motor is Black and Decker Electric Co Motor - Aircraft...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by poundeater
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by poundeater

Road trip.

Going to Oxford 31/1/09,with nearly empty 3500kg pickup.Probably have capacity for 1-1.5 tonnes from Edinburgh down if I...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mark
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by mark

Cheap auto-darkening welding helmets

These things seem to be available for a wide range of prices, from £21 on eBay up to £nnn, with a bulge around £50. On...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nomail
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by nomail

Stroboscopic effects on lathe

Perceived wisdom seems to be that you should avoid fluorescent lighting in case you fool yourself into thinking the chu...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by steve.withnell
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by steve.withnell

Ball knobs

Who stocks ball knobs - the plastic spheres and pear shapes to screw on the end of control levers ? I need one, prefera...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by andrew
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by andrew