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Lathe motor help req.

My 6'' Colchester Student made a funny smell and now the motor just hums. It's a 3 phase jobby run via one of those mag...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jps
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by jps

Cutting speeds - physical basis ?

Hi, I was just wondering what the physical basis is for different materials requiring different cutting speeds to get a...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by reply_to_group_not_me
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

mig bronze wire

I'm still thinking about this. Anyone know of a cheap-ish source of wire, small reel to start with, online/mail order pr...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by austinDITCHTHISFORBETTERRESULT
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by austinDITCHTHISFORBETTERRESULT

Motor Mounting Bushes

Any idea where I can get replacement resilient mounting bushes for the 3/4HP 1ph motor (GEC) on my Super-7 ? They have g...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by charles
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by charles

ER Collet Vertex or RDG Tools

Hi My mother in law is coming to visit and bring tools !!! Chronos is selling a set of er32 collets for =A380 and RDG T...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nash.rsa
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by nash.rsa

Seig X3

Hi I am thinking of buying a seig X3. Could anyone tell me the space of the mill plus stand will need to work comfortabl...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by brian
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by brian

CNC lathes ?

Hi, Anyone know of a UK supplier for CNC lathes in the same price class (ie cheap) as the KXx series of mills from ArcEu...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by reply_to_group_not_me
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Die Filer anyone?

Anyone got a decent benchtop Die Filer they want to part with for beer tokens? I've tried to pry one / bribe one out of...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by panuno95-ukrec
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

FA: Elliott 10M shaper

A final reminder that the feebay auction for my Elliott 10-M shaper ends tomorrow: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nomail
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by nomail

Machine Long Term Storage

Best wishes for the new year to all. As I am deep in a period of total lack of interest and motivation to get out and u...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jontom_1uk
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by jontom_1uk

Int40 & 30 tapers

In an idle moment searching for a replacement vertical CNC mill, having realised that I'll almost certainly settle on a...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by andrew
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by andrew

Turpin's DH

Anyone a clue where to find an article of the dividing head designed by Mr. Turpin? Dirk
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by df.ganzinga
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by df.ganzinga

Yale lever chain hoist

Some years ago I picked up a 1.5 ton Yale lever chain hoist for the price of a couple of beers. It's the type with the...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wells_hall
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by wells_hall

Aldi ultrasonic cleaner

I was wondering if anyone had seen or used cheap ultrasonic cleaners for workshop purposes such as the one which Aldi l...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by alanb+news
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by alanb+news

6" grinding wheels

I am looking to replace my bench grinder wheels ,does anyone know of a supplier of wheels suitable for Hss lathe tool gr...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by william.sharman
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by william.sharman