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Ironic?

Found this funny but may be old news. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/197/197942_thieves_used_tools_bought...
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posted by mark
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mark

Christmas

Engineers of all nations My dear wife has interrupted my workshop time (damn cheek!)to tell me that's there's some sort...
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posted by Mustardmender-one
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by Mustardmender-one

Small digital calipers

I find digital calipers to be wonderful tools, but the standard 6" version is a bit cumbersome for the small work I do...
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posted by clifford.coggin
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by clifford.coggin

Parting with the rear tool post

I vaguely recall arguments that parting off from the rear tool post with the tool upside down is beneficial, but for th...
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posted by clifford.coggin
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by clifford.coggin

Loyal Cycle model Castings

Reading the stationary engine groups I noticed that one of these was being sold on EBay see No Ebay 320326127535 The cas...
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posted by dave.croft
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Bob Minchin's Last Post

Hi Bob, Scientific Calculators will be on offer at Lidl's in my area. Cheep, cheep- and cheers Norman
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posted by norman
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by norman

Kick start lever

I have to make a new kick start lever for my bike. The lever will be basically a shaft with a 1/2" dia. 1" long paralle...
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posted by harriscamley
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by harriscamley

measuring a plane sole flatness?

I have a passing interest (some might say obsession :-) in making woodworking plane soles flat. (aside; they clearly ne...
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posted by bugbear
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by bugbear

Sliding and surfacing

Have been reading manuals again,bit confused ...yet again.Which oine of the above two is facing ??? The best i can fath...
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posted by william.sharman
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by william.sharman

A commercial plug

Hi Folks I know that I'm going to get shot down for this one but here goes, my nephew...or more accurately my wifes nep...
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posted by muscot1
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by muscot1

Cutting thin-wall tubing?

Got to cut a lot (several hundred cuts, maybe more) of thin-walled stainless tubing, approx 6 mm dia by 0.25mm wall. Ne...
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posted by zenadsl6186
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Friction fit drive gear

Hoping the people in this news-group can help:- I have a pair of stepper motors with a gear wheel fitted to the drive s...
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posted by rocketry
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by rocketry

At Aldi'S

Sack barrows for a tenner a throw at local Aldi's, yesterday. Two 10" pneumatic wheels on ball brgs. Couldn't make one...
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posted by ddotpowell
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by ddotpowell

Three phase creeps tantilisingly close !

Well, it looks as though I may actually get a three phase 160 amp service into my workshop sometime soonish. EDF agreed...
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posted by andrew
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by andrew