⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

How flat are gravestones ???

In a job lot of kit purchased, I've aquired a 2 foot x 3 foot granite surface table in pretty abused condition. I'm tem...

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posted by andrew

20 comments posted 17yrs posted by andrew

Vesconite?

=== Unable to find the specified "Oilite" bushes locally for the Bremen Walking Beam Stirling engine I am building, I a...

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posted by nadejack

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Printing a protractor?

In my experiments using a stepper motor to drive a dividing head, I'd like to re-assure myself by knowing exactly the p...

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posted by invalid

38 comments posted 17yrs posted by invalid

Model Engineer magazine pricing question

Hi, Does anyone know what a reasonable price would be for a complete year of ME magazine ? I have quite a few years wor...

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posted by mikedavies621

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by mikedavies621

Number 12 Jarno taper

Can anybody help me find a number 12 jarno taper bush so I can use a morse taper centre in my CVA lathe. Andy Cawley

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posted by andy

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Fun with stepper motors (Grrr!), or, CNC = Careful now! Careful!

Decided to fit stepper motor onto bull wheel of lathe to create a dividing head via a worm. Reasoning that the stepper...

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posted by invalid

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by invalid

How do they work?

I have just purchased one of the popular short scale units much like the electronic verniers etc. to fit to my lathe sa...

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posted by alanet.marshall1

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by alanet.marshall1

Churchill Redman Cub

Does anyone have any info / manuals / pics etc on the Churchill Redman Cub II lathe. In particular the arrangement of ch...

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posted by anderson_matt

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Does anyone want a long screw?

A local garage has a newish looking Bradbury car lift which siezed the nut on an elevating shaft. Bradbury fitted a new...

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posted by bob

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New toy!

My ArcEuro X3 was delivered today. What a nice thing it is. I've never owned a brand new machine tool before, and so fa...

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posted by nigele

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9mm Square Head toolpost screws

Boy, is it quiet here these days ! I', trying to get hold of 12 off M8 square head toolpost screws and haven't had any...

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posted by mikedavies621

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by mikedavies621

Toolpost screws

Boy, this group is quiet atm ! I'm trying to source M8 square headed toolpost screws but google doesn't seem to be much...

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posted by mikedavies621

13 comments posted 17yrs posted by mikedavies621

Auction "Ringing"

At a recent factory auction, the auctioneer stopped the sale of a second press brake and really verbally laid into one...

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posted by emimec

13 comments posted 17yrs posted by emimec

Keying question

Hi, I need to make a gear carrier for keying two gears together to make new cluster and I will need to fit the 1/8 inch...

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posted by mikedavies621

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by mikedavies621

Evolution Chjop saw update

Further to my quandry over whether to buy an Evolution or a bandsaw I am now the proud (hopefully) owner of a "Thomas"...

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posted by poundeater

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by poundeater