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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
 
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 had a ball bearing embedded in an aluminium casing at one end, that there was no...
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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 saddle and then with a quick release clamp to the bed so that I can have accurate...
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Churchill Redman Cub
Does anyone have any info / manuals / pics etc on the Churchill Redman Cub II lathe. In particular the arrangement of changewheels. Thanks ** Posted from ** teranews.com
 
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 one and the old one is out for scrap. Shaft is about 2400 mm overall with...
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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 far I've not really done much past get it installed and take a few test cuts, but...
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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 luck via gogle. I've tried all the usual suspects so if anyone can tell me...
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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 use. Does anyone here know of a UK supplier who actually stocks these ? I tried...
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Auction "Ringing"
At a recent factory auction, the auctioneer stopped the sale of a second press brake and really verbally laid into one of the bidders, saying he was "auction ringing" and then refused to continue with...
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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 sq key to the 1/8 inch x 1/16 inch slot in the carrier. I'm interested to know...
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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" Pulldown Cold Saw. The deal was done by swapping two large Carver "G" Cramps and...
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MTM Newark
All Have MTM the Chuck Jaw people in Newark closed? They seem to have a basic webpage running at seems email bounces, and the phone is dead, so I'm assuming thats another useful co lost? Any other...
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Myford Super 7 backgear removal
I have been changing the secondary belt on my Super 7. Took the opportunity to clean out the appalling mess in the headstock. Found 7 peanuts. Yes, peanuts. We get mice and some enterprising little...
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Fascinating but pointless machines
?v=Q0OTX4IwSOo&feature=related Regards, Tony This is the most demanding catapult machine design I've attempted, to date. That it works at all, much less very reliably, is fairly astonishing. For...
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was "British Standard Shelving" now Webshots reply to complaint
From: "Dave Croft" Subject: Re: "British Standard Shelving" Date: 20 October 2008 20:32 Snip 45 years. Hi Martin, I am afraid that is because Webshots has started to add this to people who are not...
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