⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Shipping economically to Hamburg?

I've got a spare lathe steady which is wanted by someone on the other side of the pond, it would be outrageously expens...

6 comments posted 17yrs

posted by duttondock

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by duttondock

Pros and Cons of coarse vs fine threads ?

Hi, I'm just about to start to build a Hemmingway rear toolpost and I will use a 12mm dimension for the clamp post inst...

0 comments posted 17yrs

posted by mangled_us

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mangled_us

Pros and Cons of coarse vs fine threads ?

Hi, I'm just about to start to build a Hemmingway rear toolpost and I will use a 12mm dimension for the clamp post inst...

0 comments posted 17yrs

posted by mangled_us

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mangled_us

Pros and Cons of coarse vs fine threads ?

Hi, I'm just about to start to build a Hemmingway rear toolpost and I will use a 12mm dimension for the clamp post inst...

12 comments posted 17yrs

posted by reply_to_group_not_me

12 comments posted 17yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Dehumidifiers

-I was wondering if using a dehumidifier in the workshop will be -- expensive to -run? The workshop is around15ft squar...

0 comments posted 17yrs

posted by aboard_epsilon

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by aboard_epsilon

Dehumidifiers

I was wondering if using a dehumidifier in the workshop will be expensive to run? The workshop is around15ft square. I...

14 comments posted 17yrs

posted by merlin_in_uk

14 comments posted 17yrs posted by merlin_in_uk

Knock knock, anyone in?

Looking very quiet today, just wondering if everyone's gone away. Martin

7 comments posted 17yrs

posted by aholeintheground

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by aholeintheground

What platic to use?

Ths is a follow up to the question I asked a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for all of the replies, they were very helpful...

2 comments posted 17yrs

posted by harriscamley

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by harriscamley

What's so bad about R8?

Look, I've been machining stuff here in America for over 30 years. done lotsa work on Bridgeports with R8 collets. I ha...

5 comments posted 17yrs

posted by etpm

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by etpm

How do you do it...Rolled edge on tinplate

How do you..... "roll" an edge on tinplate like that seen on old tobacco tins so that you have a nice smooth edge? Is t...

2 comments posted 17yrs

posted by dgcollins

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgcollins

Electronic Rev counter

Somewhere I have read an article on building an electronic rev counter for the lathe, but the brain cell being what it...

7 comments posted 17yrs

posted by alan_marshall

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by alan_marshall

0,8mm Plywood

Not true engineering, but can not find any on the net. Were can I get 0.8mm thick plywood. I need 6 sheets 300mm x 1200m...

9 comments posted 17yrs

posted by me

9 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

Need help sourcing a new motor

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18 comments posted 17yrs

posted by rs1572

18 comments posted 17yrs posted by rs1572

Any subject.

Decided not to work today,first Sunday in years,and I`m bored rigid. All the usual groups are dead,the yanks aren`t up...

19 comments posted 17yrs

posted by mark

19 comments posted 17yrs posted by mark

Saws for metal

For larger bar stock, the bandsaw is generally used. For smaller stock, say 1", can you use a chop-type rotary saw? The...

20 comments posted 17yrs

posted by zenadsl6186

20 comments posted 17yrs posted by zenadsl6186