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Wicksteed Saw question.

Some friends have bought an old Wicksteed Saw. The unit has an Hydraulic lift unit painted red with oil retained in the...
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posted by r
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This weekend's auction

http://www.twgaze.co.uk/auction/lots/?id=1099&lotnumber=steam&submit=Submit#block Various steam engines. Remote bidding...
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posted by davey
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Tim Leech RIP

In another forum, John Stevenson has announced that:- > Tim's wife Liz rang up today to say that Tim died last night [...
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posted by randm
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by randm

Welding table

Trying to build a welding bench. Bought a bit of steel, 5mm x 500mm x 300 mm, which is big enough for my needs - but it...
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posted by peter
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by peter

Blueing oven

I am looking to buy a small oven or kiln for heat blueing steel parts, however every oven I see advertised is too cool,...
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posted by clifford
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by clifford

Using a surface grinder to sharpen planer blades

I need to sharpen my HSS planer blades and was wondering whether this was a task for the ancient unloved surface grinde...
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posted by no_spam
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by no_spam

Digital micrometer

Was thinking about splashing out on a digital micrometer, can't always be bothered to read two scales and calculate a r...
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posted by peter
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by peter

High temperature heating elements

Anyone know a cheapish source for a small quantity of these, preferably 1600C or more? Don't need a lot of watts,maybe 5...
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posted by peter
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by peter

Where have Modele Engineerign Services gone ?

Hi, Question as title : can anyone tell me where Model Engineering Services have gone to ? Their website at http://www....
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posted by mikedavies621
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by mikedavies621

Proxxoning a Chinese Copy?

I wonder if anyone has made a miniature saw bench from a slitting saw with the purpose of cutting up balsa, etc, wood fo...
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posted by no.spam
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by no.spam

Ping Gareth from Chippenham

Gareth, Are you still watching this group? If so please get in touch Andrew
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posted by andrew
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by andrew

Small bore gauges

There are T-shaped telescopic bore gauges to measure hole diameters as small as 3/8". Is there anything suitable for ho...
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posted by clifford
12 comments posted 11yrs posted by clifford

very high pressure pump seals?

Thinking about very high pressure displacement pumps, 10,000psi to 40,000psi or so. Seems they tend to use rods rather...
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posted by peter
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by peter