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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 10yrs 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 10yrs 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 10yrs 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