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sharpening HSS and cobalt

Hi all, to sharpen HSS and cobalt lathe tools should I get a green wheel for my bench grinder? Pete
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posted by peter.etherington
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by peter.etherington

Iron casting

Hi all, I am planning to make my own furnace for Iron Casting (as well as ali, brass etc.). I have seen various sites a...
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posted by dave
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by dave

Laser pointer experiments

Pointers are now a cheap commodity item and, although the quality is pretty variable, most can be persuaded to produce...
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posted by pentagrid
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by pentagrid

Any Clock / Watch Repairers About?

I've a steam engine which appears to be made of early 20th Century (pre- 1910) pocket watch parts, the governor is driv...
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posted by steve.withnell
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Belclere mains transformer data?

Anyone know where I might get a datasheet for a Belclere toroidal transformer stamped TR7401? It was in a Datel Unicase...
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posted by soundgeek.3aanwn
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by soundgeek.3aanwn

hydraulic /pneumatic cylinders

can anyone point me in the right direction?.... I want to make a couple of small ones, running 8-10 bar max to operate...
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posted by Someone
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Someone

Need advice on rebuilding drill press

Hi I bought this Rexon drill press at a reasonable price but it needs some serious work - I think it may well be the mo...
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posted by nash.rsa
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by nash.rsa

Mimik Tracer Manual

I don't suppose that anyone has a manual for a Mimik UT tracer that I could borrow to copy? Thanks Charles
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posted by charles.ping
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by charles.ping

Tangential/Diamond tool holders.

Hi all. Stumbled across these as the result of another thread on turning tools generally - for example this sort of thi...
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posted by youra.turceninoff
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by youra.turceninoff

Tyzacks & Sons Lathe

Hi All I am looking for a manual for a Tyzack & Sons lathe. I cannot find a model number. However it has a 4 inch chuck...
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posted by wilbur
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by wilbur

Cleaning 3-jaw chuck

I've gotten some abrasives in my good 3-jaw chuck, and want to clean it out. Any suggestions? Both water- and oil solub...
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posted by zenadsl6186
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rotary table recommendation

Hi, I need a new 6 inch rotary table and have seen the Vertex offering at a recent show. Also looking at one from Arc E...
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posted by lfoggy.3a190n
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by lfoggy.3a190n

Eagle Suirface Grinder

Hi to all you knowledgable and helpful people, Enough buttering up, is there someone out there with an Eagle surface gr...
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posted by ingenium
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by ingenium

toolpost

hi I'm looking for a different toolpost for my ml7. I want it to be easy to centre tool and quick change the tool.Thanky...
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posted by albert
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by albert