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Metric sub 1mm taps?

morning all. I need to make some very small threaded bits. I could do with some 0.4 - 0.8 metric taps of reasonable qua...
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posted by micro.turbines
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by micro.turbines

3D printing?

Anybody here (apart from me building up a kit at the moment) played around with 3D printing? Seems ideal for signalling...
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posted by no.spam
17 comments posted 11yrs posted by no.spam

Boxford STS lathe conversion to single phase

I have just bought a 3 phase Boxford STS and would like to convert it to single phase by fitting a single phase motor ,...
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posted by Tony Burdett
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by Tony Burdett

reverse countersink?

Is there such a thing as a reverse copuntersink? What I envision is a tool with a conical hole in it, with some sort of...
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posted by peter
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by peter

Making my first springs - what do I need to know?

I'm repairing an old musical instrument and need to replace 4 small torsion springs. Measuring one of the unbroken spri...
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posted by <no_spam
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by <no_spam

Petrol resistant glue .

My kids quad bike's plastic petrol tank has a crack on its neck . Is there a glue that is petrol resistant to fix this...
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posted by Jeff b
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jeff b

Boxford lathe bed regrind?

Does anyone know of anyone who regrinds Boxford lathe beds? Any ideas of price/quality? Thanks, -- Peter Fairbrother
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posted by peter
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by peter

anyone out there have a benchmaster senior hacksaw?

I have bought a benchmaster senior hacksaw but the the original parts for holding the blade are missing can anyone help...
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posted by Stephen weir
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by Stephen weir

A merry Xmas and HNY to all our readers!

Sardine, sheep, horse, wading birds, elk, wallowing pachyderm and antelope ... Wee fish.ewe, a mare, egrets, moose, and...
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posted by no.spam
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by no.spam

5C Collets

Just for info MSC Industrial have a set of 5C collets currently on clearance. VAT and carriage Richard
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posted by ricsacct
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by ricsacct

HLV-H stub shaft -- making a blind keyway

I have a metric HLV-H and despite being of an age where I was told the imperial system was never going to be used again...
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posted by alanb+news
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by alanb+news

Wanted - J&S 540 Coolant Trough

The thin rectangular/box-section drain trough that bolts on at the back of the table - anybody got one they would care...
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posted by panuno95-ukrec
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

New Toy !!

Treated myself to a new toy, which is in fact an old 3 phase ex school Wadkin 10" AGS saw table. The ad for it on eBay...
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posted by emimec.19
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by emimec.19

faffing, fitting, and fettling

faff: activity without immediately beneficial effect on the object being faffed about - though during the faffing the f...
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posted by peter
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by peter