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Machine sounds

Found this on another forum and thought it was amusing, then again it doesn't take much to amuse me. **************** T...
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posted by john
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by john

Meddings Pillar Drill

meddings floor standing drill for sale. Very new. near Uxbridge, off the A40. See my ad for all the details....
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posted by CoolHands.35a9gn
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by CoolHands.35a9gn

Leadscrew Material

Hello, I'm going to have a go at making a new leadscrew for my milling machine - does anyone know what grade of steel I...
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posted by Nourish.35a3wo
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by Nourish.35a3wo

Clarkson collet needed

I am looking for a 10mm Clarkson type S collet. If anyone has one spare I can swap with a 3/8th type S (Well it appears...
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posted by richard-edwardsburrs
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by richard-edwardsburrs

Beam Stirling?

Greetings from Perth (the one in Western Oz) I am new to this group, but not altogether new to model engineering, and I...
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posted by nadejack
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by nadejack

Inconel or other Jet nozzle materials

evening all, Ive got (yet another) project in planning. It will involve some small jet nozzles (about 1/4" or less) . T...
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posted by david.sanderson
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by david.sanderson

Machining A Flywheel

Since you are all bored - PolyModels have sent me a very nice casting, a 9 and a bit inch flywheel for my stationary st...
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posted by steve.withnell
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by steve.withnell

Chronos purchases from overseas

Hi Just thought I would tell you guys about my mistake - a few months ago my wife went to see her parents in the UK (fr...
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posted by nash.rsa
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by nash.rsa

Zeroing dials - setting amount of friction 'hold'

Hi My small bench lathe (an Axminster BV20) has zeroing dials on the feeds. Most are Ok, except the one on the compound...
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posted by MikeHur_2005
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by MikeHur_2005

FA: Sykes Stud Screw Extractor

Hi there, An eBay item of note: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150216696387&ssPageName=STRK:M...
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posted by chris1.reader
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by chris1.reader

Ba tap query

I recently bought a couple of 2BA taps as 2BA is used on my lathe in places. When I came to use them I noticed that the...
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posted by richard-edwardsburrs
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by richard-edwardsburrs

Boxford Cross Slide

Still trying to refurbish the Boxford AUD. The Cross slide has several thou of movement, mainly in the middle of the tr...
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posted by rsss.34to8n
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by rsss.34to8n

Colchester Student Lathe

Has anyone got a wiring diagram for a Colchester Student Lathe (6) they could e-mail me?
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posted by Pete123456.34oysn
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by Pete123456.34oysn

Pinging C Ping.

Charles,can you email me.I only have your old address. Mark.
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mark
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by mark