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Cleaning cast alloy angine sump, pre TIG repair

Hello I am about to replace the engine in my car, which requires me to shorten the engines sump I have chopped off the...
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posted by rob
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by rob

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
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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