⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

It Happens to All of Us....

We've been installing some new batteries and chargers at a substation, and at the same time, a new 132kV tranny was bei...

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posted by diesel

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by diesel

Bandsaw choice

I am looking for a small bandsaw, the smaller the better as I have very little space and will only be cutting 1" x 1" s...

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posted by clifford.coggin

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FS: Dronsfiield Surface Grinder

For Sale - Dronsfield Eagle Mk2 Surface grinder Capacity 15" x 6", comes complete with mag chuck. Currently fitted with...

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posted by panuno95-ukrec

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FA: Huffam Center Finder for Lathe Work

An ebay item: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150162492383&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005ATB

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posted by chris1.reader

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Heads up welder offer and welding advice, please

Some of you may be interested in this: http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/special_buys_pid_57901.html Now the advice, what...

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posted by see

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by see

Mailorder / backorder

Interested to find opinions on this one. Most mail order companies I use / used regularly in the past, seem to operate...

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posted by MikeHur_2005

15 comments posted 18yrs posted by MikeHur_2005

Bantam Bearings

Hi, Trying to get a collet chuck to clock true on my Bantam has been a impossible task. Getting a TIR of about 7/10ths...

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posted by Mr.Crane.2x1qgn

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by Mr.Crane.2x1qgn

centering / edge finder camera

can anyone rember what issue mew they covered this topic Im thinking of getting a usb microscope and using that for the...

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posted by andrew

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by andrew

Printing web pages

Anyone know a quick fix for printing technical web pages that are slightly too wide? I'm trying to print this document:...

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posted by andrew

14 comments posted 18yrs posted by andrew

More Ebay Madness

Hi everyone, looks like I dropped a right one by buying a car on Ebay. I didn't know anything about Vehicle Status Repo...

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posted by merlin_in_uk

22 comments posted 18yrs posted by merlin_in_uk

Cutting external screw threads with split dies

It's been 25 years since I last cut an external thread so please excuse this embarrasing question: When turning a bar d...

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posted by imagedude1

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by imagedude1

eBay Madness

Would you bid if a seller had these payment terms (!!!) : "I don't accept pay pal,no cash,no cash on collection or othe...

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posted by andrew

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by andrew

Auction

Not exactly a successful one going by the lots unsold.Sold ones are highlighted in yellow.I`m sure they will consider o...

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posted by mark

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by mark

Anyone know about pillar drills?

Hi, I'm new on here, I was directed here by a fellow Locostbuilder. I was drilling some gate hinges out for a mate & th...

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posted by kevfor

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by kevfor

Gluing Alum

I need to glue some thin aluminium sheets together, more like foil ie very thin. Anyone done this and with what.

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posted by me

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