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Pozi or finger?

Hi all, I`m in a dilemma. I cant decide what sort of chucking system to buy for the mill on my Chester super B. I`ve se...
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posted by peter.etherington
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Pickering model engineer exhibition.

Hi folks Wondered if its worth a trip to this model engineering exhibition. I enjoyed the Harrogate one and don`t expec...
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posted by stevecuth
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Free coolant tank

I was about to put it in the skip, but had second thoughts..... Coolant tank from TOS lathe, about 830mm x 600mm x 125m...
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posted by duttondock
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Transport from Warwick area?

I have a couple of items (110V transformer & air hammer) which need collecting from Hatton near Warwick during next wee...
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posted by duttondock
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by duttondock

angle sensor for model

Hi everyone Can someone point me in the right direction please? I'm after something that can feed out an angle measureme...
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posted by rlg
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by rlg

Pickering Show

If anyone is going to the Pickering Show on Friday can they post some information on Friday evening about what it is lik...
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posted by me
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Inverter de-rating

If I run a 415volt 3 phase inverter from a single phase 415volt supply but tie 2 input legs together so that voltage is...
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posted by wells_hall
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by wells_hall

Chinese Watchmakers lathe?

Evening all, Has anyone heard of a chinese watchmakers lathe? Not a lathe like the C0 / Unimat 4, but a 'proper' watchma...
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posted by david.sanderson
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by david.sanderson

Laser Cutting 10mm Stainless

Got an enquiry for some prototype parts from a customer to go with the injection mouldings we normally make. These need...
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posted by panuno95-ukrec
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

EU gives up on Metric Britain

At last! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6988521.stm Peter -- Peter A Forbes Prepair Ltd, Rushden, UK snipped-for-privacy@...
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posted by prepair
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by prepair

What's happened in 10 years

Hi guys, I drifted away from model engineering some years ago and stopped subscribing to ME and EIM. I got a bit pissed...
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posted by rod.sally
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by rod.sally

Blasting pots

Anyone built their own sand / grit blasting pot? Looking arround at the enormous price of commercial blasting pots of t...
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posted by andrew
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by andrew

B Series Chuck Body Tapers (DIN)

For some time I have noticed that some drill chucks had tapers specified a "B" numbers i.e. B10, B12....... instead of...
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posted by brian
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by brian

So...

... did anyone go ? What was it like ? Mike
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posted by mikedavies621
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by mikedavies621

D1-6 3 jaw chuck/backplate

I recently bought a used 250mm 3-jaw prattish chuck and backplate for the backplate so that I could mount an old 4 jaw...
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posted by bob
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by bob