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OT - Who is Mr Morse?

Who is the Morse taper named after (invented by?). I'm sure I have seen some discussion on this within the last couple...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by durnfjm
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by durnfjm

I went to market and I bought a

cheap Metric set of holesaws. They are marked 25.4mm, 50.8mm etc. Ah Well they were only a fiver. Steve
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by steve.withnell
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve.withnell

3 phase supply

I live in the middle of nowhere and our leccy comes on a telegraph pole from Npower. It dives underground in the field...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nickphill
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by nickphill

DIY vacuum-pump? (for vacuum impregnating)

Hi! I need a better vacuum pump and a new shirt*) Has anybody got plans for a vacuum pump? Or at least a clue what pres...
45 comments posted 19yrs
posted by muellernick
45 comments posted 19yrs posted by muellernick

M10 Fine bolts

Hi all, Can anyone suggest a supplier for high tensile (12.9) M10 x1.25 pitch bolts, 90mm long? I need a couple at the...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stoo-boo-be-doo
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by stoo-boo-be-doo

How much for one of these?

This little bronze worm wheel, part of a 40 year old engine, failed last week. http://web.onetel.com/~duttondock/Pictur...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by duttondock
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by duttondock

strobe lighting

I know the question of fluorescent lighting for rotating machinery has come up here before, general consensus has been...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by duttondock
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by duttondock

Emco Unimat 3

Does anyone know of a supplier/repairer (I'm a Scot so has to be economic!) of a motor for an Emco Unimat 3 mini lathe?...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sandy
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by sandy

Free for collection - 1.2m steerable dish.

Channelmaster steerable dish, polar mount, 76cm wall / floormount and other mechanical bits. Was going to tip it till I...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by address
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by address

Small 71/4 locomotive

I'm looking at building a small 71/4 gauge tender engine.I'm not keen on inside cylinders so I've been thinking of the...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by david.burrage
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by david.burrage

Denham Lathe manuals or any other usefull information

Hi Chaps I am on the lookout for any info for a Denham Junior Lathe Mk. 2 Model DF4 as finding a manual for it is provin...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by thisisnotrealymyemail
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by thisisnotrealymyemail

Automotive ball joint reamer

I am looking for ideas! I wanted to make a ball joint taper reamer. I believe the taper angle is 7.15 degrees. 1:8. I n...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by adrian
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by adrian

2 speed 3 phase motor question....

Evening all, Im confused (seems to be happening a lot lately) by the motor on my mill. its a 2 speed 3 phase induction...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by david.sanderson
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by david.sanderson

Accuracy of Surveyors Tapes

Does anyonre happen to know what the two following standards for surveyors length tapes actually represent in meaningfu...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andrew
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

Magnet failure and repair

This might be a little off-topic, but the breadth of knowledge here would be invaluable to me, as I have been unable to...
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clifford.coggin
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by clifford.coggin