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Cheap Bandsaw

Just saw this on the Axminster website special offers bit: http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-MB115-Bandsaw-2...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stoo-boo-be-doo
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by stoo-boo-be-doo

Pallet Trucks

Is there any standardisation for the separation of the legs of pallet trucks? I've had one for ages that is often too n...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andrew
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

compound and differential indexing/hobbing

Hi to the group. This is my first post here and is a request for information. I have the chance of getting a 127 gear c...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bobt
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobt

Klaiber surface grinder, anyone?

Hi! I seem to remember that someone has posted a link to a manual Klaiber surface-grinder (that one was specifically a...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by muellernick
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by muellernick

Harrogate

So, what's the views on this years show? Poor old JS was run of his feet and could only manage a cold coffee ..... Is i...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alan_marshall
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by alan_marshall

Tapping questions

Had fun (hand) tapping an M12 hole in a lump of steel last night, whic got me thinking about taps - (a) Is it always ha...
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by anotherid.2qkv4n
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by anotherid.2qkv4n

Which Lathe (groan)

Alright, it's been asked 1000's of times before but I'm trying my best to get through the 'discovery' process of how to...
69 comments posted 19yrs
posted by me
69 comments posted 19yrs posted by me

Multiple VFDs

I recently bought a second Myford - a Super 7 this time - and originally intended to move the ML7 on but having access...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jg
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by jg

magnets

in all shapes and sizes, provided you want "strong" http://www.supermagnete.de/eng/magnets.php?group=blocks_big
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by austinDITCHTHISFORBETTERRESULT
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by austinDITCHTHISFORBETTERRESULT

Refreshing dials

When the markings on a dial get obscure because the black stuff has worn off, but the grooves are still there, what's th...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by zenadsl6186
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Whats the proper name for an Allen Key screw

Its hard to search for things on the web when you don't know what they are called, and I have always stumbled over this...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by oldnoccer
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by oldnoccer

Spring Valve for Inverted 5 Gal Plastic Can

The sort of things you used to see on paraffin heaters with separate tanks . Do they make these to fit 5 gallon contain...
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posted by aboard_epsilon
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by aboard_epsilon