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rebendable wire

A friend makes felt animals with aluminium wire armatures. The wire work-hardens and breaks if you bend it too often. A...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by peter
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by peter

qualters and smith drillmaster

so i found a drill master or pillar drill or you can say a stand drill by Qualter and smith it's serial number is 75199...
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posted by park
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Earth Rods

2 parts to an earth rod Q. On advice on another thread - I need to install an Earth rod when a new TT circuit is instal...
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posted by rick_hughes
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3mm OD x 1mm ID copper tubing?

Anyone know a source? 1/8 x 3/64 would do. thx Peter F
5 comments posted 4yrs
posted by peter
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by peter

Qualters and Smith HDS 8

Looking for a Parts List and Operations Manual for the HDS 8, anybody got one or can point me in the right direction
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home and hobby chemicals licensing

The UK Government is proposing to limit the concentration of acids and some other chemicals which home users with licen...
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posted by peter
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by peter

Qualters and Smith HDS 8

Looking for a Parts List and Operations Manual for the HDS 8, anybody got one or can point me in the right direction
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posted by Alan M
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by Alan M

Help on screw size

Trying to identify a machine screw. Certainly not metric ... can anybody help identify the thread ... OD is 0.156" so a...
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posted by rick_hughes
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In the news today!

Actually, it's my green flag and I was standing behind the photographer ... https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/1949...
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posted by headstone255
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Raised eyebrow; from a 6-year old!

Was assisting today at a birthday party at The Great bulkington Railway (we raise money for the air ambulance) and got...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by headstone255
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by headstone255

HUAQI tools

Any good? I'm looking for a 1/2" socket set with ratchet, drive bars etc. Suggestions? Ta Peter Fairbrother
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posted by peter
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by peter

Boxford 280 T. electrical fault

I have converted this lathe with the help of members to run on 240v about 5 years ago and it?s run fine ever since but...
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posted by 0f8503901d844703eea1acecb7a4938a_2748
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Boxford 280 T. electrical fault

I have converted this lathe with the help of members to run on 240v about 5 years ago and it?s run fine ever since but...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Tony Burdett
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by Tony Burdett

Sandpaper woes

I have quite a lot of sandpaper, including some expensive stuff, and it is getting a little tatty. I thought I should b...
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posted by peter
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by peter