⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Pedrazzoli Super Brown chop saw

I am about to have the motor from a Pedrazzoli 'Super Brown" chop saw re-wound but vaguely remember someone here saying...

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posted by andrew

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

OT: Meaningless statistics

Watching the 6PM news on BBC1 this evening, we were informed that "...There's a 70% chance that this summer will be war...

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posted by tony

36 comments posted 19yrs posted by tony

Precision Measuring

Evening all, a bit of background, my current measuring tools are: A Dial Gauge, which whilst cheap (draper 0.001") has...

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posted by david.sanderson

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Small Blast Cabinets

Does anyone have one one of the small machine-mart or similar blast cabinets? I was wondering how effective they were,...

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posted by panuno95-ukrec

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

Milling machine questions

Can you use a horizontal milling machine as a surface grinder? Anyone got a BCA milling machine? Any good? What collets...

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posted by zenadsl6186

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hello all, i'd like to introduce myselft.

Hi, i'm Iris,25 years old. My major in college is fashion design, I like everything about fashion, especially women's....

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posted by Irisqq1007

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Lathes and so forth.

Hi folks, I am just starting out. I have been looking at the Clarke Lathes that are available from Machine Mart. Now am...

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posted by robwilson

33 comments posted 19yrs posted by robwilson

Surface grinder on Ebay

Item 290108359039 Isn't it a tad unusual to have the grinding wheel axis of rotation perpendicular to the table on a su...

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posted by tony

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by tony

DC Motor question

Hi All, I have recently finished making a small ride-in landrover for my grandsons and have a question regarding the el...

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posted by martincottrell

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by martincottrell

Poorly Fitting Holders Dixon Type QCTP Myford Size

As a favour for a friend I bought him a genuine Dixon QCTP (Myford Size) as I picked up up some other things for myself...

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posted by jontom_1uk

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by jontom_1uk

Decorative Anodising

One for the panel - does anyone have any experience of decorative anodising (as opposed to hard anodising) and can reco...

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posted by alastair.j.m.clarke

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by alastair.j.m.clarke

Colchester Change Gears

Hi All, I've been asked if I can make 3 gears (2 30T & a 60T) for a Colchester Lathe (no model yet specified) but since...

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posted by jg

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jg

bridgeport x axis powerfeed on manual machine

The speed controller board that runs the 110v motor on the oringinal x axis power feed is playing up. Does any one know...

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posted by ads

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ads

Automatic air drills

I've acquired a pair of Desoutter AFD-21 autofeed air drills (air powered spindle, air powered rise & fall mechanism) o...

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posted by adrian.110504

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by adrian.110504

Myford open house this weekend.

Just in case anyones planning on going to the Myford open weekend Friday or Saturday, be aware there are roadworks affe...

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posted by stoo-boo-be-doo

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by stoo-boo-be-doo