⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

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posted by tony

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by tony

Strength of helicoils

I have just been modifying a piece of equipment that is housed in 'furnace board', which is a thermal fibre re-inforced...

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posted by andrew

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

Anzani model

Yesterday, I bought a working model of an Anzani Brevete three cylinder radial engine. You can see various pictures her...

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posted by kim.siddorn

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by kim.siddorn

OT: Firearms License

Hi, Apologies for the off topic post but I seem to recall someone on here wanted to make his own gun....... If your sti...

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posted by QmQiQcQhQaQeQlQhQiQmQsQ

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by QmQiQcQhQaQeQlQhQiQmQsQ

Translation to American required.

ISTR someone knowing the answer to this question previously on this group. I have transfered it from the ATIS list & if...

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posted by davecroft

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by davecroft

Traub TNA-400 PSU

Anyone know of a Traub TNA-400 PSU going for sale? Mitsubishi MDS-B-CVE-300 is the Part No. Even a machine for spares m...

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posted by prepair

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by prepair

O/T Lambda sensors/EGR valves

Sorry this is off topic, but before trawling the net, I wonder if anyone on this site can educate me about Lambda senso...

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posted by emimec

15 comments posted 19yrs posted by emimec

Lifting threads?

Not quite model engineering, but please bare with me.... I'm in the process of building a myself a single sided post li...

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posted by harry.m1bytNOSPAM

36 comments posted 19yrs posted by harry.m1bytNOSPAM

Scrap Iron prices

Anyone have a recent price for scrap cast iron in approx 1 ton batches? AWEM

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posted by andrew

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

Sieg X0 mill

I have the above mill and am irritated by the need to turn it on and off by the speed control knob. (If it is turned of...

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posted by clifford.coggin

9 comments posted 19yrs posted by clifford.coggin

warco 300/1 lathe and Mill

Hi Can anyone help is there a conversion to alow the power feed t traverse in both directions without reversing the mot...

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posted by clive.turney.2p6fwb

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Collet Chucks

I've measured the eccentricity on the spindle (at the spigot) of my lathe and it's better then 0.01mm TIR as per spec....

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posted by steve

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve

Cincinnati T&C grinder on offer

I've 'won' an ebay auction for a Cincinnati No2 T&C grinder, but I don't want the basic machine, only the tooling. It'l...

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posted by duttondock

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by duttondock

Plasma Cutter Hire?

Does anybody know where I could hire a plasma cutter in the south east? Is it a "normal" sort of thing to hire? Thanks C...

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posted by wells_hall

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by wells_hall

Can you identify this lathe.

Just saw this on fleabay, made by Myford, at their Dunstable branch apparently. It looks vaugely familiar, but at the s...

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posted by stoo-boo-be-doo

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