⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Toolmaker Having A Clearout

One of my toolmakers is having a clearout, and I said I'd help get rid of some stuff by giving you lot first refusal on...

12 comments posted 19yrs

posted by panuno95-ukrec

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

RDG / Rotagrip connection???

I have just bought some items from Rotagrip (fordeight) and RDG (rdgtools) on ebay and oddly have got character for cha...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by andrew

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

Taking photos of models (not girly models)

I have been trying to keep a photo record of a model I am making using my happy-snappy pocket digital Olympus. Its got...

28 comments posted 19yrs

posted by oldnoccer

28 comments posted 19yrs posted by oldnoccer

Nuts material question

Hi chaps, I have a toy aeroplane engine (YS110) that's very prone to backfiring and then spitting the propellor. I want...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by reply_to_group_not_me

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Interesting video clip from U-Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-4oyIoku4 Bill H Derby

17 comments posted 19yrs

posted by howkersNOSPAM

17 comments posted 19yrs posted by howkersNOSPAM

What's a 1/2 x 36TPI tap for?

Looking through the family inheritance for a 17/64 x 18 TPI and found a 1/2 inch x 36 TPI it's bound to be something to...

13 comments posted 19yrs

posted by steve

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve

steam requirements for an engine

Could some kind soul tell me how to calculate the steam requirements of a steam engine - let us say a twin cylinder, do...

26 comments posted 19yrs

posted by mcgray

26 comments posted 19yrs posted by mcgray

Heidenhain Power Connector

The 2-pin 115V power connector plug on my Heidenhain Dro is u/s. It was cracked and broken when I got it, and the recen...

14 comments posted 19yrs

posted by panuno95-ukrec

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

Saw Bench Refurbish.

After all the helpful comments, I am approaching the end. I resurrected a 15 Hp. Lister engine from an old cement mixer...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by georgewbell

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by georgewbell

metric fine taps

Any suggestions for supplier (mail order or online) for metric fine taps, specifically 4.5mm x 0.5mm pitch which I find...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by agatehouse

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by agatehouse

DIY CNC drawings and ideas

Hi there After i checked out all of the commercial kits for CNC i decided to make my own (couldn´t find much that would...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by fidolinux

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by fidolinux

Dismantling spindle on Herbert High Speed Drill

I've been overhauling a Herbert B High Speed drill most of which has been straightforward however I'm stuck dismantling...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by alanb+news

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by alanb+news

Myford lathes vs. modern "equivalents"

I know most in this newsgroup wax lyrical about these lathes. However, for absolute precision engineering (down to, say...

19 comments posted 19yrs

posted by odie_ferrous

19 comments posted 19yrs posted by odie_ferrous

Myford Quadrant

Does anyone know if the standard ML7 quadrant is the same as the one in the metric conversion set for the quick change...

19 comments posted 19yrs

posted by stoo-boo-be-doo

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

Dormer Model 48

Gents I've become the proud owner of one of these drill grinders today. It is much larger, heavier and more complicated...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by steveaddyatdsl.pipex.com

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by steveaddyatdsl.pipex.com