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Bench Top Spark Eroder

I've just acquired a small bench top spark eroder in need of some TLC (at the very least). The label proclaims "Walton...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by charles.ping
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by charles.ping

New chuck for my Myford

Hello everyone! I have been reading this forum for a while, and registered her yesterday to post this. I want to buy a...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Jazzman99.2n1z4b
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by Jazzman99.2n1z4b

Yet more cheap calipers

Netto, Monday the 12th of March £7.99 This may be handy... On Sunday I hears a loud clattering noise while manufacturin...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by randm
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by randm

Lister Startomatics

How do the Lister Startomatic generators work? As I understand it, when you put a load on (by switching on a light or p...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andrew
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

Elga jig borer

I have just acquired an Elga, the seller told me it had a 30int taper but I have now discovered it has the same taper a...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by meghantheterrier
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by meghantheterrier

Advice on machining titanium

Hi, The question is as title : I have heard that titanium is difficult to machine and I wanted to know what advice anyo...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by reply_to_group_not_me
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Strange VFD problem

I've fitted Mitsubishi S520S VFDs to my mill: a 0.75Kw for the main drive and 0.4Kw for the table drive. Both have been...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by binswood
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by binswood

Hole drilling connundrum

--OK here's the thing: I'm trying to figure out how to make some small (1/4" dia x 1/4" long) widgets on my Myford lath...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by steamer
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by steamer

Monster 110-220 Transformer

I've got one of Peter Forbes' monster trannys and it's surplus to requirements (plans have changed). If anyone wants an...
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wells_hall
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by wells_hall

Real, rhyming poems for engineers...

ISBN 978 1 903341 39 1 "Poems with prefaces for Padstow, Petersfield, Poland and Pewsham" Former contributor to these n...
43 comments posted 19yrs
posted by headmaster
43 comments posted 19yrs posted by headmaster

My thanks

Many thanks for that - off to the shops!!!
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dorutland
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by dorutland

Myford lookalike gears

I have recently aqquired some gears which came with some Myford items but are not Myford. they are 35,38,40, 45, 50, 55...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jjquirke
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jjquirke

CNC an X1 again!

I just can't put this one down! In previous threads I've had great advice and Tony's excellent write up on the Taig and...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andy
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by andy

Adaptors - Bristol Erickson Ltd

Help!! I have three adaptors from 1, 2, 3MT to 40 INT which have the name "Bristol Erickson Ltd" scribed around them Ho...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dorutland
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by dorutland