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Anyone know about fire extinguisher pressure testing?

Hi all, I've got a 5 kg carbon dioxide fire extinguisher. I'm trying to figure out if it has been pressure tested since...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by christopher.tidy
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by christopher.tidy

Aldi £9 angle grinder

Bought a £9 Aldi angle grinder today. Sounded like a bag of spanners. Slipped off the 4 screws holding the gearbox cove...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by howkersNOSPAM
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by howkersNOSPAM

Digital Vernier gone wobbly

Hi there my digital Metabo Vernier will not zero it just wildly churns through the numbers willy nilly. Is this a batte...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by colin.jacobs
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by colin.jacobs

Peculiar Threads - but UK

I've two pre- WW1 threads one measures at 6.3mm across the threads and is 20TPI, so I'm assuming 1/4 Whit, the other me...
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posted by steve
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve

Possible Induction furnace & driver sale

Looks distinctly possible that we will be moving house, so I am considering selling my 100KW induction furnace which is...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andrew
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

Aldi Air Compressor

Hi, Did anyone pick one up? I figured what with all the painting for the sub coming up, I could save a good couple o' q...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by QmQiQcQhQaQeQlQhQiQmQsQ
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by QmQiQcQhQaQeQlQhQiQmQsQ

Miniature reamers

Googling for miniature reamers threw up lots of hits, but nothing smaller than 1.5 mm. What I am looking for is 1.00 mm...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clifford.coggin
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by clifford.coggin

Wanted Engineering DVD's

Hi There Does anybody here have a copy of Rudy Kouhoupt's DVD's or video of "Advanced Aspect of Lathe Operation" and "A...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mcole153
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by mcole153

R8 quill location pin

I wonder if anyone can advise how difficult it is to replace the location pin or key as found in a Bridgeport R8 vertic...
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posted by emimec
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by emimec

Have I got 3-phase?

Probably a silly question here, as most of you know how electrically dyslexic I am. Just putting the final touches to t...
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posted by panuno95-ukrec
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

3-Phase Flashover

We were looking at a piece of kit yesterday, where there had been a fairly decent flashover across a set of terminals....
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by diesel
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by diesel

Herbert 4 Senior Pre-Optive Lathe issues

I hope someone is old enough to remember the old Herbert. Mine is 55 years old. First of all I am a beginner, so much o...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by georgewbell
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by georgewbell

Giveaways

One old metal cased transformer, 220-240V in, 24V 200VA out, in a larger homemade box Four 'Clare' taper collets, 'size...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by duttondock
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by duttondock

Do I need a plasma cutter?

Hi all, Got a couple of pennies burning a hole in my pocket, and was thinking: how much do I need a plasma cutter? So I...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by zedbert
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by zedbert