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Local Fire

Just off to kip last evening, when a series of loud crackles and bangs alerted us to the fact that something was well a...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by diesel
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by diesel

Aldi Angle Grinder

I picked up one of those £8 angle grinders at Aldi the other day. All seems fine, but I can't believe how loud it is (I...
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posted by nospam
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Perciuliar American threads trivia question

Hi, What do the numbers in those peculiar American threads like 2-56, 4-40 and 6-32 mean ? Thanks,
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by reply_to_group_not_me
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Sanity check

Well I've had a play with some of those formulas and I just want to run a sanity check on my numbers, so all of you cha...
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posted by reply_to_group_not_me
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Digital calipers 9.99 at Maplin

Maplin have 6" digital caplipers on sale for ?9.99 till 20th March. Stock code N48AA. I assume they're the same as all...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tim.auton
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by tim.auton

Storage in East Sussex

Does anyone know of any dry storage in East Sussex where I can park my workshop for about a year? I reckon I need somet...
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posted by andrew
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

Boxford 5 " Leadscrew accuracy ?

Hi Chaps, I'm trying to find out how accurate in absolute terms the leadscrew is likely to be on my Boxford metric lath...
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posted by reply_to_group_not_me
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Babbitt on ebay

There was a thread a whle ago that said it was hard to find Babbitt - here's some, from the US, 4 days to go....
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by zenadsl6186
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Spabo face mills?

Anyone heard of Spabo brand face mills? I got three different sizes of these in a job lot of cutters recently, they use...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by duttondock
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by duttondock

Myford Spring Show

I know Myford's massive publicity and marketing department will probably broadcast this through all available channels,...
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posted by stoo-boo-be-doo
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by stoo-boo-be-doo

Hiab needed

Due to problems with my regular guys, like the trivial details of operators licences, I am on the lookout for someone w...
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posted by emimec
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by emimec

Perils of Modern Shopping

Hi all, I usually avoid the Supermarket shopping like the plague but about 3 weeks ago my wife mentioned that they had...
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posted by jontom_1uk
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Engineering formulas source on web or in book

Hi, The question is as per the title : I'm designing a cnc router and want to find a source of engineering formulas for...
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posted by reply_to_group_not_me
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Machinery Prices

The current West Point Machine Tools flyer came this morning, and I was browsing through at tea break to see what was o...
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posted by prepair
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by prepair