⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Advice please-tapping in cast aluminium

Please can I pick your assembled brains I am finishing off making a Hemingway fixed steady for my MYFORD 7 and this inv...

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posted by mday2nospam

16 comments posted 19yrs posted by mday2nospam

Sieg C3 Lathe

Hi, I'm looking to buy my first lathe and very tempted to go for the Sieg C3 however I'm stuggling to understand the li...

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posted by mqiqcqhqaqeqlqhqiqmqsq

31 comments posted 19yrs posted by mqiqcqhqaqeqlqhqiqmqsq

WTB. Crabtree C50 3P MCB 60A

I have been asked to check out a couple of large TIG welders and I need to install a new bigger capacity circuit than I...

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posted by colin

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by colin

Using o rings

What grade of O ring do you guys recommend for a model steam locomotive which has gunmetal cylinders and are they capabl...

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posted by cheese

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by cheese

force pump

Hi all, I need to knock up a small , say 10 mm piston dia, hand operated force pump to do a hydraulic (water) test to a...

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posted by markgengine

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are Watt inverters any good

I have a chance of a watt inverter 2.8 kw made by Hitachi for a good price (£190 inc) are they any good I am familiar wi...

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posted by andrew

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Bridgeport For Sale

Heard of this machine only this morning but I don't know anything about it. It's a Bridgeport by Adcock and Shipley and...

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posted by john

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Bridgeport Stepper

I am about to fit Bridgeport stepper motors to my look alike I'm using the drivers from arc euro there was a link I thi...

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posted by andrew

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Slightly OT - Ammeter Repair

Hi all. Could anyone reccomend somewhere to repair an ammeter off a Crypton battery charger? Cheers, Scruff.

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posted by jagvaughan

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R8 indexable End Mill - Arc Euro

Hi I`m considering buying a indexable end mill and Arc Euro seem to have some at good prices. I`m interested in the R8...

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posted by paul.morrey

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Thread identification

Gentlemen (and Ladies of course) I have a male threaded component with what seems to be a 3/16" x 28tpi thread using my...

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posted by steveaddy

21 comments posted 19yrs posted by steveaddy

Saw bench refurbish

Hi there, I wonder if anyone has any ideas about dismantling the drive shaft on an old saw bench. It is obviously quite...

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posted by georgewbell

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by georgewbell

End Mills for Roughing Mild Steel

With the Bridgeport rapidly coming together I need to get to grips with the capability of the larger machine. The first...

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posted by jontom_1uk

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jontom_1uk

Efficient Engines - [ Engineering ]

Efficient Engines - [ Engineering ] ------------------------------------------------------ Engines as conduits of Energ...

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posted by newstips6706

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by newstips6706

OT: Anyone need custom-made ethernet cables?

Hi folks, I've got a lot of stranded ethernet cable left over from putting some ethernet into our house. I've also got...

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posted by cdt22NOSPAM

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