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Denham lathe rebuild

I have recently aquired a very old Denham lathe which Tony of lathe.com tells me is from around 1900 but unfortunately...
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posted by Stephen
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by Stephen

Probably a dumb question...

Please forgive a dumb question; why are the insides of machine tools painted? Also, what sort of paint survives continua...
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posted by Kraehe
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by Kraehe

RS232 predicament

I have 2 Bridgeport CNC mills, one has a Heidehain TNC 145 the other has a Heidehain 151 controller. No problem transfe...
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posted by emimec.19
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by emimec.19

Colchester student tailstock problem!!

The bed of the lathe has warn I guess and the centre point of the stock is about 20 thou low on a centre point machined...
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posted by Pete
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by Pete

Testing an RGB monitor

I have an RGB 14" monitor (part of a dead cnc controller) and I would like to test it independently - I'm fairly sure i...
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posted by andrew
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by andrew

Corrugated repair with filler

A bit of an odd request for help with this one... I have a caravan which has a damaged alloy panel, the damage area rat...
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posted by harry.m1byt
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by harry.m1byt

That takes the biscuit !

Sorry guys I need to blow off steam! This shows you how badly broken the system is! My son-in-law has just had a visit...
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posted by lester
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Heck, now what have I done ! TRAUB TND 350G

I've been casting around for a CNC lathe a bit bigger and better equipped than the Eagland Chipturn that I've recently...
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posted by andrew
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by andrew

m6 x 0.5 bolts

Does anybody sell m6 x 0.5 bolts? I can find taps, dies, plug and ring gauges, the very occasional nut - but no bolts....
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posted by zenadsl6186
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Bargain Rubber Mats

Seems like a long time since I posted on here, but just thought I should sh are this bargain (IMO) in Workshop Mats. Be...
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posted by panuno95-ukrec
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

Siemens MMV150 inverter

Does anyone have any knowledge of this inverter? It works well from the front panel buttons, but adding a remote STOP-S...
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posted by tminusa
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by tminusa

Myford Super 7 Questions.

I broke afew teeth 30T tumbler gear on my Myford Super 7 and have ordered a new set .Im just waiting for the post to ge...
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posted by bluey69.
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by bluey69.

Mathmatical assistance please

I am trying to calculate the centre distance of a worm and worm gear and al though I have looked lots of formulae on li...
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posted by harriscamley
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by harriscamley

Bridgeport Feeds Control Circuitry

We have a friend in Oz who has lost power to both table feeds on his Bridgeport. Has anyone got any information/schemat...
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posted by diesel
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by diesel

CNC Router table complete with computer

I've been asked to sell a nice CNC router table. 36" by 21" by 7" work area, all aluminium extrusion construction. ER20...
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posted by lester
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by lester