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Aldi's 18 volt cordless drill

I was considering this for next thursday at £20 with two 18 Volt batteries. I looked at the brochure & it says the batt...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by davecroft
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by davecroft

Slight differences

Over the weekend I needed to change the anvil on a 2"-6" micrometer. As a matter of course I checked it against my (Chi...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by randm
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by randm

Discoloration on granite surface plate

I left a stainless steel based height gauge (current affordable Asian DRO type) on my dark granite surface table for ~6...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by malcolm_stewart
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by malcolm_stewart

Advice on inverter/convertor

Hi guys I have just bought a secondhand Chester Lux mill fitted with a 3 phase motor. This is fitted with a inverter an...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mcole153
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by mcole153

Hardening furnace: Not yet over :-(

Hi OK, my posting yesterday stated, that the repaired hardening furnace is up and running again. But then it went dark...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by muellernick
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by muellernick

Tiny Furnace Success

Thought I would share a small success with you. About a month ago I decided to sort myself out a little furnace for ann...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by oldnoccer
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by oldnoccer

Calipers at Woolies

My local Woolies, sorry F.W. Woolworth, tis Sunday after all, has those cheap 6 inch electronis digital calipers at hal...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by agatehouse
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by agatehouse

How big is a bridgeport?

Hi all, Ive seen a few Bridgeports, and I know they have 42 odd inch tables, but how much space do you need to have aro...
26 comments posted 19yrs
posted by david.sanderson
26 comments posted 19yrs posted by david.sanderson

bearing and bearing fits

I'm making a second spindle for my gear hob (mikron) to take 8mm hobs instead of 10 mm I was going to use taper bearing...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andrew
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

OT electrical question

Hi All, This is off-topic, but seasonal question, About 20 yrs ago I bought some "animated" Christmas tree baubles of e...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by markgengine
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by markgengine

Help with brake threads!

Perhaps some kind person here can help. Trying to discover what thread is used on some hydraulic brake fastenings. It i...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by adrian
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by adrian

Winding a 5.5m long spring ... ;-)

Hi I needed a verrry soft spring. Math showed, that it has to be 5.5m long! ;-) No, I'm kidding. For my heat treating f...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by muellernick
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by muellernick

Old floppies

Knowing there are all sorts of collectors hereabouts :-) Clearing out and found about a dozen old (ancient) soft Verbat...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by roland
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by roland

Bad news

Hi Geoff Sorry to hear your bad news hope they have got it wrong as they do some times. Ken
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kenneth.widdall
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by kenneth.widdall