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Home made milling attachment

Hi All Since I last asked the group for advice on this I've borrowed a surface plate and scraper, scraped my angle plat...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by russell
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by russell

simple loco

a friend of mine says he used to have some drawings for a simple gaug one loco with an oscillating cylinder laid horizo...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bolmas.2hfywc
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by bolmas.2hfywc

Myford and metric threads?

Hi I have an early change wheel Super 7, apart from a 127 tooth gear what else do I need to form 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 and...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by petegavin
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by petegavin

Any opinions on the Arc Euro mini drill?

I need to get a Dremel-type tool from somewhere and I see that the latest Arc Euro catalogue has a "mini drill" listed -...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nomail
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nomail

More junk - die filer

I've got a little Excel benchtop die filer, I think it's been through various hands before mine. I could use i if I had...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by duttondock
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by duttondock

Slot drills

I needed to cut a 1/2" slot the other day. I didn't have a 1/2" slo drill, so I considered using a 12mm slot drill and...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by anotherid.2he48b
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by anotherid.2he48b

Sharpening "blue" drills

To follow on from my other sharpening thread... I've got some bits that I was using to drill hard stainless with (befor...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by creffield
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by creffield

Dickson Toolpost Identification

I want to buy some more toolholders for the Dickson QC toolpost which came with my Boxford 5" AUD, the body of the tool...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by elanman99
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by elanman99

Calc's check please

I am working with an engineer in the USA who has problems cooling a large diesel (9 cylinders 24" bore 29" stroke) and...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by diesel
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by diesel

Oxford welder - more junk to clear

I've got a little RT110 Oxford set to get rid of. It's been lurking in the corner for a few years, it's probably 5 year...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by duttondock
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by duttondock

240V-110V Isolation Transformers

We will have the other three transformers available shortly, I think Tim Leech and Charles Ping had first say, but it w...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by prepair
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by prepair

see thred below

See the thred below about drill sharpening tool.
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by salamanda
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by salamanda

Newcomer seeks advice

Greetings, gentlemen. I am in the process of retiring and setting up a workshop. I have a little theoretical knowledge...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tarset-sertorius
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by tarset-sertorius