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500mm pipe

hello there I have a little project on. It involves welding some 10mmm mild steel strips spiral wise inside 500mm pipe...
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posted by myordinaryaddress
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by myordinaryaddress

Warwick/Leamington Exhibitionr

Earlier this year the subject was raised of meeting up for a few beers/tall stories on a evening, based around this sho...
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posted by panuno95-ukrec
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

Tools for Alba 1a shaper

I've inherited a small shaper, a little 10" Alba 1a. Unfortuneately it came without any tooling. Can I use the cutting t...
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posted by imagedude1
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by imagedude1

Drilling holes

I need to drill a (fairly) accurate 5mm hole in aluminium to hold a 5m silver steel rod, which will be acting as a pivo...
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posted by anotherid.2f0e4b
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by anotherid.2f0e4b

chester aftersales service

Hi all, I have a chester super 3 in 1 lathe, I`m having a problem with oil leaking from the head stock where the spindl...
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posted by peter.etherington
52 comments posted 19yrs posted by peter.etherington

How do I...

Set up a 60mm cube of HE30 aluminium in the four jaw so the a) the hole is where I want it to be AND square with the fr...
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posted by steve
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve

Slip Rolls (Possibly)

Time to delurk for a while. For an upcoming project, it looks as though I'm going to need to acurately bend some 4 to 6...
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posted by moray_dot_cuthill
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by moray_dot_cuthill

Drill Stands wanted

Where can I buy Drill Stands ? no not the ones mentioned a few posts further up the list that hold your black and decke...
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posted by don
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by don

Drill press for normal drill

My father has a gadget that allows you to clamp a normal drill and operate it like a drill press. I'm looking for one of...
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posted by creffield
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by creffield

industrial heritage, master clocks and the such

Hello, just joined the group, looks interesting. We are www.onamission.org.uk and interested in industrial heritage and...
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posted by paul
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by paul

Power Factor and New Power Company Digi Meters

Should I worry about this . Does anyone here, have reason to doubt if these things, "correct"... for power factor . My...
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posted by aboard_epsilon
68 comments posted 19yrs posted by aboard_epsilon

Adcock and Shipley 2S manual

Any one got a manual for an Adcock and Shipley 2S Vari speed horizontal milling machine ? Willing to buy as in pay good...
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posted by john
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Marshall Portable Engine

I am looking to buy castings for the 1½" scale model designed by W.J Hughes and finished by Ron Kibbey, it was serialis...
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posted by pgp001.2et50b
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by pgp001.2et50b

Oil-cooled welders

Hi folks, I'm pondering the question of whether I need a bigger welder. I currently have a Cytringan "Bantam" 180 A oil...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM