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--Hey gang; just back from the California Delta Steamboat Meet: great fun! This year we at least tied the record with 2...
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posted by steamer
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Wanted - Model Engineer issues

Volume 136, isssues 3387,3394,3396,3398,3400 Volume 139, issue 3475 Volume 155, issue 3767 Anbody with spares/duplicates...
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posted by charles.ping
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Small parts gold plating

I'm into amateur sound recordings using electret microphones. These require a low voltage, ~ 2.2v, which is supplied by...
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posted by malcolm_stewart
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model car garage

I am making a garage for toy cars. I have cut a piece of 4mm ply 2 feet by 2 feet and am using more ply the same for wa...
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posted by myordinaryaddress
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Help with engine shaft

Perhaps someone can assist me before I ruin a shaft or oil seal! I have an elderly Honda G65 engine that was part of a...
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posted by adrian
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Rotagrip website?

I felt sure Rotagrip had a website, maybe I was mixing them up with RDG. Does anyone know for sure as google fails to tu...
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posted by nospam
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What sort of press ?

This little press followed me home from the auction today .. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fangorn/pics/dscn4094.jpg I h...
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posted by adrian.110504
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by adrian.110504

Irwin "Bolt Grip" Sockets: Review

Hi all, Thanks to everyone who gave me their opinion on these sockets. I bought a set and they arrived yesterday. I gav...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
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IC Engines

Gentlemen, Hopefully somebody can help, I'm trying to identify an engine for a friend. It is a four stroke horizontal o...
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posted by martin.perman
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Where can I buy decent large hand files?

A couple of years ago I bought a couple of 14" hand files which were a delight to use when new but, being labelled Drap...
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posted by bob
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Double opposed cone bearings

Hello All, I wish to renovate an old George Adams 2 1/2 " lathe. One of the previous owners has ruined the mandrel by r...
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posted by ta_gilpin
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Hy-Flo air pump overhaul

Hi, I've purchased a vintage Medcalf Bros. Hy-Flo pump off eBay and I plan to strip it down completely and overhaul it....
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posted by evans.jon
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Milling Cutter Run-out - advice needed

I've just got my first milling machine up and running. It's a Dore-Westbury which I've been restoring/improving for the...
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posted by mike.crossfield
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Events Calendar

Does anyone know of a list of enginnering events online anywhere? Was wondering if there is anything coming up soon. Tha...
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posted by stephen
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Bearing supplier help

I thought =A330 for a 5/8" ID ball race was expensive until I read the earlier thread - but it seems a lot to me for a...
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posted by oldnoccer
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by oldnoccer