⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Oldham Couplings

If making one's own Oldham Couplings (Big scrap box, but no spare cash!) can the coupling piece be the same metal as the...

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posted by no.spam

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Anyone got a t&c grinder ?

Hi, I need to make a T-Slot of a non-standard size and I wondered if anyone here has the facility to grind a 5mm neck o...

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posted by mikedavies621

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Unimat SL

I've been given an old Unimat SL mini-lathe with a lot of strange attachments for it. If anybody can give me any inform...

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posted by m.stanford3

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Rocol and headaches?

Has anybody here suffered headaches as the result of using Rocol cutting fluid in a confined space?

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posted by no.spam

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Warco Super Major

I am thinking about buying a Warco Super Major. Has anybody got any pros or cons on this model. I currently have an X2...

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posted by poundeater

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850C thermostat

I need to control an electric heater at 850 C - any ideas? Cheap preferred, a PID controller and a thermocouple would do...

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posted by zenadsl6186

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Basalt fibre?

Anyone know of a source of a few kg of basalt fibre roving? I used to buy it from Soller [1], but apparently no more :(...

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posted by zenadsl6186

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Old RS part numbers ?????

I'm trying to identify an old apparently RS supplied component marked RS 339 487. It looks like a V3 microswitch. It ha...

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posted by andrew

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New plastic gear for a razor

My little used, but expensive when purchased Philishave is bust, or rather one of the three tiny gear wheels which driv...

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posted by harry.m1byt

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Titanium welding

First. One of my colleagues at work asked if I knew where to obtain titanium sheet. He wants to make a smaller tank for...

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posted by howkersNOSPAM

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Cutting of bevel gears?

Has anyone successfully cut bevel gears that are of the correct involute form right up to the (diminishing) inner circl...

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posted by no.spam

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Hydrovane

I have a Hydrovane 5 that I mounted on a 100litre tank with a pressure switch to kick it out. It is taking up too much...

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posted by poundeater

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Positioning and repositioning

Following on from the mounting vice thread. Assume two objects with flat surfaces which need to be positioned against e...

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posted by zenadsl6186

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Starting 3 phase electronics after long period?

I have a CNC lathe with GEC Gem servos that has sat idle for a few years and I'm about to power it up. If it was single...

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posted by andrew

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Another request for help on an ME article

Anybody have Year 1955, Vol 112, Issue 2812, Page 421 A.H.Riggall A 1 1/4-in. scale Burrell They can send me a scan off...

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posted by lester

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