⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

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Colchester 4-jaw Chuck wanted V/Urgently

Vince up the road has just popped in, he needs a Colchester fitting 4-Jaw chuck to fit a Colchester Bantam lathe, and n...
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posted by prepair
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by prepair

Help Viewing Long Topics

I know I'm a bit of a luddite but I tend to view this forum via Google (I know, I know don't shout). One of the annoyin...
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posted by jontom_1uk
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by jontom_1uk

Powder milling

I have some plastic, that I wish to crush or mill intoa very fine powder, as fine as I can make it. Have tried a disc w...
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posted by bank
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by bank

Strewth! T&C grinders can still sell!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330002003356 Shows what a half-decently presented ad, with a bit o...
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posted by duttondock
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by duttondock

Eurotherm Temperature Indicators

I have a Eurotherm panel mounting temperature indicator - the standard sized 95mm x 48mm front panel often seen in proc...
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posted by andrew
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

Victorian steam engine - info sought

I've just bought a Victorian mill engine model about 27" long. The flywheel is 9.5" diameter x 1.25" wide, bore 2" x 3....
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posted by kim.siddorn
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Sucess - IRON flows !!

For those who have been following my trials and tribulations getting my Induction Furnace up and running I'm pleased to...
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posted by andrew
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

MAP M66 Merrywether Boiler Plans

Does anyone have a copy of the old MAP Merryweather fire engine boiler plans M66? I have tried the new archive service...
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posted by trains4
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by trains4

Ebay item 300002193818

Is this lathe worth this much or is there some funny bidding going on. I though about bidding when the price was around...
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posted by archie
100 comments posted 20yrs posted by archie

cutting largish rods/wire?

A friend in a bike shop would like a tool that can cut stainless steel mudguard stays in one hit. Mudguards stays are a...
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posted by bugbear
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by bugbear

Sanding Disc Adhesive

Some years ago I was given some adhesive to attach sanding discs to the aluminium face plate of my linisher. It was a w...
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posted by dickgays
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by dickgays

New to vertical milling

Having just bought Centec 2B mill I now need to find some tooling. What would be the best collet system to invest in and...
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posted by imagedude1
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by imagedude1

Cutting metric threads on an imperial lathe

I'm pondering lathes ... I started out thinking about a new Warco machine, but have now moved on to thinking about seco...
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posted by anotherid.2ae18c
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by anotherid.2ae18c

Myford Cross Slide question....

Hello all, I wonder if anyone has any specific experience of fitting an extended cross-slide to a Myford ML7? I had bee...
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posted by mark.catchpole
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Steam chest without castings

Does anyone know the best way to make a steam cylinder and chest without castings (slide or piston type chest) ? I want...
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posted by oldnoccer
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by oldnoccer