⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Mating surfaces

Hi All I'd be grateful for some advice. As a novice at lathe work I thought that I might have a go at milling in the la...

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posted by Russell

15 comments posted 20yrs posted by Russell

Add the next line

I began a new thread in the uk.legal and the uk.legal.moderated forums, I titled it 'Add the next line'. I began with I...

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posted by myordinaryaddress

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Design Services from India

I have a dsign center in India. Located in Bangalore. I am looking out for jobs such as legacy conversion, reverse engi...

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posted by KIRANBABUA

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O Rings - Free

Hi All, I find myself with several lifetimes supply of one size of O rings They are nominally 21mm ID and 1.46mm diam c...

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posted by bob.minchin

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Tube notching?

--Hey gang, I'm searching for a better method to cut saddles into various tubing diameters, to make good fit-ups for we...

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posted by steamer

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Vibrations, book recommendations

I'm looking for good books which handle differential equations for vibration and their solutions for prismatic beams wi...

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posted by ftec

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displacement lubricators

A senior moment is occurring in respect of how a displacement lubricator works of the type that is bottom fed with stea...

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posted by alan_marshall

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OT : Cheap motor trips RCD

I just bought a cheap mains water pump from Northern Tool & Supply to move rain water from collection points to point o...

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posted by john

25 comments posted 20yrs posted by john

Ammonia Dyeline Blueprinter

Does anyone use these anymore or have they totally gone out of fashion with CAD plotting and Bureaux service availabilit...

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posted by panuno95-ukrec

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Green 'O' Rings

I've just dismantled and re-assembled a big Grundfoss CR8 pump (1.1Kw 30 metre head 8 cu m/hr) to check the seals befor...

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posted by andrew

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White Metal - Tin\Lead - Where to get?

I'm looking for an easy to find cheap source of white-metal \ tin & lead. It's for basic casting with the end intention...

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posted by nospam

26 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Myford Super 7 sight glass version

I don't like asking questions if the answer can be found from say the official manuals or from a huge collection of inf...

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posted by norman

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Addition

I've just seen the last of your messages. DONT be confused (as "jontom" is) about the unsuitability of a 63 tooth conve...

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posted by twmather

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2 inch scale Clayton

I am in the proccess of building a 2 inch scale copper Clayton boiler, I have used high temp silver solder on the inner...

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posted by julian.greenberg

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Alba 1AS shaper

All, I have aquired an Alba Shaper. It is marked as an Alba 1AS in th casting,both on the machine body and the stand. D...

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posted by small.planes.29a7wb

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