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Odd hydraulic motor or pump?

A few years back I picked up some interesting bits in a junk shop that only came to light again during my aborted move,...
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posted by andrew
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Wheeltappers hammer

I posted a problem I had getting excel to calculate belt lengths properly. I spent ages fooling around trying to get th...
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posted by steve
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Homemade CDI

http://www.modelbouw.gompy.net/newcdi/newcdi.htm
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posted by usenet001
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Alloy engine casting protective

I have painstakingly cleaned (Dishwashers are great !! ) and glass bead blasted an old Lambretta engine casting. Part o...
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posted by emimec
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Heidenhain Manual?

Anyone have a copy of the manual for a heidenhain dro? I think the model is the TNC 111 2 axis readout as commonly fitt...
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posted by panuno95-ukrec
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Wheel size oddity

OK it's not model engineering but this trailer has carried loads of models ! (and the odd Bridgeport and Cincinatti mil...
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posted by andrew
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

Lawn mower engine

I have a Villiers I think MK7 engine off an Atco lawn mower. I need to remove the flywheel to replace the points. There...
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posted by me
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

Motor for lathe

I've been lucky enough to find, and have bought but not yet collected, a Colchester Triumph 2000, which appears to be i...
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posted by bob
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compass

I wonder if anyone can help. I have a ww2 prismatic compass mk111. The body if filled with a liquid but in mine most ha...
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posted by rack2000
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by rack2000

bridgeport type C spanner

Can some one suggest a supplier for the C spanner used to remove the collar on the quill as I need to get one for my mi...
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posted by andrew
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

Radius Grinding Attachment

I am currently restoring a Clarkson mk1 Radius Grinding Attachment, have almost all of the parts but am missing the com...
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posted by pgp001.28p2sc
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Chester UK Open Days

Just received an email, must be a mailshot, from Chester advertising their annual open days. Anyone been before or going...
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posted by Richyhitec
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Bridgeport 48 x 9 bed

Hello could anyone tell me if there is a supplier that will re-machine the slideways on a bridgeport with the customer...
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posted by fred.bloggs
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XY table revisited

There was a thread about XY tables recently - just saw this on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd...
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posted by zenadsl6186
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Brass piston in Drawn Gunmetal cylinder?

Is this OK for a low pressure steam engine? Fabricated the set first and then thought about it! Thanks Steve
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posted by steve
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by steve