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Orac cnc lathe

Hi there, I'm posting on behalf of my father in law so excuse the lack of knowledge on the subject. Anyway he has recen...
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posted by d.findlay
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Bedding washers

The plans for my lathe mounting require soft bedding washers - should these be copper or brass (or something else)? Are...
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posted by creffield
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X2 Mini Mill - eBAY Item number: 7619672293

The last one of these went for £310. This mill seems to be one favoured for CNC conversion - how does this guy survive...
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posted by steve.withnell
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Wanted MODEL ENGINEER issue 4264

Does anyone have an extra MODEL ENGINEER issue number 4264 that they will sell me? Bill
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posted by wrichadr2
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Big Mill for £400

I went to have a look at another Mill today. It was advertised as a Bridgeport but turned out to be a Kearney & Trecker...
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posted by panuno95-ukrec
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Help reqd with identification of tooling

All, Given the collective wisdom on this list I am hopeful that someone might be able to help here.. I have been given...
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posted by pat
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by pat

Car and Deep Cycle (Including SLA) Battery FAQ

The Car and Deep Cycle Battery FAQ has been updated. The most current version is 5.6 and can be found on www.batteryfaq....
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posted by info
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Small variable frequency drive?

Does anyone know of suppliers of a cheap VF drive suitable for a 250 W mains motor?
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posted by newshound
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by newshound

Whistles??

--Ok here's the thing I want to make an "octave" of whistles that I can play, using solenoid valves and a program writt...
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posted by steamer
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by steamer

Accoustic absorbing material

OK - house purchase has fallen through - turns out there were too many illegalities with the proposed purchase so to ke...
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posted by andrew
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

Counterbore pilots

Here on the left side of the pond I have an old 1997 J&L catalog. The pilots are are listed with carbide tooling. They...
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posted by Pilgrim6nospam
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Trimming Chinese type scales

Hi Just wondering if anyone has experience of trimming Chinese type scales to size? I have bought a 150mm from Chronos...
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posted by paul.morrey
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by paul.morrey

Kiln/furnace advice sought

I want to build a furnace to cast Inconel, which melts at ~ 1350 C. I'm planning on using 1450 C as a target kiln maxim...
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posted by zenadsl6186
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by zenadsl6186