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ER40 Lathe Chuck?

Does anybody marke an ER40 lathe collet chuck? I know that Arc Eurotrade do an ER32 version here: http://www.arceurotrad...
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posted by charles.ping
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by charles.ping

info on inverters ?

hi all , ive been using a myford for the last year or so at home but i starting to need a bigger lathe ! ive been offer...
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posted by willowkevin.26rscb
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by willowkevin.26rscb

Carstens Milling Machine

Hello all, I am looking at aquiring a milling machine from a friend. A picture of it can be found here: http://usera.im...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mark.catchpole
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by mark.catchpole

Chester Lathes

Has anyone got any opinions, good or bad on Chester Lathes. Im thinking of getting myself a new lathe for my soon to be...
21 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bank
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by bank

Soldering stainless steel question

Hi, I have some Radio Control ball links and I want to solder the balls to some piano wire (or possibly some silver ste...
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posted by reply_to_group_not_me
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Anyone dealt with the Engineers Toolroom

Hi just wondering if anyone on here has bought machinery from the Engineers Toolroom? The reason I ask is that I`m look...
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posted by paul.morrey
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by paul.morrey

Free 3-Phase Armoured Cable

....but the snag is you have to take it out by next Sunday 30th! As some of you know my factory (in Hadleigh, Suffolk)...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by panuno95-ukrec
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

Taper Turning

Hi All, Foolish question of the day: I'm making a replacement captstan thingie for a cheep warco drill press - the litt...
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posted by zedbert
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by zedbert

Dewhurst switch parts

Anyone need any parts for a Dewhurst reversing switch ? I am making one good one out of two duff ones, and will have so...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by oldnoccer
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by oldnoccer

Caring for surface plate

Hi All, I have just received my granite surface plate grade 0 (apparently). Now it's just the plate and wondered if any...
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posted by colinheath.26j58b
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by colinheath.26j58b

Calling Andrew Mawson

It was me on ebay I tried to email you direct but had a problem with the address Interested in the anti static arrangeme...
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posted by andrew
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

Thermit powder in UK

In these safety conscious times, is it possible to obtain Thermit powder as a private individual in the UK, legally? Ye...
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posted by creffield
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by creffield

Chuck Jaws

As a beginner at lathe work I'd appreciate some advice. I have a Boxford lathe which came without outside jaws for the...
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posted by russell
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by russell

Mill travel - skimming long cylinder heads

My little Bridgeport clone has about 30" of travel on the bed so I can skim any 4 cylinder head or block easily as thos...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by DaveBaker
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by DaveBaker

Solvent for araldite

I would like to make aradite "more runny" to help eliminate some porosity in a water pump casting.Anybody have experien...
19 comments posted 20yrs
posted by charles.ping
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by charles.ping