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Thread Gauges wanted

Had this in today from a friend: "do you have or know any one that wants to sell any bsp and bspt screw ring gauges" Re...
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posted by prepair
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by prepair

Which Mill?

I am a novice wishing to purchase my first milling machine and would be grateful for an= y advice that could be given....
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posted by ik
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by ik

Lead screw / DRO accuracy

After reading the article in the latest MEW I thought I would check the Y-axis leadscrew of my chinese mill against the...
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posted by russell
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by russell

More cheap stuff from Aldi

Compressor with tools at £60 Air chisel £9 Air impact wrench with 10 impact sockets £20 Trainers £12 Don't know how the...
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posted by Dave Baker
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by Dave Baker

TIG and Bronze

I've just been building up the thrust faces of a bronze gearbox spacing collar, using Oxy-Acetylene and Eutectic 185FC...
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posted by duttondock
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by duttondock

5" gauge riding car

There is a 5" gauge riding on eBay the last one went for £345.
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posted by me
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

Broken Anilam DRO

My old mill has an Anilam DRO on both axes, fitted by persons unknown long before I bought it. The fore and aft one is...
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posted by Dave Baker
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by Dave Baker

More toys have to go sadly !!!!

The pending house move is forcing the disposal of lots more of my toys and uncompleted projects, share in my misery and...
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posted by andrew
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

Triac schematics

In my search for pinout identification of a couple of Braemar tape readers kindly lent by P Forbes a very nice chappie...
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posted by mark
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by mark

Vertex Spares

Who supplies vertex spares? I'm looking for a worm gear for a HV-6 rotary table (using it to machine the edge of a 12"...
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posted by moray_dot_cuthill
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by moray_dot_cuthill

Paging Dave Baker

Blimey mate, you have got the Septics all riled up! Well done!
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posted by nigele
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by nigele

Introduction to Model Engineering Course

Introduction to Model Engineering - A basic Course SM&EE still have some vacancies for the proposed course starting mid...
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posted by andrew
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

Machining - Bradford, W Yorks???

I've got a couple of small machining jobs I need doing on an old BSA motorbike I'm restoring. I need a small area (appr...
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posted by antony.adshead
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by antony.adshead

Soon to be breaking Myford Super7

All Got a dog of a Myford S7 and I mean a rusty old DOG. which I will soon break up for spares. Only thing I may be kee...
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posted by wayne
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by wayne

Where to buy a height gauge?

Where's the best place to buy a (preferably digital) height gauge? There are several "no name" offers on eBay, some are...
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posted by nomail
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by nomail