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Ultrasonic Cleaner

Just a quick heads up for a cheap ultrasonic cleaner , coming soon to an Aldi near you http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/p...
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posted by kevin.newsgroups
80 comments posted 20yrs posted by kevin.newsgroups

Tight screw

I have an ML7R and the topslide has a tight leadscrew, Ive had it all apart and can see no obvious reason why (burrs, n...
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posted by paulgy80
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by paulgy80

Making A4-70 to A4-80

Can any one tell me how to make A4-70 to A4-80?
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posted by wilsontbf1
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Pardon, but your slip is showing!

Perhaps it would have been better, after all, if MEW 112 had not arrived yesterday! I am totally corrupted!! Out of int...
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posted by mike
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by mike

Drilling or turning stainless steel?

I understand to drill or turn stainless steel you need special tools but I'm not clear if the issue is hardess of the to...
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posted by see
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by see

ID of older Carbide Inserts

A couple of the older milling cutters we bought a while ago have come under the microscope to see what tips they requir...
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posted by diesel
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by diesel

Gear hobber from M.E.

Hi! Yesterday, I stumbled across this nice litte machine: http://www.collegeengineering.co.uk/Castings/582.htmIt is a c...
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posted by muellernick
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by muellernick

Chinese crap ??

Went down to the tool and cutters grinders today to pick a special cutter up I had had reground to a radius. Talking to...
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posted by john
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by john

Milton Keynes to Derby (empty)

Hi all, Looks like I'll be going up Derby way on saturday (& back). I'll have a mostly empty Astra van - only moving a b...
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posted by zedbert
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by zedbert

Model Engineering Services

Does anyone have an email for MES, or are they only contactable by snail mail / phone ? Cheers.
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posted by metal
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by metal

ME publication

When is the next ME publication due? Has February been and gone and its March, or is Feb's still to come?
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posted by alan_marshall
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by alan_marshall

Anyone Received MEW?

I don't have a subscription but usually pick it up at W H Smiths. However Smiths can be a bit haphazard. If anyone eithe...
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posted by charles.ping
25 comments posted 20yrs posted by charles.ping

Gorton spindle regrind

Here is the response I had back tonight from Wells Index re the spindle regrind: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
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posted by diesel
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by diesel

Blue teeth and burnt chips

When Bluetooth technology entered my world I was intrigued. Blue Chip has always been a thing passing off the work surf...
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posted by nospam.nanteshoward
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam.nanteshoward

R8 Taper socket dimensions?

Has anyone got the correct socket dimensions into which an R8 collet would sit please? This is the female socket, not t...
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posted by prepair
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by prepair