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Warco lathes

I?m looking at buying a (new) small lathe for making gadgets and wotno in support of my other hobbies. I don?t anticipa...
32 comments posted 20yrs
posted by anotherid.214mgb
32 comments posted 20yrs posted by anotherid.214mgb

Supplier for "O" Section V- Belt

I've looked at RS, Farnell and CPC +googled and got a headache trying to find a UK retailer for O760 + O780 size belts....
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posted by steve.withnell
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by steve.withnell

Beer Cans and Ring Pulls

Hi, Does anyone know if it possible to buy a top or whatever to stop your can of beer/shandy going flat when you have re...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alan
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by alan

The first of the New Year

OK, copied from elsewhere, but Oh, how true these descriptions are!! Happy New Year Peter #>DRILL PRESS: A tall upright...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by peter
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by peter

Poly V pulley and 11 TPI Chaser

Hi all, happy new year. I am converting my S7 to Poly-V drive and have found an 11 tpi Whitworth chaser as per John Ste...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jontom_1uk
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by jontom_1uk

Washing Machines and Holiday Breakdowns :-((

Why do domestic appliances always gasp their last on or about a holiday when you can't get spares or a service guy out?...
22 comments posted 20yrs
posted by diesel
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by diesel

question regarding Stuart 10V

On a Stuart 10V vertical steam engine, what holds the sliding valve against the cylinder block during operation? Closel...
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posted by carkenord
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by carkenord

Polishing Cast Iron

Hi, I just bought a whole bunch of back issues of ME magazine and came across an article that mentioned polishing cast...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mikedavies621
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by mikedavies621

Loosing 17KW

Not very eco-friendly I know, but I need to loose about 17KW of water borne heat for short periods of time - maybe 30 m...
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posted by andrew
235 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

Spindle Bearing Grease

The front spindle bearings (plain) on my Dronsfield grinder appear to be steel (or cast iron) running in cast iron, and...
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posted by panuno95-ukrec
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

Minor page update

--Direct links to changed pages here: http://www.nmpproducts.com/changes.htm --I'd be grateful if any of you lot could...
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posted by steamer
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by steamer

rc.groups.com

Is this a new creation: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/index.php It seems it is taking a usegroup feed of this group (u...
23 comments posted 20yrs
posted by andrew
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

Cutting keyways

I've just cut a 5mm x 2.5mm keyway in an aluminium pulley. Now' s a good time to ask the right way to do this! I brazed...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by steve.withnell
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by steve.withnell

Etched Resist Tape

Hi, Can anyone suggest where I might be able to buy the etching resist tape that was until recently available from such...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alan
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by alan

Threading hardened tube?

hi,just a quick question, how would the collective wisdom cut an external thread into a hardene tube? visions of mounti...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by small.planes.20viob
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by small.planes.20viob