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Calipers at Maplins

I don't really like Maplins, a bit too much like Dixons , but they have their uses. They've got a 150mm digi caliper on...
33 comments posted 20yrs
posted by duttondock
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by duttondock

3 phase motor advice please

I have a Denford Viceroy lathe with a 3/4 HP 3 phase motor. I also have an Altivar inverter with which I run another id...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by revans
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by revans

Advice on material for making pinion

The pinion gear for the saddle traverse on my Myford S7 is very worn, and faced with a =A350 plus postage cost from Myf...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mike.crossfield
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by mike.crossfield

Any surplus fly press punches

I am just wondering if anyone out there got the odd 8mm punch and die suitable for 1/8" or 3.18 mm thick steel that is...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by adrian
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by adrian

ajustable reamers

Evening all, Question, would it be prudent of me to buy an ajustable reamer or a selection of fixed sizes ? ( Ive never...
31 comments posted 20yrs
posted by peter.etherington
31 comments posted 20yrs posted by peter.etherington

Heidenhain connectors

Anybody got any 9 pin and/or 12 pin connectors for Heidenhain scales/DRO's spare? Thanks Charles Visit http://www.homewo...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by charles.ping
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by charles.ping

M3 Die

Anyone suggest a cheap supplier for one of these. I thought Proops were a good price at £1.50, until they wanted £4.50...
13 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kevin.newsgroups
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by kevin.newsgroups

Spanner steel

I need to make a pair of C-wrenches to adjust the cone bearings of my Pultra clock makers lathe. Fabrication should not...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by clifford
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by clifford

Myford Motor help

Worth a shot asking here I thought. I've got a Myford Super 7 with a Brook Crompton 550W single phase moto that's just...
28 comments posted 20yrs
posted by DX-SFX.1yjewb
28 comments posted 20yrs posted by DX-SFX.1yjewb

Making a large hole a bit larger

I've got a stainless steel ring, approx 100mm in diameter, with an approx 50mm hole in the centre. The item is about 2m...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by creffield
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by creffield

Lathe setup question

I recently bought an MT3 parallel setup bar from Chronos and used it to setup my Boxford AUD at the weekend. I'd just l...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mikedavies621
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by mikedavies621

Myford Metric Leadscrew

I appreciate that the metric vs inch debate will rage for a while longer, but for a 40yo who gets lost in the 1/8ths &...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by someone
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by someone

Chester DB8 Lathe

Chester DB8 Lathe with tray & stand! I would like to buy a lathe to get started on some model making, having had a look...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by derek.peters
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by derek.peters

Myford leadscrew

I appreciate that the metric vs inch debate will rage for a while longer, but for a 40yo who gets lost in the 1/8ths &...
17 comments posted 20yrs
posted by someone
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by someone