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Polymath gone?

Oh where, oh where has my little Polymath gone? Oh where, oh where can he be? With his ears cut short and his tail cut...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by VK4EGE
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by VK4EGE

Socket headed cap screws

Hi, Can anyone tell me how these are manufactured and if there is a reasonable way of making them in a home workshop ? (...
10 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mangled_us
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by mangled_us

hi from newbie

hi all, im a newbie to this forum, i have a lot of interests, first an formost is metalworking but r/c planes/cars are...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by blueswarf.1xhj0b
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by blueswarf.1xhj0b

Kasenite case hardening

Needed to case harden some parts today - first time in a while. Dug out my tub of 'Kasenite substitute' Dagarnite which...
40 comments posted 21yrs
posted by andrew
40 comments posted 21yrs posted by andrew

Aluminium

Hi, Does anyone know of an aluminium supplier that would sell small amounts? Sizes like 300mm x 300mm x 4mm? Preferably...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by miQchaelQhQims
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by miQchaelQhQims

Glasgow

I have to pop up to Glasgow for a meeting tomorow (Tuesday) and owing to only booking my plane tickets today I've had t...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kevin.newsgroups
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by kevin.newsgroups

Slitting saws

Arc Eurotrade sell some useful looking sets of slitting saws but I don't really know which is the best for my applicati...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mangled_us
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by mangled_us

Warco VMC lowest speed question

Hi, Warco's adverts give their VMC bottom speed as being 160 rpm, but on mine the lowest speed on the table (at 50Hz) i...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mangled_us
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by mangled_us

Tool Cutter Grinder

Hi all, having got fed up with looking for a mill thought I would actually try and make something useful. Keen to have...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jontom_1uk
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by jontom_1uk

Which glue to use?

Some idiot (I'm guessing a burglar who snuck in whilst my back was turned) has overtightened a fitting that was compose...
10 comments posted 21yrs
posted by creffield
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by creffield

chuck changing

Hi all, another question, like I said before i`m new to all this so please bear with me. When I want to change the chuc...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by peter.etherington
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by peter.etherington

Carbide Insert lathe tools

on my cnc lathe I currently use a Kennametal toolholder with a DCMT tip. It works well, but I now need some more tools....
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kevin.newsgroups
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by kevin.newsgroups

Monster Garage?

--BTW speaking of TV shows do you lot get this one? If so you'll want to check out the next episode (should show in the...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by steamer
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by steamer

ML7 Feed problem

I`d like a couple of pints from the fountain of knowledge please: I`m having trouble engaging the carriage feed on my M...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mark
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by mark