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Myford two speed motor wiring

Can anyone help with the wiring of a Crompton two speed motor as fitted to a Myford TriLeva. A friend has the machine a...
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posted by sharkface.pilot
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by sharkface.pilot

Small 3-phase motor...?

I am currently looking for a small 3-phase motor - needs to be 4 pole (1400-ish RPM) and close to 100 Watts so that it...
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posted by tony
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Electrical power requirement question

Considering getting a VMC but need to check I have the power to run it. As I'm no electrician, I am trying to understan...
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posted by emimec.19
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by emimec.19

How to make allthread studding?

How is threaded rod made? Is there a way to make it with eg an ordinary lathe? I need some small (m1 to m3) threaded ro...
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posted by zenadsl6186
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Manual for a Wicksteed saw?

Does anyone have a manual for a Wicksteed Hydramatic power hacksaw I could copy, please? I've looked in the usual place...
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posted by g3xaq
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by g3xaq

On the lookout for VMC

I'm looking for a small used auto tool changing vertical mill, like a Bridgeport 412 or 460, if anyone is in the know, p...
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posted by emimec.19
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Machinable Ali sheet

Obviously up until now I've been lucky with the offcuts of ali that I've picked up, but the latest piece can probably b...
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posted by lester
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by lester

Triangular edge

Hi, pondering on how to grasp a 60 degrees triangle straight edge in the vise. Want to scrape it flat after milling, so...
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posted by df.ganzinga
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by df.ganzinga

Post office crimps?

Does anyone know what the crimps telephone engineers use to join wires together in roadside boxes are called? Or where...
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posted by zenadsl6186
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Drill Sharpening

I am fed up with blunt twist drills, and poorly designed, awkward sharpening attachments. Feedback on dedicated sharpen...
15 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Machinator.Antiquus
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by Machinator.Antiquus

Scraper test

Hi, using mostly a Sandvik metal scraping tool, recently found that a Bahco 625 with the 449 tungsten-carbide blade wor...
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posted by df.ganzinga
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Indexable countersinks

We do 16mm dia, over full depth, countersinks in 6mm thick mild steel plate by the hundred at a time. The core holes ar...
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posted by emimec.19
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Aluminium bending compensation.

I need to bend some 3mm thick 5251 aluminium through 90 degrees. The plan is to clamp it to a steel former and wipe a r...
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posted by adrian_harris
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by adrian_harris

Teletype or Facit 4070

Anyone know of a Teletype or a Facit 4070 paper tape punch gathering dust and needing re-homing? Yes I need to punch som...
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posted by andrew
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by andrew