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chinese minimill prices

I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but Chester have recently dropped the price of their Chinese Seig X-2 mill fro...
15 comments posted 21yrs
posted by zenadsl6186
15 comments posted 21yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Drill sharpener

Can't afford a Quorn but has anyone got a cheap sharpener like this one: http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=060...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by creffield
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by creffield

Making quick release fasteners

I need some DZUS style fasteners to fix a cover plate but they are really expensive (I need about 12 of them). Was wond...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by creffield
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by creffield

Repairing cast iron

The twin-vee pulley on my Myford is chipped, as per this picture: http://freespace.virgin.net/robin.creffield/twin_vee_...
10 comments posted 21yrs
posted by creffield
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by creffield

How old is my Myford?

I've just bought a Super 7 (still looking for a suitable stand!!) serial number is SK58888. It has a cone-type clutch,...
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posted by creffield
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by creffield

Wanted: Stand for Myford Super 7

Just bought a s/h Super 7 but it didn't come with a stand so I can't really use it. Does anyone have a suitable stand fo...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by creffield
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by creffield

Myford backplate fitting problems

I popped into Chronos today and bought (amongst other things) a part-finished 4 1/4" backplate for a Myford ML7. I inte...
16 comments posted 21yrs
posted by aholeintheground
16 comments posted 21yrs posted by aholeintheground

Bending rolls for material 3mm wide

As an experiment I want to form some stainless steel flat strip (2.5x0.7mm) into rings about 80mm diameter. Commercial...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by freeserve
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by freeserve

Brazing long 6mm copper tubes

For various complicated reasons I need to braze (or silver solder) two 5 metre lengths of 6mm copper pipe next to each...
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posted by andrew
20 comments posted 21yrs posted by andrew

Tiny boring bar?

I want to drill a hole in the centre of a workpiece which has been one-stop machined in a lathe, ie only chucked once s...
12 comments posted 21yrs
posted by zenadsl6186
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Bridgeport Clones - buying Tips

Hi all, hope you are all well I'm off next week to "look" at a couple of Bridgeport clones with the intention of replac...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jontom_1uk
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by jontom_1uk

Choosing reamers - please help

I've been looking at the kind of models/tools I want to build (currentl the ME beam engine, followed by Rob Roy and som...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by Myford.Matt.1tjpgc
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by Myford.Matt.1tjpgc

Stelram tool tips

Hi, Fifteen or twenty years ago I purchased a Stelram toolholder and some replaceable tips of various tip radius from a...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by russell
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by russell

Model Locomotive Wheels

Hi, Are there any standards in use for the design of wheel profiles for model locomotives in the UK? Here in France the...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by russell
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by russell