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Special 4BA screws needed

Can't source this from our usual guy, so need a bit of assistance please. Looking for 4BA X 1/4" pan slotted head screw...
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posted by prepair
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by prepair

EN 36 question

Greetings all, I've got a gear I would like to fabricate out of EN36. Will a 5% cobalt HSS fly cutter cut this stuff if...
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posted by meyerga00
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Anyone know a source for cheap parallels

Hi all I'm looking to replace some of my older parallels and wondered if anyone knows of a good (value) source. The one...
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posted by jontom_1uk
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by jontom_1uk

Model Loco's

Having recently aquired a 3.5" loco to finish, can anyone recomend a good book about model loco's. A general one that e...
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posted by kevin.newsgroups
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by kevin.newsgroups

Chemical blacking for P/B

I have made a set of springs for my 2 1/2" scale (5" gauge) Hunslet from medium temper 1/16" thick phosphor bronze stri...
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posted by newsreader
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by newsreader

Arrand vs Greenwood

I'd like to set my self up with good a set of carbide tip indexabl tools. Both Greenwood and Arrand seem to offer this...
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posted by Myford.Matt.1qtv8b
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by Myford.Matt.1qtv8b

Msc Nastran - (Finite Element Analysis Software)

Any one have Msc Nastran (Finite Element Analysis Software) possibly for trade ? I have Solidworks with Cosmos, Ansys V8...
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posted by banyan_vines
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by banyan_vines

Somewhat OT: Eyestrain & Monitors

I'm after comments on modern non-CRT monitors. My eyes often get very tired, have done for years, and three things defi...
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posted by duttondock
31 comments posted 21yrs posted by duttondock

MT3 or R8

I've just about decided to buy the Warco Economy Mill but am unsure of which spindle would be best. I won't be doing an...
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posted by iain
23 comments posted 21yrs posted by iain

Rubber "Tyres"

I have turned up some aluminium wheels, 60mm diameter and 20 mm wide, for a robot platform. I have some 1mm thick butyl...
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posted by lurk
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by lurk

Linear Encoder Anyone?

The chinese scale on my the X scale of my Shumatech DRO has died. I could easily buy another cheap chinese scale and li...
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posted by wells_hall
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by wells_hall

Fritz Werner 2.210 Universal Mill

Hey Wayne, I dont suppose your friend ever found a manual for this machine. all the best..mark MESSAGE BELOW POSTED WAA...
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posted by aboard_epsilon
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by aboard_epsilon

Boxford Shaper

Anyone got a manual for an 8" shaper they could loan me please? Beer tokens or swop for goodies. Ta. -- Regards, John S...
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posted by john
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by john

Boring Head

I was looking for a boring heads for my milling machine, and saw what I thought would be just the thing on ebay. There...
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posted by kevin.newsgroups
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by kevin.newsgroups

Beaver Turret Mill lubrication

I had a query the other day from a fellow Beaver Mill owner about the lubrication of the head. He had found the drain p...
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posted by diesel
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by diesel