⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Oh Bu**er! (Transports of delight)

I'd booked a Transit"35 cwt" pickup for today to go up to Scotland to collect my new lathe, 29 cwt of it. I phoned one...

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posted by duttondock

56 comments posted 21yrs posted by duttondock

Galling/bearing materials choice?

I can use any two of the following for a medium-duty sliding bearing in an oxygen environment. Keeping cost and availab...

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posted by zenadsl6186

9 comments posted 21yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Heat treating cast aluminium

I'm currently 'solution treating' a cast lump of 'LM26' aluminium alloy (85% Al, 10.5% Si 2% Cu 1% Mg) and the process...

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posted by andrew

13 comments posted 21yrs posted by andrew

Now I've seen it all <G>

I come across some awful bodges perpetrated on boats from time to time, and some bizarre uses of silicone sealer, but t...

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posted by duttondock

17 comments posted 21yrs posted by duttondock

Recommended Wire Supplier

I recently needed some specialist wire (0.1 mm enamelled copper, with self-bonding coating), and came across The Scient...

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posted by mike.crossfield

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Machinery's Handbook

You can download a copy of 26th edition Machinery's Handbook (the workshop bible) from here in PDF format. Beware it is...

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posted by swinz

28 comments posted 21yrs posted by swinz

These just seem like such good ideas

http://gophergas.com/funstuff/womenlivelonger2.htm Joules

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posted by jenesisjoules

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Why women live longer...

Found this the other day which has some tangential relevance to engineering topics... http://gophergas.com/funstuff/wome...

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posted by tony

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by tony

Deep Depression

Went into the workshop tonight to saw off a length of aluminium bar on the band saw, but the band saw wasn't there! Ate...

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posted by kevin.newsgroups

17 comments posted 21yrs posted by kevin.newsgroups

What DOESN'T expanding foam stick to?

I want to make a few rectangular slabs of dense expanding polyurathane foam about 150mm x 150mm x 50mm. and intend to j...

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posted by andrew

35 comments posted 21yrs posted by andrew

star / delta motors

Before I start digging around inside it, is there an easy way to tell if a 3 phase motor is wired star or delta with a m...

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posted by kevin.newsgroups

11 comments posted 21yrs posted by kevin.newsgroups

Silver plating

Does anyone have experience with cyanide-free silver plating? How does it compare? Second question, does anyone know ho...

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posted by zenadsl6186

23 comments posted 21yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Woodruff Keys

I need a small number of imperial woodruff keys - does anyone know of an online supplier of small quantities? Thanks Cha...

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posted by Wells_hall

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by Wells_hall

Air Bubble In Resin

Hi, I'm making a display case for a mobile phone. I'm going to make a block of clear casting resin, inside will be the...

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posted by michaelhimsAT

12 comments posted 21yrs posted by michaelhimsAT

WTB: Burnerd EC collet set

I dropped a bit of a clanger, offered my old lathe for sale complete with multi-size collet chuck & collets. Never thou...

8 comments posted 21yrs

posted by duttondock

8 comments posted 21yrs posted by duttondock