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Westbury milling machine

I refer to the Westbury mill, not the Dore-Westbury. I have ME going back to 1966, but the info I need must be before t...
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posted by tminusa
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by tminusa

OT? New Zealand trip

SWMBO & I are planning a trip to NZ sometime next year and in an attempt to balance out her choice of scenic locations...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

JIM COX RIP

http://www.ekco-electronics.co.uk/VJCox.htmI'm pretty certain that Jim posted here now and then as 'pentagrid' he was t...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

Compressor

I have a small compressor that produces about 40psi maximum. I have thought about using a 3 litre plastic PET bottle as...
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posted by cq1000ukremovethis
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by cq1000ukremovethis

10" hole in delrin ?

Hi, I need to drill a 9mm dia hole 10" long through delrin bar. I need a reasonable surface finish inside because sail...
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posted by reply_to_group_not_me
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Sets of parallels

Please can anyone point me towards a set of slim parallels like these http://tinyurl.com/69jmkvc but 200mm or more long...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

New Arc X2 super mill

Anyone got one? Any good? Looks nice, especially the 500W brushless motor, no gears, stiffer column. Looks like it's st...
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posted by zenadsl6186
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Decent Quality Bearings....

Having a day job that tends to fill my week I rely on online sources for many bits. I'm after some bearings (RLS9 and R...
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posted by charles
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by charles

Mikron mill

I'm looking for information about an old Mikron vertical mill that a friend has, the one with a flat belt drive. Does a...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by harriscamley
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by harriscamley

New Club project

How's this for slow flight!! http://www.ted.com/talks/a_robot_that_flies_like_a_bird.html John
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by john-morrow
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by john-morrow

Ebay item - Made me laugh

220863680612 Description and picture somewhat at odds :-) -- Roland Craven Nr. Exeter, Devon, UK snipped-for-privacy@pet...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by roland
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by roland

V-Block clamps

Hi, I wound up the clamp on my v-block the other day and it snapped revealing it was made of the cheapest most shitest...
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posted by reply_to_group_not_me
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by reply_to_group_not_me

Myford ML 7 for Sale

It's pure coincidence, so soon after the recent interest in the 'over-priced' ML7 on Ebay, but yesterday an elderly nei...
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posted by Mustardmender-one
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by Mustardmender-one