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Coal fired locos

A friend has a 16mm to the foot, 32mm gauge coal-fired loco which we try to use on an end to end five station layout, w...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cbuffer
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by cbuffer

Recommendation for small cylindrical grinder

One of the things I have to make on a semi regular basis is valve seat cutting pilots for cylinder head work. They are...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by pumaracing
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by pumaracing

buying mills & lathes

Hello I would appreciate your views on my planned purchases. I have been looking at £600/£700 mills & £500 lathes - Axm...
21 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mailstarclipper
21 comments posted 22yrs posted by mailstarclipper

Magnifying Visor?

Hi all, I have a vague recollection of seeing advertisements in either M.E. or E.I.M. for a form of magnifying visor fo...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by newsreader
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by newsreader

Help with identifying a reamer

I've got a reamer with two diameters. I suspect it is one for reaming out king pin bushes. The manufacturer stamp is a...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by martin.akehurst
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by martin.akehurst

14.5 mm reamer?

Hi, I'm looking for a 14.5 mm reamer, preferably with a No.1 Morse taper shaft. Any ideas? Where do people get their lat...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by zenadsl6186
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Model Engineer

I have for urgent disposal the following bound copies of Model Engineer. They have been rescued from an aged colleague,...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mike
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by mike

Donington ME show

Anyone been as yet? Anything earth moving to see? killer deals? Runs thru till Thursday, late night on Wednesday. I'm go...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by john
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by john

Pozilock Chuck

I have a PoziLok chuck which uses threaded collets. If I make a new collet without the thread, provided the collet is p...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by steve.withnell
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by steve.withnell

Small Power Hacksaw

I could do with a small power hacksaw that can be stashed under the bench - I don't have space for a big one. Does anyo...
23 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wells_hall
23 comments posted 22yrs posted by wells_hall

Carbide inserts

I have a LARGE (getting on for 1000) qty of inserts DNMG style, they are used, but not fully (most have at least 3 usab...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ttimbirdNOSPAM
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by ttimbirdNOSPAM

Plexiglas Tube

Sorry gents got the spec wrong. I need 100mm clear plastic tube to make a Stirling Engine. Say 6mm wall thickness. The e...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by john
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by john

Cleaning Auto-Klean strainers

(crossposted to uk.rec.engines.stationary and uk.rec.models.engineering) Has anyone among you any experience of cleanin...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by timleech
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by timleech

Reference books?

Chaps, I've been asked this by a mate, who's an astronomer/physicist type bloke. At risk of opening a huge can of worms...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nigele
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by nigele

Plexiglas

Anyone know where to buy it in the UK? TIA John
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by john
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by john