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Freelance engineering

Hi all, As I am a qualified engineer and now have my own workshop, I thought that whilst I am between contracts (I am c...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by david.colliver.NEWS
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by david.colliver.NEWS

Electric motor 240vac

Anyone help with wiring details for a washing machine motor which I acquired. I also have the large capacitor and elect...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tandrmackey
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by tandrmackey

Wanted: Splashback for Myford Super 7

-bit of a long shot I know, but does anyone out there have an unwanted splashback to suit a Myford Super 7 industrial s...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mike.crossfield
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by mike.crossfield

FS: compressor for £1 !

I'm giving up on trying to find the time to rebuild a Vintage compressor. Potentially it's a nice unit, but it needs lo...
13 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jbarnes
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by jbarnes

Identifying metals?

One recurrent theme in this NG and in the mags is how to identify an old piece of metal from the scrap bin. ISTR from m...
17 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ariy.r.bean
17 comments posted 22yrs posted by ariy.r.bean

New to group: Boxford lathe

Hi all, I have just picked up my new lathe. It is a Boxford lathe but I have no idea as to what model it is, or even wh...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by david_perry
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by david_perry

Sintered Iron or Phospher Bronze?

I need to rebush a distributor shaft on a 40 year old Lucas distributor. The original bush was sintered iron, pressed i...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by andrew
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by andrew

Cable for three phase lathe

Can anyone suggest where I can get some cable to run a three phase lathe from, it needs to be rated for 7.5HP/5.5KW. Ca...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by stephen
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by stephen

To Gareth S. Nemisis

Why must you keep prodding the troll when he appears to be sleeping?
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by weller
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by weller

maybe OT

Apology if this is wrong group...I fancy having a go at welding, so does anyone know a suitable newsgroup? Or recommend...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tandrmackey
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by tandrmackey

Pen plotter

Hi all, I have an old but useful "mutoh" pen plotter that has blown it's power supply, complicated six different output...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by markgengine
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by markgengine

Second hand lathes

Hi Can anyone give me a source of second hand miniature lathes please. Simon K.
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by simon.keymer
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by simon.keymer

Edward Thomas - valve gear

Hi, I am contemplating building a 5"G Edward Thomas, as written up in EIM. Has anyone in this group built this loco? or...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by allenb_485
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by allenb_485