⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Pulleys ?

I need a pulley for a 1/2hp motor with a 14mm shaft with key. Ideally it would be 3 1/4" outside diameter, but anything...

19 comments posted 22yrs

posted by none

19 comments posted 22yrs posted by none

It's a gubbins, isn't it?

Or could it be some sort of widget? http://snipurl.com/749q(http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=633...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by pcd

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by pcd

Wandess lathe, damn cheap!

http://snipurl.com/749l(http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=64819&item=3821641348&rd=1) I'm no expe...

0 comments posted 22yrs

posted by pcd

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by pcd

Strange lathe tools; need help

Good evening, I am certainly not a lathe specialist but would really be pleased to learn about the exact use of these s...

6 comments posted 22yrs

posted by tartempion

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by tartempion

NEC show

Anyone any idea of the likely model engineering content at the advertised NEC show in July? Is it Nexus trying to reins...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by alan_marshallthomas

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by alan_marshallthomas

Questions about Holbrook model C No10 lathe

I'm about to become the proud owner of a Holbrook modC No10 lathe. I've already got a Chipmaster and I can't keep both...

7 comments posted 22yrs

posted by nomail

7 comments posted 22yrs posted by nomail

Shuns,etc. - returning this NG to sanity.

One advantage of the proposed shun is that the group of prominent infantile attention seekers (in the main, Stevenson,...

4 comments posted 22yrs

posted by ariy.r.bean

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by ariy.r.bean

Diehead threading question

Something that maybe Tim Leech could answer, but I'm curious: The Coventry Dieheads have two settings, a roughing and a...

10 comments posted 22yrs

posted by diesel

10 comments posted 22yrs posted by diesel

JB cutting tools - phone?

Cany anyone help with a phone number for these (or is it JD?)? Jenny & others who sell inserts, carbide bits etc at the...

1 comments posted 22yrs

posted by timleech

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by timleech

Surface finish

I was machining a bit of steel from hell the other day and having no luck in achieving an acceptable surface finish. Th...

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posted by pentagrid

14 comments posted 22yrs posted by pentagrid

Need help with motor identification.

Hello All, I have found a motor with I want to use for bulding a model V boot. Problem is that I need parts for it and...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Annelies.Colman

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by Annelies.Colman

propulsion for a large scale rc model

i was wondering what i could use as propulsion for a 9'-10' catamaran. what kind of rpm and torque do i need? can i use...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by matthias.broersma

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by matthias.broersma

ME Vol 62 Issue 1513 question

Hello all, Page 453. Catching up on reading and found this useful looking homemade 4 jaw chuck. Does anyone know how th...

5 comments posted 22yrs

posted by halgatenospam

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by halgatenospam

Milling vice

I am in search of a good accurate, small, plain, milling machine vice for my new small cnc mill. My existing vice is ju...

4 comments posted 22yrs

posted by gphawksford

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by gphawksford

Yippee -New Workshop

At last, I've moved house. I can't believe how long it all takes, seems like every time I move it takes another month l...

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posted by Kevin.Steele

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by Kevin.Steele