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Baking sheets - not trays

Does anybody know what sort of steel baking sheets are made from? SWMBO has a couple of approx 1mm thick rectangular ba...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by harriscamley
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by harriscamley

De-ionised water

One for the Chemists in our midst: I'm going to need a fair quantity of deionised water in the next week or so to give...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by andrew
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by andrew

Electric motor problem

Firstly, lets establish that I am not an electrician.......... I have a pedestal drill, 3 phase, with a Memota (MEM) pu...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by emimec.19
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by emimec.19

A lathe centre height gauge

I appreciate that many here don't need such a device, but for those whose existing method just isn't good enough for a...
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posted by arthurm
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by arthurm

Where can I get these ?

I'm assuming they are simply called nylon spacers, where do I get them ? I recently fitted a number of TV wall brackets...
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posted by rick_hughes
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by rick_hughes

How do they do it ???

Discussion at work today about ball bearings. Its been on the TV, "How do they do it", but don't recall the full answer...
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posted by emimec.19
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by emimec.19

Myford work lights

Hello, Does anyone happen to know the exact make of the gooseneck low voltage worklights myford most recently sold with...
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posted by david
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by david

Mini lathe spindle register wear

The register on my minilathe seems to be wearing - chucks which were once interference tight are now a few 1/100ths loo...
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posted by zenadsl6186
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Measure once, cut twice

I've made a new set of anti-backlash leadscrew nuts for the Beaver milling machine table. A fixed nut and an adjustable...
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posted by randm
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by randm

Bridgeport quill spring repair

Anyone got a manual for Bridgeport mill, or know how to get at the quill return spring to repair or replace. Picture wou...
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posted by emimec.19
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by emimec.19

Square bar?

I'm looking for a couple of feet of EN19 or EN24 square bar, 10mm or 3/8", available online or by post - any ideas? Eit...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by zenadsl6186
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Motorcycle engine valves

One of my colleagues at work asked me if I could turn him some motorcycle engine valves on my Boxford. I said it was un...
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posted by howkersNOSPAM
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by howkersNOSPAM

Cleaning up a Hobbymat MD65 lathe

Hi guys, I picked up a Hobbymat MD65 mini-lathe the other week, old and paint- chipped but otherwise in reasonably good...
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posted by philpem
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by philpem

1/16" mild steel bar

I'm trying to find a source of 1/16" diameter mild steel rod. The big stockists don't seem to go below 1/8". I could ge...
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posted by justtheticketeng
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by justtheticketeng