⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Ward collet wanted

Wanted to buy or borrow: 12mm collet for Ward 2A capstan. 15/32" will probably do. Thanks Tim Tim Leech Dutton Dry-Dock...

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posted by timleech

9 comments posted 22yrs posted by timleech

big drill cheap/free

I went to look at a drill for sale, advertised as 'pollard pillar drill'. well it's made by pollard and it's a drill an...

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posted by richard

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Daily Airy Report

Well, it hasn't been a good day for Airy. He has taken a serious pasting in uk.rec.models.engineering in two threads. O...

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posted by nemisis

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Yahoo Modeleng

Mainly for Tony Jeffree, Have you killed the Yahoo group. It seems to have disappeared from the Yahoo server although t...

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posted by j.kneeshaw

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Axminster ZX15M Mill/Drill

Does anyone have any experience/comments on this milling machine and its suitability for model engineering use? My main...

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posted by russell

10 comments posted 22yrs posted by russell

MIG welding

Does anyone have anything to say about the SIP TopMIG 140 dp? It is a dual purpose gas / no gas welding set for full si...

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posted by dave_bromell

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Lushington boring head

I live West of London and would love to contact anyone who would be interested in a bargain complete wooden boxed Lushin...

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posted by charles

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Not a gloat, but...

The workshop in the Labs at work have arranged to swap their Herbert No 2 surface grinder for a much bigger and better...

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posted by randm

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Bridgeport V belt Required

Belt starting to disintegrate. Anyone know part number for replacement belt from one of the more common v belt manufact...

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posted by tcgb

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Stuff for sale

Hi to the group, If anyone lives in the Nottinghamshire area of England, I have some stuff for sale that I no longer re...

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posted by 123david.temp

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Gear problem

Hi A bit hypothetical but, assuming two identical gears, the driver has 100mm pitch circle and the driven has a 100mm p...

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posted by mickel

20 comments posted 22yrs posted by mickel

Solid rubber tyres

I have been searching for either solid rubber section in strip form from which to make solid rubber tyres to bond to a...

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posted by alan_marshallthomas

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Myford dividing head for sale.

Hi Of possible interest to members of this group, I've just put up a myford dividing head on ebay....

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posted by nigel.fletton

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Cleveland Mo-Max ???

I have been given 2 bars, about 4" long, They have 5/8 Mo-Max Cleveland G.B. on them. Are they anything special? Martin...

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posted by facade

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CAD Programs

Hi, In order to help me build my vertical slide (mentioned in another thread) I have been looking at CAD programs. One...

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posted by david.colliver.NEWS

60 comments posted 22yrs posted by david.colliver.NEWS