⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Gasless versus normal MIG welders

Is there any reason that I can't use cored 'gasless' MIG welding wire in a normal (ie gas equipped) MIG welder pre-supp...

11 comments posted 22yrs

posted by andrew

11 comments posted 22yrs posted by andrew

Wheels wanted (long Shot)

Hi I need to cut costs with two daughters at university so here we go looking for a set of 6 wheels for a Don Young des...

9 comments posted 22yrs

posted by aocc47

9 comments posted 22yrs posted by aocc47

FGC for tuning antennae?

The world of the domestic radio has now moved far away from the use of tuning condensers (as they were known at the tim...

12 comments posted 22yrs

posted by airy.r.bean

12 comments posted 22yrs posted by airy.r.bean

Screw thread for a camera

The daughter of a friend has a Fujica STX-1 camera and has lost the film wind lever. I have made a replacement lever, b...

5 comments posted 22yrs

posted by binswood

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by binswood

Thread Blocking

I read this newsgroup offline, using Outlook Express. I have it set up so that when I "synchronise all" it downloads al...

7 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Kevin.Steele

7 comments posted 22yrs posted by Kevin.Steele

AC / DC TIG recommendations

Tapping into the collective knowledge here for recommendations ! I'm in the market for a smallish 240v single phase AC...

5 comments posted 22yrs

posted by andrew

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by andrew

Myford carriage binds going away from chuck??

Apologies in advance if I'm using incorrect terms. I'm new to this. My Myford Super 7 carriage feed handwheel is hard t...

11 comments posted 22yrs

posted by lens

11 comments posted 22yrs posted by lens

any old gears?

I am making a small bead roller, i have a large one which uses two of the idlers from my old lathe, the new baby is to...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by richard

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by richard

Tapping Fixture

While I was kneeling of the floor in front of the bench tapping some 10BA holes the other day (had to be at that level...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Kevin.Steele

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by Kevin.Steele

Dr. Partz puts his hands in your life: Number 333 - Vasectomy

Although he considers them useful and entertaining during his adolescence, a man often begins to find his testicles dis...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by drpartz

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by drpartz

Solder/Tinning Pot

I'm trying to find a second-hand tinning pot, I will only be using it for a few months so I don't want to pay silly mon...

0 comments posted 22yrs

posted by carpshed

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by carpshed

Anti Slip tool mats sticking to tooling / VPI pots

Has anyone else had problems with the anti slip mats sold to line tool boxes etc sticking to the tools. I went to take...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by steve

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by steve

Measuring Gears

My Kerry lathe, whilst it has a gearbox, needs a pair of gears changed to convert from imperial screw threads to metric...

11 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Wells_hall

11 comments posted 22yrs posted by Wells_hall

Belts in Basingstoke

Does anyone have the number of the belt supplier in Basingstoke handy? I know I have it somewhere, but it's probably stu...

0 comments posted 22yrs

posted by seesigfor

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by seesigfor

eccentrics

How do I calculate the offset or eccentric size for a steam engine? i.e If the stroke is say 2" what offset in the lath...

4 comments posted 22yrs

posted by mauriceed1935

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by mauriceed1935