⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Airy toon.

Those of you who are nearing the limit of your patience with our Mr Bean might be interested in taking look at the follo...

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posted by harry.m1bytNOSPAM

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by harry.m1bytNOSPAM

Weiler Lathe Collets

I hava a Weiler lathe which has a set of English collets, I would like a set of metric collets. I have looked in my Mach...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by tony

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by tony

Woodworking Machinery for sale

Our local patternmakers are closing up, so the following remnants are up for consideration:- 1) Dominion wood turning l...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by prepair

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by prepair

Brass/cycle threads

Thanks for the tips from my earlier post. I'm still looking for a supplier of a 7/32 by 26 tpi button die (for less than...

4 comments posted 22yrs

posted by tim

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by tim

How popular are Ragans

Are/were Ragans good lathes? Jmc

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by noentrance

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by noentrance

A Question From A Lurker...

Hello all, A lurker here, who bought my ML7 from me has asked a question, and I'm not sure what to advise. Here's his q...

12 comments posted 22yrs

posted by nigele

12 comments posted 22yrs posted by nigele

UK voltages

I have a lathe which originated in the UK and requires 440 3 phase. There is an additional voltage required that goes f...

22 comments posted 22yrs

posted by bister

22 comments posted 22yrs posted by bister

stainless steal tube suppier

Hello all. I'm trying to find some stainless tube but I only need 1200mm of it, all the people I have spoken to will on...

26 comments posted 22yrs

posted by carpshed

26 comments posted 22yrs posted by carpshed

Ragan 5" siezed

At least, I think that's it's name! Anyway, when I am operating it in auto-traverse, it runs happily and then the spind...

0 comments posted 22yrs

posted by noentrance

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by noentrance

Bending metal

Hi all I need to bend a piece of metal to give a finished dimension of 4.125 x 2.937 with a bend along the short side o...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by aocc47

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by aocc47

What we wrote about last year

Found on another group. Swapped group name for uk.rec.models.engineering:...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by howkers

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by howkers

Unsolicited email

As a requirement of the subscription with the University Of Berlin, I am required to publish a valid email address with...

38 comments posted 22yrs

posted by airy.r.bean

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

Nut & bolt online supplier

Hi All, Trying to help a mate out to find an online source for M7 Iso metric coarse nuts and hex machine screws. Any poi...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by bob.minchin

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by bob.minchin

Boxford lathe details

Hi all, I have just bought a boxford lathe. Not sure of the model number (couldn't see one). I have just spent all day...

10 comments posted 22yrs

posted by david.colliver.NEWS

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

Inverter spot welder

This is what I want to do I have a 3 phase in 3 phase out inverter I want to set the output frequency to say 150 Hz and...

1 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Andrew

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by Andrew