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anywhere I can read posts online as my provider is slow at up dating and my posts get lost Thanks Andrew Bishop
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by andrew
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by andrew

derbyshire lathe problem

I have been given a small Derbyshire lathe by my father-in-law but the tool post is missing and there is no motor or be...
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posted by carpshed
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by carpshed

Drive belts Help

Gentlemen, I recently bought a second hand but in good order and also never used in anger lathe from my old company. It...
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posted by martin.perman
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by martin.perman

Good egg, bad egg?

Hello everyone, I'm interested in finding out just when in it's development an egg actually becomes a chicken. I found...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by housekeeper
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by housekeeper

Hardinge Mandrel nose taper

I have recently inherited the old man's Hardinge DV59. He never got to the point of using it, but I thought it would ev...
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posted by randm
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by randm

finding the edge

Hi all what is the best and most accurate way for finding the edge on a work piece to enable a hole to be drilled dead...
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posted by aocc47
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by aocc47

Tool tips

Tool tip inserts are commonly specified using ISO references. These define things like tip radius, thickness, shape etc...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by alan_marshall
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by alan_marshall

Bending Aluminium?

Well, while I'm on a roll... ;^) I have a job that could be conveniently made by putting a couple of bends into an alum...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nigele
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by nigele

ME Air Compressors

'tried to get a thread going on this a short while ago, but haven't been able to follow up due to pc probs:- I have a s...
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posted by ifc
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by ifc

Heat Input

I know there is quite a simple answer to this, but I can't quite remember it. I want to know how much (in wattage terms...
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posted by Kevin.Steele
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by Kevin.Steele

Another daft question...

It's been a while since I asked a daft question, so I figure I'm due one... I'm making a (small) number of parts on my...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nigele
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by nigele

Brass thread taps & dies

I've been looking for 7/32 26 tpi taps and dies. Google searches haven't helped. Tracy Tools have just discontinued them...
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posted by tim
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by tim

source for very small spur gears

I'm trying to find a source of small spur gears: Module 0.25 and Module 0.5, teeth counts from around 12 to 40. (yes, t...
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posted by ncliffe
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by ncliffe

traction engine kits

happy new year 2004 all, Im thinking of building/making a small traction engine in kit form, my lathe/ mill skills are...
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posted by keith.heselton
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by keith.heselton

Source of SRBP or Tufnol sheet?

Hi all, I'm trying to get hold of a couple of pieces of SRBP or Tufnol (or similar) sheet. One piece needs to be about...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mg
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by mg