⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

Flame proof material what can I use

Hi I need to flame proof around the coil of a pop pop boat which I am building my son. I have considered using an old o...

8 comments posted 22yrs

posted by jonathan.m.richards

8 comments posted 22yrs posted by jonathan.m.richards

Brazing steel sheet

What sort of heat/torch do I need to braze thin sheet steel? (Car door thickness - guess 20-22 gauge.) Is there a parti...

15 comments posted 22yrs

posted by atdot

15 comments posted 22yrs posted by atdot

Cutting left hand threds on a Myford ML7

When looking at the tumbler reverse mechanism on the ML7 I discover that there will be a different ratio between forwar...

53 comments posted 22yrs

posted by steve

53 comments posted 22yrs posted by steve

No Dawn Chorus?

Now that the twittering of the birdbrains has died away, let us bring this group back to what it is intended for; a dis...

9 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Me

9 comments posted 22yrs posted by Me

Drilling machine

Gentlemen and Trolls I am in the final stages of reassembling a vast old flat-belt drilling machine (about 7' tall) and...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Roland

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by Roland

Tig amp range question

If a tig is stated as having a range of 20-200 amps will it butt-weld steel thinner than 20 guage..thats about 0.7mm......

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by aboard_epsilon

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by aboard_epsilon

Coolant Pipe

All our machines have the plastic Snap Lock type coolant pipe. Its a pain as when you put parts in the chuck its easy t...

4 comments posted 22yrs

posted by tcgb

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by tcgb

socket screws

Does anyone know of a company that can supply the following counter sunk cap screws 8mm by 12mm long but the thread pitc...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by kevin.boyle3

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by kevin.boyle3

Plastic Suppler

Can someone suggest a plastic suppler that sells small amounts of flat I need 8 pieces 20mm x250mm x5mm ideally in nylo...

7 comments posted 22yrs

posted by andrew.spambishop66

7 comments posted 22yrs posted by andrew.spambishop66

MEW Mags wanted

I'm looking for three mags to complete my private collection. Issues 45, 46 and especially No 58 needed. Your price paid...

0 comments posted 22yrs

posted by john

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by john

Chime whistles

Can't seem to find a website which gives the names of the notes for US loco chime whistles/horns. Anybody point me in th...

1 comments posted 22yrs

posted by co2

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by co2

Model Engineer Magazine Vol 163-165

Hi Anyone have Model Engineer Magazine vol 163-165? I don't know what year etc they are or how many issues it would cov...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by chas

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by chas

Letter to Mr Bean et al

Dear Mr. Bean, Having read many of your contributions to this group I can see that you are a man of intelligence, nay,...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by ANOther

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by ANOther

" "Trill" Makes Budgies bounce with health"?

Perhaps now that the birdbrains in both NG's have been introduced to each other, we can leave them to twitter indignant...

12 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Me

12 comments posted 22yrs posted by Me

Emergency off switch

The front panel on/off pushbutton switches on the front of my lathe don't fall to hand easily, and while I can usually...

17 comments posted 22yrs

posted by mike.crossfield

17 comments posted 22yrs posted by mike.crossfield