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Which metal in medicine tubes?

Having just finished a medicine tube, and realised that such things are disappearing fast (becoming increasingly of the...
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posted by me
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Understanding Engineers

Taken from the issue 110 of Australian Model Engineer: Understanding Engineers Take 1 - To the optimist the glass is ha...
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posted by halgatenospam
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Drawing Sun prints ?

Day all, Just been reading ME issue 182 'The Building of a Locomotive' in which it mentions the completion of drawings,...
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posted by halgatenospam
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Newnes Complete Lathework on ebay

Had an email re this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3557186951&category=11437&rd=1 At about...
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posted by diesel
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Advice please

After picking out little brass needles from my soft parts yet again, the time has come to get a guard for my 20 yr old M...
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posted by peter.grimwood
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High Quality Repair Tools

Guys, If you are ever in the need for quality tools please visit my site .... www.knighton-tools.co.uk Many Thanks John...
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posted by john
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Black 5 demo

Some time ago I downloaded the Black 5 demo - the one that allows you to drive a virtual Black 5 steam loco. Immediatel...
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posted by binswood
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Heat Treatment of Aluminium Castings

I've obtained an aluminium casting from Australia that needs heat treatment prior to machining. Before I play "Russian...
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posted by wells_hall
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WAATBA!!!

(what are all these bloody abbreviations) ... can anyone help a word blind idiot? I really enjoy reading the posts on t...
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posted by peter.grimwood
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by peter.grimwood

Custom made handtool?

Hi, can anyone help me? I'm looking to develop a handtool to do a special job; I'm not sure if one exists already, but...
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posted by lyndhurst25
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Capstan gauges and other tooling

I have about 300 hundred capstan plunger clocks for sale any offers
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posted by dreamharris
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NEWS! HBSG INVESTIGATED FOR FRAUD.

How Many People Know That Their Council Is Ran By A Japaneze Owned Company Nomura. Council Members Have Said They Did N...
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posted by brian
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Electric motor design

I am trying to build and design an electric motor which essentially would consist of two coils, about 6 x 3 inches long...
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posted by ed
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Valve materials

I am working on a little project that needs me to build a valve that will seal against ~1000psi and alow quite a large...
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posted by stephen
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by stephen