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HEYULLLP! Stainless machining problem

I am having a nightmare of a time trying to turn a chunk of stainless steel of dubious provenance and unknown type. It'...
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posted by nigele
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by nigele

Why the outcry.....

.....when comments are made differentiating the Radio Ham from the CBer? Can it be that the disease of CBness is now de...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by me
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by me

fs: 40 int er25 chuck

anyone want it? £30 I bought it and then bought er32 collets, as i wanted a 20mm i really need er32, don't ask why i di...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by richard
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by richard

Softening Brass

Haven't done this for a long time - how do you soften brass? Is it heat and quench or heat and let cool slowly? I'm try...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by martin
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by martin

tap making

In my recent attempts at tap making; I've come across a puzling problem which I suspect is due to faults in the heat tr...
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posted by afrb2
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by afrb2

Myford clutch

Hello all, Does anyone have a diagram of how a Myford cluch works and installed. Thanks GeoffH "Basic research is what I...
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by nospam
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospam

316 Stainless steel 3mm thick

316 Stainless steel 3mm thick Hi I have 200dia circles of this material I can cut them to any size you require Or laser...
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posted by occ
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by occ

Kozo Hiraoko's Shay in 5" gauge

Has anyone here attempted to build this (seemingly well-presented) design by translating from 3 1/2" to 5" gauge?
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posted by me
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by me

Anoyone know were to get a VSD for 1.5hp?

I'm looking for a VSD to handle 1.5hp anyone get a website / part / modle I can look at.... Thanks
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by blabla
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by blabla

Single phase motor

Hi again. Well I'm looking at a Denford Viceroy Centre Lathe. TDS1, but it has a problem, it's three phase and I only h...
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by blabla
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by blabla

What to do with a Dyna CNC mill?

Some time ago I bought a s/h Dyna DM2400. After some effort and expenditure the mechanics were fine, but the electronic...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by peter.grimwood
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by peter.grimwood

More junk - no, 'useful stuff'

Was given a pallet load of tooling this morning :-)) Lots of horizontal miling cutters which are most useful to me, plu...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by prepair
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by prepair

Minimum usable rdius on 5" gauge?

My garden is only 30' foot wide and it seemed to me that any 5" gauge layout would be limited to an out-and-back straig...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by me
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by me

off cuts metal & plastic

I have off cuts of metal sheet Stainless up to 8mm, Aluminum up to 6mm Galv up to 3mm mild steel up to 12mm also rod up...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by occ
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by occ