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Numbering of chuck jaws

10" Bison self centering chuck that I bought new 5 years ago. Never used the reverse jaws until today (see digger post)...
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posted by andrew
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Justification for having a workshop

Not managed to get into the workshop as much as I'd like recently as still in land agent mode, however today brought th...
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posted by andrew
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How do you turn a woodscrew?????

I need some giant double ended wood screws of maybe 10mm or 12mm diameter by 100mm long. (or bigger) (fixing 5"x5" timb...
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posted by andrew
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by andrew

Thanks

I`d just like to say thanks to all those who replied to my post for rotary table software. I down loaded Rex Swesens so...
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posted by cwelbourn
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Old curtain rod: What is it made of?

Old curtain rod, made about 1958. 18mm depth. Almost like an I beam, except one side is L not a T. Probably ubiquitous...
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posted by nowt
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Use of lead pipe

I've got 25mm diamter lead pipe, one 37mm the other 45mm long. Ex gas pipe. What use is there these days for leade pipe...
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posted by nowt
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by nowt

looking for software to drive a rotary table

Can anyone help pointing me to a program that I can use on a laptop to allow me to drive my rotary table as a dividing...
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posted by cwelbourn
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by cwelbourn

Engineer shopping

A wife says to her engineer husband, "Could you please go to the store for me and buy a carton of milk. And if they hav...
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posted by ud233
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V horizontal milling cutter 1" bore

Does anybody know where I can obtain one for cutting a small V probably no more than 1/4" deep?
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posted by chukka02_at_tiscali_dot_co_dot
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Compressor - reduced woes

Mark, Thanks for the shim, appreciated. However, to save me buying a packet of a 1000 (where I only need 2, well say 4...
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posted by peter
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by peter

Colchester roundhead colour?

Can anybody help me with what should be the correct colour(s) for a Colchester Triumph Roundhead? I'd like to tidy up m...
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posted by spam
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Advice on moving machines (South East/East England)

I've never moved a machine before which I cannot break down into pieces which can be lifted by a couple of people. Howe...
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posted by alanb+news
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Wtd: small 3 phase inverter

A bit of a long shot ... is anyone wanting to dispose of a small 230/230 or 415/415 3 phase inverter? It needs to be ra...
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posted by nomail
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by nomail

Heads Up! Another steel clear out!

Hi All Just a bit of advance warning.......... I have about 500 maybe 600kg, possibly more, at a rough guess of bright...
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posted by drs1005
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What's a Clarkson T&C grinder worth?

I've decided to sell my Clarkson Mk1 T&C grinder ... has anyone any idea what it's worth? Dave
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posted by nomail
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by nomail