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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
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by nowt

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
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by ud233

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
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by spam

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
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by alanb+news

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
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by drs1005

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

Precision Tailstock Alignment

I'd like my SC3 minilathe tailstock to be really accurately aligned to the headstock but there are four degrees of free...
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posted by nospam
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by nospam