⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

ruler stand question

At a recent car boot I bought a gadget I recognised as a ruler stand, used for setting scribing gauges to a known heigh...

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posted by bugbear

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Bridgeport copy

Noticed this nice looking milling machine in an auction down Gloucester way. http://www.hilditchauctions.co.uk/lot_detai...

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posted by mark

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Workshop Coat

I've ruined my trousers the other day when I used the grinder. I suppose the sparks melted the polyester in the trouser...

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posted by nowt

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Power meters and Solar Power

For general interest The old analogue electric power meters happily spun forwards or backwards to read power consumed o...

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posted by pentagrid

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Whitworth lives on in the small sizes

I had long assumed that BA screws reigned supreme in the smaller sizes until I dug out my Meccano to do some prototypin...

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posted by invalid

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do you need or have problem of tool and cutter grinder ?

we are china manufacturer of cutter grinder,tool grinder,drill bit grinder, chamfering machine . we offer good quality...

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posted by loner

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Harrison M300 metric thread for leadscrew

Hi everyone, I just signed up and I have a fresh question for you boffs... I just got my harrison m300 metric today and...

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posted by mrthumb_at_gmail_dot_com

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Win the war for cybertron. Transformer plug war, so you can with the autobots f

Win the war for cybertron. Transformer plug war, so you can with the autobots freedom, or evil with the decepticons. No...

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posted by jfkdk455678

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Surplus mechanical and electrical stuff

I need to clear some space. Does anyone have a use for any of the following? Free to a good home. Collect from Shropshi...

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posted by cdt22NOSPAM

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Machinable MT3 centers?

Anyone know where I can buy an un-hardened MT3 center with a machinable end? I want to machine a 1.25" thread (myford 7...

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posted by no

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Bridgeport Spares - Require Plug & Socket for Motor

Can anyone tell me where I can get a plug and socket that goes on the top of the control box for the cable that goes to...

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posted by tcgb

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DA 180 collets

At a recent local general auction I acquired amongst other engineering related things some DA 180 collets. The only ide...

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posted by harriscamley

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Steel standard

I came across some steel tube on ebay, said to be type 11 353.1 STN 41 1353/1984/. Anyone know what this means? Link? Th...

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posted by zenadsl6186

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Angle plate accuracy standards?

Look at "The Whitworth Measuring Machine" by Goodeve and Shelley, published by Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1877. It...

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posted by ellisipican

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Power scraper copy

Hi, Is there any news or progres from builders regarding patents #2940324(Belzner, Biax) and #3147548 (Aspeek)? I.e. PM...

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posted by df.ganzinga

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