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Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy

Can anyone help me get a copy of "Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy"? It's too pricey on Amazon at £150. I'm hoping som...
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Steam engine treachery---it's 1690 AD again!

We're on to you, English schweinhunds ...... http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/Articles%202008/papin_steam_engine.p...
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posted by C
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by C

3/32" flat bms

Can anyone advise if there ias a steel stockist who does 3/32" x 2" bms flat (or 2,5 x 50mm)? Or would it have to be she...
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posted by justtheticketeng
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by justtheticketeng

Milling a 5/16 keyway in EN 34 condition W

I need to cut a keyway in some EN24 heat treated to condtion W 70/80 tons HV 327/325. Is it possible and if so what tool...
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posted by andy
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by andy

Compressor woes

I've recently taken delivery of a second-hand (new to me) Ingersoll Rand "Euro 10" compressor. A vertical tank with an...
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posted by peter
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by peter

Sensible workshop size

hello all i'm going to be building a workshop in the bottom of a garden when i move next month and was wondering what s...
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posted by bryanjak.4mls8n
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by bryanjak.4mls8n

Advice on which grade of steel

I would like some advice on the type of steel(s) to use for some collets I need to make. 1st is an 8mm collet for an ol...
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posted by harriscamley
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by harriscamley

Dehumidifier at Aldi

Dehumidifier =A330. Don't know if this has a heater or is any good. I dont have rust problem, good insulation and backg...
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posted by mcole153
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by mcole153

How to hold a casting to mill it flat all over

I am making the Hemmingway Kits lathe-mounted saw table. I am having huge trouble milling the saw table flat. It is a c...
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posted by simon.d.hewitt
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by simon.d.hewitt

Model Engineer from 1972 (issue 3433)

I have been stuck inside and was reading through some old issues of Model Engineer. In the process (as is always the ca...
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posted by alanb+news
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by alanb+news

Myford Emporium of Barnsley

Anyone had any dealings with this Co. or its principal Richard Woodhead? thanks
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posted by roland
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by roland

Tool Post Grinder Questions

Folks I've got a nice Dumore model 14 tool post grinder that takes wheels that are 2" x 0.25" bore. Anybody know where I...
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posted by charlesp
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Gas Turbine oil seal question

Studying jet engines recently, it crossed my mind how is the oil "sealed" in the mainshaft. At the high RPM, I cant ima...
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posted by emimec.19
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by emimec.19