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Hardening Gauge plate

Any tips? Wikipedia says "Gauge plate is a special kind of carbon steel, manufactured to exact dimensions, and delivere...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by zenadsl6186
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Chester D19 drill press

I'm looking to replace my "hobby" drill press with something a bit more substantial. The Chester D19 seems to be the be...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by adrian_harris
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by adrian_harris

Ball joints

Not exactly model engineering but someone might be able to help. I needed to separate a ball joint on my VW passat (as...
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posted by alanb+news
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by alanb+news

Buckit - chemistry query

Decided to do my good deed for the day and put a mixture of cinder ashes and a bit of rock salt along the wheel ruts. S...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by howkersNOSPAM
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by howkersNOSPAM

Does Good Vactra No.2 Slideway Oil Stink or Not?

I bought a litre of Mobil Vactra No.2 Slideway Oil for my Mini Lathe but I was surprised to find it really stinks of sm...
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posted by nospam
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by nospam

Rusty hinge

Trying to send you stellite but your email address doesn't work jim
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pentagrid
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by pentagrid

Internal spherical turning

I have the need to make a what is in effect a clamp with a spherical hole in it rather than a cylindrical hole in it. H...
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posted by andy
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by andy

Chemical cleaning

One for the chemists in our midst:- Is there any simple chemical treatment which would dissolve baked-on carbon from th...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Mustardmender-one
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by Mustardmender-one

Conventional placement of table feed on small mill

I have been in the process of refurbishing a Westbury vertical mill (not a Dore-Westbury) which is the original version...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by alanb+news
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by alanb+news

Headstock adjustment on ML10

Can anyody help me with how to adjust the spindle on a Myford ML10? It's the taper bearing headstock, and I had to slac...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by spam
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by spam

Internal Circlip Groove - How to machine?

I wish to machine a few dozen internal circlip grooves of around 3/8" ID and about 40 thou wide in Acrylic, PTFE and 30...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rootpassword
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by rootpassword

How to drill a square hole

Found this device recently, amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qEhyQfbImY&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1JH...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by johnmanders
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by johnmanders

Filament winding machines, and software

Does anyone have any experience with filament winding machines, and especially, is there some free or cheap (ie not £,10...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by zenadsl6186
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Repair of old Alvis window winder mechanism.

A friend of a friend has asked for some advice regarding the above. I don't have any details of the car except that it'...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Donwill.seesig
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by Donwill.seesig