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Hot Extrusion of Metals

Extrusion is a hot working process, in which, forging, rolling etc., uses the good deformability of heated metallic mat...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jacob.wilson.us
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by jacob.wilson.us

Tellus 32 Hydraulic Oil

ME content - as I have been forced to sell my miniature railway, I am spending more time with my classic cars! I recent...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by peter
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by peter

Tenth of an Inch

An observation or two about the most-used tool in most kits. Does anyone actually use the tenths of an inch scale on th...
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posted by nadejack
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by nadejack

Heat resisting plate with hole made in middle

I'm making something, and I need to produce a heat resisting sheet or plate that will take up to about 200 degrees cent...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by nowt
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by nowt

Moving house/workshop - an update

A while back I asked for advice from the group about how to move my home workshop. I was concerned about how to move my...
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posted by mike.crossfield
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by mike.crossfield

Motor Identification

I'm trying to identify and hence replace the bed elevating motor from an EPCO 60 ton press that I am rebuilding. It's 3...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by andrew
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by andrew

Excel Pinnacle Lathe for Sale

You've probably seen it on the Homeworkshop site, but if you haven't. I'm selling my Excel Pinnacle lathe, 10" swing 30...
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posted by peter
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by peter

gas jets

I'm looking to source some 0,2mm gas jets (threaded 1ba to fi burner housing). These seem to be a standard item but I ca...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by justtheticketeng
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by justtheticketeng

Lathe Levelling - how level?

May seem a daft question, but how much discrepancy in levelling the bed is too much? I'm aware it's bed twist that real...
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posted by hopefuldave_doesnt_eat_spiced_
31 comments posted 15yrs posted by hopefuldave_doesnt_eat_spiced_

Best way to dry blasting grit?

I've got perhaps two tons of bagged blasting grit for use in my Hodge Clemco grit blaster, but although in individual b...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by andrew
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by andrew

Barrier hand cream

For years I have used US made DX88 barrier hand cream and Gent-L-Kleen hand cleaner which I bought from Brown Brothers....
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posted by harriscamley
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by harriscamley

Drying out a large electric motor

An Alba 3S 18" shaper followed me home last week. In suprisingly good order considering it's been under a tarpulin in s...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by andrew
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by andrew

Source of rubber belts?

Is there a source of rubber belts in various lengths from 2" upwards in increments of 1/2", rather than going to a spec...
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posted by no.email
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by no.email

Off hand grinding drill bits

Seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqn2VPGYA9c Tubal Cain seems to have strong views about the £15 drill grindin...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by g3xaq
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by g3xaq

C3 Mini Lathe Milling Attachment Questions

This post seemed to have disappeared somehow, so here it is again: My C3 Lathe arrives today! Meanwhile I've been getti...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam