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Steel Tube Supplier

Can anyone suggest a supplier of a small quantity of seamless steel tube, prefereably somewhere in southern/easterm GB....
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by sharkface.pilot
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by sharkface.pilot

Cone angle for railway wheels?

If we were to make our own wheels, how important would it be for the cone angle to be 3 degrees, and for the flange ang...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by anonymous
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by anonymous

ADCOCK and SHIPLEY 1ES GEARBOX OIL

Hello this is my first post here. I have recently bought an old adcock shipley 1ES horizontal milling machine and refur...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ashishw.4iagkn
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by ashishw.4iagkn

How is the keyway of a Yale lock created?

Couldn't find anything on Google, so does anybody know how the keyway in the cylinder of a typical Yale-type lock is mad...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by binswood
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by binswood

5-A mods

--Trouble with the Stuart 5-A is that it's a scale model of a real engine; this means that if you use one to get actual...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by steamer
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by steamer

Almost Finished - Stuart Victoria

Almost two years since I started this! Anyway its getting tantalisingly close now. So thanks for the help and advice. h...
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posted by steve.withnell
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by steve.withnell

Bridgeport

What are the main points to look out for when buying a 1966 series one Thanks Mike
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcole153
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcole153

Countersinking large holes

I need to countersink two holes, 10mm hole and 20mm countersink diameter, in unhardened flat stock. Buying a HSS 20mm c...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by zenadsl6186
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Anyone want a pedal-powered canoe (in the UK)?

Hi folks, When I was a teenager I built a pedal-powered canoe. It's made out of plywood without any curves, sealed by m...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cdt22NOSPAM
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

Taps + Dies + Threads

Trying to do a very simple job. I have threaded a length of brass tubing with an HSS 1/4 x 40tpi die. I have two bags o...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by steve.withnell
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by steve.withnell

Fully threaded cap screws

Can anyone suggest a source of fully threaded cap screws in M3*60 (say), or equivalent imperial. (ref earlier question i...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nomail
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by nomail

Elliott 14s shaper

Anyone know the weight and footprint of an Elliott 14s shaper? TIA AWEM
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by andrew
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by andrew

Fun with Grub Screws

The engine I'm building requires some short 7BA grub screws only around 6 or 7 threads. All I could find from the usual...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by steve.withnell
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by steve.withnell

The best free 2D CAD?

This topic crops up every so often but so does what's on offer. So what's the best currently available 2D CAD package th...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by charlesp
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by charlesp