⚙ Model Engineering in the UK

7 1/4 Gauge Duchess Injector Details

Does anyone know what number injector should be fitted to a Duchess 7 1/4 gauge loco & what size ball is fitted in it. A...

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posted by noone

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by noone

reasonable metric tap and die set?

Can anyone recommend a tap and die set that isn't made of cheese, but (also) isn't full blown top of the range pro stan...

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posted by bugbear

18 comments posted 16yrs posted by bugbear

medw.co.uk down

I've been having problems with the main server at 1&1 and set up a reimage last night, which has failed, so I think tha...

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posted by lester

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Loco look a likes

A member in our club as made a 0-6-0 tack loco and is going to paint it blue with a Number 1 on and a Thomas face he ha...

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posted by me

11 comments posted 16yrs posted by me

Sieg C3 lathe stiffness

I've been turying to turn down a part in aluminium today and have found a somewhat serious issue with my C3 lathe. With...

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posted by adrian_harris

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by adrian_harris

Quill return spring

Vain hopoe but anyone any idea where I might source a quill return spring for a Richmond SR2 radial arm drill. Suspect...

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posted by andrew

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by andrew

Moving a Lathe

Hello everyone, I recently bought a nice Murad lathe. The machine arrived in one piece and is currently sitting in my g...

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posted by yousif.masoud

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Piano wire in metric sizes

Can anyone provide a source of small amounts of piano wire in metric sizes ? I'm looking for 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5mm diameter...

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posted by adrian_harris

11 comments posted 16yrs posted by adrian_harris

Shaping internal gears

Shaping internal gear cutters Ivan Laws book gives detail of making cutters for spur gears but how do you go about maki...

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posted by dgcollins

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Boley 3L lathe

I've recently managed to buy myself one of these from fleabay, for a very reasonable price. I'm struggling to find out...

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posted by google

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Excel die filer

I found a die filer at an auction today. I wasn't entirely sure what it was but it didn't look quite right for a jigsaw...

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posted by adrian.110504

13 comments posted 16yrs posted by adrian.110504

Chinese spam

Anybody interested in blocking the Chinese spam that has become prevalent here recently might care to set up a rule or...

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posted by clifford.coggin

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Collet Identification

Some while ago I bourght a box of mixed collets off eBay. The ER 32 versions are no problem but there are a great many...

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posted by jg

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Minganti Manual sought

Minganti Toolroom slotting machine manual sought, in return for the usual Bob

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posted by emimec.19

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Taig lathe gets power feed

Spent yesterday afternoon installing the latest version of the Taig lathe - there are various improvements that have be...

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posted by tony

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by tony