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Grinder bellows

I've just bought an Excel swing grinder. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4757300944_1c8c14427c.jpgHaving doused it...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by charlesp
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by charlesp

Goo ?

Anyone know what the plastic goo on the better cutting tools is, and if/where it's available? I don't know what it's ca...
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posted by zenadsl6186
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Hydraulic pressure guage

I'm looking for 6" diameter rear entry hydraulic pressure guage reading 12,000 15,000 or 20,000 psi. (I'm reading a nom...
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posted by andrew
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by andrew

Effect of magnetism on digital devices

Could my lovely new Mitutoyo digimatic caliper be affected by proximity to a strong magnetic field - eg. magnetic chuck?...
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posted by nadejack
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by nadejack

On look out for 3 Colchester Student lathes

Local college (London/Essex) is on the look out for 3 decent Colchester student lathes. This would be visually the squa...
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posted by emimec.19
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by emimec.19

A pleasant job

A friend just bought a place in France and discovered a cider press lurking in a barn. In attempting to dismantle it he...
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posted by nigele
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by nigele

Clock to make in the desert?

I have relocated to Doha, Qatar (near Saudi), and of course had to leave my lathe , mill and 20% completed 1/4 scale tr...
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posted by simon.d.hewitt
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by simon.d.hewitt

Piston rings

Cords Piston Rings Lonsdale House 7-9 Lonsdale Gardens Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1NU Country: England Fax: 2089981214...
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posted by ud233
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by ud233

Yee-haw!

Lanc followed by a Spit just flew directly overhead, twice - five Merlins at 50 feet, yum! :)
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posted by zenadsl6186
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Propane Connectors

I've had a Sievert propane torch for years running off a 13Kg propane cylinder. Small enough to move around, hefty enou...
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posted by charlesp
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by charlesp

JLO Mower engine

Hi there, I have an old mower to repair for a friend, it turned out to be a damaged piston, but the only references to...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by georgewbell
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by georgewbell

Advice on moving Workshop.

I expect to be moving house (and workshop) soon. It seems very likely that I will need to put everything into store for...
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posted by mike.crossfield
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by mike.crossfield

Shim steel washers

I need to make four 2 thou thick shim steel washers with an OD of 3/4" and an ID of 1/4". I have hole punches of the ri...
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posted by harriscamley
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by harriscamley

Richmond SR2 Radial Arm Drill

Can anyone give me the weight of a Richmond SR2 Radial Arm Drill - assessing transport and seeing if it's able to go on...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by andrew
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by andrew

Advice on choosing a mini lathe

I'm finally ready to buy my first lathe. I need something small, and precise. I've seen some positive words about the 7...
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posted by abc
45 comments posted 16yrs posted by abc