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London ME exhibition
is this weekend. Any good? Anybody going? Peter Fairbrother
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Robot Wars?
Just watching the New Year's Eve Robot Wars program, I wonder how feasible would it be to for us as a discussion group to design and enter a robot? eg, Peter Fairbrother seems to be an expert on hard...
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Pepper and Salt! (Condiments of the season) :-)
A very merry and satisfying Christmas and a happy new year to all my readership. And, on the basis that I'm finally getting around to learning Cymraeg (Welsh), ... ... Nadolig LLawen!
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Bargain at B & Q
Now , I know that we've all got hexagonal screwdriver inserts coming out of our ears, however ... masonry drills, wood cutting drills, ordinary (!!) drills, wood-cutting bits, and some of those pesky...
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metric/imperial question
Do people work in metric, imperial, both? I work almost exclusively in metric, only buying imperial when really really needed - eg one tap or die for a special job - but what do other people use?...
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Auction of Railwayana
Full-size stuff, but might be of interest to somebody.
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Surface grinder question
How do surface grinders move the wheel (or table?) to give micron positioning diferences? I would have thought that a straight thread wouldn't work. Is there some other secret? Ta Peter Fairbrother
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John Stevenson RIP
Sorry to hear of John's passing. Although we had a quarrel in here about 10 years ago, I introduced myself to him on the ArcEuro stand at the Midlands show and cleared the air. Subsequently had email...
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Tolerance/fit question
I am turning a ballscrew end down, to fit a 6mm dia bearing. The bearing will be ABEC7, which has a hole tolerance of 0 to -4 microns. So far, so good. But how big should I make the shaft? It is 6.000...
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mini lathe circuit board
The KBIC/KBLC motor controller circuit board which drives my Chester Conquest mini lathe has died, yet again. I am fed up with repairing it (and I am usually a patient and repair-y type guy, I nursed...
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Dart drills
Cheap ones are, well cheap and usually nasty. Dormer are a bit too pricey (and Connect even more so), Dart seem more my price range, but are they any good? Ta, -- Peter F
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Welding Masks?
As per my other post, I'm considering buying a small Mig Welder. I will, obviously, need a welding mask and I've been looking at the 'automatic' ones. Some seem very cheap. Are they any good? I've...
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MIG Welding Gas vs No Gas
I recently found myself wishing I'd invested in a small welder (yet again*) when trying to make something. So, I'm looking at the options of buying a simple one, suitable for basic 'fabrication'. I'm...
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Metric thread on an ML7
This ought to be simple so I'm probably missing something. I'm trying to cut a 1.5mm thread on an ML7 with 8TPI lead screw. I have a 127 tooth gear but no 21 tooth. Duncan Munro's Ml7 Gear calculator...
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Regretted having started :-(
Having yesterday sorted out my small hand tools drawer, and sorting like-minded tools into chinese take-away plastic containers found this afternoon that the drawer woould not open. After much cussing...
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