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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...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by peter
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by peter

Auction of Railwayana

Full-size stuff, but might be of interest to somebody. https://www.twgaze.co.uk/auctions/catalogues-and-auctions/current...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by davey
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by davey

Surface grinder question

How do surface grinders move the wheel (or table?) to give micron positioning diferences? I would have thought that a st...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by peter
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by peter

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 th...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words

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...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by peter
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by peter

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...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by peter
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by peter

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...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by peter
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by peter

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 l...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by no.sp
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by no.sp

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 look...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by no.sp
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by no.sp

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 sc...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by invalid
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by invalid

Regretted having started :-(

Having yesterday sorted out my small hand tools drawer, and sorting like-minded tools into chinese take-away plastic co...
52 comments posted 9yrs
posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words
52 comments posted 9yrs posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words

K'Nex?

I've only just heard of this, and, as my Meccano set (with some bits dating back to 1910) is getting all bent and rusty...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words

"Time" to cut it "Shortt"

On the basis that my latest book, "Electrical Timekeeping" by Frank Hope Jones (1943 reprint) has just arrived, might I...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words

fao rickman

Since you asked, the Woodward account agrees with your assertion that the synchroniser on a hit acts to increase the fo...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words

Shortt

Just looking at the mechanism in the master free pendulum, what happens if the two pendulums are PI out of phase, for t...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by headstone255.but.not.these.five.words