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red lead

In my reading of older manuals and books, it appears that a red lead/oil mixture was used for marking/scraping up until...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bugbear
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by bugbear

PC programming a Bridgeport Series I CNC

I have a friend with the title machine I believe Boss 5. He would like to write programs offline then download to the m...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by poundeater
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by poundeater

Should I harden a key?

Ive just remade a 4mm section key to fit the end of my lathe leadscrew for attaching changewheels. I had to make it fro...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by MikeHur_2005
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by MikeHur_2005

Orthoganol balancing - twinwheel grinders

A bit of extra info on orthogonal balancing. With the balance weights mounted close to one side of each wheel the syste...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pentagrid
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by pentagrid

Question on engraving aluminium

Long absence on here so hope you done mind me just popping in with a question. Need to mill out or engrave out some tex...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by adrian
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by adrian

a colchester wiring question

sorry, i'm back with another question! ive just bought an original reversing switch for my student, now in the manual t...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by willowkevin.3w8msn
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by willowkevin.3w8msn

Mower ignition

Hi There Gentlemen, I have a Condor mower, which, a few weeks ago stopped, as I was tackling a particularly tough patch...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by georgewbell
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by georgewbell

Back issue of Model Engineers' Workshop

Hi, The latest issue of MOW in Australia (Darwin) is number 151 (June 2009). There is an article in it about making a m...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rosskc
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by rosskc

Parkanson Power Hacksaw

Good day to all , Further to a previous post some time ago which some commented on . I have been recently restoring an...
27 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bluey69
27 comments posted 17yrs posted by bluey69

Pinging Norman Atkinson

Anyone heard anything of Norman.Haven`t seen him posting anywhere and an email to him has gone unanswered. Not like him...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mark
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by mark

Orthoganol balancing - twinwheel grinders

I've recently had to fit a new wheel and rebalance my 8" twin wheel grinder. The method I use is pretty straightforward...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pentagrid
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by pentagrid

Type metal

Has anyone a small quantity of type metal I can relieve them of for beer tokens? Either as a lump or as actual type? I...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by andrew
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by andrew

Kennet grinder

Does any member know where Ican get a set of drawings for a Kennet T and C grinder, is their any to download ? thanks Da...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by stereotype.3w5mgn
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by stereotype.3w5mgn

Search Posts

I know many of you guys don't use Google Groups but I used to find the search facility handy. Lately it fails to find a...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jontom_1uk
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by jontom_1uk

Pinging Andrew Mawson

This wasn't you back in the 70s was it? http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o191/rd400c/Untitled2.jpg http://i120.photob...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by panuno95-ukrec
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec