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Motor for AndrewM?

I'm sure Andrew M needs this ebay item to help consume some of that new 3phase power he has now! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/w...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Myford |ML7 Rebuild

I know there's only so much of this stuff you guys can take, with the monthly comics being full of this kind of write u...
32 comments posted 17yrs
posted by panuno95-ukrec
32 comments posted 17yrs posted by panuno95-ukrec

Inverter VFD problem

I changed the 1.5KW motor and fitted a Mitsubishi E500 VFD to my lathe. The actual VFD is an FR-E520S-1.5K-EC. Everythi...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by binswood
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by binswood

Step Loss (again)

I've been trying a few things before replacing the drivers and/or stepper motors. I ran a 2D program, that cut a name p...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kevin.newsgroups
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by kevin.newsgroups

Sir John, you are famous in America

Sir John, At Names, your name was mentioned in a seminar held by Ron Ginger re: the Sieg type machines. Most everyone n...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by clutch
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by clutch

<ME>

No comments on the provision of plans with or the editorship of Dave Clark? I am very pleasantly surprised at the plans...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mcgray
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mcgray

Making shim washers

I need to make a number of round shim washers. Is there a secret to doing this or am I better off buying them? The prob...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by news
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by news

thread cutting.

have old simat 101 lathe,any ideas on fitting back gear on this model for thread cutting.
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dave.walsh.3qya0o
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by dave.walsh.3qya0o

Slightly broke a Chinese digital verynear

I've got three Chinese verynears. Two are from Lidl and have given good service over several years and the new one is f...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by randm
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by randm

Buying advance tickets for Harrogate

Are Messrs. Events and Exhibitions Ltd. living in the current century? I guess that I'll have to que up with drinking vo...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by randm
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by randm

Plastic olives

Anyone know a source of 3mm bore plastic olives? The same as used on plumbing in brass?
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rplume.eng.co
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by rplume.eng.co

Import Duty

I am looking to get £100 of gear from Honk Kong how can you work out import duty
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by me
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

Another motor request

I need a 3 phase motor for the "S" type head on my Tom Senior M1, has anyone got one that they want to convert into bee...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nomail
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nomail

OT ish - But of possible interest

Looking for something else I stumbled across the linked site below. That was several hours ago. It disvcusses the evolu...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mike
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mike