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O.T Help to identify a print
I managed to buy a beautiful print from the local car boot today to enhance my reading of my collection of Hornblower novels! I even got the price down to £4. Can anyone help me to identify the...
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Snapon toolbox looking for a good home
Anyone interested in an old & battered Snap-On three draw tool chest? Free from Reading - I am getting too old to lift the thing when my tools are in it!
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11 years ago
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pressurised coolant
How high do piston engined planes pressurise the glycol-water mix? and what compensates as the outside air pressure decreases with altitude? Sitting in a traffic jam yesterday while I watched the pug...
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12 years ago
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From Another Place... (A rare bit of nostalgia)
Re-posted from Hello, I'm Roger Murray, welcome to my web site. Read on if you have the patience!
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Homebrew stud extractor
You know when you want to extract a short, unbroken stud from a casting without damaging it, but it's stuck tight? Well I never found a good way. But I had an idea this afternoon. I took a hex nut,...
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12 years ago
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Surplus mechanical and electrical stuff
I need to clear some space. Does anyone have a use for any of the following? Free to anyone who needs them for a project. Collect from Shropshire/Staffordshire border: - Big Hobart filter coffee...
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12 years ago
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electric motor refurb near Bristiol?
Hi I am looking for a starter motor/ alternator sevice engineer who might be able to clean up a Vetus Bowthruster motor that has been underwater and has got a bit mankey it has never been used but was...
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12 years ago
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Its a shame
Gentlemen, Its a shame but the rats are starting to leave the ship, its not sinking yet so maybe some more rats may come aboard :-)) Martin P
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Transformer help needed
Well I've traced what I think is a fault on my genny to an open circuit 3 phase transformer. It's delta wired with quite thin primary and thicker secondary. All 3 primary windings show open circuit...
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12 years ago
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Another genny problem
We have several small generators at our Saxon site. Three of them are Hondaish, 2.2kva , all have single bolt brushless armatures. I don't think that any of them have heat sensitive resets - at least...
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12 years ago
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Outlook Express
Gentlemen, Yesterday I treated myself to a Notebook which I can take away with me when working away from home, I'm very impressed with it but in Outlook Express it has one minor quirk and that is the...
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12 years ago
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Generator problems
I'm putting a 3 phase generator to work for the workshop. It's 13.5KVA so not too big. It's from the 1960's but looks in good condition. The previous user says it worked his shop machines. I know him...
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12 years ago
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Mushroom headed "nuts"
What is the correct name for these thigs. theu are mushroom headed and internally threaded 8mm. If I know the proper name then I can find some for sale. See
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12 years ago
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Pulling up stumps on this newsgroup?
I've been using the Internal Fire forum for some time and just submitted an application for Peter Forbes' stationary engine forum after occasionally lurking there for a while. IMHO neither matches...
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12 years ago
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Water injection
This is a pretty broad Church & I thought you might be interested in the following. Water injection It was pretty well known in the 20-30's. My dad was a mechanic and then a service engineer & drove...
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12 years ago
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