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Link belt drive rotation direction
My Denford Viceroy has a link belt drive from countershaft to layshaft (similar to Boxford). Is their a preferred direction of rotation for these belts? In other words when one considers the three...
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sortof OT - Auction Sentry trouble?
Anyone else having trouble with Auction Sentry? It seized up on me this morning, now it won't open despite rebooting the machine. Fleabay is horribly slow as well, maybe there's a connection with...
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sonic/laser measure
I cut many varying lengths, to a bar stop, on a chop saw. I was wondering if a sonic or laser measure with some sort of digital readout could be incorporated in the bar stop to give a quick and...
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On the off-chance
Anyone got a half-decent small-ish drill press they're looking to move on? Doesn't have to have a (working) motor, I've got motors. Large-ish bench-mounted, probably, something with a throat depth at...
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Switched Two or Three Speed Three Phase Motor
Does anyone know the internal connections for a three speed, three phase motor? I do not mean a motor driven by an inverter. I'm guessing that it's done by effectively changing the number of poles the...
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Denford Orac Lathe Arc Do-loop
does anybody know if it is possible to make an Arc do-loop on the denford orac lathe. if you know could you possibly help me. i really could use this because we are doing a project in my CAM class at...
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RF30 Mill needing a new home
Well my moving plans have hit a hiccup so I have now sold my house, but don't have a new one!! I spent the last few days packing up the house house and workshop, but don't have room to store this mill...
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Slot drill / End mill with radiused tip
Hi, I want to make some parts with slots that have a filleted bottom rather than a 90 degree join (IYSWIM) so I wondered if there is such a thing as a slot drill or end mill with the very tips of the...
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Electric motor advice needed please
The motor has broken on our Clarke lathe so I've been looking for a replacement. The switch broke too and this it proving difficult to replace. The systems runs a 3/4 hp with reverse and a 16mm drive...
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Purchasing a lathe
I would like to buy a small lathe. I want to try and make, in particular, a stationary steam engine. I came across this lathe from an enthusiasts site, and wondered what the very experienced modellers...
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Can anyone say anything about thius small lathe?
Hi. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this lathe: I know it's a gap bed lathe. Actually, I think it might not be identifiable to a specific manufacturer. Thanks.
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How should I make this?
I need to make several 'Top Hats' out of stainless steel, below is a sort of cross section in my first attempt at ascii art. The part is about 45 diameter and 45 long and will have a wall thickness of...
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Mounting a toolmakers vice on milling machine
Hi Folks I`m looking for a way to enable me to mount my small toolmakers vice quickly onto my milling machine without having to clock it every time. On most of my other stuff I have mounted a couple...
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Domestic Steam Engine
'Morning troops A friend of mine is moving to the country where he has access to unlimited quantities of hardwood fuel. He's looking to find a small boiler and steam engine, which he says would be...
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Something went right
While it should not affect anything, I now have a new home for the Model Engineers Digital Workshop. With the amount of traffic that was hitting the local servers I've given in and am paying for a...
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