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    I have to sell my workshop!

    pennytharthing and g&m buy tools and workshop contents https://gandmtools.co.uk/ i believe that they advertised on back page of model engineer magazine. https://pennyfarthingtools.co.uk/ often have interesting tools where in the uk are you? David
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    HSS Lathe Tool Shapes and Angles

    p28. tool tip 5° above center - whats the reason please
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    Stuart Triple new build

    as a hobby machinist, inspiring and helpful to see the use of fixtures. the more so with a triple where several of same part to be machined. thanks
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    Stuart Triple new build

    to minimise editing time, could the videos be posted on youtube - and a link posted in this thread?
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    Stuart Triple new build

    the split line on the bearing is interesting. how did you do that please? what are the benefits?
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    Thread Identification

    looking at the photo of thread gauge, it only fits first couple of teeth - so pitch not same as gauge. is the thread tapered, or parallel? what does the part connect to - bulkhead/bracket? could you ask the supplier of the part?
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    Nalon Viper 2.5cc CI Engine

    8 x 4 IC by APC
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    My easy solution to No More Clogged Spray Paint Rattle Cans

    solvent to suit the paint. some may need 'cellulose thinners' or xylene, for example. my preferred option has been a little solvent in a small jar, to clean nozzle.
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    Porsche 917 flat 12 engine

    $1400. sounds expensive, but is it typical for an 1/8 scale kit?
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    Mills MK1 Series 1 Scaled down to 0.56cc

    encouraging and perhaps frustrating. its a long time since i have seen a nylon topflite propeller. are they still manufactured in the usa/available in mexico?
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    Beginner here, is this a good way to proceed

    link didnt work for me. was it this one, Terry?
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    O-ring for piston ring

    0.005" clearance on what ... 1. the piston outside diameter - in comparison with the cylinder bore, but Toms explanation is 0.002" clearance, between piston and bore or 2. axial length of groove, in comparison with the O-ring diameter section, for example? top? bottom? back? to avoid...
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    O-ring for piston ring

    axial (along length of piston) clearance. for a 0.070" seal, the axial length of groove is typically 0.089/0.099" Pete refers to radial (across section of seal) squeeze. for a 0.070" seal, typically 12% to 15% 0.060/0.062" housing radial width. different manufacturers quote slightly different...
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    keats plate and faceplate

    to be filed to fit, Norman, or make new? having looked at lathes.co.uk, i see it can be much more than the spindle sometimes seen for sale. is the column solid, or tube? having a rest after lunch, and found a youtube video Potts Milling Spindle
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    keats plate and faceplate

    maybe one evening next week, i'll saw a couple of rounds off some bar, and make the faceplates. probably one for a small keats plate, t-slotted as Norman suggested " ... addition of 'guides' to control what could be called the x and y axis." photo of a faceplate seen on ebay and the other...
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