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      terryd replied to the thread New UK member.
      Hi Allan, I live in S Leicestershire. Welcome to this helpful forum. Your post above could have been written by most of us I suspect...
    • terryd
      Hi, Read the OP again, he did use an etch primer.
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      Hi, Be sure not to use any Alkaline product (such a Caustic soda or washing soda) on aluminium, it will remove the paint but attack the...
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      It certainly looks like a 10V with only one upright and the single base etc. The whole kit is available new and complete from Stuart...
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      Hi, We used to use what we call 'French Chalk' (aka soapstone) to lubricate files and try to prevent 'pinning' (those little bits of...
    • terryd
      Hi Brian, Here's a nice 101 description of files; types and uses. https://www.theengineerspost.com/types-of-file-tools/ Regards TerryD
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      Hi Brian, Most grades (Bastard, coarse, medium, fine and extra fine) are also available in warding (tend to be fine and medium), flat...
    • terryd
      terryd replied to the thread Drilling Very Small Holes.
      Hi K2, I do the same when making bits such as gas jets by rotating the work in the lathe but I use a modified circular pin chuck to hold...
    • terryd
      terryd replied to the thread Wobble Plate Air Compressor.
      Hi Toymaker, if you have a smartphone there are free or inexpensive apps for measuring sound levels in decibels. Even those that charge...
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      terryd replied to the thread Press Fits.
      I have a great Casio scientific cLCULtor from the 1980s and still going strong. I've had many over hte years but the Casio is still the...
    • terryd
      terryd replied to the thread Press Fits.
      Hi K2, It is also possible to use a small longitudinal pin centred on the circumference of the journal/crankpin. On another topic I...
    • terryd
      terryd replied to the thread Drafting linen.
      Hi, You mention 'pounce' is that similar to ground pumice that we used in our drawing office in the UK. The system in our drawing...
    • terryd
      terryd replied to the thread Taking it up a step---.
      Hi Richard, I'm not counting spaces, the decimal number system begins at zero, not one - just look at what number any measuring...
    • terryd
      terryd replied to the thread Taking it up a step---.
      Sorry Richard your counting method is incorrect. In the,decimal system the number 10 is the beginning of the next iteration of the...
    • terryd
      terryd replied to the thread Taking it up a step---.
      Hi mike, I have 2 almost identical inexpensive digital calipers which I purchased at more or less the same time. One retains it's...
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