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If the props are variable you don't need a FNR gearbox.

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Theres a small video here which gives a demonstration **LINK**

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If you are stuck for metric tapping drill sizes, just subtract the pitch from the diameter.

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I have a Dumore grinder of great vintage, the original flat belt disintegrated, but fortunately there is a local belt supplier fairly close to me, I took the unit in to the shop and they made me two new belts for less than a tenner.

If its any help **LINK**

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Aligning that to electric vehicles **LINK**

and **LINK**

or even **LINK**

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Testers aren't expensive - **LINK**

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FWIW, cleaning a DPF both active or passive does not require the breaking of speed limits, more the use of higher revs over a period of time.

Most DPFs dont start to clean until the gas flow through them is high enough, on Peugeot / Citroen for instance its at 2400 Rev/min, which as most would accept would be well in excess of the national limit in top gear.

So don't use top gear - you can bring the revs up in a lower gear ins cruise, it won't harm the engine but even so it can take upwards of 20 minutes at those revs to produce a full clean.

Normally when a DPF blocks you will get plenty of warning before the CAT fails and there are now a number of businesses that will remove the DPF, and pressure clean it to good effect for about £60 (BMW X5) .

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Nice card, some of us actually get involved....

**LINK**

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Looking at the similarity of one of our work mills, it may be that you have to remove the whole top plate as the gearbox input shaft is pinned to the motor shaft and the whole lot comes out as an assembly.

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Something else to watch out for is importation from the US. As prices have risen in the American markets, the price of Castings on the larger engines has made them enter into requiring an 'Importers Licence' by the buyer.

Having filled out all the relevant forms - graciously supplied by UPS in this instance, it was discovered that the price for importation and delivery only extended to the UK airport and not to your door.

Price for shipping $1800 worth of castings was $400 including importation duties, plus another £160 to get it from the airport to home.

Buyers beware

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I think that some of these machine motors are PSC types, the 3hp Single Phase 2-Pole Motor on my compressor certainly didn't have a CS.

Tried that larry, nobody took any notice.

Colin,

Any point in speaking to Chester direct?

Head Office & Showroom:
Clwyd Close, Hawarden Industrial Park, Hawarden, Nr Chester, CH5 3PZ.
T: +44 (0)1244 531631
F: +44 (0)1244 531331

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Do these motors actually have a centrifugal switch? Only my Fobco drill has a motor that you can actually hear the switch cutting back in on the rundown.

Both Warco Lathes and Mill do not, neither did my SIP compressor - all had two capacitors.

Fortunately when my mill packed up in the way described above it was obvious to see by the damaged capacitor casing.

Simply replacing it cured the problem

I spoke to Helen this afternoon, their email has changed - [email protected] for anyone that needs it. I've seen the quality of construction, and as you say, it can't be faulted. Really looking forward to getting mine to be able to start the build.

I've been building boilers since the mid eighties, but with certification and gas prices for the bigger units going up and up, decided to get a fully commercially built and properly certificated unit for this time.

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Cheers all,

I think it may have been Helen that I spoke to when I finally managed to get through on the phone, I don't mind waiting for it as I know they are really busy, but it would be really good to have a progress or non-progress report occasionally.

And apologies, it was January 17 I ordered it - just feels like a long time, still its coming up two years.

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Has anyone had any experience of Western Steam - boiler manufacturers in Somerset?

I ordered a boiler in january '16 and am still waiting for it, it was estimated to be complete by jul 18, the email address used in the original communication is no longer valid, but I did manage to make contact via phone at the end of August for a forecast, only to be told it hadn't been started yet and should be ready by mid Sept.

So far no boiler.

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Translation

Hello, dear customer. By asking the developers of our products, we confirmed that UKPL doesn't make any sense. As our mistake made the title of our product wrong, thank you for pointing out for us, thank you very much.

After spending five years training up to 50 apprentices a year in basic machining skills, the most received comment I get after they have completed their tasks is:

'How much will I get for it on Ebay'

At least the indicators work, unlike BMWs