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Hi all just moved to Workington Cumbria and after having to sell up shop due to divorce quite a few years back I’m now in a place to start rebuilding an albeit smaller workshop with aim of model engineering rather then building motorbikes

Good idea

That’s a great idea, better than having the swarf and any cutting fluid/Lubricant going all over the worktop!

Edited By Curtis Rutter on 07/08/2021 22:01:28

Perfect that’s good to know

Thank you

Good thinking, can easily enough brace them to the garage brick wall with a bolt or two on top of them being bolted to each other already

I’m looking at purchasing the Sieg SX2P mill but want to mount it on my current workbench, looking at the workbench that’s available from Arc Euro I’m wondering if what I already have will be strong enough.

Unfortuantely the user manual for the bench/drawers doesn’t give any information on load capacity.

This is the worktop/bench in question, was thinking it would be mounted on the worktop in between the 7 drawer and larger cupboard so would have the main support underneath from both cupboards. The Sieg weighs in at approx 70kg and I’m 80kg and have stood on it to reach something on top and no flexi on but obviously long term I’m unsure

Edited By Curtis Rutter on 07/08/2021 14:58:55

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Edited By Curtis Rutter on 07/08/2021 15:06:45

Have bought a small bottle of the evapo rust to try out as parts of my ML7 are showing light surface rust. Do you think it will work if wiped/sprayed onto parts and left?

Where about a are you? I have some left over aircraft grade Anti corrosive that I used on my ML7 for 4 months in a damp unheated garage whilst it was being stored. Will require a clean down after application but not a single bit of rust appeared in the time, I also covered in a dust sheet.

I'm far from an expert but I've always drilled holes undersized then bored to correct diameter although deepest holes I've drilled/bored have been 50mm in depth, reamers are another possibility.

Edited By Curtis Rutter on 14/09/2017 16:04:39

i hope they revised the instructions, i had one of the first ones made up for an ML7 around march, the instructions were next to useless as they were designed for the super 7, had to get assistance from one of their engineers and even he said he couldnt understand their instructions but fortunately he had the knowledge to fit it without the instructions.

Edited By Curtis Rutter on 12/09/2017 06:02:02

I love reading and am in the process of building fitted bookshelves into my study to allow my book collection to grow. I have everything from the great English classics to engineering titles and medical journals. I just don't enjoy reading on an e-reader

Think we need a full inventory!

This place is brilliant for all things model engineering. Might be worth looking at http://www.modelenginemaker.com specifically for model engines too

Edited By Curtis Rutter on 30/08/2017 12:17:13

Where are you located?

Still they're impressive, I too am into full bike builds, am 3/4 through a minitwin race bike just running short on time to finish it at the mo

I'm envious, do the engines run?

I notice you're cambridge based Andrew, when I move that way in a couple of months going to start my PPL, any recommendations?

The respective diameters are 22mm and 18mm so will try it with the 0.5mm gap and at least if it doesn't work I can enlarge the bore and get bigger displacement cylinder/displacer. Because I'm using Borisilicate glass it's giving me limited options to the sizes

Edited By Curtis Rutter on 25/05/2017 14:30:05

in regards to the displacement cylinder and the displacer how tight a fit/or loose should it be? I've only been able to locate the relevant sizes that give me a clearance of 0.5mm between the two, is that too tight?

I'm smack bang in the middle of both. Why won't you be going back to Cambridge ME Andrew?