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Do they have any markings on them, Broad Arrow /l\, a crown, or AM, or an American AN part number?

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I use the method used by John for parallel tubes that become displacers and hot caps for hot air engines, that way you can take the thickness to less that ,010", but for the job in hand, use Hopper's method.

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In an older ME there was a bit about how you could, before WW2 buy a little packet of gun powder, that could be put in the close fire box of the copper in the laundry to blow out the soot from the chimney, it also mentioned the effect of putting in 2 packets.

As kids we made bombs from the heads of Wax Vesta matches.

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Edited By Ian S C on 25/11/2018 11:25:16

New Zealand's Rocket Lab put half a dozen small satellites in orbit on the 11th of November, next launch is for NASSA, with 13 satellites.

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My grandfather was a leather goods manufacturer, and there was a pair among his tools, can't remember if I still have them, or they are at a museum. I can remember that about 60 tears ago they had about 1" broken off the end of the top handle, and I had just seen my first demonstration of brazing at school, so I came home, fired up a blow lamp(other grandfather was a plumber), and made a new piece and Ezi-Flowed it on, last seen it was still holding up. Something about packing cases, not sure.

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I'v never been to Manchester, but I don't think you need to apologize, it can't be that bad! Hi welcome to the nut house.

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Somewhere about 2010 one of our members, Terryd lost his workshop through fire, I think the cause was the fluoroscent lighting.

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Phil, if he says your wrong, ask him how he built his one, most of those types wouldn't know what a lathe was, lrt alone use one.

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? UK Photographic League/ Lens. Maybe "Protected Lens". I see on the E-Bay site, material made of; mental

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Edited By Ian S C on 18/11/2018 10:53:45

Probably the oil should be changed early in the life of the saw, after which it should do a good few hours without any trouble, maybe a check / change every couple of years. Mine has been going about twenty years on the original oil, and at this stage I'm not looking inside.

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If you are a member of a model engineering club, discuss your boiler design with the boiler inspector, he's going to want to see the boiler at stages as it is built. If you'r not a member, you'll have to find a boiler inspector.

The inspector will be able to advise you on details of construction.

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Edited By Ian S C on 18/11/2018 10:22:12

I can remember that when I was about 10 yrs old Dad had some copies of Hobbies Illustrated that dated back to the mid 1930s, and the one I remember most had a how too on making your own X - Ray plant, the tube had to be a vacuum type incandescent light bulb.

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I note that many "clubs" include experimental in their name, and my hot air motors(and other things) would come in that category, as they are not models. I suppose a freelance locomotive would be the same.

The first article in ME was about wireless telegraphy, then a bit on clock making, then the first loco by Dr J. Bradbury Winter, a person who is still known in the ME world. Next, lathe carriers(for driving between centres), then how to make a carbon zinc battery. And so it goes on.

In September 1898 there is a note: Will new readers kindly note that the reprinted editions o Nos 1 and 2 of The Model Engineer are now entirely sold out? They may possibly be obtained by advertising in our Sale Column.

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Thin heat joined flat belt is a good drive for tool post grinders, and I think it would do well on a tool and cutter grinder. It is recommended that the flat belts are joined by the professionals.

I have used O - rings, these can be cut and joined with super glue, I made a jig to cut the ring so that the cut was about 30* to the length to give an increased glue area, it's held up well, although its a bit stretchy.

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The steam locomotives of the New Zealand Railways are festooned with plumbing.

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Back in 1898 the so called experts told Percival Marshall that his new magazine wouldn't last a year----well it should do another one or two. Model engineering will not remain the same as it was 120 years ago, but it was then looking forward, to aviation, electicity, wireless/radio. In the first volume there is plans for a small open crank gas / petrol engine that would be big enough to dive a small lathe, I think it was actually rated at 1/6hp.

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When I join the plastic belting, I heat a steel strip (an old kitchen knife), then hold the ends to the metal strip, then hold the ends together while pressing the belt into the V of a bit of angle iron to keep it aligned. I use two 5 mm belts on the Super Adept lathe, and I use 3 mm belts for drive belts on my hot air motors, all of these have been in use for over 15 yrs, maybe nearer 20 yrs. I use the green coloured stuff, it has a slightly rough surface, the first type that I got nearly 30 yrs ago was a pale colour(maybe cream). and it eventually became brittle.

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Perhaps the boards were US, as in un - serviceable, not US as in USA.

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No, aluminium is the way to go. Brass, copper, and aluminium, this could be a way of powering the next generation of electric cars

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If a 1/2" socket won't move a nut, the angle grinder will (or a nut splitter).

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