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Tractor man	29/01/2016 18:45:19
426 forum posts 1 photos	Just a quick photo of my miniature tooling made over a period of a few months when nothing else was on the slip way. I took these to Harrogate and won a bronze for them, not bad for my first entry, must have a go at improving.
SillyOldDuffer	29/01/2016 19:29:31
10668 forum posts 2415 photos	Very nice! Pics like this make it obvious that I need more practice though. Perhaps a lot more... Congratulations on the bronze, Dave
stevetee	29/01/2016 20:02:50
145 forum posts 14 photos	Excuse my ignorance , but what sort of size are these tools?
Tractor man	29/01/2016 21:00:10
426 forum posts 1 photos	Yes the scale is 1/4 actual size so the surface gauge column is 4 inches high. The planer gauge is just over an inch high. Mick
Neil Wyatt	30/01/2016 10:53:01
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	When were they at Harrogate, if I had spotted them I would have put a pic in MEW. Neil
David Colwill	30/01/2016 11:03:43
782 forum posts 40 photos	They look fantastic but I fear you will not get the best reaction without something to give a sense of scale. Might I suggest the same photo with a fifty pence piece Well done for the bronze from me too. Regards. David.
Ian S C	30/01/2016 11:34:33
7468 forum posts 230 photos	No David, coins are no good, this is an international site, I use either a 6" steel rule, or a 0-1" micrometer in most of my photos. Although in this one I used a match box. Ian S C Edited By Ian S C on 30/01/2016 11:35:38
David Colwill	30/01/2016 11:54:05
782 forum posts 40 photos	Posted by Ian S C on 30/01/2016 11:34:33: No David, coins are no good, this is an international site, I use either a 6" steel rule, or a 0-1" micrometer in most of my photos. Although in this one I used a match box. Ian S C Edited By Ian S C on 30/01/2016 11:35:38 Good point!
Neil Wyatt	30/01/2016 14:37:30
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	Posted by Ian S C on 30/01/2016 11:34:33: No David, coins are no good, this is an international site, I use either a 6" steel rule, or a 0-1" micrometer in most of my photos. Although in this one I used a match box. Ian S C Edited By Ian S C on 30/01/2016 11:35:38 Matchboxes not to useful either! Here in the UK match boxes vary from about 1 1/4" long to over 4"... (we do like setting fire to things). Neil
Michael Gilligan	30/01/2016 18:06:25
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Perhas a good dimensional reference would be the AA Pen-Cell These are available internationally, and the size & shape are standard. MichaelG.

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