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Beaker	19/07/2018 00:33:35
8 forum posts 1 photos	Hello all. I'm a mechanical engineer that's tied to a desk during the day and so I'm wanting to get my hands dirty. Currently I'm just building up the workshop contents; rebuilding a Raglan Little john lathe (anyone know a source of gears - two missing teeth...) and trying to amass some basic machining and inspection kit. Interested in getting a universal mill. E.g Alexander/deckel fp1 etc, so if anyone's thinking of selling, please get in touch Anyway, enough rambling. I look forward to learning a great deal from you all in the future. Cheers
Michael Gilligan	19/07/2018 07:23:09
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Welcome, Beaker I recall that Dursley was the home of the Pederson bicycle. MichaelG.
Zebethyal	19/07/2018 08:00:36
198 forum posts	Welcome Beaker, Dursley is the home of RA Lister/Lister Petter, famous for many diesel and petrol engines - I recall watching the office block burn down back in 1983 from our lounge window, this was the largest fire Dursley had seen and ironically occurred whilst the fire chief of the volunteer fire service was on holiday! I then watched them tear the buildings down several weeks later from the end of the road. Dursley is also the former home of Mawdsley's Electric Motors, who make motors of many sizes, right up to those used in submarines (I did a week's work experience there as a child). I grew up in Dursley, and still have many fond memories of the place, although on recent visits much has changed since my time there. Edited By Zebethyal on 19/07/2018 08:00:58
Neil Wyatt	19/07/2018 19:48:45
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	Welcome to the Forum, Beaker. As in Professor Bunsen? Neil
Beaker	20/07/2018 06:08:38
8 forum posts 1 photos	Thanks for the warm welcome. Yes, Lots of classic British engineering used to happen in Dursley, but it's all housing now.... 😔 Neil; yes that beaker, I left the muppets some time ago, but, you know, once a muppet always a muppet! Waiting for avatar approval.
shaun meakin	20/07/2018 09:14:34
24 forum posts	Welcome Beaker. The Bristol Model Engineering Exhibition is 17/18/19th August at Thornbury Leisure Centre. The cream of Model Engineering traders are there with everything from lathes to, dare I say it, soldering and brazing materials! I am sure you will find a visit very useful.
George Jervis	20/07/2018 09:25:01
113 forum posts 76 photos	Hi beaker, You have a raglan little John lathe which one do you have the mk1 or 2 or 5"?? I have a mk2 with the quick change gear box. Their is a forum for the raglan little John where you may be able to get parts and advise on your rebuild. George Edited By George Jervis on 20/07/2018 09:25:47

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