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    How to create low poly plans?

    Thanks folks, looks like just the ticket. Interesting about the paper models in Blender, I've using Blender for years and I've never come across it. Cheers.
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    How to create low poly plans?

    Hi folks. I've been asked if I could weld up a couple of low polygon animals, "Yes" I said not really thinking it through. I can model the animals needed in Blender which has some good low poly tools, I can also solidify the panels so I can account for overlap, but I'm then a bit stuck getting...
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    Stainless Gauze Tubing?

    Hi folks. I have project needing some small stainless gauze tubes, from 6 to 8mm ID would do, this is for fast airflow penetration. I haven't been able to find anything anywhere. I have tried some solid aluminium tube and milled slots or drilled holes but I'm not getting the results I need...
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    Quality carbide inserts for turning stainless?

    Hi folks. Over the last few months I've purchased a few different tips advertised as being for stainless, but I'm not getting the life out of them I would expect. Turning to a shoulder seems to be where most have struggled, which I guess makes sense. My feeds and speeds are in the ball park...
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    Circularising Aluminium Pipe!

    Hi folks. I have some aluminium pipe, 66 and 44mm (ish) diameter. This stuff isn't top quality, while it serves it's purpose as pipe it's not round. Or I guess it's round ish. I could really do with this pipe being as round as possible. Unified? Standardised? Or is that wood? Both pipe...
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    Casting resin in aluminium?

    Hi folks. There isn't a resin section, for some reason I thought wood people might have more experience with resin than the metal people. No idea if that assumption is correct! Anyway, I need to resin cast a number of clear tubes, around 60mm outer diameter with a 10mm wall thickness, approx...
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    Oil for new gear lathe?

    Hi folks. It's time to give my new gear head lathe an oil change. The manual states Tellus 27 and 33, which I presume are the old numbers and it should actually be 33 and 68. I'm assuming here though. I'm guessing the numbers equate to hydraulic oils of certain viscosity. So should I be...
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    Wanted Wanted: Lathe D1-4 Face Plate.

    HI folks. If you happen to have a D1-4 faceplate kicking around that you don't use please let me know! Diameter needed is between 200 and 300mm. Many thanks.
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    Some resin advice?

    Hi folks. This might not quite belong in this section, but I've assumed the wood working guys have more experience with resin than the metal blokes. I'm both! I need to make some cylinders of resin with loads of sparkly bits mixed in, emulsified if you will. I have no idea what the mass of...
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    Turning a smallish crankshaft.

    Oh yeah, it'll be steel of some kind, possibly a bit of 4140 which I have here, or EN28, possibly boring old mild steel if that's all I have to size. There aren't any pictures, I'm trying to work out all the complexity of the build before starting. It's just a simple 3 journal crank that will...
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    Turning a smallish crankshaft.

    Hi folks. I have a small project coming up where I need to machine a simple 3 journal crankshaft. I'm fine with the measuring and marking out, I need to come up with the final dimensions yet, but I'm thinking we're going to be somewhere near a 35mm cam od, 10 or 11mm journal od and a total...
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    Lathe Multifix tool holders.

    Sadly all I know is the tool post is suitable for a 220 swing (over carriage), The dimensions of the multifix cylinder are 60x46 if that helps?
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    Lathe Multifix tool holders.

    Hi folks. Anyone know of a source of multifix holders anywhere? I'm in the need of a few 540-113, after hours of searching around I found a company in Germany who had some in stock, sadly they were the wrong size so I'll have to re-sell those. These things are seemingly out of stock...
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    EN List with basic characteristics?

    Does anyone have a link to a list of EN steel numbers, strengths, machinability etc? I can find loads of SAE lists, loads of general steel bumpf and how they’re designated, but lo simple of list of numbers and strength, etc. This must be pretty easy to find so I’m obviously searching for the...
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    A new mill needed!

    Hi folks. For a couple of years now I've been using a Sieg variant SX4 mill, it's been ok, apart from not being square, nothing is flat and it's impossible to take cuts without the table wobbling around. So, not brilliant! I've got to the point now where I'm chasing better accuracy and...
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