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    Here are some better pictures: ...

    Here are some better pictures:

    http://www.wilsonlogan.com/Unit/DSC_0481.JPG

    http://www.wilsonlogan.com/Unit/DSC_0482.JPG

    http://www.wilsonlogan.com/Unit/DSC_0483.JPG
    ...
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    Parkson 2N mill. How to get table off?

    Hi Guys,

    How do I get the table off this mill?

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320138047197&ssPageName=STRK:MEUS:IT&ih=011

    It won’t go through my unit door with...
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    Not a bad idea at all Geof. BTW I notice that...

    Not a bad idea at all Geof.

    BTW I notice that 20 tpi is not a million miles from 1.25 metric (20.4 tpi). There are only about 4 full threads in the camera housing. Would it be possible to find...
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    Nope. I was wrong. I checked back and 31/32 is...

    Nope. I was wrong. I checked back and 31/32 is the height of threaded part, not the diameter.

    Still, not a bad idea. I will continue to look.

    Cheers,

    Wilson.
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    Hi Geof, Good plan. Excellent plan in fact....

    Hi Geof,

    Good plan. Excellent plan in fact. Finding the 31/32 UNF threaded item is going to be the hard part... errr... I just remembered when I was looking for 31/32 UNF taps I found that 31/32...
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    Hi, IIRC its 20tpi 31/32 UNF 2B. The...

    Hi,

    IIRC its 20tpi 31/32 UNF 2B.

    The company that offered to sell me some sent it away to their tap manufacturer for identification.

    Additionally, as a test, I made a 20 tpi 31/32 UNF...
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    Hi Guys, Thanks for the replies. 31/32...

    Hi Guys,

    Thanks for the replies.

    31/32 UNF is a non-standard thread. Its been made that way by the manufacturer specifically to stop people doing what I'm doing. They want you to buy their...
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    Help! Anyone got a 31/32 UNF tap?

    Hi All,

    I need to buy a 31/32 UNF bottoming (3rd) tap for a camera body I'm making. Its an underwater camera that mates to a proprietory cable (which has the 31/32 UNF male fitting).

    I'd...
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    Jess, You should definitely start small &...

    Jess,

    You should definitely start small & work your way up.

    The good equipment is an emergent property of experience. The good guys have the good gear because they have experience to know...
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    20 years experience and some very nice equipment...

    20 years experience and some very nice equipment would be my guess.

    If you wanted to work your way up to something like this you should start small, like with motorcycle heads or somesuch.
    ...
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    Oh come on Chaps! Lets not be shy! Over 70...

    Oh come on Chaps! Lets not be shy!

    Over 70 of you have already read this & not one of you is willing to post a pic?

    No ones going to laugh at the size of your pin board. Well... I won't,...
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    tool organisation

    Hi All,

    I'm in the fortunate position of moving from my all too small garage to a new industrial unit.

    The unit is filling up fast and I want some pointers on how to organise my tooling and...
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    OMT Rotary optical table

    Hi Guys,

    I bought an OMT 16" rotary optical table at an auction. I have a rough idea how to use it but would very much like to hear from someone who has actually used one or better still, has a...
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    Hi, I think you can just melt & pour but its...

    Hi,

    I think you can just melt & pour but its very dicey. Normally you'd need a helper to direct a stream of cover gas (SF6) over the crucible & pour or you need to cover the melt & pour with...
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    Poll: I wish I lived next door to that place. It'd be...

    I wish I lived next door to that place. It'd be like that warehouse at the end of Indiana Jones 1.

    Anyway, yes, me packrat. I bought a 1972 V12 Jaguar when I was 24 and many years later bought an...
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