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Great bit of film and a good watch on Sunday morning with a cup of coffee :-) I think its a shame the British didnt have these sorts of dedicated film crews but i suspect that the US needed this footage to keep the news reals spinning at home and to keep up the support. The british probably had...

I never understand magnetic trays....why ? They used to be all the rage in motorcycle workshops but were actually a pain :) I have an electric pocket screwdriver which is great but its also magnetic and every time i use it and put it down the bench the world and his dog sticks to the bloody...

Loads of Jaws bath bombs on ebay but not cheap for one in the same packet as the video

At first glance the RHS aircraft is very 109ish :)

Yea they were never a good fit especially on the one off home builds. What really surprised me even on production cars was how thin and flimsy the metal was, you could lift a side at the front and it might twist 5-6" down its length.

On all these Italeri/Protar kits, getting the hood to fit is the key. The problem with this one was the sag in the chassis which runs from pretty near the join between hood and body. I got rid of the sag and i also moved the radiator back about 2-3mm . even so i got the RHS to fit ok but the...

This is what i have settled on. Yellow sponsored by the M&Ms in background

On my bench but still in its box is a An Airfix DE Haviland Chipmunk , gifted to me by a guy i know. not really my thing but its 1/48 and tiny, smaller than a lot of 1/72 aircraft. So what is the score with micro month models ?

Dont panic, a quick call to the Arkansas Chug a Bug team provided a solution :cool: (of sorts) I just need to lower that rear light .

Oh dear.....My whacky races special has hit a small snag. As my childhood hero would have said "Curses" or even "Drat and double Drat" or even "do something Muttley" I came to mock up the exhaust and found i have put the decal too low on the body 😭 options are ,leave it, remove it this side...

Its a wonderful thing, i love anything like this :-) I think the rigidity is tied to torque and balance. The heavier the cut the more torque is created and thats where you need rigidity. Imagine if the machine was not bolted down, if you tried to grab the chuck the whole machine would try and...

I have a love hate relationship with them. I have only built one and that needed quite a bit of work. I love the opportunity they bring to build things other manufacturers wouldn't touch, i hate the fact that they rush these things out at one a month now and let really silly mistakes go through...

Hmmm. thanks for sharing Nick. It looks like a cross between a Pocher and one of those kits you get weekly with a 150 £10 magazines :) . I have to say its a new one on me. The first and last pics show the amount of work you put in and also demonstrates all the reasons why people get into 3D...

interestingly i saw this today this is a high end micro lathe, its also available as a watchmakers lather, basically the same thing with collets rather than a chuck . This is £4k and add another £2k for accessories, but my point is, look at the size and weight of the base compared to chuck and...

I am not sure i can see any advantage in these micro lathes unless you really have no choice because of space .Weight and rigidity is your friend and micrometre adjustments are pretty meaningless without it. I remember when we got a new Colchester student at work and the problems we had...