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Packing and making machine is a mechanical device used for packaging small items such as food, beverages, cosmetics, soap bars, medicine bottles, etc. Packing and making machine is also used in pharmaceutical industries to make the final product by filling the finished containers with the product. T

I came home form Hairy Forebears (Hare & Forbes, our local machinery shop) with 250kg of semi precision metal. I imagine the thing and I may have a initial problems communicating as it speaks Mandarin with a Deutsche accent. But it seems happy to be sitting in my workshop (aka glorified garage) f

This is the classic drill/tap size chart from the venerable L. S. Starrett. Everyone should have this printed and posted in their shop. I see a lot of the more "famous" YT creators with large posters of this chart. That would be a really nice addition to anyone's shop.

Having no three phase supply, I recently decided to convert a large pillar drill I acquired a few years ago, from three phase to single phase power. First of all, I went to a local motor rewind specialist and asked if they could convert the existing motor. They said they could but it would be altoge

Hi. I have learned from Mr. Apelton the usefulness of the Locktite 603 "permanent" locking/gluing /fixing/holding/mending/repairing/welding/soldering-like capabilities. However, having applied this stuff to a part for temporary holding, I'm struggling to get rid of the remains of it afterwords after

After years of messing about with makeshift methods of tightening small nut sizes, the increasing complexity of my models, declining digit dexterity and the need to do multiple fit and disassembly pointed to a need for hex sockets from 3mm to 10BA bolt sizes. Not finding them available on the net re

We only ever see close ups of Keith's metal band saw, would it be possible to show a full picture & give the make as I am intending to buy one in the near future. His looks to be eminently suitable for model engineering tasks.

watched keith blowing out his engines after use using a compressed air oil mixture and wondered how he introduced oil into the airline.

Conveyor | Types and Uses of Industrial Conveyors The most common types of conveyors are belt, roller, motorized roller, overhead, power and free, and slat conveyors. Each is useful for various processes.

In Keith's video ASSEMBLING A HIGH QUALITY MODEL STEAM PLANT - PART #16 he discusses a set of BA wrenches that are available from Blackgates. Living in the U.S.A. I have acquired a number of English Steam Projects. To date I have not found an American supplier that could help me with the BA stu

I am having a devil of a time trying to find anything ba or me here in the states. Im fairly new to the world of model engineering so I’m still figuring out where to source all the fiddly bits that are required. I’m currently machining out a stuart double 10. Is anyone aware of any dealers here in t

Hello model engineers! Im over here in AUS and I am very interested in steam. I have inherited my great grandfather's steam engine which is a twin steam marine engine that he never completed as an engineer at a pumping station. It is a rather nicely machined engine although when he started it he had

Hi, I have access to some "leaded steel". Easy to turn but not weldable. Have no knowledge about this stuff. What is it best used for? I'm thinking cylinders, instead og cast iron?

Your dad seems to like his 1 inch belt sander more than the 4 inch one. Why? Would a wood machine using 120 or 180 grit belts also work?

I am fortunate to have a 14x30 Hendy lathe. ~25 years ago I overhauled it, reground the bed, and fitted a VFD to replace the old thyratron DC tube drive. Although the DC drive worked exceptionally well, it was becoming very temperamental and would often emit sparks, noise and allow the magic smoke