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Power Feed Drawings nearly completed – Alibre is great!

Posted on 18 October, 2010 by Mike Freeman

Well  am almost there with the drawings for the RF25 Milling machine power feed. I believe it may also fit the RF30 but that’s only information received via the internet. If you have a RF30 then it would be simple enough to … Continue reading →

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The Power Feed for RF25/30 milling machine is up and running!

Posted on 7 September, 2010 by Mike Freeman

Yes, the power feed is now up and running. I have a little left in relation to securing the brass safety cover and adding the lever to engage/disengage. That should be around 30 minutes work (getting a small set of … Continue reading →

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Success – Plumbago works well as a parting powder!

Posted on 1 September, 2010 by Mike Freeman

Well today was the first time for many reasons I have been able to do some real metal work! I decided that I would fire up the furnace and melt and mould the coupling between the wiper motor and the … Continue reading →

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Power feed for Milling machine – progress at last

Posted on 14 July, 2010 by Mike Freeman

Well I have managed to get into the workshop again and am in the middle of making a power feed to my own design for the RF25 milling machine I bought from Axminster tools some years ago. I will be … Continue reading →

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Pattern making Seal engine parts and ‘other’ items progresses.

Posted on 29 June, 2010 by Mike Freeman

Work continued on the pair of patterns for the Seal engine. I am now at the stage of painting to get a good finish. To help me I use two different spray colours so I can see clearly the areas … Continue reading →

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