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St Louis RPM meet 2014

Sat, 2014-08-09 18:47 — ljcasey1

First couple of pictures of the recently held ST Louis RPM meet 2014.

Just a teaser to start with.....

uhhh....isn't that our current issue's Poster Guy????

What happened to m-tech?

Sat, 2014-08-09 05:20 — sags123

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This company made several kits for animation of cranes , oil derricks,etc using small gear motors. Just disappeared.

What's on your workbench - August 2014

Fri, 2014-08-08 18:19 — jeffshultz

Okay, it seems that the last Workbench thread has run it's course - Week #3 lasted 13 or so weeks, beyond even Week #4.

So, if nobody has any objections, I'd like to try one a month instead.

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Drill Press for small bits

Fri, 2014-08-08 14:43 — Pat M

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I'm looking at mini bench top drill presses for use for drilling small holes (up to #80) for various projects. Would a. A mini drill press and a dremel fine bit chuck work alright? Pay out for a precision chuck?

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Weekly Photo Fun 8-14 August

Fri, 2014-08-08 12:57 — kcsphil1

Since no one else has thrown down the gauntlet, Let's see what you have to share this week!

Don't forget that we get as much out of your in-process photos as we do the highly polished "all done" shots!

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Free bridges plans

Thu, 2014-08-07 02:55 — frankitaly

Hi at all,

this is my first post, many greetings from Italy!

For those not familiar here is the link to a site that offers plans for various types of bridges:

https://www.arkansashighways.com/historic_bridge/early_standard_bridge_p...

I hope is to your liking, have a nice day

Gardner Bender Automatic Wire Stripper SE-92

Wed, 2014-08-06 17:23 — Grenzer47

Greetings,
I'm about to add some bench work to my layout and will be extending the DCC power bus. In the CVP EasyDcc manual there's mention of the above mentioned hand tool by Gardner Bender. I'm wondering if anyone has used their model SE-92 and what they think of it. The only review I've seen wasn't complimentary, but that's one guy's opinion. And is there a similar tool available that does the same thing?
Thanks for your input.
Barry P.

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Drilling Carbon Fiber

Tue, 2014-08-05 21:28 — Michael Whiteman

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I have been considering making trolley poles from round carbon fiber stock. Has anyone had experience drilling .030 or smaller holes in this material? Tell me the bad news before I buy something else to throw away. Thanks in advance.