Recent content by jonnymac

Yes the reamer was brand new and the drill was on the slowest pully, - I was taking it very slowly to try to preserve the temper of the blade, Cutting fluid is just the normal stuff you get from screwfix or axminster. - I am just guessing it was some kind of acid - chemistry O level is now a...

Inca Brochures, Instructions, Price List, and Fetching Knitware here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcclellans ... 669747676/ Enjoy Jon

I've not posted pictures to a forum before and don't seem to be able to get them to display in the page - so you'll just have to visit these links: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcclellans/4047869322/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcclellans/4047127895/...

I've tried this and have a rather cautionary tale to tell: I had an almost new stanley combination hollow ground with a 10mm hole and used a cone drill to try to open it up to 15mm, after a while I had got to about 13.5mm I looked up at the drill press and where it had been shiny tool steel it...

Jim, Many thanks for the Pictures, your knife is indeed much thinner than mine, - I'll have to modify it. The bronze washer although it looks like a bodge I suspect it is custom made on someones lathe, as if it wasn't the exact correct size and depth it just wouldn't work. Sorry its taken a...

Interesting, thanks for your reply - we do seem to be running some kind of parallel project! I was considering designing a new riving knife to accommodate a 184 blade as well as a brass washer with a small lip on it to allow 16mm hole blades to be mounted without messing about with shims. I'd...

Nice Restoration! Regarding replacement blades, Inca unfortunately appears to be unique in its use of a 15mm Arbor, I have spent many hours scouring the internet for 15mm blades to no avail. You have several options: 16mm blades are freely available - I use a few from another saw and pack the...