Recent content by cerbera84

I have searched and searched for the mythical hand knurler and haven't found one in the UK yet...

This was the kind of thing I was after http://g2.img-dpreview.com/8C2F6F74C2B4 ... 852D4D.jpg

Paul, one engineering firm quoted me five hours work at £45 per hour!! I was under the impression it wouldn't take too long

Thanks for your kind offer Roger, it is quite a distance though! Hopefully there is a similarly kind person who is a bit closer!

thanks for your reply Roger. The problem is that I don't have a lathe, and as far as I understand it, I can't knurl without one? Unless someone tells me different.....

Hello all, I'm looking for a local metal worker in the Birmingham/West Midlands region who can help me! I have two lengths of stainless steel tube - 50mm diameter, 150mm length, 3mm walls. I am attempting to build a grain mill for home brewing and I *think* I need a knurling pattern applied...

the door frames rebate to rebate are approx 30", the doors are 33" themselves so they'll need a lot of trimming! hmm I don't think I could reduce the frame size any more by planting wood to form a new rebate

hmmm. I think I'm going to have to go down either the scoring and chiseling route, or the router and chiseling route. this is because 3 of the 5 door frames I need to adjust do not have architrave on both sides, and due to the way the un-architraved side butts the skirting, it wouldn't be...

Hi John, Thanks for the thorough reply, its appreciated. Can you recommend a suitable packing material to attach to the frame please? Ben

excellent, I'll ask the neighbour to dig his router out! if the new door is 1 5/8", is it sensible to make the rebate 1 3/4" to allow 1/8" extra?

ah, images are loading now, do they explain the problem?

That sounds like a good idea - I was considering a router and chiseling out the corners, but I was informed it might look like a dog's dinner?

Hi Mark, Having a nightmare with these images! I'm unsure what you mean by 'plant' ? Does that involve adding timber ? As I'm looking to take 1/4" away. Ben

Hi, First time poster on here, I'm looking for help with a problem I've created... I was offered some solid Victorian doors from a property being renovated nearby, and snapped them up. Later, I realised the existing doors fitted in my house are 1 3/8" thick, and the newly acquired doors are 1...