dannyr

way back I lived for a while in Newfoundland Canada in - while modern homes had oil furnace/boilers, the older homes and weekend cabins...

Hi Steve If it's not worn then most likely gunged up with sawdust / grease and as you say it will have to come off. Mine is slightly...

Evening I‘ve had an old Parkinson Perfect vice for quite a few years now. When I built my new workbench a year or so ago I cleaned it...

In prior posts I had expressed misgivings about these organisations based largely upon my experiences with a local charity whom I...

I'd think the raison d'être of a buttress thread is that it isn't square?

or stay on this one? -- if I remember, the Woden 130 was one of their attempts at a quick release without separate lever - turn the...

looks like one of the earlier, better ones now test out that cam you describe - I've had 2 of these - fine but wouldn't hold the swivel...

Vice types, this video is useful - Karl

looks like one of the chinese copies of the Swiss/German jewellers vices - the earlier chinese ones were actually quite good, but some...

chalco fine people and good to support, but not quite the same as the old hand cut, if you have a common name and are patient look on...

It's not a froe, the edge would be on the upper long side if it was. Looks more like a specialist adze.

Here's an entry in an 1863 directory. (founded 1847) This company moved over to making springs and then shock absorbers (for rail...

In the right corner we have the two heavyweights from Bradford, born 1850, Woodheads 1 and 2, Lion weighing in at 65lbs and wheel at...

Yeah - I've tried one of those Entwhistle & Kenyon vices - great - but the earlier (patented 1877 a few days before the E&K) Syers...