Recent content by davidgrogers

Hi Ian, although our circumstances were by no means the same as yours, there are close parallels. I'm Secretary of the Acocks Green Men's Shed in Birmingham. One day last Autumn (2021) we received a communication from the National Association of Men's Sheds about a gentleman who had added a...

Well, since motor mowers have a close similarity to motor vehicle engines, and in those, oil bath air filters were common and they had a cylinder of what looked like wire wool into which oil had been soaked. For the life of me I cannot remember the maker, but at age 14, I undertook to keep the...

You took the words out of my mouth. An elderly relative who lived in North America was fond of mentioning his Drilling Hammer, which he'd used when a geology student and later a Uni lecturer. That was before compressed air drills of course.

I would caution against using the standard bench grinder, even if equipped with wider white stones. My reason is that they generally run too fast and create too much heat which in my experience, working with them in my early career may tend to soften the steel of your chisels. The catch is that...

Sadly, the majority of screws that are sold as part of the dreaded pre-packed bits and bobs are 'brass looking' but are in fact very poor quality steel with a thin yellow plating.

Nah, no contest, an early Fordson Standard on rubber or as suggested the little grey Fergie.

Hi you manufacturers of sawdust and chippings, hope you're all staying well and happy! I've been here, or hereabouts and helping out at a local Men's Shed in B27, as well as doing a number of making, mending and near-impossible repair jobs for family, friends, neighbours and acquaintances. Oh...