Recent content by goosander

I am still about.... Long time I know!! I got the belts from a firm called Halley bearings.... They have got branches all over England. I went to them with my old belts. Gave them to them to look at and told them the diameter of the two pulleys... And they gave me the belts. I would thing most...

The tyres on the machine are worn to the metal in places and what i presume is full thickness in others, so the wheel is 6 to 8mm bigger in place. I know the place where this machine came from, and have seen the cause of the problem. one of the workers has a wood burner and used the poor old gal...

No. this is not like mine. i would say the one i have is older, The top half is all cast aluminum, lots of shapes cast inside to make it sturdy. The door is aluminum too. It is really old school, solid, and no skimping on materials. I will try hard to get some picture on here of it. Not too sure...

I have a Multico bandsaw i bought for a quid, it is an old model and has D3 on the plate as the model number. Its three wheel, stands on its own steel base. The frame of the saw is cast aluminum and ist painted grey, from new i wold hve thought.It needs work to get it up and running but works ok...

I like that idea!! No reason why that wont work. I wish i had thought of it! I like the idea of making things from other peoples cast offs.

If your lathe goes at a slow speed you may get away with it, Also i think you will need reverse? Although There may be an option at Asham to get Trapping planes for forward and reverse.. Cant remember now. If you are planing on making thin spindles it is also best to have some sort of steady as...

I have a couple of Griffin rounder planes and also bought some from Asham. They are both lovely tools to use. getting them to cut sweetly is an art, but very satisfying. The trapping plane from Asham is also a great tool. I made myself a slow lathe based on the one Asham sells. Really good...

To be honest i fancy a go myself... May see if i can find a local forge,ask if i can have a bash on his anvil..... not sure what the answer would be! or a evening class maybe. If nothing else it will probably prove to me why they are the price they are.

I have looked at the Jim Lawrence stuff and its definitely the T hinges i like the look of. i like the slender taper, the pin hinges are a bit too garage door to my way of thinking? I may have to bite the bullet and pay what they are asking!! To be honest... i thought there would be someone in a...

Not had a lot of time today.... But i will check out the links. Dont think i have looked at them before so should be good!! Thanks to all the above..Pete.

I am looking to make oak ledge and braced doors to replace the ones in my house. I am going to make them one at a time, as and when i can afford the timber/ door furniture. My question is, Where can i buy some nice old or old looking hand forged T hinges? I have mooched about ebay and on the net...

I will look out for that Bob, I am going to take the shaft in to work and give it a good clean, put it up between centres and test it with a DTI see how true it runs. The bearings are enclosed so i would imagine they are replacements. All looks and sounds OK with them. So if it screams when i...

Just to say. I have managed to strip the shaft out, all quite simple with the info provided!! I think i will get a second belt, as suggested before i put it all back. Thanks to all. Pete.

Thanks to all the above.... very good info!!! I would like to take the shaft out really, as i would like to see what the bearings are like.... and just so i know how to do it to be honest. i will print the directions given and retire to the garage.See if i cant take the skin off a knuckle or two...

1 1/2 inch is just on the limit for what i want, but would still be usable so, its another avenue i can go down......Thanks.