Recent content by hawkeyefxr

I want to do just this only i will be drilling a 10mm hole to accept 10mm acrylic tube ( I am making a manometer for balancing the carburettors on my bike). The ally will be 3/4in square bar and plenty of paraffin will be used. Drilling sheet metal is always dodgy as the bit grabs the metal as...

On my second year at college at Croyden we were given a 4in square*3/4 thick bit of mild steel, we had to scrape it till it was flat using engineers blue. The tutor 'kindly' said we could use the mill to start us off, a few took him up on it. Of course removing one side made it bow like a banana...

We got one about two months ago, as you say it is so quick, an inch of water will boil within seconds. Simmering is a breeze as well as it is far easier to control. And all through a 13amp fuse.

As others have said, we have had two now in about 20 years, maybe more and they have been great. Do you have insurance for your appliances? Depends what's gone pop really, the one big thi g is the compressor as it does both fridge and freezer cooling. If the fridge is working-ish as you say it...

Reluctant sale, I just have got enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do. Vacuum pump Air con gauges Sacrificial gas bottle empty All leads and gauges show Vacuum pot and lid New unopened vacuum pump oil 2 vacuum bags Small induction oven to harden wood that has been...

Your right about the 13A plug device, we have recently had a hob fitted and it it way more efficient that a gas one. An inch of deep water in a medium saucepan starts to boil in 30 seconds.

I personally would never as Easy Out, as Spectric says left hand thread and tapered it will just wind in and jam things up. As others have said, for studs weld a nut on the end and fill to the top, let it cool down till warm to touch. In the welding process the stud get hot and transfers heat...

We have been given a teak garden table and four chairs, i think it had stood in direct sunlight for a good many years. It is in need of nourishment badly, luckily there are no splits or cracks. I have seen Rustins Teak oil at £54 for 5 litres, or Osmo Teak oil at £23 for 3/4 L I am not looking...

You would need screens so that neighbours (and animal as previously mentioned) do not get 'arc eye'. I does not take long to get it and someone just standing to the side can get even though they do not look directly at the arc. Believe me it is PAINFUL!!! It's like being blind. If you do start...

Copper slip still exists and is used a lot on car and motorcycle brakes to stop the squelling of the brakes. As someone else said, loctite of many grades. Loctite 413 is good for stopping nuts and bolts from working loose. They also do one that is permanent, you will never get it undone, and I...

I'll take a picture today. It's not very inspiring as the wood is very white and the growth rings do not show much.

I was asked by a friend to cut down an old dead Japanese Maple tree that is around 65 years old. Some of the limbs are split where it has dried out. It is quite dry ranging from 15% to 8% according to my meter, the smaller the limb the drier it is. The Base at about 8in is a little higher. The...

Having nice tools just feels good, a friend of mine has the biggest mixture of spanner and sockets you would believe. Different sizes and types, AF, Whit, Metric. As for Snap On, in the mid 70's i found a Snap On screwdriver in the road, it looked like it had had a hard life, i still have it it...

I am with the spanners use, i always use the right size spanner for the job. That goes for sockets as well but they must be single hex not multi hex as they can round off or badly damage a really tight nut. BUT i have to admit i do have adjustable spanner, two smaller ones and two of the normal...

Some of my Tig Welding was on 8"*1 1/2 thick aluminium and that reflected a lot of heat. I had to pre-heat the metal with a O/A with a mixer head that was about 2in dia. I was covered but any little bit of skin that was exposed would burn. This was in 1975.