Recent content by Tinbasher

The best advice is really to find your welder first. Get the wrong gear and you might find your paying too much on consumables or getting a less than satisfactory finish. I wonder what your view would be on a skilled blacksmith setting up a woodwork shop with no experience? :-)

Finally sorted after another failure. To explain, the plate clamps over the tube so that the brass piece sits where the original sheared stud is. The brass price is upgraded to 6mm and the free length of the 5mm screw is kept to a minimum.

Thanks Mick that's helpful.

They were as usual my first option :)

In use failure, it was locating one end of a solenoid actuator on a disabled gear selector adaptation (klictronic). After 10k miles and I suppose several thousand gear changes. Unfortunately the location means it can't be drilled out so I'm mulling over possible fixes.

What is more shear resistant than 316 Stainless steel. Ihjave had a stainless 5mm set screw shear on my trike. I can't upgrade size wise so is mild steel more shear resistant?

My BMW R1200c with hand controls and Klictronic gear shifter.

A soldering iron might be more controllable.

I thought it was a receptacle for ones snuff!

Draw filing = imagine you are using a spokeshave. Wrap something around the file at the non handle end or it'll hurt :-) If it's a very little to remove could you could use the old plate that fits as a template. Attaché it to the new plate and use a router with a bearing guided edge trimming...

This is big job and there are few craftsmen around with either the skills or tools these days. I would hazard a guess that importing them from the USA is likely to be cheaper.

Is it one of these guys? http://www.wheelchairwoodturners.org.uk

I'm a wheelchair user and a sit down turner. It's awkward sometimes to translate some techniques to sitting but as long as the lathe is the right height it's much the same.

I caught this by complete accident, I really enjoyed it. It was a bit London centric as there was an "Ace" equivalent in just about every city but that's just a quibble. The guy on the Vincent at Bonneville in just gym shoes and shorts no shirt but a helmet made me smile. If he'd come off at...

I kitted out a heavy duty shed for my wife to use as a sewing / quilting workshop. . Doubled the felt , insulated floor walls and roof , fitted secondary double glazing to window . Power It had been a success and stood up well to the rigours of the north british weather for about five...