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Hi, if anybody has a myford ml7 half nut lying around I'd appreciate some measurements of it. It should (hopefully) be a left hand 5/8 x 12 tpi but what i really need to know is the dovetail width and height as well as the centre height from the back of the dovetail. I'm hoping one might fit...

Has anybody else noticed the ebay home page regularly shows things you've previously looked at with much higher prices attached than they actually have? I find it hard to believe this is done soley to make you click on the link but can't think why else they would do it.

I find this quite entertaining, though the music could be better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-qxao-h3jk

In the comming months/years i'm likeley to need a variety of fine metric taps. I can't see me needing many (if any) dies but I will need the drills. Does anybody have any experience of the tap and drill sets around? Most of my work is in brass so i don't need tgem to be top quality but also...

Not long after buying one lathe another came up local and cheap, too cheap to pass up as it happens and the restoration is soon to begin. One thing that puzzles me is the headstock pulley, It has one very large v belt groove and two flat belt steps below. I had thought of machining v...

I've recently aquired an old RandA 3" screwcutting lathe and i'm having some trouble identifying the headstock spindle thread. I've been on lathes.co.uk and have found it was more than likely made by portass and rebadged but no mention of the spindle thread. I've also found on the web an...

I read an article in the local paper yesterday that said Axminster tools are opening a branch in North Shields early next year. They said it's at Norham Rd but does anybody have any extra details on dates etc?

So next toy for the shop is an extraction/collection system. I'm pretty sure what the plan is (barring ducting size) and how it's going together but i'm unsure on what the rules or regs are if i fit my extractor and cyclone in a unit and then extract the exhaust to the out side. If my...

Last year I bought a joblot of tools and I'm now getting to the end of it. One of the remaining planes is a Stanley no4 with a chipped mouth, however it's an older model with the us pat apr 19-10 casting. My question for the more experienced than me (thats pretty much every body on here ) is can...

Has anybody donated tools before? For charities and trusts etc. I have 6 stanley no 4's, they're fairly modern and in need of tlc. Too good to bin but I doubt i'll ever get around to doing anything with them and as they're so prolific they're practically worthless for resale, i'm at a bit of a...

Am I the only one who seems to find more enthusiasm for starting projects than finishing? It makes no sense to me as the end is supposed to be the bit where you get something worth while to look back on with pride. This was brought to a head this week when I discovered the "in progress" drawer...

Hi, I'm making some new handles for some planes brought back from the brink but I have no lathe nor any tools or skills to use with one and would like some assistance. The rear handles are wenge and I like the same for the fronts, I have blanks and I am more than happy to supply extra blanks in...

Does anybody have any experience of these http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-ho ... ning-lathe i've been looking out for a second hand lathe for a while now but they all seem bigger than i have space for. I'm only wanting to do tool handles and small stuff like pens, and they're on offer. So...

As a slight spin off from the project time thread, in a average week how many hours would you say you spent actually working in the shop? Including all of the sharpening and tidying but excluding the day dreaming. I suspect i'll be in excess of 25 hours which is embarrassing given how little i...

Another mystery plane thread i'm afraid. I know it's a bitsa unless record made planes in the states and gave them a multi coloured finish. The frog is a record and stamped war finish but the sole only has made in USA, no numbers name or size though it's a no 4 size and identical pattern to a...

I bought a job lot of planes recently and whilst some are useable as they are one or two are really rusty http://m.flickr.com/lightbox?id=10331831836 It's cleaned up but has rather a lot of pitting on the sole, the worst sections are just over half a mm deep...

Does anybody have experience with making of installing wooden framed bi fold sliding doors? The wife thinks are lives are incomplete with out some form of year round garden room with a folding glass front but these "rooms" and doors are super expensive so I got to thinking I could probably...

Hi. I'm looking to finish a wenge handle but I'm trying to avoid a shiny varnish look. I'd also like to seal the grain and keep it the colour as light as possible. I'm a complete novice so any suggestions welcome. Thanks

I have two old basins and a recessed soap dish and little clue what to do with them, are they worth anything? I'm very reluctant to bin them but I could do with the space Ones a royal doulton with some lead crazing The other is a standard (before they were ideal I guess) and in very good...

Are these of any use? Can they be re sharpened and handled in some way for carving etc? Thanks.