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I have been given an AVOMETER 8, nice condition, last calibrated in 1998 by RS servicepoint, battery compartment in reasonable condition. The RS "Intergrity seal" is still intact. It does'nt work, needle appears to be seized. Now I know it will be cheaper to replace with a digital meter, than to...

But with a difference, how the Belgian stones are mined, and made. Bod

I have a door to stop sticking. Wooden frame and lower 1/4 panel, the main in-fill is 2 panes of laminated glass, running from top to bottom. The door is maybe 15-20 years old, and has a history of sticking, mainly along the bottom. My feeling is the glass is too heavy for the frame, and the...

I have a couple of micrometers to put into long term storage, 1-2 years, should I close the jaws or leave them open(1-2mm)? One is electronic, the other mechanical. Bod

A Tragonic controller. My latest late father-in-Law find. There is no indication of age, except its, 3 square pin plug and socket. It appears to be a variable resistor for single phase mains electricity. The instruction leaflet is in 6 european languages, so was expected to sell widely...

Made in England Stanley No.81, 10 inch brace, with 4 non matching bits, 1 inch, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4. There's at least another generation of work left in the brace, no wear is to be seen, except the loss of finish on the woodwork. This is sold on the understanding that it will not be "up-cycled" to...

RYOBI EMS2025SCL chop saw, complete with dust bag, hold down clamp,both out riggers, and end stop. The laser light does not work. Again due to workshop going into storage, I cannot keep it. Any question, please send me a PM. for a quicker response. Collection from Fleet, north Hampshire. £125...

Owing to packing up into storage my workshop, my Zipper Z1-HB204 planer/thicknesser is for sale. Comes with spare unused blades, and belt. Barely used push stick. Instruction books in both German and English The machine has seen little use, hence the dust! £125 collected from Fleet in north...

Need to reduce my collection of saw sets. After trying to create a time line for these, so few are dated, some have to go! Three with wide hammers £8 each with copy of instructions. One with narrow hammer £8 inc instruction sheet. Two spares/repair, one wide hammer, one narrow hammer, both...

3 items for £2.50 Plane, have you spotted why I bought it? Yup, full length Marples blade and cap iron. The smaller clamp has an interesting modification. Makes gripping round items much easier. It's been machined in later, but is an idea worth remembering. The other clamp, was just...

Noddy is due to go into storage for approx 2 years. He's a late 1950's "Bendy Toy", but not the Sorbo type rubber, more a plastic material. Should I use tissue paper, news paper, cloth, or bubble wrap? Thanks Bod.

Going through the late Father in laws garage, I've come across these. L-R Polyclens plus brush cleaner, 2x2.5 litre cans, both almost full. Supertrol 001 anti rust fluid, 5 litre can with a price label of £8.80, 3/4+ full. Royal Snowdrift penerating oil. 1 imperial gallon can, again 3/4+ full...

8 Wheels, 4 at 4 inch dia. 4 at 2 inch dia. Made by Hitchin Component's LTD. as used by Blizzard. £15 post paid. Bod

I've just been given a new plane! The story is this was recovered from the company skip, by a friends son who worked there at the time. Unfortunatly there are no instructions with it, nor are any easily available on the internet. So I will go with the normal "Needs sharpening out of the box"...

I'm making a pair of oak boxes, in the lids there is an idea of putting an engraved copper disc. Think dogs ID tag. 30mm dia, 5mm deep, the oak at this point is 8mm thick. I'm making a flat bottomed hole with a router, and plan to epoxy the disc in flush with the top surface. The disc is pure...

"I have an overwhelming amount of "stuff" and would be distraught to think my family went down that route so I've started listing & cataloguing my tools with approximate values and that has shown me just how time consuming and difficult it is." This comment from another thread, strikes a chord...

Anyone got one, and do you use it? How do you get on with it? I've just found one, carboot, don't know whether to keep or sell. It's got 7 bits with it, all is in good condition, works nicely. Seems the Americans like them, but I can't find much about them in the UK, none on E bay in the UK. I...

I've at long last acquired one of these, why I don't know! The question is. How do you tension the blade? All of my books mention Coping/fret saws, with sprung frames, none mention the piecing saw. Google seems to say it's a jewellers tool rather than a wood tool, no mention is made of what...

Following the Holtzapffell, this little saw. The wording on the spine is "Dunsfold Bros Newcastle on Tyne Cast Steel" This I take as being the retailer, rather than manufacturer, unless anyone knows more. The handle is very similar in shape to the Holtzapffell, but smaller, and made of...

Last weeks carboot find. Found with loose blade, original split nuts would not tighten, but did come out, revealing the blade had damaged one of the saw screws stem. Two new split nut screws and a de-rust and sharpen, emerged a very nice 10inch Dovetail saw. Holtzapffell, went out of business...