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How it seems to me at the moment - "we have taken over your forum, and unless you pay us a subscription, we will render it unusable for you". I'll take another look in another month or so, but for now, I'm off.

To those who have paid their subscription - does the forum become usable (eg easy to read and not more advert than text) once you have done so?

Another possibility, if you can find a co-operative local machine shop or model engineer, would be to turn the threaded end down to a Jacobs taper.

Reminds me of a good (allegedly true story)- back in the late 19th century a harp-making workshop in Wales used to have a visiting specialist in to do the gloss black work. A young lad in the workshop was desperate to learn the technique, but the visitor wouldn't give anything away, and locked...

I wonder if Chinese speakers feel the same way about instruction sheets translated from European languages?

I think I may have scary sharpened two items in the 18 months I have had a tormek.

Yes, that's the sort of thing I had in mind. If the 'cups' or whatever lift the balls back up were unequally spaced, that would add a random element to the timing.

How about using heavy (possibly steel) balls to trip the 'pop-ups'? with the handle recirculating the balls so they fall down a 'pins on a board'arrangement which would generate a random path.

Dare I ask how much?

Thanks for photos, the one I was shown was single ended, with all four blades on the square head. I think they were intended for 'trimming' adjustments, it would be a complete pain to have to drive or a remove a screw completely.

The downside of blocking is that it is the ads which pay most of the cost of keeping UKW running

Thanks Pete, that's the one. Do you know it by the name 'McGregor"? - I couldn't find any reference on the internet. I used to have a little flat, double sided ratchet screwdriver by Stanley which was far better imho.

I have just remembered being shown one of these back in the late '70's, but have never come across another. "Restricted Access" screwdriver, all metal construction, chrome plated, plain cylindrical handle about 5-6" long with a rectangular block at the end, each side of which had a flat blade...

If l were in your situation, l would assemble using nuts and bolts and save the expense of a rivet gun .

Thanks Phil, have just printed one to stick up in the workshop.

Thank you gentlemen, It was a fresh batch yesterday, so I will top it up.

Using pearl glue again for the first time in over 30 years, and could do with a quick bit of advice please. Is it ok to top up the gluepot with extra (presoaked) glue, or should I dump what is left and start from fresh? Many thanks in anticipation, Rob

Plus one for being underwhelmed by the Faithfull scraper blade :-(

Here is his reply which I hope you find constructive Organ builders go to a lot of trouble to minimise the blower noise. Even so, it is not difficult to tell whether the organ blower in a church is on. Blame the ears, which have a range of around 125dB. Organ blower designers take the following...

Thanks Myfordman, I suspect your friend will point me in the direction of a 'proper' blower costing about £400! Re using the wind from the spill valve is a no-go as it is mounted on the reservoir top, which is a moving component. Flow regulators (think dust extraction blastgate or roller...