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The main failing of this project is that you have to buy the machine, and the mechanism is not applicable to any of the other machines...

The standard way of doing that in an engineering shop would be plonk it on a vertical mill, touch up to one of the sides, ideally the...

Another way I’ve used to mark stuff out is with a scribing block. I’ve got a small granite surface table but the cast iron table of my...

You don’t say what size bar but if it’s not too big then you can measure it with calipers, use layout fluid on the bar then scribe from...

Now that is a very good suggestion, why didn't I think if that, I have a plentiful supply of drill bits, so thats next on the cards...

Drill shank the right size, and cut it off on the grinder. Probably made in China, so it'll be metric. They're available in 0.1...

Shingles A guy walks into the doctors office and the receptionist asked what he had. He said "Shingles". So she took down his name...

Many years ago at Xmas my wife had a monstrous hangover. She asked my nephew, who was about three or four at the time to get a glass of...

You can fill the crack in a live knot to improve the look but as long as the knot is a live one (not loose in the surrounding wood) it's...

What about a fine diamond stone?

The dog wouldn't care. You wouldn't care. Your wife might notice though! 😊

What sort of clippers? My wife pays a fortune to have our dog trimmed, I could do it myself when she's not looking..

Always ping dots on the end caps and the casing so that the reassembly is correct.

Being the total cheapskate I cut the head off an old car valve then ground that to a point. Brilliant. Really tough. Been using it now...

Oh FFS just sharpen b****y things! 😊 It ain't brain surgery. (Especially if I can do it it ain't!) I don't mind seeing nubile young...