Recent content by Fergie 307

Used to be a good laugh if a mate was foolish enough to leave their phone unlocked. Just change the language to Japanese or similar, great fun trying to get it back to English :oops:

No help to you, but I use T&G chipboard flooring boards. Cheap and easy to fix, and you get a nice flat surface with flush joints. Also if you use them horizontally and off set like bricks, then you don't have to worry about the spacing of your uprights.

Pictures would be helpful.

Once you know the size try D Middleton stainless. They do high quality bolts with smooth heads as in the picture.

Let's hope it is a later add on. What a bodge up !

My daughter, about 5, came into the workshop while I was turning something and wanted to know what the machine was, and what it did. My answer was "a lathe, it's for making round things". This has become a standing joke. Now she's in her 20's, and on the subject of what I will do when I retire...

You really want double braked ones. They stop the wheel going round, and lock the swivel as well.

I which case, depending on how old the car is, they probably do want replacing. That is why most manufacturers specify a mileage or time period for certain replacements. If those pads are say ten years old I certainly wouldn't want to rely on them in an emergency. If the adhesive bonding the...

No filing cabinet required in my house, I can assure you :rolleyes:

Try sending the images to lathes.co.uk, they might be able to identify it.

I am with Yellow Ardvark, used to use Jenolite but modern stuff seems to be a lot weaker recipe. The active ingredient is Phosphoric acid, and you can buy this much cheaper. It will leave a grey deposit behind that you need to clean off. Evaporust is very good, but a bit more expensive.

And you also have to wonder why we install a dpc, if damp can't rise up the wall?

Oh and I used double braked castors from Screwfix, about £12 each at the time .

Same idea on my lathe, weighs about 700kg. The feet can be swapped out for braked castors.

If it's a finned one I would have it straight in the bead blaster, much easier and faster. But evaporust should do it. Try and get it degreased well first. No chemical treatment particularly likes grease or oil.