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I haven't posted anything on here for a while, but I thought some people might be interested in an update on the travel tool chest /...

2 turnings today, firstly I completed my balance game, decided to put the base back on the lathe and open up the inside some more by...

This useful 3D-printed thing keeps the die-holder level. The rod you're threading goes through the central hole, and the die is held at...

To be fair the main issue with cutting threads is where either the die or the tap is not perpendicular to the material being threaded...

Ok, I didn't think of all that. But it works brilliantly with my Powerfix (Lidl's) die holder (otherwise I wouldn't have posted it)! A...

Good for you it's not all about what the book say's they look very good.

Briwax: First run a hot air gun over the cast bed to warm it up spread a coat of Briwax and leave it like that, used to coat all my...

I thought the same some years ago but on a large quantity what it does it takes away some of the monotonous work.

Hi Mike understand that why I said send me a PM or DM whatever they call it Private message or Start a Conversation please.

They would not be so hard a project to cut on a cnc you could do this as a block of say 5 left 5 right, setting up a two sided job is...

You missed one out: Look out for Stigmorgan on UKW

In a similar vein I saw a Victorian coachman's knife advertised on the internet recently. It was a glorious thing with antler knife...

Thanks Nial Y: I just went looking online and found one nearly same as mine, I had two leather sewing needles in my knife. And I still...

Yes it did feel good bought back a lot of memories. On the old boots they had thick soles so to save wearing them out you used to nail...

Been tidying up again and found my old knife from my younger days, When I was a kid I used to work on a farm and the old granddad gave...