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  1. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Anyone seen these on sale?

    Dobbies, Sjhepton Mallet 7 in stock, as of 12:45 today.
  2. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Anyone seen these on sale?

    They were in Dobbies garden Centres.
  3. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Hot Air Engine

    12" long by 7" by 23" high.
  4. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Hot Air Engine

    This Hot Air Engine was mine a few weeks ago. I knew it was in need of a lot of TLC. Plus it was badly worn. After a bit of work I had it turning over, a lot clunky, but turning over. Then, when it was in "steam" it seized and tore it self apart. Not one part was left un-damaged. So...
  5. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Dies for press.

    Make the dies from the high grade carbon steel you can find. Machine them as smooth as you can and to the final size. The common way is to use Casmite Case Hardening powder. Heat to red heat and cover in the powder and repeat. The cheep way is to make hardwood charcoal, grind into a powder...
  6. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Vintage Tap & Die Set.

    Indeed. Good Old Whit/ All but one was sharp, but my spares had a replacement.
  7. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Vintage Tap & Die Set.

    Still sorting old Hard drives and USB sticks. I found this nice little set. A tad dirty. But the insides were better. The tools were de rusted, were needed. Cleaned up. Then they were warmed until spit popped off. Then bee's wa was applied. The wood was cleaned and sanded. Then a...
  8. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Tin Mine Lanterns and their Box

    This brace of Lanterns was mine the other day, in their box. I was led to believe they were railway lanterns. I found out today they are Tin Mine wagon Lanterns. But much messed around over time. The bo was washed with warm Meths. The scraped clean. I used 120 grit to sand it down. The...
  9. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    " Pooh Sticks"

    That is just crappie. But not as bad as the young engineer on a call out to a village in Somerset. The site has a large septic tank. No unusable. But this one is designed badly. If it blocks or over fills is has been know to "flow" matter in one or two ways. One. Into an over flow into a tank...
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