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  1. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Half a whatsit!

    That is a Mill Stone dressing tool. What is shown is a Grindstone dressing tool with a flat bit, not common, but they are out there. The bit before restoration. Here is a flat stone dressing tool, with a long pick.
  2. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Nice Old Caulking Hammer.

    I got this Caulking hammer the other day, for £1. It is need of some TLC One of the rivets was broken and was falling out. I need a resin face for the work this is planned for. The metal was anneled and held in place with tape. This is the first fill with a hard red resin. It will...
  3. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Fireman's Axe.

    this was a pig. Ugly to look at. Ugly to use. A few ugly repairs. The wedge looked ugly as well. It was a washer. A good sanding and balancing of the shaft. The finish here is a brunt look. A flash over with an open flame gives a different look. Boiling the head in Citric acid...
  4. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    More tools saved.

    This one was fun. No power tools used. How I got it. Rusty, deformed and the working faces are soft. After cleaning with electrolysis, hand tools I found a owners name. Dam fine tool to harden and temper the tangs. Head fixed with a new wedge and a resin fixing kit. New...
  5. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Full hand toold saved from the scrap yard

    I saved a few hand tools the other day, I have no need for them. But they were too good to see scraped. Old school chipping hammer. Ex WD from about 1938. No wedges held it on. Cleaned up with Citric acid and hand tools. Original handle saved, cleaned and finished with a wax/oil...
  6. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Joke Thread 4 (closed).

    https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/middle-class-eight-year-old-hears-the-word-no-for-first-time-20211215215279
  7. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Alarm and security cameras Help

    CCTV. Hickvision al the way. Get a 12 way dvr with a 1 or 2 Tb hard drive and a minimum of 2 USB ports. Alarm. Any Galaxy system will be suitable.
  8. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Stanley 78 rebate plane thread size

    I think it is a Whit or an UNC. Stanley were still using imperial up to the early 2000's. We always save the screws when we scrap old tools.
  9. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    cleaning rust from machine tools ?

    Oh a simple drawing.
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