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  1. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    What do you wear for restoring machines and tools?

    I go to a charity shop, buy old clothes. When they fall apart they become rags. Then the rags are used to start fires or make char cloth. But, rubber gloves and other PPE is never skimped on.
  2. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Old Brass and Copper Pump

    If I can make or get new seals I will make it fully working. Then sell it or installl it at a care home, so they can play with it.
  3. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Old Brass and Copper Pump

    I got this pump the other day, for the fun or restoring it. Getting it to the stage of restoration was a fun job, rust had welded the steel parts together. The leather cone washer was very dry, as were the flat seals. The wood was cleaned with meths and wire wool Yiu can see the...
  4. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Old Pump Restoration.

    Been sorting out some old external hard drives and I found this rebuild. Heavy. Broken. Seized, but complete. Getting it into the seperate parts was fun. Care had to be taken as replacements parts are not easy to be found. Yes, that is an old fashion paraffing blow torch. Good heat...
  5. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Myford ML7 leaking drip valve

    Bit of crud stuck in the valve, washed in.
  6. The_Yellow_Ardvark

    Lacquer for Brass

    Halfords do a good rattle can. I use it a lot.
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