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possum.....? I lived in a bunglow on a small holding in S Africa.....coverd with a really beautiful Bougainvillia..... had to cut it down as it was full of snakes......well a good few.....

seem to remember my dad sharpening those old fashioned bits with a file..... even if u get em to work they'd prob melt at slow speed...cheese gromit......

I was given 3...... plan to use the steel bits in a project and melt the ally down for another........ they are from the 50's with a make anything do attitude.......rubbish....like most DIY tooling from that time... even my dads wood chisels wouldn't out perform some Chinese stuff today...

I think we need a sharpening post on how to get a razor edge on such a tool.....

as above, gradually replacing all my HSS for Cobalt..... can't remember the name but they are made in Austria......no complaints except 1x3mm drill that was soft/unhardened..... trust me to find it.... Ps...if u want to use carbide drills dont bother with hand held of cheapo pillar drills they...

it's not unusual to wash out motors but not with a power washer..... def dont use a degreaser ...... but once clean leave it to dry for a few days, then in the airing cupboard or a sunny window... turning every few hours.....after which a gentle blow out with an airline to remove any loose...

I'm sure Laguna and a couple of the German made planers come with that as standard.....plus Axi do the upgrade on a new machine..... it's still Chinese machine tho....prob all a bit over ur limit.... . looked into getting one for my 16" planer....it has to be custom made and without a drawing...

thanks Spectric....... wasn't sure if u had to press 3 or 4 keys at the same time to get it........ computors are not my thing..... the Greek keyboards I have seen use the English letters in the lower corner..... never thought to see if they are querty or not.... anyway theres an extra button...

AES, made of Tungum actually, go on tell us the story pls.....what ever it is..... I find the 1/2 guns either battery or air powerd heavy enough..... I really bought my 1/2 batt jobby just to work up a ladder /scofolding just to put the new shed together.....m20 bolts top n bottom of...

all my chainsaws are Echo......older sthil's are Ok but the modern stuff just aint upto it.....beside they need a laptop to check em now..... One of mine went down and was in the middle of a big job.....the guy put a hole in the fuel tank...... wife was in Lidils as a stroke of luck they were...

sammyQ ur wasted here..... I cant find the trident on my keyboard let alone the meaning.....lol......

I have 2 sets of med priced Chinese affairs.....in the 30 years I have owned em never a brokenany thing from the set..... often with a 2-3m scaffold pole driving them.... I did work on a lot of big tractors......there were no batt 3/4 nut drivers then and the air powered ones from Cosolidated...

crank up the speed, it will help as in maximum the machine will go.....

I like the metal machines.....very handy.......

as for tool shops....forget it here....... nothing decent at all...... if u want decent u have to go north, Germany, Poland.....I'd say UK but due to import duties u have lost a lot of trade..,... most items bought here are of Chinese origin, almost use once and throw away...... Why do u think...

depends on the ground type....600 deep if it's soft and 400 for normal..... going that deep use a preformed rebar cage...just wire it up with only a bit of cutting.....can be ordered to length.......beats pratting about with single length rebar's....but the footing really does need the cage as...

very sweet looking thing..... but it wont make my Bacho's redundant..... tool history of all trades is an amazing subject......sad I know......

if u have easy access, use a couple of old DEMOUNTED tyres as suspension /support for ur machine..... better than being tied solid when laying down.....just a little flex helps a lot.... when moving truck/tractor engines it saves a lot of damage to engine and transport...

I use an old Bi-Metal hand hacksaw blade to scribe / mark metal....... never bothered with wood as nothing I make is that special.....yet.... still look in awe at member projects........ as for the old industrial Rapidor type hacksaw machine blades, cant remember the last time I saw one...

width of the blades can add a lot of money to the price......look at Wadkin and the like.... I wont part with my 6-8incher......but it's sooooooo long....prob around 6feet overall, not practical in a small shop.... got fed up with those cheapie units..... some may laugh at this but this combi...