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About 20 years ago we used a mechanic, same guy we had used for years. Had a problem with a car, engine magement system problem, Back & forth to mechanic, sensors changed couldnt sort it. In the end went to another guy we know, He plugged his new machine into the car & found the obscure problem...

Most of them will simply have been burnt.

My wife was given a very similar long case clock about 30 years ago, It was absolutely filthy with caked wax polish & soot from open fires, virtually black. I got a cleaner recipie as used by the V&A equal parts of pure turpentine, meths & white vinegar, half a part of boiled linseed oil. Shake...

Sounds reasonable to me, I had a workshop on a short term let to build a one off boat back in 2013 for just over a year, it cost me £1500 to insure & that was pared to the bone with tools not covered. All that was covered was building insurance & stock/ work in progress totalling about 15k, plus...

Dont bother asking that question. Pepper spray & other such sprays such as mace are totally illegal for use by the public, In fact prohibited weapons. Police may use them but the public most certainly cannot!

This is all very well, but if you work in a school the police will usually not be there & if angry young monkeys are a threat to other pupils, staff & yes, themselves someone has to deal with it. Teachers & other senior staff are trained in how to control & if necessary restrain out of control...

I worked in a school as a technician, im assuming it is a junior school as you mention Year 5&6 pupils (9&10 years old)? Some kids these days are proper feral & capable of just about anything, carrying sharp pointy things is common. Be glad you didnt find anyone, few years back a year 9 kid...

I also worked in education as a D&T technician, 15 years of it, H&S was drummed into us & we were pretty strict, result no serious accidents apart from minor cuts etc. Healing up well now & a refresher course in H&S for me. Best accident i heard of was a technician who managed to put his finger...

I fell off a staging round a boat back in 82, It was only about 3ft off the ground, busted left arm & still paying for it with advanced osteo arthritis. Angle grinders, had a few close shaves with these, usually through inattention, along with chainsaws i consider them the most lethal tools. Saw...

It isnt going back in the same place thats for sure!

Well i have posted on enough H&S threads before but today was a new one for me. Machining some hard old sapele on my Startrite bench saw, there i was ripping a 4x2 down the middle, as i was on my own it was a case of go halfway through lift the end nearest me off the blade then lift the whole...

The laburnum is easy to spot the other timber i would also run with some type of ornamental cherry, during the 87 hurricane many huge cherry trees came down in Southend & was logged & dumped over Two tree Island, we filled our moggy van with three loads of the stuff & split it down, Dad used it...

Iroko, wear a dust mask when machining or sanding it, the dust is horrible.

Heres a link to them on tony griffiths site,LeBlond Regal Lathes, Good lathes in their day. I doubt very much if you will find any spares, Old design so not worth a lot, big old lathes have a limited appeal as they are too big for many people. If it needs a refurb what do you mean? If the bed is...

Meranti is one of a closely related group of timbers that used to be known as Philipine mahogany, Luan is another name & was often used for doors & window frames. It can be as soft & nearly as light as balsa, Often has many thundershakes in it. At the other extreme is Dark red meranti, I have...

It happens to cameras too, my Dad had an expensive Mamiyaflex & that went the same way. Also boots, years ago i had a pair of really comfy rigger boots, so i bought another pair & stuck them in the loft. Couple of years ago i found them. Happy days! pulled them on & walked to the workshop 10...

Ships would often be assembled from partly seasoned timber & the frame left to season or "set" as it stood, this allowed less chance of the timber warping when they hung the planks & finished the job. A lot would depend on the builder & how rich the customer was. It was common for some yankee...

In the first photo you can see the faint grooves left by the rifling. Its a full metal jacket military round so has held together, a hunting round with a soft nose would have deformed badly. Not uncommon on the continent where most beech comes from, hitting bullets embedded in trees is an...

Years ago i was working on our old wooden boat towards the end of her rebuild. I had fitted a new oak keel to her & was sitting underneath raking the garboard seam out a bit wider with a seam rake. The rake came out of the seam & my knuckles went along & down the keel to the rebate i had chopped...

Thing to remember about moving many machines is that they are extremely top heavy, Take a reasonable size lathe like a Harrison 140 or Colchester Bantam, centre of gravity is roughly level with the tray, so they can topple over very easily. When this happens you wont stop it & people can get...