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I guess its a Performance Power saw bought from B+Q, any of the saw blade bore reducers will do - I would go for the Bosch as it should be well made. So you will be ordering a new blade - before you order make sure the outside diameter of the blade is the same as existing blade (so it will fit...

Talking about hand cranked grinders years ago a friend of mine connected one to an old sewing machine motor with foot speed control well it went round fast enough once it got up to speed but not reccomended

I have some Blackthorn thats been growing taller and taller over the last 20 years or so to the extent that the main trunk is now 6" or so in diameter and in the recent wind has fallen sideways (wet ground) from the field adjoining the end of the garden and now I reluctantly need to gradually...

Wasp spray onto the nest site and half an hour later spray again, (repeat if needed) spray so the door is behind you so you can back out easily after spraying. If it doesn't work then a wasp nest killer spray such as sold by Dyas Wilko BQ and suchlike or do this first will sort them out.

? edited and added following Ah just clicked the link, makes sense now

I don't have a dial indicator and for my fiddling with bits and bobs never needed one so the following is from a not engineering background but hope it might help or set a train of thought in a direction. I'm sure you have considered this but when the flange slides onto the shaft is the end of...

Leave well alone

Sounds fine you could always search on ebay - for Record CL3 lathe then scroll down left hand side and filter for completed items to see what they actually sell for

Looking at the ebay pictures the cutting iron/blade appears to be in the correct position i.e. not overly protruding and maybe its your reassembly after fettling is the cause? The following sounds basic (and sorry if its teaching how to suck eggs)----edit ----- more words below the photos but...

another vote for Makita

I also had an email from Record but thanks for posting it might be important as this message will reach people who perhaps bought these products 2nd hand and have no link with Record i.e. Record don't know them.

Why not pop out when the council (or their contractors) turn up with their chainsaws if you have preselected parts you need (mark with chalk) I am sure they will trim them off and let you have them its less waste for them to remove. Might need a small donation to the tea fund or a bag of...

Well here's an idea to consider --- Google small drum sanding kit or Bobbin Sanding sleeves - you can find them quite cheaply from Screwfix and suchlike. Small mandrill fits in a drill with circular rubber drum attached, sandpaper sleeves slide onto the drum. A 19mm one for example should fit...

Could an amount of crud built up that has been replaced by thin packing?

Leave it as it is! or consider putting an additional "leg" in the middle of the bow reaching to the floor

Hi tibi thanks Ive recently started using a strop which in my case is a 80mm wide hardwood offcut with a leather offcut spray glued on top with rough side of the leather upwards. There is a fine leather handbag workshop near me so I bought (very cheaply) an offcut/scrap strip with markings - it...

I can wholeheartedly recommend a wasp nest destroyer foam spray, comes out like shaving foam at force to about 3 metres distant and sticks to the target. Have used it for several years on the variety of wasps and hornets that seem to like our house and nearby hollow old tree. Will sort out your...

Thank you all for your comments after looking around the web and old tool suppliers I think 6x4 has really cracked it :)

For what its worth some years ago I bought a Fox Fermi version of the Scheppach, same thing didn't get on with it also a bit flimsy - I ended up with a Record Power WG250 10" the same but better all round. Didn't like it either (the wet stone whetstone are slow) so put it away and used other...

I missed it going from 1/2" to 3" - mortar gun will do 1/2" as will external acrylic sealant (paintable) or silicone sealant (not paintable) but not 3" - so as Adam W suggests timber fillet. Perhaps a fillet cut from Celotex insulation board would be a lightweight filler/fillet and maybe easier...