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Do you need a piece of that exact size, or would a piece you could get that size out of also work

if a hammer insert would fit I could dig out a spare Otherwise If you have an unchipped side could rotate to a different edge and gently retouch with a diamond stone

Agreed commenting in the hope it helps me find it again as planning drawers with slips in next project

We all long for that day

The red creusen have two leads going to the motor from the switch and two to the cap. The grey have 3 running from the motor to the switch with it not just being a simple switch. It is marked up as single phase (or I’d not have bought - still have a very nice 3ph Arboga drill in bits trying to...

Cheers - now I don’t have much to lose will take the whole thing apart and try to trouble shoot everything. I tried manually spinning to try getting it going but no joy. Switch is a Kedu JD3 and a found a vid online of taking one apart to check it over. Just returned friends multimeter I...

When I hear African Rosewood I think of Bubinga. I’ve not heard Wenge referred to as a rosewood before

Seller has refunded which is great, also said no need to return as they’ll just bin it. So keen to carry on trying to get it going. With capacitor ruled out (moved the one that it came with to another grinder and that started up fine) is it now likely to be the switch? Guess it’s worth ordering...

Seems to be a sawmill here that could be worth a try https://www.mostynestates.co.uk/forestry/

+1 If it’s just a broken screw I’d try to sort that rather than replace the whole thing Edit to add: E.g. https://uk.rubix.com/en/g3580021194/p-G3580021194

Sounds like that’s the best bet

Yep everything seems free and easy

Picked up a second hand creusen bench grinder. Apparently left the seller working fine, but on arrival and plugging it in it just humms The switch seems to work - the contactor stays in when it’s powered and not when it isn’t. Thought it might be the capacitor so ordered a spare with the...

Welcome! Chopping board - beech or sycamore are good choices - I’d avoid ring porous woods like oak and ash Mallet - beech, ash, or find an old bowls ball - typically Lignum Vitae Birdhouse - larch is pretty durable outside Workbench - whatever works out cheapest - softwood fine for the frame...

Hi Sven - nice haul with the vices - not sure how I missed this thread! There’s limited info online- but get the moving bits moving and then mount them to a bench heavy enough to not tip when the jaw is fully open! Good luck with the restoration - if you were looking to sell ether of them on...

Welcome to the forum - I’m in Cardiff too- well done finding a workshop space - I’ve slowly filled my garage with kit - just need to the time to use it. Plenty of experience here to draw on

I’m a convert to rubber roofing too- 8x16 will be weighty though- and being able to walk on the roof to roll it out will be pretty unavoidable Once done will be much better than felt

Ah serves me right for not reading the details fully - you’re quite right, best approach is going to be mitred

Welcome, may be worth looking at scribing rather than mitreing that’s how I did my skirting

nice bit of history If you’re wondering what the message was here’s a more complete version And there’s quite a debate over it’s introduction in the House of Commons the month after it was brought in https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1951/jul/04/nickel-prohibited-uses