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Woden, like Record, adopted the Parkinson 'Perfect' style of quick release when it went out of patent in the early years of the 20th century and applied it to many bench vices and woodworking vices. However, unlike Record, there seems to have been a feeling in the Woden works that another form...

Sometimes cryo treatment is 'sold' as an almost magic treat-all but, as I understand it metallurgists view its application as much more limited with benefits only in certain narrow applications. Basically quenching 'freezes' the hard structure of a white hot steel, and tempering modifies that to...

Thanks for the replies - learnt something today. Yes, combustion products, but as it was a recent Merc, I think the NOx reducing urea might be what made it different. (My old Skoda might sometimes smell of pee because I'm carrying compost to the allotment etc - but don't stand behind a modern...

Great ideas - unfortunately can't do this myself although a couple of generations earlier, my ggggfathers made furniture in Deal, Kent (and fished, and ---) not too far from B Seaton. Of my parents, my dad was definitely not a craftsman -- my mum was the maker and builder, but she thought of...

Thanks - I know my chemistry, just never seen it pour out like an open tap, but I'm sure you're right, just combustion product.

well off topic but I think many here will have answer to my idle curiosity ----- I've seen car exhaust tailpipes dripping before, but today was following a fairly recent Merc diesel saloon round our ringroad and liquid was pouring from one tailpipe every time he accelerated even slightly ---...

marcros good reply, but please define CLS and solid core firedog I think Sellars talks sense generally and is inspirational to many (not me but I read him, can't be bothered with the vids), but one bench of his I had my doubts about was the plywood bench - I'd steer clear of such and any...

A beaut, V No more Christmas presents needed - at least until boxing day. so what next?

start eyeing up every old laptop battery (etc) that you see as a potential 18650 source! Sorry, what is a 18650 ? I know that those you mention usually have AA/AAA sized cells within is that what you mean - I expect about 1.2V - and I do have old laptop etc batteries - would you rig these in...

thanks -- Looked at the Bimble site - panels seem cheaper than I thought (or ebay) but batteries and controllers seem expensive+

If you want to use the vice as a non-QR -- wedge the half nut securely against the thread and off you go.

thank you for the helpful replies, my friends any further input welcome - won't be putting things together for a little while yet

Thanks James - I've heard this, but I don't want to drive machines directly, just recharge their powerpacks slowly, and light the shed, nor do heating except for maybe a low power plant-propogater so I don't foresee deep cycling like AGMs developed for the military and now used mostly on big...

thanks - I was thinking of using 1 or 2 100W panels and a car lead acid - if I started with one do I need the DC to DC or can I just have in series fuse protection? does the battery risk doing damage to the panel? (a trial smaller set up with 2 little panels and a used car battery - the...

Many solar panels have a 12V output -- thinking of powering lighting, recharging battery packs and sound system in shed and greenhouse at end of small garden - any advice? I'm looking at one (or more) largeish 12V panel charging a lead-acid car battery and car-type lighter sockets as all are...

I'm afraid I'd give up on the old spring - been there - in my experience they break again Custom made spring or off-the-shelf would be great but I think your idea of bedsprings is good so: any chance of using a strong lever to unwind the spring enough to fit? what about other sources -...

always collecting different logs -- my old bit of sweet bay (big branch not trunk) has gone brown and lost a lot of weight - not nearly as dense as it was

If you just want it black, fine, but of course ebony is a very dense, hard wood and lime's the opposite. For european woods, holly, walnut, pear might come closer?

Aargh yes - changing the front bulbs on my econo Skoda - otherwise a fine car but back to the oven elements - previous oven was an ancient downmarket product -no probs in a long life. -- New kitchen, fancy hob and ovens -- smeg -- about one week after guarantee ran out - element blew, very...

sorry - depends on tree species and season harvested - some come off with one levering, some stick like mad - sounds like you've got the latter