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Just remembered that toolpost used to carry some, may be worth a call to Beaufortink (who’s taken over for some items) to see if they are going to continue supplying?

Are the Axminster variants no good? Abtec do some but I remember them being quite narrow.

Looking in which magazine the meaco dd8l, meaco dd8l Zambezi, ecoair dd1, electriq desd9l, Ecoair DD122FW MK5 are all desiccant best buys.

Thanks for the tips, I tried a file today and it works well

seen on eBay for £130.00

Have now turned a new pinion pin and a bearing drift. Replacement bearings arrived from Bearingsrus who were cheaper than other suppliers and still gave good service. I had to use seiko KSM for the imperial sizes. I also turned a 3mm spacer so I could use the new thrust bearing which is...

Thanks, for the reply, good to know that it’s not just me. I’m using HSS cutters only, not tried carbide, perhaps I will buy one. I‘ve no way of doing flood coolant, I just tend to give it a squirt of aerosol cutting fluid as I go along. I’m also a bit short of myrh at the moment!! The steel is...

I have a Simat 101 lathe which is a 70’s version of a flexispeed, full details here. Lathes.co.uk it works but I cant get a good finish due to chatter, I end up running slowly, taking tiny cuts and keeping the tool very sharp but the finish is still disappointing, I.e. you can’t turn a smooth...

I would really try and keep it, I always regret getting rid of my apprentice pieces. I only kept a small tool set and a tin plate box out of the many things I made but really wish I had kept them all. Try and persuade a member of the family to look after the family heirloom! I think it’s a piece...

Other chucks that I’ve seen recommended are from Myford and RGD Tools. Stocks are low at the moment though.

I recently bought a standard (none m42) cryo crown bowl gouge at a great price from toolman.co.uk . I haven’t used it much but so far I haven’t noticed any difference in sharpening or edge keeping over the other none cryo crown gouges I have. I must admit I’m not a fan of the black handle, it’s...

This works, a house I lived in had a solid concrete floor laid up to the inner 9 inch solid brick wall, the corners always had a cold problem which led to damp / mould on the carpet. I was given similar advice and I cut a 50mm channel in the floor on the outside walls and put in 20mm strip of...

If I understand correctly, the other thread had left a bigger cavity over the whole wall whereas you have lots of smaller cavities at each section panel? From the experience of a new lean-to roof I built over an extension the building inspector insisted on one round soffit vent for each joist...

There was a thread which will probably answer all your questions? Concrete sectional garage workshop refurb - Work has begun.

I picked up a used Robert Sorby delux universal sharpening jig off eBay for £50 which fits onto a standard grinder. Seems pretty good but it’s a guide and not foolproof, you still need some skill to get the grind you want on a fingernail profile. Robert Sorby Jig

I did actually buy that very bearing with the same thought in mind, I also wanted to compare new versus old. The thrust bearing shaft has has a threaded collar which I presumed was to preload the thrust bearing after assembly but it may be to accommodate different thickness bearings? I’m going...

Have now ordered some SKF bearings, couldn’t find a replacement thrust bearing at a sensible price though. I did find a company who specialises in old stock bearings who could supply at £43.50 (Hoffmann Bearings) but I think the old one is good enough at that price. The gears from J-G did...

Thanks, there is such a wealth of great stuff on here, there was talk of a projects page, this should go onto it.

Thanks for this, I'll replace them all. The metric bearings are easy, the imperial ones slightly less choice but I can't find the thrust bearing at the moment, the standard seems to be 47x25x15 but I've checked and can't get a 47mm in...

You can but you have to shop around. From my experience NFU will always insure you for an outbuilding but they are expensive. I'm currently with SAGA which may limit some of you but they changed their policy this year and their contents insurance limit now includes outbuilding and garages. M&S...