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Hi dustmakers, My, also half baked, setup has a wetanddry vac sucking from the bed area under the llathe bar through a cyclone and I normally wear a 3M dust mask; but to get on with the story; I got a microlene which I hang around head height near the working area and now find a LOT of dust on...

Plus 2 for what Dickm says and he knows about Coronets, also the bloke who sorted mine out said "they don"t make motors like that anymore" in a complimentary way ,,,,joe,,,

Hi disco monkey, (can"t guess what you drive!) All good now with the mighty coronet and shavings have been flying. My coronet is pre 1963, the maroon ones with the curly legs. I had what I can best describe as a growling noise when the motor was...

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Good news, Took the motor to our local rewinders on monday and got it back yesterday, it was the internal centrifugal switch and they have repaired it for the very reasonable price of £65 plus the value added theft. For anyone stuck in a similar situation in this location, I would...

The motor has just given up the ghost on my Coronet Major !!!! :cry: :cry: :cry: ,,,,,,,,,,,,joe,,,

Had to go by Lidl this morning ,(yes it was a detour), and picked up wood bits and masonry bits,, wood bit sizes,,3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5 7, 8 and 10mm masonry bits,,3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10mm You all know what it is like cos" I got 2 part epoxy for £1.99 and some superglue for £3.58 and...

Keef Richards for chemistry !!!! I chuckled.

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Hi Kim, that sounds like a bargain; If I had them all could you do them for £1.50 each and I will collect ???????

It"s an air raid !!!!!

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Hello lurker, what colours were used for what ranks ?. also suddenly remembered that I"m colour blind anyways !!! ,,,joe,,,

Oh dear, Recently rang Enterpise car hire to extend rental period of a vehicle only to have a young lady say they had no details of myself or said vehicle. I continued saying that you must know me and gave more details upon which she said that they did not have any of that...

Good Afternoon Dustmakers, Just heard of the latest proposal, ( is it April 1st; ), that hard hats will be coloured according to the position or status of the tradesman. I"m sure that you will be able to suggest some suitable colours to suit some trades or people. I realise that a lot of...

This could run for a long time !!!! regards ,,,joe,,,

Done the same !!! I chuckled, but not at the time.

Good morning,, regarding the tobacco tins,, just had to go out to the shed and check a few,, and it sure is true that my forbears had no allegiance to any particular brand and by the quantity they sure liked to smoke !!! ,,,joe,,,

Hello ****, If its in reasonable condition and has some of the universal woodworker bits with it, £120 is a very good price. My coronet major has gathered most of the ancillary bits over the years and they must have cost a lot more than that asking price. It would be a good one...

Hello, woodspinners, Well, I fiddled about trying to reduce the file sizes but in the end I caved in and took the pictures again at a reduced quality. After all that they are not that interesting any way, Sorry if I have wasted your time. It must be tea and back to the shed time.