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Merry Christmas to one and all :ho2 :deer May Santa bring you all you desire :occasion5: Regards Nigel

From what I remember at Yandles they are not the only ones :wink: Don't forget from your wifes point of view she now has twice the husband and half the salary Nigel

Hi Waka I have been retired now for just over a year, I did not spend time away from home like you but worked shifts for 30 years so I was at home during the week and invariably at work during Bank Holidays and Xmas To me now every day is a holiday to do what I want to do and my wife says I...

I would agree with Adam the powder (chalk) is used to lubricate the flexing of the flex and to prevent cores sticking to each other during manufacture The fourth core could be an indication supply to the NVR switch downstream of the switch ie at the motor to indicate a circuit problem at the...

That was the site I first found when I started chip producing and where I first encounterd Jester's humour seems an age ago now Nigel

don't know if you can get Discovery Real Time Extra on NTL but every Tuesday they show repeats of NYW from 10am till 3pm then repeat the repeats again at 6pm till 11 pm Nigel

I always use both but I cheat with the crown guard which is bolted to the knife by making the guard just tight enough to stay put if lifted up so I can see the cut to start with then vibration makes the guard drop down as I continue I am also a great fan of push sticks Nigel

I have spent nearly 30 years at Heathrow as an electrical engineer and I am proud of the association with Concord (supply of the ground power unit and other special facilities) I have never flown in one but have sat in the pilots seat while one was in the hanger I never tired of watching the...

Tomo sorry to hear of the break in and I can understand your good lady being upset at the invasion of your home sadly it would seem that as cars can no longer be hot wired easily the scum think nothing of destroying your home and sanctuary to obtain the keys Hope you sort it out ok Nigel

I drive a manual car and used to drive 30 miles each way to work where I would then drive an automatic range rover most of the day when driving home and coming off the motorway I would sometimes forget and only the shuddering of the car would bring reality into play that I had forgotten to dip...

It was second hand and yes I was naive to think it would be square as Colin wrote you get fed up with them just sitting there useless so I was pleased to be able to use it after doctoring Nigel

I have successfully tried that idea on a square I purchased from classic hand tools, it was very simple and effective, Nigel

Barry Im going on Friday so I will keep an eye out for you I am on the look out for a small chip collector :) Not a cyclone just a simple one like the Charnwood W695 to collect the chips from my planer/thicknesser so if you see me looking please don't shout :oops: If anyone wants to meet on...

That cant be right 33% tax I would question that if it was me or is most of the cost down to the carriers admin charges, sorry you got lumbered Nigel

An Anant #4 plane was my first attempt at fettling and I did manage to get it to work quite well or so I thought then I bought a Clifton plane and realised as Tony said they are at the bottom end of the market as far as quality and engineering is concerned I would not bother to try another...

I have an idea these were used in the engineering profession as I have my fathers old one in the wood cylinder case but without a makers name and one of the brass end caps is missing, He then purchased a Starrett #130 level about the same size My father was a tool maker but I used it for...

I bought the BUJ and guide after catching a high temperature at Yandles following Wakas advice I ordered direct and was charged by customs but I still saved in the region of £80 BTW you will not be disappointed it is a lovely plane Nigel

Barry you could come over to my place and try a couple of my slope purchases and see what you may like to try as a first they are not set up as fine as Philly`s but it will give you an idea Nigel

Your not alone mr I have done the same thing to my new imported BU jointer but not as bad as yours looks, I was planing teak and assumed I had hit some silica, I was not as brave as you and kept quiet feeling foolish :oops: but now realise that is not necessary on this forum ,Ill just put it...

Thanks Alf the #80 instructions are just what I need also the links will be useful to keep me occupied for some time and take my mind off the slope Btw I have just been given a Stanley 53 spokeshave :D Nigel