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Many years ago in the 80s I worked with a petroleum engineer called Richard Head, we used to call him Rick

As previously suggested look at local auctions for an old one, I recently purchased an Amolco, (A Mole & Co) for £10 plus 15% commission, cleaned off the surface rust and stripped down the quill and oiled all moving parts and it's brilliant and no play at all. so real bargains are out there.

They sunbathe in my garden, how cute

Smart & Brown were a British made lathe and have an excellent reputation for quality, they copied and improved on the South Bend models Check out the link Smart and Brown Machine Tools, Biggleswade, Beds Still get spares and manuals for all their models, a selection on ebay and elsewhere

Are there no local wood turning clubs near you, they would jump at the chance

Do I see a 3 core cable feeding into the back of the machine on picture 4 ??? so could be a single phase feed + converter inside but no mention in description

Take your time with the drying process as is prone to crack and split but still a lovely finish

To clarify, a water melon is green on the outside and red on the inside

We are now paying the price of not fracking a few years ago. The "water melons" will be throwing up their arms at this comment.

If you decide it's not for you, pm me please

I have a 4 jaw self centering Vicmark chuck 7/8" x 16 spare from a Coronet major which I have sold, pm me for pics/details if you're interested

I've found a plumber who works round the clock

My own experience of a workshop accident, caught end of thumb in business end of the mill, bled a bit, went to A&E and had the nail removed next day. MSSA bacteria got into bloodstream which travelled to my metal hip joint and settled in. Rushed to A&E again with blue lights flashing and a...

Just as many behind the camera

How can it be called "football" when it is played using your hands, anyway the ref's whistle wouldn't work underwater.

The land area of Wales (key word "area") quoted above is incorrect when calculating football pitches because no allowance is made for mountains, hills and any undulations, I have not included ponds, lakes, lochs, rivers, etc. as no one plays underwater football. Therefore impossible to be even...

Thanks Geoff, it had all my engineering friends stumped, I shall enlighten them

Can anyone identify an engineering hand tool I have with no markings at all. It's 8.5" long has a ratchet mechanism and obviously only turns in one direction depending which way up it is held. The conical end with 4 holes unscrews and the other end has a 3/8" square drive

Took it up again last March at the start of lockdown but this time using resin/wood to make useful things no one wants, empty yoghurt pots do come in handy. The wood is a mix of Juniper, burr Elm and Pieris

Thanks Phil, it came with RH faceplates but nothing for the LH out board spindle, might look at having an alloy disc made if nothing turns up. Nice bike