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Just for interest here are some photos of an old drill I re-cycled close to 60 years ago, it was one unit from a 4 spindle line-shaft driven machine. Dumped the old line shaft pulleys and made the drive unit in their place, bored the spindle to No2 Morse [was No1] the table is a piece of boiler...

It’s a Christen drill grinder, acquired in a poor state and re-built from the ground up. Will grind drills from .020” to .250” and with an attachment up to 8mm 5/16”

By Chippymint I've had a full set of Dormer drills bits for 40 years. Used on mist steel types, alloys and wood. Dormer are very good. I've had to replace some of the smaller ones due to breakage but the remaining are original and they have plenty of life to come. As the old tradesmen used to...

Marcos, never used U.K. drills but looking at their site I would suggest Cobalt HSS, always pays to purchase well known branded drills or other cutting tools IMO. A couple of other points, why not just sharpen your worn drills ? the angle iron, is it by chance old bed irons ? If so you will find...

Billy-Wizz none so blind as those who will not see ! Badgers are the hedgehogs only predator, a Badger can open a rolled up hedgehog . This coupled with the fact that most creatures who feed on invertebrates are in decline largely caused by our never ending quest to produce more food, more...

Not looked at any other post yet immediate thought is Joseph Wade Finchley or Hinckley

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How about these and little tweaking ? Search was for "Tension springs ?? mm Diameter" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Expansion-Springs-Extension-Tension-Spring-7mm-16mm-OD-1-4mm-Wire-Diameter/362445574526?hash=item546370917e:g:1ocAAOSwJStbrgDG...

We purchased some new garden furniture earlier this year, gave it several coats of teak oil from a well known U.K. supplier— utterly useless! Looked great when done then it rained, a lot of rain, 3 weeks later all the oil had washed off, wood started to discolour very disappointed ! So set too...

Richard, it will be of the very best quality made in that era. not sure about the angle on the ruler but somewhere in my w/shop I think I have a M & W catalogue from my apprentice days in the 1960's so I will have a look. Mine is a Starrett one ! Cheers John

Pete, sounds like your saw is new? in which case go back to the dealer and have a chat to them. As has been said chain saws are or can be very dangerous ! Don't buy Mum's own chains buy good quality branded ones, make sure they are the correct size/pitch for your machine. In view of what...

Have a look here Drummond (& Myford) M-Type Lathe I realise you say yours is Type B but have a dig around, they are somewhat similar

Cannot be of much help really except I worked on one periodically back in the 1960's !

Have a look at this chap Clickspring, he uses Boric Acid powder in meths to coat small parts, cutters etc to prevent scaling The video shows him making a cutter. As a general rule gauge plate does not scale badly unless you leave it in the furnace too long, nor does it distort badly. Its one...

Marineboy, I have not read all the posts but another avenue you can pursue is chemical injection damp proofing, this is very effective done properly and cost effective compared to other methods. Have a look at Sovereign Chemicals https://www.sovchem.co.uk I know personally of several jobs where...

I started my apprenticeship in 1960, 47 hour week with one day at college plus two unpaid night school classes per week, 1s 2d per hour came to £2 15s per week [£2.75] The company was a sub contractor to the aerospace and nuclear industries making largely prototype items and tooling -- very...

Marsh Man, I have one too and most has been said already -- took me a while when I got mine to figure the switching but eventually downloaded a manual. There is another thread here Kity Bestcombi 2000 service manual If you do need the manual its in pdf format if you message me with your email...

Have you considered soldering a piece in with Lumiweld an aluminium solder ? A kit is not very expensive and you need only gas blowlamp —- and work carefully !

Geoff S the Black May have been left over from the pollution before smokeless zones came in? If you don’t have or cannot get a matching replacement brick may ?I suggest you drill a linked, as near as possible, series of holes all around the brick then use a chisel or TC mortar router and reverse...

Macros, I agree with Trevanion it seems you have been sent 3/8" [9.525mm] Quality silver steel is sold in 13" or now 1m lengths and made to a tolerance of +/- 0.00025" this has been the norm for the last 60 years, it was pretty much PS Stubbs who were the major supplier/producer in Britain but...