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There is a guy on Ebay who is selling new screws for this purpose, in either steel or brass.

You might need some more windows to let natural light in. I believe there are ratios of windows to total wall area. Probably good to aim for at least 20 percent.

Why not just use some form of packer to bring up the level? Thin ply is ideal for this.

Great for illuminating your work whilst sanding. :giggle:

It would be the gentlemanly thing to do. I was caught out in a rights of way issue whilst doing some building work, in your part of the world. And the locals can get quite touchy, about things like that.:giggle:

The next job for my jack to be used for- is to lift off a five bar-gate. :LOL:

I still have a pair of wire strippers that I bought from Tandy's ( Radio Shack). back in the '70's They are the sort that grip the wire on one side of their jaws and cut and pull the coating off the end of the wire, with the other, when you squeeze the handles It is one of those clever...

My enquiry. was mainly prompted by wishing to replace my missing pliers with something equivalent, or even better. A pair that were fairly "meaty", had a comfortable handle and could easily cut thin rod. I already have other tools with which I can grip things and a number of tools with which I...

One doesn't have to clone an actual number plate. One just has to come up with a number that is plausible, for the age of the vehicle..

Oh dear! You are leading me astray.:giggle: These would have been really good for holding part of my ER32Collet Chuck. In fact, I did start out using water pump pliers, but these have the advantage of not having serrated edges.

I was indeed asking about Combination Pliers- which appears to be the usual description for ordinary straight pliers with the serrated jaws and cutters inside the mouth. The thread has gone slightly off kilter, because the title is a bit ambiguous but I don't mind that, otherwise I would...

Thanks for your input - a very comprehensive reply. Knipex seem to be the common denominator in all the posts so far. I'm particularly intrigued by the water pump, type pliers that you show. So, as it stands at the moment - in the frame are Lindstrom, Knipex and NWS. I note that Zoro tools are...

I have several of these, relegated to an old drawer where I mainly keep my old tools ( the ones for rough work that I don't mind getting damaged ). For one reason or another, they are universally bad. Out of three of them, none will cut any more. The oldest pair spends most of it's...

If it were a farmhouse table, then living with it as it is would probably be okay. That it is attached to sleek metal legs, means that the top, as it is at present, looks a bit out of place. If I were sorting it out for myself, then I would cut the boards apart and rub-joint them back together...

Maybe, make yourself a new cap iron , slightly longer. That shouldn't prove too difficult to do. EDIT. It could be that the wedge is the part that has been changed, and is now too long so obscuring the cap iron. Might be worth checking against a similar plane.

I do not think that the Cill/ Sill, debate is as clear cut as folk would like to think. Maybe it was regional, George Ellis in his Practical Modern Joinery ( published 1902 ) uses Sill, as do the McKay's.

Some people, for whatever reason are unemployable. One could argue that this is a lifestyle choice by them, but it is more likely to be some form of disability or disfunction. Many could , in the past, have held down some form of menial job and have been quite content doing this, but the modern...

There is obviously a knack to it. The cut out at the base of the wedge seems to afford you quite a good view of the blade and cap iron, relative to each other. Which should be helpful when setting the plane up. There is one on Ebay at the moment that shows a bit of a bend to the cap iron...

I had a go at making one from a section of leaf spring but I struggled to form the eye with the thick steel. I ended up buying one on Ebay, though I note that the prices have risen since then. They're between about £ 48 to £68 and some are without handles. As for the wedges you can get a pair...

This appears to be in good condition apart from the rust on the casting. This can easily be got rid of with emery cloth ,or silicone carbide wet and-dry. The paint looks in good nick, so a quick brushing out, of the dust and a wipe over with white spirit should suffice.