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The job is now done. Old wires decommissioned and where possible removed and complete new supply and rewiring done. It took 4 days for 2 guys including digging the trench for the cable. Thank you for the tip. I can start messing about again.

That is how most hammers and axes are made. The hole is hourglass shape like. When you fitting the shaft make it conical from half way down that it fits the bottom of the taper. The top conus is then made by use of a wedge/ wedges which by hammering it in spread the wood to the opposite taper...

As I normally clean few tools at the time I use wire wheel and for course work with grinding disc on small angle grinder and refinement a flap wheel. When I am working on them they are lined up in a tab of water and I just circulate them after few passes. Dependent is that is directly to be...

To my knowledge there are 2 main grinds on Kent Pattern axes one of them is more like a wedge and the other much lighter is more concave. Shame that i useless with IT as I have few of them at home just do not know how to make and transfer pics here. For the restoration stick the head in...

I am not a carver or whittler however do quite a bit around old tools and sharpening. What you what is very personal and VERY dependent on keeping them sharp. I have spoken to few carvers and again each have their own method often dependent on what wood they use. The prevalent way is to sharpen...

I can't believe it. They have a shop locally where I have enquired about it. Perhaps my dodgy accent and calling it a broom rather than a sweeper was the issue. Never mind magnets are already on the way to me and will make the rest as suggested.

Thank you guys. Magnets ordered as the plastic sheet would not work. The area to cover is too large and place is too windy (Common drive between houses creating wind tunnel like effect).

Hi people. I am looking either to buy or make magnetic broom as I am doing a lot of rust cleaning on wire wheel and after use I need to make the area safe as kids are running all over it. At present I am using two kitchen knife magnetic strips but they are not strong enough and a lot of wires...

I will have a go with the shims probably secured with bolts directly tapped to the pad. We will see how secure it will be. If I am successful a winch kit will be next. Trouble for me as most people in UK is storage therefore anything bigger than that is out of question.

Spoke to the suggested retailers and to my bad luck you can not mount any broader blade to my saw. This leaves me only with either buying another saw or adapting the pads of the mill themselves. As the cost of new saw is prohibitive for me I need to decide what method i use for the pads. So far...

Contact made and hopefully this can be followed with the rest of it successfully.

Just re- furbished 2 52 1/2 one from 20s and the other 40s. Both of them had slightly offset hole for mounting it on the QR lever which could change the pressure on the half nut wrong way.

My guess would be if the half nut's cage is not loose or the return spring slipped a tooth which the does not create enough pressure to hold the half nut.

I have access to many water and oil stones and from what you telling me is that you wants something faster and at the same time finer which is not easy to achieve. With the speed you really get what you pay for with exception of natural stones which are different. You need to also consider how...

Thank you.

Problem with the present electricity is that the previous owner or whoever it was just pulled a spur out of one of the living room sockets took it through the wall out and under the pavement to the garage. I am not sure what to thing about that one as the spur leads diagonally across the...

To answer all your questions. Apart from heating engineer and fireplace company have not used anyone else as most of the work I can do myself. I use them all repeatedly and we have good working relationship. If I did not want the certificate I would do it all myself and save myself a lot of...

Straight from the beginning offered that with photo documentation of whole thing to spec supplied to me by them as I do believe that will be the hard part of the job.

Hi guys. I would like to get proper electricity to my garage and workshop which are detached from my house as at present there is just some odd job from previous owner. My Expectation is to have separate circuit for that reason with additional outside socket for garden. I have approached few...

Wow that is thick and my suggestion of scraper is useless. I will have another suggestion which is a bit out of box but cost nothing. In past I was given very old door and accidentally I left it leaning against a wall in full sun. It was caked in different paints and varnishes. In few hours the...