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actually it is a set screw to hold the anvil in place - as you can see in the patent drawing below the anvil has a stud that is located in a hole on the upper surface of the fixed jaw and the screw pushes on that. In theory the anvil is detachable (I suppose for the manufacturers convenience...

third time lucky - they may all be upside down!

fixed (I think!)

hmm, I'm not really sure why one works and the others don't - will investigate!

we did cover this type of vice a while ago when discussing the excellent Record Imp (the smaller brother of the 74) record-imp-vice-t23939-30.html this version has the patent date on it so was made some time after the summer of 1929 and the late 1940s. I am pleased to report that - as with...

Having recently moved, I find myself without a workshop and with a long list of jobs to do around the house so it made a nice change to fit in a little bit of tool fiddling this weekend: A record 74 vice - a bit grotty but in good condition, the only minor issue being that at some point the...

is there a trick to removing the boxwood inserts, or had the glue failed?

Strip Away Pro still contains the magic (deadly poisonous/environmentally disastrous) ingredient that actually strips paint. Can be bought in large containers online (for "professionals" only, natch!)

thanks for the explanation on condensation. It seems obvious now you have explained it so clearly, but before now I had never really understood why vapour barriers were needed on the inside and breather membrane on the outside. cheers!

lovely job bodgers, it looks very professional. I wish I had thought of painting the legs on mine. A couple of questions: does the lamp slide along on its little wooden block? Also, is your the quick release working on your vice - the lever is at a very jaunty angle!

I recently got a roller tool chest from SGS https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage- ... ol-cabinet it is the equivalent model to the bottom half of the Hilka model you linked to. I wish I had done it years ago, and still get a little heart skip of joy every time I open a draw and immediately...

before moving house this year I ruthlessly pruned both my woodwork and DIY tools, giving a large number away (including some duplicates, admittedly :shock: ). Now it turns out I have plenty of space left for gadgets like this! I have just ordered a cheapo one (would have been very handy...

thanks Mike, I did have more than a passing interest as I have just moved house and I am vaguely thinking about insulating part of my new garage , the exterior wall of which is a half brick thick construction, with wider intermittent internal piers. So my question was (indirectly) about...

can I ask a daft question? Why is it important to avoid a gap between the insulation and the inner OSB?

looks great!

that is certainly true for the small 'Maquire' side tables - I have made a couple and although I think they would hold a fair amount of weight the legs do flex if you push on the top from side to side. When I made a larger coffee table to match I used a different layout as I thought this...

very nice garden too ! welcome to the forum :)

that is a good point, over the years I have used both a tracksaw and circular saw/guide on various diy jobs and the dust extraction on the former is a real benefit, particularly if like many of us you have to work in a small space. Festool, although very expensive, seem to be particularly good...

there is a video here showing how to remove the hard drive in case you do need to recover any data (if the disk is not broken you can get an external caddy and attach the drive to another PC). As per the above once you have the battery and back removed you can also check for any loose...

I don't think you have anything to worry about on the integrity of the apron bodgers - everyone who fits a vice ends up cutting a big hole in it anyway and I think the bracing effect on the legs would still be more than adequate even if the apron was made of a much thinner bit of wood than your...