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I think you'd be surprised at what you can find if you look hard enough - I needed some small bore copper tube - I was investigating manufacture of some custom heat pipes for a bespoke lighting system ( LED based - they don't like heat yet generate 10W + on an area ~0.9mm²) and was having...

One of Henrys wives also had a super-numeri nipple - as have I... but unlike some of the caricatures of this condition they are not like a crossword as-in 3 across but merely two vertical ;)

Quick head up if you ever had dealings with FFX, no doubt their administrators in trying to salvage whatever revenue they can have sold the FFX domain and database of clients to an outfit - ITS and I for one have received marketing spam from them today. It looks a legit site but I have no...

I'm 6ft 2" and fitted mine 1860 off floor height - and due to the open plan design I wanted to ensure efficient extraction so as not to be living with e.g. the smells of kippers all evening -even though I love'em!, so I spent big time and bought a Miele AWG102 that fits on the outside of the...

You'd get better advice posting on this forum - https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/forums/arc-welding.23/ They are a friendly lot and there's loads of info - guidelines wrt amperage, rod dia and metal thickness....

Glad you resolved the issue, I was about to recommend Screwfix's own brand spray contact adhesive - I have used this over the years to affix roll abrasives to a glass plate that I then use for sharpening edges, one side 180 the other 320 and then you can merely lay finer wet-n-dry full A4...

Umm, if you are doing pierced work is that not obvious? !! - appreciate the clamping system does look a bit heath-robinson but am sure with some practice you will get the hang of it! At my local men's shed there is an older guy who is a master of the scrollsaw and whilst I have used bandsaws for...

My workshop was never heated and tools never rusted - this metalwork bench I fabbed' lived unpainted for >10y and never rusted... When I built the shop back in 2011 I had moved from a very damp pre-fabbed concrete garage where everything rusted quickly, but worse I had abusive neighbours on one...

As @Fergie 307 mentions with a low pitch and given your latitude I'd be concerned about snow loading on the rare occasions we seem to see now in the UK. WRT overhang my between the wars house has at lest 400mm pitched roof overhang and does not have any soffits so the rafters have exposed...

If I were in your shoes I'd join the MIG welding UK forum and seek advice there, they are a very knowledgeable and friendly group and perhaps reach out to see if someone local to you could either give you some training or let you watch them doing some work - you'll learn very quickly that way...

TBH I never bothered with an ultrasonic bath just cellulose thinners and an old toothbrush for intricate parts or an offcut of hardwood to dislodge stubborn build-ups -far more friendly on TCT items

in my experience - Alcohol will soften resin build up but is not particularly fast Acetone is better but it's high volatility is an issue unless you can get it cheaply The best solution I have found is cellulose thinners -gun-cleaner grade is the cheapest, and I find it quickly dissolves the...

....but more importantly did he PAT test it? Seen plenty of electrical innards in my day that looked fine but were in fact an accident waiting to happen... Back in the day when working at Marconi's on some digital telephony stuff - the digital repeaters that were required every 1km or so to...

I sold what I deduce was an older model a few months ago that was in much better condition than that one, and would agree that price is a bit high given its rusty condition

Looks like Willow to me, google lens agrees too

I remember in my schooldays so early 60's, visiting the Ford factory at Dagenham since a school colleagues dad was a manager there and I remember watching in amazement parts of the production line in action. I remember at one point seeing pistons being fitted to engine blocks and if I remember...

That's pretty similar in principle to the technique I was referring to, albeit that method used some cord to pull the last bit on, I guess anything that is thin and that doesn't damage the tyre would work and which can be removed once the tyre is fully on. Putting the tyres in boiling water 1st...

Not a spoonerism, but always brings a smile to my face - Is that a full bottle in front of me or a full frontal lobotomy?

Agree with advice above but would add - Cleanliness is paramount to getting solder to flow nicely, scrupulous cleaning to ensure there is no greasy residue or contaminants and lightly abraded - e.g. 320-grit wet-n-dry will help with bond strength if that is important. Fine gauge flux cored...

I didn't have a 612 but did a 613. I think the manual you have has been written upon in what looks like blue biro.. also in the cross section as drawn the labelling CAST is actually the outer edge of the wheel, since the wheel was not solid but spoked and only the central arbor and rim were...