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  1. Cuthbert Dibble-Grub

    Potential sites for new mega-solar farms

    Our generation dropped the trash. We should pick it up.
  2. Cuthbert Dibble-Grub

    Advice on finding tools for my fly press

    OK, I was daunted by the thought of making my own tools. Pouring molten lead sounds even more out of my league! I've consulted the Omniscient Google and steel is roughly 330% more dense than concrete. Ignoring the hole for the spike for the moment and just considering solid spheres, if a...
  3. Cuthbert Dibble-Grub

    Advice on finding tools for my fly press

    Nice press! No need to apologize for sharing something you're proud of. Yes, mine does have an arm, but no balls. I painted the garage door red at the weekend so I used the dregs to give the arm a shiny new red coat. You can see from the photo the ram with the old screw thread bored out to 1"...
  4. Cuthbert Dibble-Grub

    Advice on finding tools for my fly press

    I found Wildman's suggestion to make my own tools a bit daunting, assuming they must be made of hardened steel. But then I watched a very helpful video on You Tube by garyhuston called "Flypress & some of it's uses". I'd post a link but my account is not allowed to do that yet. Gary demonstrates...
  5. Cuthbert Dibble-Grub

    Advice on finding tools for my fly press

    I just bought a 2 ton fly press on ebay, but it has neither tool holder nor tools. Finding tools is complicated by the fact that the manufacturer's name has been ground off the body of the press. I've looked at dozens of pictures of fly presses on Google images but I've not been able to identify...
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