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Thank you for the useful parts of your post. Shame you spoiled with your smug sarcasm. This used to be an awesome site. Bye.

Hi My huge vintage Wolf bench grinder went pop (literally). I initially suspected the capacitor, but it was actually the now-incredibly brittle wire between the motor and the switch that had worn through the insulation and shorted out. I would really like to repair this as it's a terrific bit...

I hadn't used larch before but my local timber recycling place had some (now sadly sold out) and it's rather pretty. Not sure if this is indicative or if I just got lucky. Apologies for the appalling photography.

Hey boys and girls, I hope you are enjoying the belated summer. I recently acquired a cast iron table base, sans top. I would like to tile a top to give it extended life and was considering using marine ply as the base. Has anyone tried this? Is there a more suitable material? This (as with...

Thanks v much. I guessed as much, but wanted to double check. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Ps the round one isn't the correct rating - just using it as an example

The start cap on my million year old Wolf grinder just went pop (the big rectangular one). Aftera bit of googling, I can't see a like for like replacement. Question 1 - does this style of cap have a particular name? Question 2 - other than originality, any reason why I can't fit a...

Thanks all for the replies. Apologies for the slow acknowledgement. Lots to read and absorb!

Looks much smarter already! Keep the updates coming

Hi I am going to make new boxes for a pair of hifi speakers, to make them a little more interesting and in line with my decor (rather than their current faux black ash). My question is this - the woofer is normally (always?) at the bottom, with tweeter above. Is this simply because it's...

Thank you for sharing

Hi, I removed the blade guard return spring in order to source a replacement, and in the meantime managed to delete the pics I took showing it in place. Does anyone on here have this model, or a similar Erbauer saw? If so, could you please post a pic showing the guard return spring in place...

Hiya As pe r the title, when did SCMS become "a thing"? They appear to be fairly recent, with radial arm saws preceeding them. Was there a brand that kick-started them (like Skil with the skil saw)? I have upgraded to vintage machines for most of my tools, but it seems like this isn;t really...

100% agree - they are re-branded MyHermes, and they are the pits. MyHerpes would be more welcome.

FB Marketplace is usually my first port-of-call these days, as a buyer. It appears to me that there's far less 2nd-hand stuff being listed on Ebay compared to 5-10 years ago. However, the vast (in my experience) number of Marketplace sellers won't post, so it only works for local sales, or...

Great, thanks

OK, so I found some spares (including a v belt pulley), and just waiting on some v belts to actually get the thing going. I measured the thread, and it looks to be 1 1/8 x 12 tpi, which Google suggests is the size used on the Super 7s - which therefore seems logical, and handy for acquiring...

That's a good shout. I'll tap you up for the dimensions if I can find a place nearby who can help. Thanks

Thanks for the replies, and the offers of pics. I think I have it together now. Will try to find a v pulley. Thanks again

Thanks, I will check out model engineer. I had been on lathes.co.uk,and they pretty much slated the stand it came with, so I will make a bench in due course. I just want to get it running at the mo, so I can see what's needed etc etc. P. S it was the early-style stand that made me think ml1...