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Taking orders now Norm...

Yesterday's project the spring centre, used in the milling machine or drill press to apply pressure to a tap when threading a hole and also keeps the tap straight. And this mornings work...a brass hammer with stainless tapered handle, the stainless was difficult to knurl and is shallow but still improves the grip. Almost too nice to use.

I always find the Christmas Eve rather boring considering I no longer believe in Santa😮 (no presents for me this year😳) so I decided to venture out into the workshop and make something! Going back to work on the 7th so need to keep myself occupied for two weeks, that is in between going to the pub! So probably not the only tool to be made over the festive period. Wanted to make something usable so made large tap wrench to cater for some of the bigger taps in my collection although it's still not big enough for the largest ones! So after some Turning, milling, knurling and threading, this is what I came up with.

Hook thick sheets of cardboard over the side and behind the drive wheels to protect the paint when fitting the tracks, as they are bad for springing. Not sure how bad yours will be if you've not fully tightened them yet.

If only you were closer and I had the time.... need to get making more PTO's and latch levers!

Think i know him... Says he's skint all the time.

That PTO looks good! Where can I get one? 😛

Looks good, is it a Matt finish? Are you going to finish the bottom then paint the inside and sides in one go on the final coat? if not how do you avoid overspray on the painted sides other than a lot of masking. Was going to pop down at the weekend but decided against due to weather.

I'm ok jedburgh is a set in a valley, we live on the top so if I get flooded I think we all need to start worrying! The wind is terrible though, ripped the felt of one of the sheds so been out nailing a tarp over it, hard going with the wind still blowing!

We have had many main roads between towns closed,of course you get the idiots who ignore the signs attempt it and get stuck, one car got swept away but luckily got stuck against a wall and the fire service rescued them. Below a the river tweed, normally there is about 150 feet of grass between the garden walls and the river banking! In the distance is floors castle.

From what I've seen Cumbria has had it worse than us but here's a few local pictures.

Might be the rattle cans and the light colour? How many coats have you tried? Only thing is its been ok on everything else.

Looks good norm, is there no way you can have the bolt fixed at the other side aswell? The ram may try to bend the steel where it is fixed ( I have no idea how thick the steel is)

Mine does. The metabo ones look excellent, i can vouch for there drills and grinders. http://www.waspsupplies.com/metabo-bfe-9-90-electronic-band-file-belt-grinder-1094-p.asp

Ive got an ancient black and decker one, was/ is my dads and belonged to my grandad before that, so it's a fair age and still going strong.

Are you painting everything with a rattle can? You get much better coverage and A better finish with a gun but you have to have everything hung ready to do it all in one go.

Yes you do, and apply more layers as required. Once you have filled any large areas of pitting I would try it as it may save skimming a whole side with filler.

Once your through the sticky layer is it ok or still clogging?

It will have increased its usability, especially now that you don't have to faf about with the 4 jaw for bigger stuff, although with a 4 jaw zero run out is achievable if you need that kind of accuracy!

Chuck looks good and in proportion.

Can't wait to see this finished.

Never heard of one in Scotland but as there was dumpers and a number of Scottish water board spares turn up in Banchory a while ago I would think it was possible.

I don't think it was a skimmer, apparently did have a ITC ID plate though. Rolloman sold got it sold if I remember rightly.

Was that the one called monty?

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