you got another project now……replacing those rather wharped roof beams, before they snapOk.
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Now bubbling away.
For the record, this is my shed before the inevitable explosion
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See ye of little faithWell that's a bit impressive !
Plastic tank, grunty 12VDC power supply, sodium carbonate, steel wire.Picked this up for a bargain £30 from eBay
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A nice wee blacksmith's post vice and stand. Quite a bit of work to do though.
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I need to figure out if there's a wedge missing that would explain the leaf spring being loose and not pushing the jaws open.
Anyway, step one - take it to bits
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The bolts holding the top bracket on will never release their nuts so I'll grind them off tomorrow.
Now what about getting the rust off. A 5l bottle of evapo-rust costs as much as the vice did so I'm thinking of a vinegar/salt solution unless anyone's got a better idea?
Tbh, that's got me flummoxed. It does appear to have been made that way. One side is 75mm higher than the other and there was a rotten piece of wood making up the difference before. Replacing with fresh timber.Was wondering why would a chair have uneven armrests
Weak spring as opposed to a piece(wedge) missing!Picked this up for a bargain £30 from eBay
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A nice wee blacksmith's post vice and stand. Quite a bit of work to do though.
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I need to figure out if there's a wedge missing that would explain the leaf spring being loose and not pushing the jaws open.
Anyway, step one - take it to bits
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The bolts holding the top bracket on will never release their nuts so I'll grind them off tomorrow.
Now what about getting the rust off. A 5l bottle of evapo-rust costs as much as the vice did so I'm thinking of a vinegar/salt solution unless anyone's got a better idea?