Stuff you have fixed today

[DAPPH]

This was a very nice restoration.

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The blade and cap were jammed, but with a few taps I had them out.
The blade is bent, this was causing the jam. A few deft blows on a anvil had the bend removed.

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The metal was cleaned using a scouring pad. The blade was re-ground on a wet stone, then sharpened on a oil stone.
The wood was cleaned with meths, then using a cabinet scraper cleaned up.

The finish is just bee's wax, the wood took it well and buffed up.
This old plane is a joy to use, the old steel took an edge very well.

Whilst on a tour of Canada for nearly 3 months using MIL's home at Welland lock number one near Niagra falls as a base .

On our outward Eastward circuit we went to the Upper Canada Native village to the East of Toronto . There are a fair few original moved to the site historic Canadian buildings one of which is a wood workers workshop . I stood and watched this " Expert " do a demo of planning a bit of Birdseye Maple to show how the old block planes were used ., He was struggling .
As every one left I asked to look at his plane , you could have ridden bare arsed to Mexico on it , so I offered to sharpen it to 30 degrees on a hand turned water stone & hone it on an oilstone for him , having sharpened the blade I asked him if he had any bees wax .......he looked puzzled .

I showed him how to warm & wax the sole then polish the waxed sole . It made me smile when he used it and said to me , " I've been running this shop for 30 years and your the first person who's shown me that . Told him about using mutton tallow to lube / protect his steel tools and use tallow saws to make them easier to use.

 

[DAPPH]

This old style Hand crank Union Pillar drill came my way about 2 weeks ago.

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There were some traces of the original paint in places. The drill itself did turn, but was notchy and tight in places.

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The big issue with dismantling was the amount of burrs on the parts.

So lots of oil and dressing back had the drill in bits.

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The chuck was in good condition, all 3 springs are there, but it was full of old grease.

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One big issue was the top adjusting wheel.

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You can see the biggest crack, there was 5 in total.

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I made a jig to hold it steady and gas brazed it up.

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As on other parts on the casting was gold paint/leaf I just re-instated it.

Assembly was carried out today.


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Only new parts were new bearings in the running cups between the main shaft and threaded adjuster and a spilt pin.

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You say it was hand cranked .. I'd have thought it was more likely have originally been belt driven using a treadle & wheel on the floor , the lower acting as a massive flywheel to keep the speed up or an over head back shaft to drive it. .
Haaa... just seen the handle mounting boss ...cast in the cranking / flywheel .. cancel all the above

What's the value of such a reconditioned drill like that these days ?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

You say it was hand cranked .. I'd have thought it was more likely have originally been belt driven using a treadle & wheel on the floor , the lower acting as a massive flywheel to keep the speed up or an over head back shaft to drive it. .
Haaa... just seen the handle mounting boss ...cast in the cranking / flywheel .. cancel all the above

What's the value of such a reconditioned drill like that these days ?

Hand cranked, I did have a old sales book listing them, for sale in a shop in Bristol.
Listing the details and available paint finishes.

Value, from £50 to £400.

The ones getting the higher prices are ones with working 1/2 chucks.

 

[highseas]

Very nice, what were they cut with? I, on the rare occasion, gas cut that clean but not that consistantly!

Cnc plasma, I farmed the cutting out to whom ever could do it fastest/cheapest

 

[badabec]

Value, from £50 to £400.

The ones getting the higher prices are ones with working 1/2 chucks.

Pass a wire through the chuck and hang a light bulb from it

 

[Nick DV]

Stops you having to bend down to pick stuff up when you drop it I suppose.

Stops me hurting myself when I pass out after realising the cost of repairs..............................................

 

[Rkweld]

anyone curious to see what a spun main bearing looks like? there was absolutely no need for me to strip the engine this far, although this isn't my first casing split on a bike engine, taking it apart is easy, getting the selector forks back in place when you reassemble mind.....


remember, i diagnosed a spun main just by the lumps of bearing material in the sump...

CONFIRMED

Looks like its been gone a while, doesnt look to have any white metal left on the shell. A good thump from the power stroke probably curled it in enough to let the shell slip out into the gap where the white metal should have been. Are you cleaning the block out yourself or are you putting a different engine in as you say you did not need to strip the engine that far?

 

[qwakers]

Swapping in a new engine
Faster, safer and cheaper

 

[Maker]

Charging port on my laptop was really temperamental, it had gotten to the point where where I couldn't use it and charge it at the same time without dislodging the connection. New part was less than a fiver and tool ten minutes to fit, god knows why it took me a year to get around to it.

 

[MattF]

god knows why it took me a year to get around to it.

Typical quick/rush repair, in bloke terms. A year's no time.

 

[BarrieJ]

Charging port on my laptop was really temperamental, it had gotten to the point where where I couldn't use it and charge it at the same time without dislodging the connection. New part was less than a fiver and tool ten minutes to fit, god knows why it took me a year to get around to it.

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That's given me a bit of confidence, I need to do the wife's Asus Netbook - it's been over a year too...
But first the brushcutter, which was working fine last week; today no spark. Changed out plug - still no spark.
Oh well, out with the multimeter and on to the ignition coil.

 

[m_c]

and tool ten minutes to fit, god knows why it took me a year to get around to it.

Because they're normally a PITA to do, and involve dismantling your laptop in to a million pieces?

 

[Gragson]

Not today but in between stuff this week, Got these from @p0689109 worked ok but boards were shot.



Got carried away, gave them a birthday stripped and blasted



Paint - zzzzzzzzzzzzzz




Made new boards / jaws



New bottom legs & rubbers, pins, fasteners, springs, everything - should look the same as when I got them if I live long enough

 

[daleyd]

Not today but in between stuff this week, Got these from @p0689109 worked ok but boards were shot.

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Got carried away, gave them a birthday stripped and blasted

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Paint - zzzzzzzzzzzzzz


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Made new boards / jaws

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New bottom legs & rubbers, pins, fasteners, springs, everything - should look the same as when I got them if I live long enough

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What a great job !

 

[Pete.]

Not today but in between stuff this week, Got these from @p0689109 worked ok but boards were shot.

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Got carried away, gave them a birthday stripped and blasted

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Paint - zzzzzzzzzzzzzz


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Made new boards / jaws

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New bottom legs & rubbers, pins, fasteners, springs, everything - should look the same as when I got them if I live long enough

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Nice job there mate.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Not today but in between stuff this week, Got these from @p0689109 worked ok but boards were shot.

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Got carried away, gave them a birthday stripped and blasted

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Paint - zzzzzzzzzzzzzz


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Made new boards / jaws

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New bottom legs & rubbers, pins, fasteners, springs, everything - should look the same as when I got them if I live long enough

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Yeah, nice job you've done, and a bespoke matched pair.

These Workmates seem to go for silly money nowadays. I brought one here from overseas, and acquired a couple with the aluminium frame sections like yours at charity shop's, both of which could use some sprucing up. For the replacement boards, it looks like you used 25mm plywood ?

 

[Maker]

Glued a dining chair back together, the front legs have been wobbly for years but with the fabric and webbing stapled on top they need completely stripping down and then reupholstering in order to fix. The upholstery is mum's department, I'm just providing tools and persuading her to buy more sewing machines.

 

[p0689109]

Brilliant job Gragson. The bigger model I was telling you about is the 2000. I can send you a photo of one if you are intersted.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Yesterday was showing some MIS How to restore some donated tools.

This rebate planer did not have a blade when it arrived in my care.
Again it has worm, that was treated.



After the micro wave and liquid worm killer, the holes are filled with hard wax.





The access with be removed and used to finish the plane.



The wedge was dressed to give a straight edge, all fixings screws are cleaned and refitted lubricated with a soft wax.

A blade will be found and fitted.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This brace of leather working tools are all a MIS member hard work. With my advice.
They are his first try at restoration.



A nice tool to learn a few tricks.



No power tools used.
Just hand tools.
The quality of the beech handle is fantastic.
The finish is white French polish, then a few buffed up coats of wax.



Again all by hand.



This finish on the handle was Rattle can varnish.