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I just took my broken cast iron over to kwijibo99 who did an excellent job saving my cast iron with a TIG welder.

Many many thank yous!

Hi Greg,
I am happy to come up to Fawkner to get this fixed.
I will send you a PM.
Thanks,
Steve

Hi,
HELP!
I'm working on restoring a very old cast iron sewing table for my wife. Everything was going great until I dropped the last piece and it snapped in 3 places! :doh:
I am told...

The photos are great, thanks heaps! I have 3 washers left in my cleaning tub and I am not sure where the 3rd one goes? I think it was either with the fly wheel or the gear on the other end of the...

Another problem solved! I opted for the slow cautious approach first and put it into the electrolysis bath for a day. (plus, I dont have an oxy torch!)
It is now moving 360 degrees but not yet...

Aah! It begins to make sense! I can't loosen my "pawl" (new word to add to the vocabulary!) That's the bit that's seized.
I may have to cut the rivet to remove it and then replace it. Any advice...

Hi all,
progress on this drill has been slow but it's coming along. I have a question about the arm that moves the top wheel to lower the drill. Mine is seized. I assume that the toggle flips over...

Bingo!!
I sent off a few emails and Steel Solutions replied in under 10 minutes. I drove round there and they cut to size and charged me $3.

I have fired of an email to the Handy Steel people. We'll see how that goes?

Thanks Vann for the offer. If I cant source it locally, I may take you up on it!

Bob, My drill is very very...

Hi,
I am restoring a Buffalo Forge Post drill. (see Picture!)350046
The axle on which the Fly wheel and cog spin is rather battered and a bit corroded. It is 19mm diameter X 185mm. I presume...

I love these woodwork forums because there are so many good ideas out there.
I think I may just bit the bullet and buy the commercial drawers.
I can get this one 1700 long for $550.

I'd rather...

This is the type of drawer slide I have seen in the commercially available drawers. It is a section of rolled steel, formed to make a channel which sits on the roller bearings. If I can find out...

Yonnee,
I stopped my Patrol drawers from rolling out by putting a screw through the drawer in line with the top bearing. It has to be screwed in after the drawer is fitted and unscrewed if you...

Thanks again for all the ideas and suggestions.
This is the camper trailer that I want to put the drawer in.
On our last trip to Birdsville, we used plastic tubs to put all the food and supplies...

Thanks for the ideas so far.
I can just buy a ready made drawer from Tool Box for close to $1000!
But I am hoping to come out of it cheaper than that if I make my own.
Engineering wise it looks a...

Hi,
I want to make a sliding drawer for my camper trailer.
It will be 1700mm long X 500 wide X 30 high. I need 100% extension on the drawer, in fact, over extension would be a ideal.
Does anyone...