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I would suggest you ask some of the local plumbers (old ones) they will probelly have one in their "rubish box".
Rowley.

I built a forge mny yearss ago and fired it with coke , I burnt the end of the first bar I heated. I asked a blacksmith friend what I had done wrong and was told "never burn coke" you must burn...

I buit a trailer some time ago with he help of a profesional body builder . His sweet spot was as follows. Distance from trailer axel to tow ball eaqual to 1.5 times the distance from the diff of the...

Ihave a similar machine to yours and had the same trouble. I got a mate who is a retired fitter and turner to look at what I was doing wrong. I had the height of the tool a very small fraction to...

Thank you all,I am sure I will be able to make an improvment to what I have.
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The run of wet weather we mave been having is making my welding rods hard to use. Keep them in a heated cupboard I am told, But who wants to have heat running 24 hrs a day when you may or maynot...

The most important measurment is to have the same measurment from the centre of the tow coupling to the same point on either side of the axle. eg the very out most point of the axle. If your frame is...

Bronze will give a lot stronger joint than silver solder. You will need quite a bit more heat to form the joint with bronze than silver solder. Get the rod hot and dip it in the flux then bring it...

Before trying to solder the crack did you put any sealant on the new seat you threaded into the tap body. The best thing would probley be some "Stag" it will wodk its way into the crack and with a...

I beleive once you anneal case hardening you will be unable to get it back again.
Some case hardening is very thin and heating it to anneal it may burn right through the surface
Rowley.