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Must have mis-read the measurements ??? Mark

Drinking to them now with my last drop of Bunderberg 50%OP. Mark

Loved the snow until TLOML slipped, fell & broke her wrist. Now I am on whole new learning curve - Shopping, Dish Washer, Washing Machine, Tumble Drier etc., etc., Mark :(

Way prettier than mine..... Mark

Playing 'Devil's Advocate here for a moment - the site referred to is clearly stated as a 'Manufacturing Technology Forum', run/moderated by the owner - his site - his rules. I visit there regularly and as hobby machinist refrain from asking questions about my home workshop kit, keep my eyes...

Sorry -missed the original post. I made one many years ago - Useful bit of kit, easy to make and could be fabricated rather than buy castings. Like all of Mr Thomas' stuff, if you follow the instructions with care you end up with a decent result. Not used much now as I have a jig mill with...

Oldmechthings - Now that is a neat job. For what it's worth & not much help to you now, there is an article (with drawings) for a 'Pavement Breaker' by W.Aikman in ME Vol.88 (1943) pp375-7 Mark

Here's a few made over the years for various jobs, mostly filed up from annealed carbon steel files then hardened & tempered. The one on the far left is a commercial job. This one was for making a set of drawer knobs for an Engineer's toolbox restoration. Mark

Low cost is to get hold of a fridge compressor as noted above. One tip though, squirt the odd drop of oil into it, in the fridge it's a closed circuit and the lubricant goes around with the Freon (or whatever), when you cut the pipes the oil goes out with the air. DAMHIK Mark

That ain't a nightmare - this is a nightmare...... Mark

Which one would you like to look in? Way too many tools - but maybe not when the next boot sale comes along. Mark

Here's a couple, I think from back in the 1950s. Mark

Now that's my kind of shop... Mark

A few bits & pieces here. Mark

Glad the hunting season is starting, my garden is over-run with the little mongrels. They probably feel at home here 'cos I am married to a Scot. Mark

What's that on Dobbin's front ankle? (how can you tell I'm not a horse person?) ??? Mark

I do quite a bit of work with a jeweler's saw. I get my blades from Niqua in Germany, they supply an excellent range of blades. Mark

Coldte - Be Strong - You are not alone.... Mark

Choice of two - The multi-stop from Chris Heapy's site mentioned above & a micrometer stop from Model Engineer, Oct.1961 by T E Bristol Mark

With a S7 you could go to town with the George Thomas Versatile Dividing kit. Mark