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Does anyone have any ideas whether the tool grinder is complete as shown please?

It works just fine, runs like a sewing machine, but faster!

Martin

Hi All,

Found the Holy Grail yesterday! A local tool clearance auction with no catalogue pictures and not online!

Filled my Boots:

Itwas quite well attended but everyone wanted the automotive stuff and the tooling and machinery went for a song. Large Warco Lathe £500, Huge Warco Mill £350, 2 Centec mills £150 the pair, Shaper £36, all too big for me.

I got a BOC Small oxy/acetylene kit and 15 torches, Oxy MAPP set, 14 new lathe chucks, 5 rotary tables, 3 dividing heads, boxes and boxes and boxes full of instruments nearly all unused, some with bits missing as it was all chucked in together. New Dremel Kit. Boxed Mig Welder and supplies.

Only stopped because I had no more space to put stuff in the workshop!

Could not believe it!

Going to keep me busy for quite a while!

Cheers , Martin

Well done folks, thats that sorted out! Many thanks.

RTIMMINS & WYNN TIMMINS made a huge assortment of tools for all trades and were a high quality maker, their tools are very collectable.

Cheers, Martin

Hi All,

Just got a couple of sets of these unusual tools in with a lot.

Not totally sure what they are for:

Pretty sure they are for leatherworking but I can find no reference at all in the 'Salaman' bible. The only other use that kind of comes to mind is bookbinding but again no proof. A bit like cauking irons but way too small...

Nicely marked with sizes and good maker R TIMMINS.

Any thoughts welcome.

Cheers,

martin

Michael, always do that for any replacement parts for the reason you stated. Generally I leave pretty much well alone unless a part is obviously broken or missing, particularly on valuable woodworking planes which can easily get into 4 figures! Quality leather tools are usually not for 'collection' but tend to be wanted for use so I try to satisfy that need.

Hi All,

Today got around to making a new spindle for an antique DIXON leatherworkers plough gauge. These spindles wear out after about a hundred years of constant use so its nice to bring one back from the dead!

Good confidence builder for me, little bit of turning, screw threading, (managed not to turn the motor on with the mandrel handle in this time ); crossdrilled for a thread and a couple of flats milled.

Ready for a new owner! Hope he's got deep pockets!

Cheers, Martin

Good point re the collets. I do get them from time to time so will be patient. Looks like a nice little project to fit in between my normal run of the mill refurbs etc.

Somewhere I have a really small machine vice which would go well on the tiny table!

The lathe tailstock has been broken where it has the dovetail to go on the ways, there is a 'spare part' with a matching dovetail which I might be able to do something with. Evidence of a badly done welded repair in the cross slide area too; will know more when I get it apart and cleaned. The 4 screw on jaws for the chuck are there which is good.

Martin

Hi All,

Worth getting up early today!

Small lathe with a few issues to be sorted out, nothing special but a nice find. The drill press i really very nice, no chuck but has a small drawbar. No makers names on either.

Anyone have any ideas on these please?

Cheers,

Martin

Mine cuts on the forward stroke. I would not be without it, great little machine!

Martinm

Neil, OK I get the idea of doubling to get 4tpi, would it be OK if taking very small cuts and using the front edge of the tool only (a la Tom's Techniques)?

Which one should I double?

I am getting the feeling that this may be beyond me.... More trouble than its worth possibly.

M

I agree, certainly cast. The thread points are very blunt and show no signs of honing at all.I almost always find them like this yet they cut nice threads in hardwood if used carefully. The othet (femal) parts always have a very sharp vee cutter.

Sounds a bit beyond me , what would the gear train be please?

M

Sorry about the smiley, typo!

Hi All,

I have quite a few wooden screw boxes for threading male & female wooden items, most have the associated taps but ther are several that need taps and they are REALLY hard to find.

I thought that I would have a go at making a larger size 4tpi one as I have a proper one for a pattern.

My Super 7 has a gearbox but only goes to 8tpi.

Can anyone please advise how I might go about doing this? The tap has a slight taper and the die box is marked 1 (". I presume that the material is turned, the thread cut and then the 4 grooves milled at 90 deg but keeping the thread on the taper is a mystery to me?

Cheers , Martin

Wow! Seems like there are a lot of different options and differing opinions on this, not to mention jargon..

Most of what I will need to do is small repairs on things like broken brackets, make up small (approx 3/16" to 1/4" steel formers for screw mountings; tack welding small items on steam punk type sculpture thingies, etc.

I will probably never need to do sheet metal car body stuff.

I take the point about wind when outside, fair comment!

The welder I have at the moment ia a very old unreliable Clarke thing that makes a lot of mess and spatter.

I am happy to put in the time practising and even perhaps do an instruction course if available near me. Should perhaps do this first to get some idea of what is actually involved befroe spending out.

Cheers,

Martin

Nice Millers Falls drill missing the end cover for the drill compartment, handle is rosewood as would have breen the small turning handle which would have the makers marks and number. If the chuck has the MF marks will sell quite well as a spare part.The small springs inside the chuck are like hens teeth to find! I scour old drills at car boots just for the chuck springs!

Martin

Hi All,

I now have a need to do a bit of welding in a small way, largest material will be steel angle about 1 1/4" section maximum; mostly it will be much smaller items, small repairs etc.

I have a ghastly stick welder which I can do 'bodge jobs ' with but hate all slag chipping and spatter etc.

I am NOT an exerienced welder but have done some OK bits and pieces in the past under supervision.

I would like something like Tom Lipton uses in his videos but it looks a spendy bit of kit! my budget is up to about £300, is that reasonable and what should I shoot for please, TIG or MIG? what are the pros and cons please?

I will only be able to work outside and have a small angle iron table bolted to a wall to work on.

Cheers,

Martin

Hi all,

Got this today in alot, seems very well made by ECLIPSE.

What is its purpose please, I first thought it was a magnetic block?

Cheers,

Martin

John Flack,

PM sent

Martin

I have used ordinary grey gloss from Brewers mixed to RAL7100 for an excellent job.

Martin