Member postings for Mick Henshall

Next one is Steinway pianos making repairing &restoring, should be good, only seen one forged in fire Jason they had to make a knife and the survivors made a replica Scottish Claymore without much success I thought but entertaining nevertheless

Mick

Especially liked the 2nd episode about the handmade shoes

Mick

My wife off to have her 2nd cataract sorted today so looking forward to putting her eye drops in 4 times a day for the next 4 weeks, she always manages to shut her eyelid at the exact time the drop goes in so will have to come up witha special tool, tee hee

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Well done Phil,you'll have a good bit of kit there enjoy using it, I have an old Adcock &Shipley horizontal and would love a vertical attachment for it but can't find one, Maybe will try and make someting

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My series 2a landrover wouldn't start , been a problem for a while getting progressivly worse, took carb off and looks like needle valve to float chamber is stuck shut, put another catb on and all is well, just have to strip original and see what the snag is

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We used to go to Bull Barrow and watch Bert Croucher anyone remember him?

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And me, my Gramp used to take me to scrambles in the 50's, those days were good and fondly remembered

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Thanks gents--probably not a good idea then, will get some proper oil

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I have a lot of this which I use on my Series 2a landrover, question is it any good for lubicating my lathe/milling machines?

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Rod -are you building a Rob Roy? I have started one frames,buffers, horns and axleboxes and axles done trouble is it keeps being shunted to one side because other stuff crops up, nice pics by the way

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I'm afraid I can't help but am sure our more learned brethren will help in due course, hope it works out ok Jon

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Ok fair enough

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Oohh!! Give me strength!! Is there a point to all this?

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Moving on to issue 242 cover pic, where can I get on of those hovering lamps?

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Crikey thats made me feel pretty inadequate, some cracking stuff there

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Well said Bodge, pleased somebody else watched " Handmade" I was wondering as my post attracted nil response

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Buy a tub of tallow, lasts for ever and quite cheap and gives nice definition

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Made my own out of scrap material and a 12 volt motor cost me nothing and does all I need, also made a 3 wheel wood cutting bandsaw that would probably make H&S turn grey but has helped make all my own fiurniture

Mick

Edited By JasonB on 12/05/2016 13:00:44

Anyone watched these progs on BBC4? 1st one was the making Atlas Silk and I loved the bandsaw the chap used for chopping up bamboo what a beast! Last night was a chap carving designs on wooden pillars rounding of the square timber reminded me of making masts ,spars and booms in my RN days when the main tools were chalk lines an adze and a draw knife, can't help reflecting that with all this computer aided production these days these hand skills are being lost, sad in my view

Mick

Seeing Ed seems pleased with Arc's roughing end mill I have just ordered one and looking forward to trying it on my wm14

Mick