Member postings for Gordon W

Larry- you are right, but these pallets are heavy duty, I think were carrying concrete lintels. Where we live is a 15 mile round trip to buy anything, so save what we can. In the depths of darkest winter you will be thankful for those bits of naily pallet.

Iain- Kitchen stove for heat source ? Look in the cheap shops- often have small torches at good price.

Well- my trip for essential vitamins was not wasted- got 1/2 sheet of MDF for w/shop cupboard doors and 1/2" or so core drill. This one has a hex on top about 1/2" a/f. Will pick up later , find a deep socket and try it. BTW I have tried wrecking bars etc. I have one about 5 ft long and all they do is break the wood. Maybe the nails are rusty. I need these boards in best condition I can, going on a car ramp and used as jack base and seating etc. If that fails will try rawlplug modifying as never done before.

It is pure luck. I was given 4 just a week ago. Cut into them with the angle grinder, one was good, the rest rubbish, so well worth the price.

Wow! That's fast. Just back in after raking about, found an old 1/2" saw, will try welding an ext. tube on it and a shank. If that fails will try making one from tube. My mistake was thinking I would need a clearance so I could poke the wood plug out, of course the nail will hold it, cut of later with angle grinder. Sadly I don't have an air hammer, just a saw and wrench. I have a big crowbar and they won't shift, breaks the wood. Must rush, haver an offer of a lift to the pub and back, I need the vitamins.

I need to dismantle some heavy duty pallets, 2" thick timber, held by ring nails. After reading about drilling out broken taps with a hollow drill I had an idea. Drill out the ring nails, only I can't find a suitable hole saw. I need at least 2" deep plus clearance, 1/2" or so diameter. Any ideas on making one for use in a battery drill ? Needs to be quick and easy. I'm only doing this to recover the timber.

Just find a bit of already square bar of the right size aprox. Door handle bar is ok for a lot of smaller chucks. Does not need anything exotic, not a lot of force needed.

I was told that Vaseline was first discovered by the old oil drillers in USA. The drill rods sometimes came up covered in a white grease and they used it on burns etc. So assume it is mineral based. Maybe one of our US readers know ?

Second all that, one of the most interesting articles yet in MEW. I don't pretend to understand the musical side, thrown out of the triangle group aged 6, been bought drink to stop singing etc. Very interesting and useful techniques.

Our water is very acidic, taps don't last very long. I regularly have to dismantle and clean and polish them. I used copper grease (because I had some ) works very well and no ill effects after 25 yrs. the grease does not come into contact with the water.

I use a car scissor jack under the table when drilling the bigger holes. Works well, not ideal but free and easy.

Sean, it is a bit far south but have you been to Thainstone ? North of Aberdeen. Car boot on Sundays, sometimes some good stuff. Also auctions about once a month, look it up in google to see what's on, everything from combines to drills via machine tools.

If that hammer has a taper spike it may have been used on the lead pipe, belling out the end to connect to copper pipe. I used a podger for that job.

when I started as an apprentice, many years ago, there was an man who was a top welder. One of the men said to me " see that chap- he'll never get to be foreman. He's too good at his job. " Stuck with me all these years.

I'll fight anyone who says I'm not an engineer.

Why does nobody use NiCad cells now ? They would be my choice for your requirements. Not that I know much about the subject. My electric fence uses cast -off car batteries and a solar panel, seems to last years, but very low current draw.

I am very pleased to announce that I have never seen the M25.

Ady-who are calling a monkey ? I see you live in the south, full of grey things, fed by the tourists.

Well, live and learn. How do FWD get the power to the wheels ? Now I see-- prop shaft / half shaft.

Well I'll have a guess at broken prop-shaft , no noises etc.