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I have just returned to my workshop after some eighteen months and found that a number of items, tools and machinery, have aquired a hopefully light coating of rust. My fault, I should have taken better precautions prior to having the surgeon take a Dremmel tool to my spine. He did a fine job but now I have to get the workshop back in commission. Any prompts as to an easy and quick way to wipe away this beastly surface rust would be a bonus.

Cheers chaps and chapesses.

Mike

Dare one ask just what these very precise strips, from sundry materials, are destined to be used for?

(Or have I missed something?)

Mike

and 1929 Chummy at 1 1/4" by 13tpi

Mike

Nobody has yet brought "Metal-threads" into the discussion. A term used in (at least some of) the vehicle bodybuilding industry implying a fully threaded screw probably with a countersunk head.

Mike

I have a drawer full of stainless steel cutlery and a lot of it, particularly the tea spoons, have become rather (very) stained. It looks like tea may have been the culprit. Trying to remove it I have tried CocoCola but this has made no impression, even after a two day dip.

Any recommendations chaps?

Mike

Google 'little man' shows address to be an office block amongst other posh office blocks. Not a workshop in sight.

M

Edited By JasonB on 07/01/2021 09:31:21

Probably have all these liveries so that Hornby can sell more train sets !!!

Mike

Who is going to be the first here to try it out?

Mike

Yes please Neil. Thanks for getting this off the ground.

Thanks for that explanation Ketan.

M

ME you are no doubt correct Jason. My mention of "model engineer's" was in respect of requisites for a model engineer!

There are clearance BSW and BSF items on sale today.

So maybe I have answered my own question. Ketan at ARC?

Mike

At last Arc Euro are back advertising on this site.

Nice to see them back.

Steve.

Yes, indeed, plus one to that.

I wonder if they will be restocking model engineer's BA and Imperial requisites once again?

Mike

The same child whilst cruising on a foreign holiday said to the father "Is a thing lost if you know where it is?"

Rather after the manner of Captain Mainwaring father retorted "Stupid child, of course not."

" That's good " said the child, "Because I know where your watch is - I just dropped it over the side."

M

The oil seal in a vehicle hub is to keep the oil/grease in, when it gets warm and fluid. This saves it from escaping to lubricate the brake linings. Slippery linings are not a good thing.

'mechanic'(?)

Never mind about you, what happened to the precious tooling???

Plus one for that ..............

Sam

I keep mine in my desk draw!! Does yours have 1/64"s on the reverse of the frame?

Mike

Splendid mental picture of Michael gardening with a well engineered bracket on the spade holding his laptop

Mike

Is there any news of Mrs.Hill ?

M