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They are starting to go on sale here. https://www.toolstoday.co.uk/husqvarna-2-in-1-filing-gauge-83-85-3-8-5-5mm-blue The part numbers are: Husqvarna 2-In-1 Filing Gauge 93 - 3/8" Mini 4.0mm GREY Product Code: 547404593 Husqvarna 2-In-1 Filing Gauge P11 - 1/4" Mini 3.5mm RED Product Code...

It's for a 335XPT. Picture is not my saw, just one I found online.

The gizmo is a fuel tank vent, to prevent a vacuum forming in the tank when the fuel level drops. The symbols are summer and winter settings. There will be a shutter to let normal air into the carb during warm months and air heated by the engine into the carb when the weather is very cold...

You could make a Damascus stack with the short pieces.

Over here you would get arrested for carrying a walking stick with an axe on the top.

Yes, I think you are right. It looks very similar. I had never heard of those before. Thanks! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd%27s_axe

I didn't find one. Plenty on the internet though: https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/68445-vice-restoration-w-electrolysis/ https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/electrolysis-rust-removal-a-vice-this-time.24217/...

D2 is good steel for a knife! How cheap? I can't see the price here in the UK. It is blocked.

Didn't you make one from slotted PVC pipe? With the slot at the correct filing angle.

Bumping this for @av8or3 Unless it has sold?

Thanks. It is a bit of an odd one. A circular eye is not the best shape, even for a temporary handle.

I got this unusual little hatchet head for £15 / $20 plus postage. It weighs 1lb 11oz. The eye is circular and 3/4" in diameter. Its smooth, rounded shape fits nicely in the hand. It arrived with quite a sharp edge. It looks quite old. I can't find any info about the manufacturer. I'm...

A tiny hearth brush and dustpan. It's really handy for cleaning up fire ash spills. Steel and wood so hot embers won't melt it. A magnet holds the brush to the dustpan.

It sounds possible to use a carb from a 394. This is from AS. Snobdds isn't a member of OPE.

If only I wasn't 3,875 miles away!