Recent content by SimonHS

Was going to suggest this. You beat me to it. OR go to the scrap yard and find a worn out hub with the right stud spacing. Fix the hub to the trailer and the wheel to the hub. Might need a spacer block to give enough clearance between the wheel/tire and the trailer body. OR use a piece of...

Variables!

Might be worth reposting in the Sachs Dolmar thread: https://opeforum.com/threads/the-official-sachs-dolmar-dolmar-makita-dolmar-chainsaws-thread.694/ Someone there may know more about it. I did a quick internet search but didn't find any info.

This. Deep centre punch mark on the stud. Don't try a handheld drill. Clamp the head on a drill press. Run the drill in reverse with a left-hand drill bit. Sometimes the drill bit will grab enough to rotate the stud out. If not an easy-out will do the job.

He may have been referring to this: https://greengrease.com/ Other manufacturers make similar lithium based, waterproof, high performance, green-coloured greases: https://www.lucasoil.com/product/x-tra-heavy-duty-grease/...

Lots of advice in these previous threads: https://opeforum.com/search/255046/?q=Lathe&c[title_only]=1&o=relevance

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.