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I recently acquired a Tom Senior horizontal milling machine from a garage clearance. A previous owner took it to bits with a view to cleaning and refurbishing it. He then lost all of the bolts but assures me all of the important bits are there. The latest owner bought it in bits as a rainy day...

Thinking a hydraulic press would be a handy thing to have and they're not as dear as I first thought. Mostly interested in straightening things after the odd mishap, seating the odd bearing and maybe folding the odd bit of flat bar in a jig. What sort of tonnage is recommended for general farm...

I am looking for some course threaded rod to make some bespoke trailer jacks, preferably trapezoidal thread around 16mm diameter, 500mm long with matching nuts. Most of what I can find is precision machined stuff for CNC leadscrew applications but clearly I don't need that level of precision for...

I'm looking for some threaded rods to make bespoke trailer levelling jacks. Something like what's in a G-clamp or those cheap little jacks that come next to the spare wheel in a car. I'd be looking for lengths of about 600mm and a diameter somewhere in the range 16-25mm. I'd prefer stainless...

Barely used and in mint condition. This is a cracking bit of kit for the money, a quick google will bring up plenty of forum hits, where the reputation of these scopes really speaks for itself. Ideal on an airgun for rats but also a very capable system on a rifle for foxes. I will accept cash...

I've just completed a couple of projects with mostly box section construction with a few bits of sheet welded on here and there. There was a bit of handheld plasma cutting involved and a fair bit of measuring and drilling involved. Since it's mostly repetitive parts, I'm thinking of getting...

After purchasing my lathe a couple of years ago, the machine tool addiction has taken hold. (I think a drug addiction might be cheaper to maintain and easier to quit.) My next planned addition is a milling machine. I am in touch with a couple of dealers but I wondered if anyone has any first...

Looking for recommendations for a good boiler suit for welding in. I've gone through three or four Dickies flame retardant ones but have ultimately ruined them all the same way - small tear starting around the right pocket and then putting my foot through it when putting them on and practically...

I have a project in mind where I need to sheet the sides of a sheep race. In the past, we used 9mm plywood which didn't last long when it got wet. We tried marine ply but it also didn't last too long as it has to stand upright which makes it too easy for the water to get down between the layers...

Got a small shed with some decent tools in it that I would like to secure. Fortunately it's an old byre with two-foot thick stone walls and only one door around 1m wide and 2m high. If I can make a decent door for that it should be pretty secure overall. There's also the small matter of a...

Working with the MIG welder today when it seemed to stop working. It's not putting out enough current on any setting to even melt the wire. It just glows red on hitting the metal and bunches up. Also won't strike an arc when touching it direct to the earth clamp so no question of a bad earth...

Hi all, I have some welding work to do on some 12 and 15 mm plate. Quite a few welds around 600mm long. I am wondering what the recommended way to go about this would be? I would point out that it's not structural steels or anything that my life will depend upon, that being said, I don't want...

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/12/britain-overcrowded-rubbish-weve-got-loads-of-land How can someone actually believe this? In summary: 1) Britain should keep increasing its population until every acre is covered in concrete - we don't need the land for anything else. 2) A...

Following on from @sheepwise thread about lost harvest and our experience today digging a combine out of a field, I'm wondering what potential solutions to the problem could be. A few issues were identified today which didn't help: The combine weighs upwards of 16 tonnes The combine doesn't...

We're having a catalogue of problems with a bioflame pellet boiler... The issues began as a result of the boiler lying dormant for a period of approximately 12 months while the lawyers did their thing with the sale of the house. When the boiler was eventually restarted, there was an error...

We're looking for a new hot water pressure washer for the usual jobs, cleaning sheds and machinery and suchlike. As such it must have a diesel burner for hot water and have a hose for sucking up detergent. It would also be good if it had some sturdy wheels for pushing about on rough gravel...

Just thinking out loud here.... Like most farms, we have a number of vehicles as well as a number of people who drive them on a daily basis. This presents a challenge when it comes to keeping them secure. Let's say a typical day involves using the pick-up, three different tractors, the...

I'm interested in trying the Linux Ubuntu operating system on my laptop after a few recommendations from friends. I have downloaded the Ubuntu files and put them onto a USB memory stick, I then plan to reboot the laptop and tell it to boot from the USB, in theory allowing me to have a play...

We are going to be concreting a couple of sections of the yard and would like to lay pipes to connect two slatted slurry tanks to our existing slurry bubbler system. The system uses what appears to be 1 1/2" BSP galvanised malleable iron pipe to take compressed air from the compressor unit to...

Does anyone know who would supply the mesh used on sheep slats? Looking for 8' x 4' sheets, preferably not galvanized so that they can be welded onto supporting frames. Also looking for a rough idea of the price. Also, what are people's opinion on plastic sheep slats as they seem to be the in...