Recent content by Tim Howard

It's not going to be that much easier. what is the diameter and is the plate flat or does it have a bevel.

Yes you can grind it but it will be a big job and you may burn your grinder out. 500 can be milled but i'm not sure how you will get that pattern. Yes you can heat up 500 to bend or drill it but it will make it softer maybe to 400 were it has been cherry red. Because of the higher carbon and...

Sorry for the delay Byron but yes. Can you give me some sizes.

God knows whats going on. So it's alright to give Tata big handouts threw GLR and then they go out and build 2 new factory's overseas but not Ineos. I know someone who was trying to sell his house a few years back, he had a man call in who offered him £145k but he wanted 150k. when I said why...

No smart phone hear, they wouldn't last me 5 minutes in the workshop. Yes we know most things have parts in from China but if you buy well known makes or from a reputable company then at least they will stand buy it, the Chinese also know they will lose the contract if there supplier has too...

Oh No I'm Not. The thing to watch out for is that when a western company goes bankrupt or go out of business China is buying up the trade names so much of what you think is a branded product in now made in China.

Hydraulic hose specs have changed. You will need new dies and fitting to match the new pipe. Good luck.

Never herd of Falcon but Facom (French) spanners are a top brand, They did tie up with Britool for a short time before the Stanly group took them over ie draper.

My first thought was that it has the wrong oil in but I haven't checked. I had a new mower a few years back. After its first dealer service it was a pig to start and even after taking it back nothing improved. I then found out they had filled it with multigrade tractor oil after it seized up...

I do quite a bit on ebay, Grinding discs,flap discs, welding consumables ect. if its the right type and have been noticing that some Chinese companies are using uk addresses but the items are being sent from China. Ebay must know this is happening but don't seem to care. I even have an invoice...

That's the one and a cf bedford van was £800. Are you sure it wasn't £1,999. 19s &11d ? I can remember them both in a show room in Tunbridge Wells. I had to go with a second hand petrol 2a long wheelbase truck in the end for £200..

I have it in my head that they were 2k when they first came out but duck will put me right.

Bingo. Apparently Mr Hunt of Eurotrack has a load of them for not big money. Give him a call on 01263 711474. That's Holt in Norfolk but carriage wont be too bad. Good to deal with.

Yes they were used on drags, that's before they started using close axle trailers. I have fitted a few. You may be lucky enough to find a commercial breaker with one. They are not suitable if you have much down wight on the draw bar though.

The only thing that will stand up to welding is leather, I use a welding jacket or for grinding a leather apron. Apart from that keep to 100% cotton although wool underneath cotton copes well if its colder. I tried a padded shirt once and had to strip off in a hurry when it burst into flames so...