Recent content by Airforce

Hi JuliusPepperwood, i have the same make as the one from the link but another brand. I must say it was a bad decision. The casters are really good at first, but the material get brittle and falls apart after a while. They screws also like to loosen but a dab of Loctite helped me out there...

Hi Folks, Nope, that is not the hammered finish it is supposed to have. I use it very often and I´ve even done a motorbikeframe with it. The best thing to do with Hammerite is to put on thin layer on first and after a few hours you put the second layer on. This also prevents running when you...

Good morning everybody, I´m sorry but either there is a typo or we actually don´t have access to those tools. We have a site here called C-tools, but i don´t think that is what you meant. In the days of internet though it´s possible to get nearly any brand or tool you or I desire. Downside on...

Hi, i don´t know if i´ve missed it but how do you prevent the wooden posts from rotting when they are surrounded by soil? I know that some wood is impregnated but even considering that, they tend to rot quite fast. Cheers Airforce

Hey, I have two Belzer ratchets which look nearly the same than the OP photo. Maybe it is, maybe it isn´t :-). Sadly I don´t know much about Proto tools so I will rely on your expertise regarding that. Always happy to learn more. Cheers Airforce

Good afternoon follks, This type of tool is quite common over here. I have a few myself and they do come in handy in hard to reach spots or if you have a bolt which is too long for long nuts. My favourite use is for coupling rods where you have to counter with a torx - can´t counter with a...

Cheers mate :beer:

Morning, what i used for my workbench was a big piece of Alubutyl. I don´t really know the english word for it but it is used to deaden sound in cars when doing a proper stereosystem. Might aswell get the cheaper version which would be a piece of bitumen-mat. Just stick it underneath and behold...

Good morning, evening, afternoon fellow craftsmen, as a Long time lurker I finally decided to contribute a bit more towards the forum. My RL name is Steven and I originate from Yorkshire UK. I moved to Germany about 17 years ago after I finished in the Forces and I must say, I like it here...

Good morning, Long time lurker, but finally a thread i can post to. What a lot of folks here in Germany do is turn a chamfer on the drums. It may seem a bit odd but when it is done right to the edge of the shoe contacting the friction area, the chamfer wears down evenly and makes it a Piece of...