Recent content by AJ.

120 in my workshop would be a cool change in Summer. Grease and wax tend to melt, otherwise I have had no issues with heat affecting tools or flammable liquids. Cheers Andrew

I poke my MIG wire through a used earplug, the plug sits after the feed rollers and before the liner. I wipes and dust of the wire and keeps the liner cleaner. Cheers Andrew

WD40 Cheers Andrew

I used to work in a quarry, I have cut a LOT of conveyor belt, some cuts 100'+ trimming the width of belts. I have cut thick, thin, short long and tried many different tools and techniques. In my experience nothing comes close to being as quick, easy and accurate as a razor sharp knife. Here...

I just got a set of those, the 16mm lasted 3 seconds before the ratchet jammed, not impressed at all! Cheers Andrew

Just sharpen them when you are done. Here is how to do it https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325636 Cheers Andrew

One of the things that Chris (Clickspring) is very good at is his photography, I figured if he inspired me to make this I may as well try and take a better picture of the finished item, not sure if I succeeded or not but here goes. Cheers Andrew

Thanks guys, turning useless junk into something both useful and great looking is one of the great joys in life..... for me anyway :) Yeah that would have been the smart way to go about it, but I never claimed to be smart :rolleyes: Cheers Andrew

Thanks guys, glad you liked it. Cheers Andrew

I watched a youtube video some time ago by and Australian machinist and clock maker that goes by the name of Clickspring, if you haven't seen any of his videos then do yourself a favour and look them up, he is brilliant. Anyway one of his videos is for a brass scriber which I have based this...

There is actually an ignore function on the forum, thanks to this thread it has convinced me to add another to my ignore list so I don't have to see his drivel anymore :) Cheers Andrew

A metric thread on an American dominated forum is always great for a laugh as all the grumpy old men come out defending the system they grew up with :) Now I am not here to preach to those that are happy with the imperial system, however those that like the metric system, or those that want to...

I put a tack every 2-3 inches, then wait until it's comfortable to touch with a bare hand, then tack between each tack. I am no expert but that has worked well on my couple of repairs. Cheers Andrew

Time to make the outer patch panel. I had the profile gauge I made from the original sill panel, so just a matter of shaping the new piece of steel as close as I could to that profile. I think I got it pretty darn close for an amateur. The sharp bends I did in my sheet metal folder, the curves...