Recent content by Crafty

Not made by me, but this hammer came to me as part of an ebay auction. I thought the crowns would be useful. Handle is slightly loose, it already has a metal wedge in the top, any suggestions on tightening it up ?

Its not pretty! Interesting stop plate & fixing.. :wtf: There is no tension at all on the spring, it barely touches that peg, I'm wondering if it was longer and curled around the peg and the end has snapped off ? With the stop plate off you can see the blade, it sits in a slot of that bar...

Thanks for the welcome, won't take long for me to teach you what I know! It still works, its just the quick release is shot, I guess there is zero chance of getting any bits to fix it. A friend came over the other day and suggest I chuck it away and buy a new one from a harbor freight sort...

First post here and a question.. This vice (vise?) was in my garage when I bought the house, I hadn't used it all that much as it was in an inaccessible spot, but I recently had a tidy up and made a new bench.. On one side it says C & J Hampton Ltd, Sheffield 1917, the other Record No. 3...