Recent content by Rob55

Here's the stamp, can anyone shed any light on it for me?

Hi All How can I find some information on a 30 year old Ingersoll Rand "Type 30" air compressor. I would like to find out the CFM rating and kw/hp. It's not stamped on the plate unfortunately. Any ideas? Rob

Aha, another RMS member :rocker:

The workshop is now pretty much complete, last night I added a couple of final additions. Firstly now that the weather is drawing in, I bought a handy infrared heater which runs off kero/parraffin/diesel: I then bought some heavy duty bicycle hooks which came in handy for storing my roll...

Yes Leigh, ended up well I must say, Enniskillen isn't too far away, didn't think there'd be many from here on this site! Got the ramp finished yesterday, need to re-stone the yard for it to blend in a bit better but functionally that's the outside finished. And more importantly, it's...

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This weekend I got my bench installed, the garage tidied and my fibreglass bodywork stowed up in the rafters.

Stupidly I had it blasted in one piece as I wasn't really sure how to take it apart, but when I got it back the guy had got loads of grit into the mechanism so I then had to take it apart, glad I did now though as it gave me the chance to clean and regrease everything. The quick release glides...

They are heavy aren't they!! The other vice is just a small cheap non-branded one but it has served me well. I might get another Record though for some bling :lol_hitti

Some more progress. I picked up a 40 year old Record No.25 vice from eBay for a mere 50 quid, these still sell today for £450+vat! The vice had seen about 4 different colours of paint over the years and looked a bit rough, but the jaws were good and the quick release fully functional. So...

Yes that's me making revvy noises! The car is a powder coated space frame chasis and fibreglass bodywork with an orange gel coat so there is no painting required. Hi Andy, Westfield is made in the UK but I am aware they export all over the world, so I'm not surprised to hear there are a few in...

Another small update.. Just moved my project into its new home! It's a Westfield kit car, powered by the Honda Fireblade engine sitting on the pallet in the corner. Being built from scratch and registered as a new car before being entered into a race series here. Can't wait to get started on...

Some more progress. Place is now painted and looking nice and bright I also used a mix of PVA/water to seal the new concrete. It was power floated but the guy didn't do a great job so the floor has been dusting like crazy :mad: Hopefully this should cut it down.. hopefully...

What have you used John? I powerfloated the floor but I'm not too happy with the results, the floor is dusting a fair bit which it shouldn't be. I hope a 50/50 mix of PVA and water will seal it. Yessir, well spotted :thumbup:

Yeah 9x3 would be common enough. This is "deal" which basically translates as white soft wood. But it's heavy enough to make a fine bench.