Recent content by michael.kilpatrick

Hi stuart Love your workshop/ what make is the sheet metal press?

You could look into waterless coolant, I saw Edd China using it in one of the Wheeler Dealer programs. Should have all the corrosion inhibitors as he mentioned it never needed changing. Regards Mike

Regarding grains, phytic acid is the problem. I no longer eat shop bought bread or anything containing flour. I make my own bread from a mixture of wheat/rye/spelt and barley, the grains are soaked overnight and then sprouted, when the little tails are just showing i put it through an auger...

Welcome to the forum Johnathan Enjoy the forum, Stainton with Adgarley near Barrow in Furness

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The early brigs&Stratton were side valve, i have rebuilt mine recently(2 horse, off a very old cement mixer)

Think screw jacks, the smaller ones a very similar to one of the apprenticeship training jobs we had to make when i started at Vickers Armstrong shipbuilders. a long long time ago

Welcome to the forum Wofgang I am in the UK, have an Emcomat 7 that i bought new 50 year ago, just got mine running again after a motor failure, was lucky enough to find a 440V three phase motor on ebay(Netherlands) the difference is night and day compared to the old motor. Enjoy the forum.

https://www.applegate.co.uk/suppliers/o-vee-spring-gauges-ltd-1080713 These are much more better, i bought some on ebay years ago

A bit late now, but that would have been better joined using silver solder. the flux is disolved in warm water after a couple of hours. Regards Mike