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Jasonb, Ramon, thank you!

You know, I''d dearly like to make one of these, and others, but although I'd have gladly paid for the Motor Boys' disc, unfortunately I only discovered M.E.N. after Ron had died, so there was no-one TO pay. I have enjoyed great support from this group; Gail Graham came to my rescue with "the...

No, although that is a very pretty piece of kit, and wouldn't stick out in my workshop at all! The one I was thinking of was the Andy Lofquist design; type "MLA-18" into google, and you'll find it straight away. Now that's a real man's machine! Much as I'd love to have made one, I just didn't...

Hello Chaps! Filing rests- start by looking at L.H.Sparey's design, which appears in his book "A Man and His Lathe". For a solid cast iron (would survive a nuclear strike) cranked filing attachment, Hemingway Kits in the UK sell castings to E.T.Westbury's design. For a really serious stand alone...

Personally, for small fittings, quenching in water shifts most of the flux, then citric acid (which works surprisingly well- plus you can make your own sherbet) or even HP (fruit) sauce. I'm sure that phosphoric acid (coca cola) would do the same job. When these methods work so well, why would...