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To keep things square I made a metal marking gauge similar to the woodworking version.

Thanks for sharing Martin

Happy Christmas to everyone on here.

Years ago, I removed the handle from one and mounted it. gets used as a mini anvil. Old fashioned flat irons, mounted upside down also make good small anvils.

When I have used lock nuts it has often been to prevent a nut undoing when it isn't fully tightened. Equally, only having full nuts, both were the same size.
The article did mention that some think that the thin nut should be at the bottom.
If a bottom nut is torqued up first, then a thin nut tightened against it whilst holding it firmly, but with only enough pressure to lock the nuts and not stretch the threads doesn't it work?

David, you can get the end "bits" for a lot less than £35.

Used a lot of metric 3.2 mm pop rivets recently, but drilled the holes for them with 1/8" drill. I regularly mix / interchange between metric / imperial measurement.

Also have a cheap Lidl one. Great for the price.

What surprises me is that you can still buy them new when there must be more than enough already in existence for those that need them.. But i guess that they must still sell. For some sizes AF or metric can be used as a close alternative.

Mine will be due in about 10 months. Wondering how early I should apply to renew? Already have a plastic version.

JP
To give you a value, I paid 50p recently for some large size ones, good makes. You might get more if you find someone who needs them, but possibly supply now excedes demand.

Howard
i have a 1/2" AF combination spanner that I bent the ring to 90deg many years ago, infact so long ago i can no longer remember why. I have a vague memory that a socket wouldn't fit, but the modified ring did. Also a metric spanner ground wider, but don;t even remember doing this.

When the thumbscrew on my Record version guide failed I used a spare screw from the front blade position. Not perfect as I now need to use a screwdriver.

With more recent interest in green hydrogen perhaps not all eggs are going into the same basket, even though its [production does rely on electricity.

Has anyone tried grinding them to create a new size?

I have wondered if green hydrogen burners can replace coal when it is finally banned, or an electric compressor instead of steam or if steam power will go out of fashion as it is no longer remembered from ME's youth.

Robin - they tend to use none standard threads.

Nigel, isn't the who is going to look after the elderly a red herring created by those that want to see an ever increasing population to buy their products. Short termism seems to win out. Really needs a dictator with a long term vision, but that usually goes wrong. We just need to realise that the need to keep buying new things is a con, and buy products that last longer and are repairable.

" for example using metric drills (available in straightforward 0.1mm increments) rather than Imperial Letter and Number drills, which are bonkers illogical. "

I have often wondered how number and letter drill sizes came about. does anyone know or is it lost in history?

A mixture of metric, imperial and letter / number drills does give you even more choice for fine tuning sizes.

I bought mine from machine mart many years ago.