Went to the hospital recently to see a consultant. On arrival, was taken into a side room for measurement, weight, height, blood pressure etc. Height came in at something like 1.7 and weight at 70. I soon got the brush off when I asked what these figures meant in British money. After all don't they quote baby's weight in pounds and ounces and the police give heights in feet and inches when describing a person. I wonder if Brexit will mean a return to British standards such as BSW and BSF.
on a more serious note, I have to change some storage cupboard doors to flush mahogany ply. The fitted doors are a little wider than the new ones so I glued some extra lipping strips on to make up the width with the intention of trimming the excess overlap ( an excuse to buy a new palm router)
Ordered a router advertised as fitted with 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" collets. After a few weeks, I bought a 1/4" shank trimming cutter and today decided to try it out on a piece of scrap timber. The cutter would not fit so I checked the sizes of the collet and the cutter. Collet is .236in (6.4mm) and the cutter is .246in.
The collet appears to be hardened so I think the best way out is to grind the bore using a small grinder in the lathe. If anyone has any experience of grinding a collet I would appreciate your advise.