Recent content by ursusmajor

Thanks @domdee - I have been wondering about that route. Any ideas on strength/wear characteristics of the fillers - I do not want to end up filling the lock with powdered epoxy ...

Thankyou all for replies. @Tigercubrider - the other handle looks completely different - it is lurking just to the left of the plus gas bottle in the picture. It screws onto the end of the spindle and is then fixed in place with a grub screw into the hole you can see in the spindle. No other...

Thanks for prompt reply, but no trace of grubscrew..

Hello all. I have a 1930s brass door handle, on which the spindle has worn to the point it no longer works the latch. Photo attached. I would like to replace the (screw-threaded) spindle, but cannot release it from the brass outer handle. As far as I can see the handle is a single piece...

Got a rubber strap wrench, but still no joy :( No matter how tight I pull it it just slips around the tap. According to makers, should screw off anti-clockwise, so will keep trying. TIA

I am having trouble changing a washer on my "Ultra Viscount" taps - like http://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/Viscount-Range-Chrome-Basin-Taps-X381.aspx. The shroud is perfectly round, and I cannot seem to shift it either by wrapping it in sticky tape (to protect the chrome/prove a grip) and using...