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Nah! It won't hold its setting, and the stud unscrewed again anyway. I'll try some loctite and report back. Terry.

Yeah I wondered about a slot for a screwdriver too. Just tried it and it seems to be better - i.e. useable - poss because I haven't over-tightened the clamp thing. Needs sharpening, I'm onto that next. - Terry.

Thanks for your replies guys. Yeah, RandomGrinch, I thought of locking 2 nuts and giving it a good tightening, then remove them and put the adjuster back on, but I didn't know where to get nuts from or how to cut threads in undersized nuts. JobAndKnock says the threads are pretty odd. I also...

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HI chaps, I've got a problem with a Bailey plane. It has a knurled knob you turn to move the blade in and out so setting the depth of cut. This knob runs on a threaded bar about 1.5 inches long, like a bolt only with no head. That bar is screwed into a threaded recess in the back of the frog...

Thakns guys, I've also contacted DeWalt tech support via their website re. the pin - you get an email straight back saying they'll be in touch, maybe they will! That pin is probably made hard to remove on purpose; if it was a screw / nut / bolt then some nutter might try to operate the saw...

John, pls see the exploded diag rsgaz has posted - I'll have another look at it tomorrow. - Terry.

rsgaz, thanks a lot, I've just been getting pics of the exploded diagram for John. It looks as if the part labelled "27", Gear Case, has the pin going through a hole in it so the pin is retaining it. As you say I could bend the lugs on the shoe outwards to free the pin from the shoe, but I'd...

Thanks a lot John. It certainly does pivot on that pin, to lower or raise the blade to give the cut depth. I’ll have look, probably tomorrow now. Meanwhile i’ll get a pic of the exploded diagram onto here later this evening. Regards, Terry

Hi chaps, my circular saw got knocked off a shelf to the floor and the impact distorted the shoe slightly. I took it to a place to get it fixed and they got it better than it was, but .... I'm looking at replacing the shoe (£30-ish). There's a bolt at the back which should be no problem but the...

Blimey was this two and a half months ago!! Any ideas for topcoat sircerebus666? Or anyone else. Can I use a paint where you can clean the brushes just with water i.e. not white spirit etc.? TIA and a happy new year, Terry.

Ah thanks sircerebus666. Yeah, anyone I've known who served in the merchant navy, other than as an officer, seemed to spend most of their time painting. Maybe that was because they just sloshed it on over what was already there lol! Looks like prep is the main thing. Though I had hoped modern...

Ah thanks. So where the first step is to give the door a really good sand, is this to take all the paint off and get right back to the wood?

Thanks sircerebus666. I'm not familiar with what "wet and dry" is, other than I know it's to do with sandpaper. I'll have to google it or maybe you can advise? Thanks from Terry.

Hi all, I've painted a couple of interior doors by just cleaning and painting over previous coat. It doesn't last. The surface soon gets mucky and a little bit flaky. So I'm wondering if I need to strip back to the wood and re-prime / re-paint? If so I wonder how? I recently used a blowlamp -...

Nah can't find document re kitchen tap, just bathroom ones. This link : https://www.notjusttaps.co.uk/identify-your-tap-or-shower-cartridge-and-replace-it.html tells you what measurements to take so looks like I'll just have to turn water off, pull the valve, measure it, pray that I can get it...

Thanks denso13. The tap was there before we moved in but I think there's some documents about the kitchen lying about somewhere. I'll have a look but could take a while to find :-)

Hi there, I've got an annoying drip from the tap in the kitchen. It's one of those taps with a single spout which comes up about a foot then bends to point downwards and can be swung from side to side. There is a tap handle on each side, cold on right, hot on left, each about a three-inch long...

Thanks chaps. Yeah last year I did a night school course where I first got introduced to the router, hadn't used one before, maybe I just need more practice! Terry.

big-all, yeah I'm only looking at small light stuff. I haven't had much practice but I don't seem to be able to get much accuracy out of using a roller bearing guided cutter free-hand. Me or the machine, dunno which. (A bad workman and all that!) I'm new to this tool but I thought if I could...