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Hmm, new blade cutting fine - visible and feelable difference between cuts made with old blade and those made with new one. The edges and exposed faces of the cuts with the new blade are really smooth. Thank you for your advice. If there was a button like some forums seem to have to say...

Doggit, justbigboned, I got the blighter out! It turns clockwise as said above. I just got another blade, a 48T Erbauer, it was on offer at Screwfix. I'll give that a go tomorrow. I want to cut 45 degree mitres for picture frames. A test run with the original blade was fine angle-wise but a bit...

Doggit, justbigboned, thanks for your advice, I shall take it on board. BTW I wrongly remembered the bolt holding the blade being a normal bolt i.e. one you could spanner. But taking another look, it's the sort that takes an Allen key. I've put some of the magic WD40 on and I'll have a go...

Ah thanks Doggit I'll apply some WD40. Yes, clockwise would be reverse i.e. left-hand thread. Any suggestions for a blade? Am I right in thinking thinner kerf, more teeth sort of thing? Freud get recommended but are pricey. Regards, Terry.

Also - i'm cutting wood for picture framing. The mitre angles are very accurate, no complaints there, but I'm getting fuzzy edges of the cut on the outside faces of the wood. Thinking (a) the blade is old / blunt and (b) maybe I should use a fine cut crosscut blade? Terry.

Hi all, years ago (12 years?) I got a Pioneer mitre saw from B&Q for about 17 quid. Not in daily use or anything but it did a lot of work on what I wanted - construction timber. I went to replace the blade recently but I couldn't undo the bolt (broke a socket driver trying!). I have other...

thanks Grantx I'll do that. Tony, Grantx, thanks for your help. I don't want to spend more than minimum time or cash on this cos my preferred answer if only it wasn't attached to next door's garage would be to knock the whole thing down!

Thanks Tony. It's not clear from the photo but it looks like what's visible is a bit of reinforcing wire / bar rather than a beam, but yes as you say the rusting will force concrete to break off. If it is reinforcing bar then maybe not as strong as a beam :-(, dunno. Can I bung it up with...

hi all, the concrete lintel over my garage door has a bit crumbled off it. Photos show the damage - you should be able to see the rebar visible for a few inches. Above the lintel is a bit of a decorative wall of a couple of courses. The exposed concrete feels slightly crumbly. Have I got a small...

belated thanks Burnerman! Regards, Terry

Burnerman, thanks. Sorry about delay. After I got better from shingles I had to have a hernia op - got to get my money's worth out of the NHS :-) ! Anyway yes, I see the brake on the flywheel etc now cos I had to try to replace the starter cord when that snapped. Not much luck, I just used a bit...

Ah hi all, thanks for your replies. I've had shingles - not very pleasant - so sorry for the delay. Anyway, got a carb from Gateshead mowers, stuck it on and I can't say it started 1st pull cos it started about half way through the first pull, and without me holding the "operator presence...

John, others, I'm getting a good spark on the machine with the duff carb so I'll order a new carb from the Gatehead lads as mentioned above and report back Regards, Terry.

Nige, yes I have a 21 year old Honda 5 hp outboard which I bought in 2002 and which then spent 12 years in my shed, till 2014 (takes me a while to get round to things), and now seems to work fine. I'll keep the Honda mower or at least all the bits and maybe re-deck it sometime. My garden ain't...

Thanks all. Right then, John, GHS ended up not able to supply a carb but they said there should be something written on the carb. There is, it's "Keruidi". When I searched on that I turned up a picture which looks exactly like what I've got, it's for a Cobra mower, the site was Jungle Busters up...

Hi John, yes I'll phone GHS tomorrow. Looking round, carbs seem to be around the £20 mark. Don't want to spend too much cos B&Q are (or were) knocking out - I think it was McCulloch - self-propelled mowers for £180-ish t'other day. I have another mower, a Honda IZY, starts no prob but the deck...

Hi John, Couple more pics The collar, the bronze or brass bit is still in. You can see the drilling, the hole in the brass pipe coming in fron the bottom of the pics, at the top of the hole. The bit I drilled out had a pointy end sticking downwards but no flange at the other end. Still can't...

To the centre right (in line with the side of the gate in the background) shows the pointy bit, you can see the marks on it where I tried to remove it with pliers before drilling it out. Tomorrow I'll try to post a pic of where I am now. Cheers, Terry.

Valve which was stuck - top of carb upside down

John, found some photos I took earlier. Woo, I might have managed to enclose one! Will try to add some more - Terry