I am all in favour of NOT buying chinese - but, yes, it is going to be way more expensive to have it made locally! I ...   Tue Apr 15th, 2025 07:16 am

Yes, by wire. The machine was ancient! A glass fronted box about 2 foot square and 3 foot high - fascinating to watch it at ...   Thu Apr 3rd, 2025 08:10 am

Each aerofoil "slice" changes shape and angle of attack from minimum at the root to maximum at the tip. In my day these were made ...   Tue Apr 1st, 2025 12:58 pm

I guess that was a turbo blade? This is a bit bigger. https://ford-rangers.com/gallery/3/blade.jpg ...   Sun Mar 30th, 2025 07:03 pm

There is something very satisfying about a. watching the machine at work, and b. holding a machined piece in your hand. E.g. my Olympus 593 (Concorde) ...   Sat Mar 29th, 2025 03:41 pm

Positive is so dangerous to health that it is covered up! ...   Sun Jan 5th, 2025 09:31 am

Happy New Year to you and yours. :cheers ...   Wed Jan 1st, 2025 09:07 am

Yep - just clean up the seats / bridge at the narrowest point. Cracks on MGB heads happen the same and are easy to see ...   Tue Dec 31st, 2024 01:17 pm

If it is near the bottom hose then it will be measuring the temp of the cooled water leaving the rad - that is why ...   Sun Dec 29th, 2024 03:35 pm

Lol - I looked for the logo earlier but forgot it lurked in the attachments - now installed till 12th night :coffee ...   Sat Dec 28th, 2024 11:10 pm

Wishing everyone a merry yuletide and the happiest of new years. https://ford-rangers.com/gallery/3/rudi.gif ...   Tue Dec 24th, 2024 10:29 pm