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I can't vouch for the longevity of the tool, I have only had it for about a year and used it for one job, but I was impressed with how fast it cut and it seems decently made for the price.

I had...

I used this nibbler to cut a round hole in a corrugated iron roof for an air vent in my shed:

DETROIT 500W Nibbler DEN5001 | Total Tools

It cut like a hot knife through butter and I was very...

I think that will work in theory, opposite curvature would compensate for the bend in both the blade and cap iron.

But I am not sure the "top" side of the blade is as flat as the back comes out of...

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Just go to afl.com.au on your computer and click on "LIVE PASS", which should be located at the right hand side of the dark blue bar at the top of the screen. Same stuff as the app, but on your...

I'm building a workbench and found a set of foot operated castors from Hare & Forbes / Machinery House :

https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W935

I bought them online for about $90 for a set of 4...

Those saw screws/nuts look a lot like those on the small dovetail saw I recently finished reviving, see here :

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/thos-ibbotson-co-dovetail-194625

The handle on...

So fast forward a year and a half and reviving a long dead thread, I have an update on the restoration of the little dovetail saw.... It is finally finished!

I went back and forth between...

I received a replacement cap iron and blade today and they are spot on.

For comparison, here is how a properly fitted Veritas replacement cap iron and blade for a Stanley #6 should look - no gap...

Well, Lee Valley's legendary reputation for good customer service is proven again!

I got an email from them today and they're going to send me a new set, they said that they had a few faulty...

Yeah, I don't see how anything I have done could have bent the blade and cap iron like this - they're bent in opposite directions, and unlike the Stanley irons, they are significant chunks of steel...

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I posted a while back asking whether or not the blade out of an old Stanley #6 I had restored was worth kweping, since it was a bit pitted on the back near the cutting edge.
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Age is relative isn't it, I am pretty sure it is older than me!

It certainly isn't a collector's item, I bought it to fix it up as a user, but I obviously didn't look closely enough at the blade...

I'd not considered making a back bevel, I'll give it a go. I will still have to grind off a quite a bit of the iron to get past the worst of the pitting. Thanks for the advice!

I might look into...

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I picked up an old UK Stanley No. 6 on eBay last year and have slowly been restoring it. I have cleaned it up, flattened the bottom, tidied up the handles and now have turned my attention...

Thanks for all the helpful advice everyone!

Sounds like glue and screws might work, I have some Titebond IIII but epoxy might be better, I will have to see if I can find some, I think I will need...

I am looking to fix a large crack that has developed in an old fence post. Refer to the following photo.

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I have previously tried to fix the crack when it was smaller by filling it and...

I think I'll have a go at fixing the handle, I don't have much to lose, I can always resort to a new handle if things go pear shaped. The piece of wood that came off during sanding has left what...

So I bit the bullet and drilled a couple of indents into the remaining screw head, and what do you know, it screwed right off. So as the images show it was indeed an un-slotted saw nut like the...

Thanks for all the replies and good advice.

I want to restore this as a user so I am not too worried about looks. I'll have to wait for next month before the bank manager will let me buy some saw...

I picked up an old 8" dovetail saw the other weekend for the princely sum of $15. I'm new at the old tool buying game so I don't know if that's a good deal or not, but $15 is not much and I bought it...

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