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I guess I should have googled fuel tank ADRs rather than relying on memory. ADR 17 was introduced in 1984 but only applied to commercial vehicles > 4.5T....

I operated truck fleets for many years so I can perhaps add some suggestions from that perspective. Given your intended tank measurements, are you mounting the tank along one chassis rail or...

Rusty, I worked in the transport industry for many years. The discharge method you’re describing is called a “walking floor” and they’re relatively popular in bulky light cargo such as waste...

Karl, you have a good memory of CIG's acetylene fire. It occured in Preston (northern Melb suburb and their major facility) around 1989/1990. I worked for CIG/BOC for 10 years and we watched the...

Community volunteer organisations like Rotary or Apex or even SES might be worth a phone call. Even if they couldn't use your skills, they may know of other organisations or groups that would be glad...

I have one of the Hare & Forbes angle vice clamps, AC-100, which I bought for $90 at one of their sales. Just checked it now for square and it's spot on. Maybe I was just lucky? It's a heavy casting...

Years ago, I used to drive a fuel tanker so I’d endorse Karl’s advice above. The tanker was always thoroughly steam cleaned before welding or other work was carried out because the metal pores used...

I've used this paint for 2-3 years and found it quite ok. It's fairly thin in texture and generally needs three coats for best coverage. It's advertised as not requiring primer and I've used it both...

I haven’t encountered any hot slag in my workshop (perhaps because I wasn’t wearing a thong) :D but grinding sparks and weld spatter were constantly burning through work clothes. I ended up buying...

Jim, glad to see you bought the BS-5S. I'm another happy bandsaw user but wish I'd bought one with a swivel head. While I can cut various angles with mine, I have to adjust the clamps with a spanner...

As I'm a similar vintage to rwbuild, I remember towable backhoes in the 1960's as well. They were generally towed by a tractor and used its power take off via a drive shaft to operate a hydraulic...

Re fire welding, check out this short clip of fire welding a big ring in 1904: LiveLeak.com - Welding the Big Ring c1904
All fit blokes in those days.

I've bought quite a lot of gear from Sydney Tools. They're a high-volume retailer and their prices reflect their volume discounts from suppliers. I've found them ok to deal with but I've known...

I'd agree with BobL in firewood chopping being a lost art. When I was a kid, we used 15-20 tonnes firewood a year and quickly became proficient with axes & saws. We'd also split logs with wedges...

I worked for CIG/BOC for a decade so I can probably shed a little light on acetylene although my recollection of precise facts is fading over intervening years. We referred to it as DA – Dissolved...

Drawbars for tip truck trailers (dog trailers) are generally made from SHS (75x75x?) in a triangle setup. The SHS is rotated so the profile is star shaped. Does that make sense? When next you're...

I have a BS-5 and initially lost quite a few teeth when cutting thin stock. Although you can lighten the drop pressure, I often hold the cutting arm on the first cut and listen/feel how it's cutting....

I bought the BS-5 several years ago but wish I'd bought the swivel head BS-5S. It's a pain having to set up the vice to cut mitres, especially if you only have a coupel of mitre cuts amidst a stack...

Years ago, I used to drive a fuel tanker and prior to any repairs on it, we used to steam clean its interior, just leave the steam hose in each compartment for 15-20 minutes, then empty it out. The...