Allegedly, The 2 security guards were asleep on the premises it seems, every house in the EU has to be protected by a smoke alarm, most will wake the dead when they go off, water mist fire protection is with us and works well, co2 gas injection is what protects most of our gas turbines currently use...

I believe that the same 26AHD carburettor was used in the Peugeot 190 S, I have a photo of it, a search on t’interweb might bring more info, but France may be a better starting point for your search, (France eBay).

Just a thought,now you’ve mentioned it, mine is showing a similar gap after fitting the 3mm heat barrier gasket ( home made out of Tufnol), after much consideration and deliberation could it be made bigger by putting thicker gaskets under the rocker box to lift the aluminium inlet casting, I’m still...

I’d go to the nearest autojumble and look for a larger spindle if that’s possible, then turn it to your requirements.

I’ve been on a cyber security course to wise up on my limited knowledge of online security, the guy running it is a retired police expert on cyber crime, the content revolves around passwords, and the need to regularly change and don’t use the same one for everything, try to use a password manager w...

The pictures were taken from the net as a basis for the project, when I did the conversion I made the brass replacement longer where it comes through the chrome tap push pull thingy, enough to pein over the end ( as before) the tap which I converted is in a BSA Golden Flash tank and is still going s...

I have bought some of these gauzes off eBay, strip the plunger out the body, with a Stanley knife carefully cut and shave the old gauze away from the body, this will reveal a nice solder ring for you to attach the new one to, flux it and put it in a vice ready for the new filter, cut the new filter ...

Slot drill has one side of the cutter longer than the other, it is designed to go past the centre line of the hole to ensure removal of the material, the end mill has to come in from the side because the cutters have a recess in the middle to allow the chips to get out of the cutter path and allow f...

I have some photos for you showing o rings on tap plungers but !!! How the hell I get them onto this is a mystery. It needs to be made simpler my brain is dying, I’ll try to pm.

Silicon bronze welding is the preferred way to build these type of frames, the process relies on adhesion not fusion, the secret is cleanliness and fluxing the area to be welded, it is a oxy- acetylene process and the big advantage is that, if it is done properly, you get a fillet on the inside of t...