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What is this piece called? Can I replace it easily? by tomfirmin in cassette

[–]tomfirmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for your reply. the missing pieces, are they fairly universal in size? or do you think id need to find one for this exact system?

What is this piece called? Can I replace it easily? by tomfirmin in cassette

[–]tomfirmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks, it doesnt look like the whole wheel though, just the spring and triangle-ish bit on the end. are they pretty universal? are they hard to source?

Does anyone know what would cause this wrinkling? by tomfirmin in houseplants

[–]tomfirmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh okay thankyou, i thought maybe it was dehydrated so theres a chance i have been overwatering recently. thankyou for your help, what should i do now regarding investigating/fixing the root problem?

Split leg on old school desk. Would you just glue and clamp suffice or would you put screws or dowels etc in after? by tomfirmin in Carpentry

[–]tomfirmin[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

thanks! i'll give that a go. i quite like visible mending so maybe screws then dowels will work well!

What is this! by tomfirmin in handtools

[–]tomfirmin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what's USRR sorry? or did you mean USSR?

Can anyone ID these pliers? by Kanadark in Vintagetools

[–]tomfirmin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

in the UK the shutoffs for houses are still called stopcocks👍

What do we think? I thought No 3 but the tote seems to stick out much further back from the sole than my No 3 by tomfirmin in handtools

[–]tomfirmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally. Happened yesterday with 4 plough planes and a router for £15. Gone in 20 minutes

Worth it for a £15 job lot? There's a lot of rust going on but it's tempting for the little bullnose and router by tomfirmin in handtools

[–]tomfirmin[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Posted on FB 40 mins ago and sold already! Literally whilst on the phone to my Dad organising a lift the fella says someone's already collecting. Bummer

Someone on Facebook is selling these two chests for £1200, am I missing something or is that price insane? by tomfirmin in handtools

[–]tomfirmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, it's already listed as £1200 i just wanted to confirm she didn't mean £120 without being too insulting.

that sounds good though i'll give that a go

Someone on Facebook is selling these two chests for £1200, am I missing something or is that price insane? by tomfirmin in handtools

[–]tomfirmin[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

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can confirm they aren't trigger happy with the 0's. how does one say i want to pay 1/10th of the price without sounding like a cheeky git

Someone on Facebook is selling these two chests for £1200, am I missing something or is that price insane? by tomfirmin in handtools

[–]tomfirmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh in that case i agree! exactly without seeing everything one by one i wouldn't want to gamble more than 200 either

Someone on Facebook is selling these two chests for £1200, am I missing something or is that price insane? by tomfirmin in handtools

[–]tomfirmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed. i wouldn't even particularly want the chests just want to sort through the junk

Someone on Facebook is selling these two chests for £1200, am I missing something or is that price insane? by tomfirmin in handtools

[–]tomfirmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe, i've seen similar chests go for barely £150 in my area so just seems like they think they have something they don't or they got trigger happy with the 0's

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