I have just gutted a Morphy Richards breadmaker and salvaged the internal gubbins. I have no idea how to do it, but I'd like to make a small parts sand tumbler using the motor. Basically, all I need...
I have a couple of chisels, which are marked with the name Hy Osborn. My researches thus far have indicated that this was not a manufacturer, but a retailer, whose shop was on Princes Street in an...
The first episode of the new series, entitled "Trove", started in the usual Morse/Endeavour style with highly important snippets of hints for the plot as the titles went up. Over this a brooding piece...
I've bought an auction lot of wood-carving / turning chisels. Among them is a set of very handsome ebony-handled chisels bearing the stamp PHILIPS LIVERPOOL. I've been unable to track this firm down,...
I've acquired a brace drill which is stamped Robt Sorby. There is also a small rectangle containing a saltire. Elsewhere on the metal another saltire occurs, but not enclosed. Does anyone know if this...
I have an item which I want to sell on e-bay, and I don't know what to call it. The device is 18 inches long and is consists of 3 long strips of rosewood, screwed together at one end, but pivoting at...
Can anybody advise about what to do with the remaining liquid when an object has been cleaned of rust using a home washing soda/ battery charger set up for electrolysis? Is it best to use a fresh mix...
As a relative newbie, I've recently sold items on e-bay at 99p, which I've been very disappointed about, because similar items, or ones in worse condition, had sold elsewhere for a decent price. In...
I recently purchased a mixed lot of vintage handsaws at auction, and I am trying to identifying the manufacturer of one of them. The largest button on the rivets through the handle carries a logo...
This is a charity quiz raising money for a local school's project. There were 200 questions. For example 12 MIAY = Twelve months in a year We have solved 199 questions, but one remains to baffle us....
I've submitted this query a couple of times now, and thanks to the clever folks on AB, I've now got just ONE solve remaining, so it is driving me nuts!
18 ETMP
Please help!...
Does anybody have the numbers which might tell us what the mystery word is? My Copy of the paper didn't have the smaller grid printed. I didn't realise until I'd solved the whole grid.
I have a Black & Decker rechargeable 18v drill/screwdriver which worked really well when I first got it, but was recently left idle for a couple of months. When I tried to use it again it had lost...
18 Across. Goat runs beside enclosure dug in spot by river. (12). The answer is SERPENT-EATER. Can anyone parse the wordplay AND explain the definition?
In the video for YMCA, the Highway Patrol Officer has a pair of handcuffs attached to his waistband. As he dances, the handcuffs appear to be constantly tapping him in the groin area. As all we men...
