CaptainBeaky
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That's an intriguing one
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If you go this route, make sure you cool the blade frequently to avoid losing the temper, and PRACTISE ON SOMETHING ELSE LESS VALUABLE FIRST!Looking at videos it's not a hard job to do, no harder than a chisel or hand plane iron. Buy a belt sander for the cost of a regrind and do it yourself,if it takes a few goes to perfect so what you will be able to do all your knives forever.
Powered grinders give you an unrivalled ability to make bigger mistakes, faster...
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As light as possible. 10lb max at his draw length. Ideally get some instruction at a club - easier to learn good technique first, than to unlearn mistakes later.
Shooting a bow is 90% technique, 10% strength.
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Actually, the "wrong ones" are 30" x 2"...
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Look up Abrasives for Industry: they will make up any size you want, any grit, with a big choice of belt types.
I've just had a pack of 36 grit ceramic belts from them, and they are pretty good.
The factory sent the wrong length to start with - one email later, and they delivered another set by next-day courier. Haven't asked for the others back either...
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No response from Ian (Longstrider), in afraid. Duncan at Dorset Woodland Blades would be another good option.
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Aerotight nuts?
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You could also try Stuart Mitchell
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British Blades seems to be down at the moment...
There is a lad on there who is a real whizz at regrinds and sharpening - I'll see if I have his contact info
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See here:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/19/met_police_30000_gun_owner_data_breach/
The marketing company has sent out leaflets advertising Smartwater - the anti-theft marking system.
Quite what is the added value of "marking your property so it can be identified" - when every legal firearm in the country is registered to its owner by serial number and description, on a searchable database - completely escapes me.
I could be wrong, but I believe Smartwater was started up by an ex-Met copper: this may or may not be apposite...
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Oooh, nice
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Aha! So that's what the problem was...
Progress so far with the repair to 'Enry:
The break:
Clamped up:
Welded:
Action is now working, but rather stiff
I need to straighten the bar and re-align it, but another day.
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No no!
That old A5 is just horrible.
I'd you send it to my RFD I'll make sure it's given a lovely retirement.
... (Win 97 circa '98 & Win 12 circa '16)
Nice try...
Glad the two old ladies had a good day out
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Hopefully he might use the 30mm cannon again!
Is that the required calibre for generals?
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Pretty tidy for a first go
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Id love to give it ago, but I don't know where to start, I live in Derbyshire and don't have a dog so the odds are against me.
Likewise, apart from the Derbyshire bit!
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Relax, PS - I wasn't taking a pop at you
There don't seem to be many wood-dressed MP153s around.
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I've often thought that a flurry competition with these would be great fun...........Front rank Fire! .......Rear rank Fire! ......3rd rank Fire! could call it Rourkes Flurry!
Or the Bourne Supremacy?
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Ok ignore the scoffers! If you check in the box you bought your Baikal in, you should find a jar of ThickSkin®
Machine Mart: https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/laser-5281-adjustable-pin-wrench/?da=1&TC=GS-040815281&gclid=CIXA6PaHpNMCFYc-Gwod8FwFnQ
For tightening the disks on angle grinders.
Cycle shops do these as well, for adjusting bottom brackets (try "adjustable bottom bracket tool)(and stop sniggering at the back there
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It's a simple peg spanner - simple to fabricate. Or you can go a bit more sophisticated, and use a piece of 1" pipe and file the pegs into that.
Other than that, York Guns may still have some.
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Welcome to the fun zone
And also its hard to avoid saying "YeeHarr!!" every time I rack the action....
Errr... good - not just me then
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Eh? There's a thread running on here at that moment concerning a member in North Wales who has just asked for, and been granted AOLQ for his 204.
Sounds like an FEO making up the rules.
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AFAIK, black powder proof is still in proof - you just can't (shouldn't!) use nitro loads.
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What ever next.... emogies?!
I thought they were gifs of kittens?
Log Horse
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