What a lot of faffing about, even if you have all the tools!

Does the job nicely 👌. Ref pronouncing "Kenya", its always been "Kenn Ya" to me, no idea if it's due to hailing from the Black Country?

It seems much simpler when you disregard tpi altogether and just use the pitch. Pitch is simply the distance between the threads and the lead is pitch x number of starts usually 1. For all threads the lathe is set for the lead. Cut one lead and then advance one pitch on the compound slide. Rinse repeat for the number of starts using the same number at the same position on the thread dial for any thread. Tpi just confuses things and is only a number to enable calculating the pitch which is actually useful.

100% of something you dont try will never work

What I think is magic about creating storage space, is how quickly it's filled :)

Very good. Lidl Parkside battery drill? I have one too, had it five years. Never misses a beat. As good as one I'd have paid twice as much for. I thought you could maybe put wooden dowels in the shelves so you can place the vice etc over them to stop them falling off. Not that they could. That line of thinking comes from years spent on ships.

Looks good 😀

I pronounce Kenya the ‘modern way’ Tanz in ‘ere was, sometime around 2007 ish, a suntan parlour on the first roundabout on the A61 heading north out of Leeds city centre. It’s quite probably the greatest ever name to appear on a shop sign.

Hi Paul. I have been putting off adding much needed shelves to my workshop for far too long. I suspect your timely video will spur me into action. Nice result. 👏👏👍😀

IMHO, all lathe and milling machine tools and accessories should be kept in mobile cabinets, which protects them from chips and dust. Heaviest items at the bottom, lightest at the top, all on pull-out sliding shelves. Frequently used, heavy accessories like mill vices can be kept on top towards the back for balance.Another mobile cabinet holds wrenches, hammers, files and another cabinet holds all bolts, screws and associated tools. In this way, the floor can be kept meticulously clean. I also have a benchtop cabinet for measuring, drawing and scribing tools. All benches are mobile as are mech. hacksaws, bandsaws and shapers. Lathe and milling machine are on plinths of large concrete pavers. Mobility is everything!

Hi Paul, Good bit of house keeping looks just right, well done. No idea how to pronounce Kenia, sorry!! pronounciation is always a real minefield!! Have a great weekend!!

Hiya Paul Good to hear that you appreciate the input on the gloves. My wife found them for me and clued me in to their superiority :) It amuses me that it was wour wife, in turn, who discovered my recommendation and passed the clue to you :) By our (spouse's) power combined, we shal conquer the world (of reusable disposable gloves). /G edit: And you are welcome for the timber on behalf of my nation - greetings from Danmark :)

do you have a link to those gloves ? cheers ben

👍👍👍👍nice one Paul i just need room to find to fit a shelf🤣🤣👍👍 atb Kev

Very nice work sir

I find every bit as much satisfaction in organizing as I do in acquiring and using the tools. Excellent shelf unit - the best kind - made from Onhandium. 👍👍😁

Very practical project. I did notice that there should have been a bag at the back of your mitre saw to collect the sawdust. This saves you breathing in all the dust.

I asked my step mothers brothers wife how she calĺed it, being born there of English colonial parents, and she said the same way you do. As for house keeping, i went the other way and rather than tidy i dont go in the garage anymore! Its been a couple of months and do you ,i dont miss it all and especially not digging metal splinters out of my fingers.

Always very satisfying to make something useful from "scrap." It reminds me of the time my wife was complaining that I had too many tools and should get rid of some. My brother in law came to my rescue. "No such thing as too many tools. Just not enough storage."

Housekeeping jobs are not the most exciting, but for me they are somehow still quite satisfying. I had some leftover shelving I made use of recently in my shop. To be honest, I was just trying to find a place to put the stuff so it might maybe be useful. Turns out it was a great thing - all my lathe tooling is now within easy reach as well as lubricants, etc. Thanks for sharing even the little things, Paul - I certainly enjoy watching.

A good project for your shop. It seems a simple project, but always more to the project than we think about at the start. Well done. Dave.

Nice repair Paul. I save every spring I come across, because, well, you never know... I've probably got thousands in various tubs and jars, but can never find one to suit when I need one! Torsion springs are a particular rarity.

A great fix!

Hi Paul. As you say that your inverter is some distance from your house, how did they connect the CT clamp, as it should be in main house fuse box but still close to inverter! What distance is yours and how did they do it? I am in the same position…. Thanks.

Very clever solution 😀 that gave the brain cells a workout I’m sure 😮

Good job on the spring-a-ma-thing, thing build... Cheers...

Like doing there's little jobs for my kids and grandchildren there tell me " if poppy can't fix where all screwed " Kit from down under

Very nice video, well done indeed.

Thanks for sharing, will put this info to work soon.😊

Hi Paul. The new springs look the part and as you say “ it works “. Job well done 👏👏👍😀

I call them ' Can You Just'! jobs

Hi Paul, this was a very interesting video, very well presented and lots of spreadsheet work to boit. I didn't understand how the thread indicator dial worked I don't recall seeing one before. Is it an indicator or do you use it to change the pitch somehow. Anyway great result, well done!!

Hi Paul good repair job, well done. People will be beating a path to your house now!! Have a great weekend!!

If it works, it's a win. Good one, Paul.

Satisfying result!

When i had my first mega sort out i managed to fill two biscuit tins with springs! Always useful! Nice repair! Phil

Very nice work. I have never tried to bend springs yet.

Eons ago I tried making springs that I couldn't find replacement for, and I just didn't get it to work. I had no idea what I was doing, and there was no reasonable way for me to find out. That's the superpower of the internet, it becomes possible to find out how things are done, and gives you some chance to succeed at it.

Neat little job Paul. I don't know if your searches brought up Lee Springs. I have used them a good number of times over many years for various springs, It's not often they don't have some thing that can be made to work.

Hey man completed. 👍

Thanks for sharing 👍

Thx for the vid.

Well there you have it. More information passed along to others! I’ve never heat treated before, but now I have enough to start with to begin that journey. Thank you as always, Paul - your sharing has improved my overall knowledge and I do appreciate that! Cheers!!

Thanks for taking me back in time. I had a Lambretta scooter back in the early 70's. I did not have a spring loaded rack, but just seeing the title made me think back to those days. I have to say I would not want to ride that scooter at my age. I was lucky to have not had an accident on the many miles I drove that scooter from home to university. The trips were cut short when the scooter was stolen. I then replaced the scooter with a bicycle. Riding the 30+ miles over the Pennines from home to university at the beginning and end of term was not fun. Dave.

Haha if you change the curtains you need to decorate are them Women from the same planet because I have one.That paper don’t match the carpet and then I need a new 3 piece suite might as well change that chandelier have I missed anything.Just get it done immediately if not sooner.

Can the dividing head also be used to mill a radial groove or can you only use it if it is fixed (clamped) in position? If there is play in the radial position of the head if it is not clamped then it will slightly move during milling of the radial groove and ruin the endmill and gearing of the dividing head.

That is a very nice , heavy duty power hacksaw. I had a U.S. made Keller saw that was way lighter construction and more basic construction. British made machine tools are always well designed.

Thank you! That was really informative, and great advice. I’m looking to sort some solid walls and a somewhat limited budget and this really helped

I like it a lot.

Hi Paul. What I learned from watching your interesting video is how little I know about multistart threads and how to cut them. Will I be brave enough to try?? 👍😀