09-05-2021, 12:58 PM
(09-05-2021, 12:44 PM)Ian McGowan Wrote: JonE, be careful, little of the advice in the 750 Companion is rated as "Good" these days. It was pertinent to it's era which was when scrap yards were full of Austin 7s and you could pick up any amount of spare parts for shillings. Everything in the Companion must be considered in view of the changing times. I stick my neck out and say I don't really take heed of its advice without a lot of thought.
+1 to that.
On ring compressors, I have a very simple version of these that I find very easy to use (I insert rods from the top individually): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392909037162?...18QAvD_BwE