Recent content by SammyQ

Totally agree. Even on 'golden oldies' like Wadkin, Sagar, Robinson, Dominion, a full length table saw fence always had a subsidiary fence fixed to the face of the long fence, such that the subsidiary never went beyond either the saw blade edge or (less frequently) the blade centreline. This...

I've posted this before: a Bob Wearing tip? On the safety stick propelling the wood into the blade, cut a 'Vee' into the 'top' of the birdsmouth with a router, or canny-applied tablesaw cut. It enables locking on to the corner of the wood being sawn, so that you can push on to the wood from 45⁰...

I did a version of what Ollie78 just posted. I hunted Farcepuke Muckitupplace and Bumtree until I found a "wrong measurements" set of French doors. I had a drive, but the originator of the duff details was only too glad to get some cash, rather than a write-off. I think I got them for 20% of...

As a student, not far from there, 47 years ago, we used to get 'gofer' jobs ("go get this, go fer that") round the course. So glad padding of obstacles has improved by leaps and bounds since then, fewer statistics.. We were all too aware of the insanity perpetrated there; especially on the long...

Carpenter by force of circumstances (newly married/ no money); joiner ditto (still continuing with three 30-something children availing of "Dad-DIY?"); aspirational cabinet maker, everybody has to have a goal. Even in retirement.

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned "pre-atomic" steel and at least one manufacturer's much-publicised quest for old (think 1800-1900) anchor chain in that context? The (exploited) point was: steel with fewer contaminents, then worked by traditional heavy pounding, created a better edge-holding...

Artie, the old hardware yard behind Strandtown Police Station had O.S.B. walls on its shed for more years than I can remember. Wilbur and the gang did NOT paint or treat it in any way and it was still going strong when he sold up and they built those ghastly yuppie flats there.

JimJay? I'd also be concerned about the moisture content of his "Scots Pine" and co-opt your propeller comment to wonder out loud how long it would be before your doors resembled Robin Hood's rejects...

Bravo!!

Tapered gaps a thing out there? No, didn't think so. And, that splintered edge? Sheesh....This guy needs to wake up and smell the humous.

Thanks GweithdyDU! As a biologist, aware of avian kidneys being constructed to concentrate urea ( to save carrying water/weight in flight) I can only presume that the (uric) acid concentration in the trough must have been the secret? Citric acid would work the same way, but possibly being...

Okay, I'll bite...just how the hell did you find THAT out? :oops:

Scottish ridges. I've been wanting to add the Aonach Eagach for some time now; that would make my mainland bucket list complete. The 'Inn Pin' would be a whole new ball game....😲

That belt is coming off the smaller cog first. Not the big one. I have the same machine; my bet is on a worn belt.

If John Hancock envy is "penile" What's the adjective for heavy iron lust? Forgile? Can't be Castile..... Gets hat, coat, vaults over Wadkin on way out....