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I have been asked to make a wheel chair ramp for a 4" curb, I was thinking of just getting some 4x4 tanalised and cutting it @ 45 on the band saw, is there a better way ?

Hi all, I'm looking to see if I can find someone to sort out my (originally) belt driven Robinson surface planer, needs the Babbitt bearings redoing in situ, I'm in South Manchester, not sure this is a thing anymore so just asking

Hi All Hopefully someone can shed some light on this one for me. What's the difference in Real world terms between this lot, for a hobby user, just for getting up to the point of honing, which I have covered with 3M film. Seems to be a hell of a price difference...

Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question but , is a Stanley No 1 worth £751.77 ?

Can I just take a moment to thank Matthew for his incredible speed of delivery, I ordered some bits at 3pm Friday and they where on my doorstep at 9am Saturday(this morning) With service like this its's like living next door. Allan

Axminster open their nice new shiny store in Warrington on Monday, I think my bank balance is going to get a lot lower from here on in Anyone going down for a look around ? Allan

Hopefully someone can shed a little light on this for me. Lets start off with a board thats 5 foot long and say 9 inches wide by around an inch thick rough sawn. First thing you do is check it with winding sticks and mark where the high points are, then out comes the No 5 and it all gets...

Oh i'm praying its going to be good. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT Does anyone know if any bits are still available apart from bearings as these should be common Allan

i'm just starting to make a new bench for hand tool usage and need some round dogs, The Veritas dogs and pups seem popular on here, anyone got any idea which I should be using, my bench is 60 mm thick softwood, don't know if thats anywhere near standard if in fact there is a "standard" with...

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ian at Tuffsaws for being such a Gent and all round nice person, :D Cheers m8. Allan

I'm thinking about getting rid of my saw as it takes up about a third of my shop and I'm finding I dont use it that much, if ever https://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/product/FOX_ ... volt-only/. I can do most of my cuts on the bandsaw but may indulge in a ts55 or similar, has anyone got any realistic...

It appears that corners are to be treated with caution when vent pipe is concerned, everywhere tells you to use either long 90 degree bends or 2 45's with a bit in the middle The diameter of a standard 150mm bend is 150mm. Anyone know what the diameter of a "long bend" is, or are they not...

Do the twin motor Camvacs run in series or parallel when the second motor kicks in

My workshop is 12 feet square and stands in 12 pillars about 16 inches above ground level, so there is a reasonable crawl space underneath, Well my 23 yo son can do it, My chip extractor is in a small lean to next to it, I was thinking about running my ducting under the floor and up to whatever...

Got this a while back but done nothing with yet, Its a 12" Robinson, Does anyone know what speed the cutter block should run at, as at the moment it seems awful slow at 3000 rpm

Axminster ADE2200 Extractor FOX F50-842. Extractor Hi all. My very old Scheppach 260 is about to meet its maker, so i'm looking for a new one, Anyone know if theres much difference between these two apart from the price and the fact the Fox only has a 125mm inlet, will this make any...